Post Malone made a surprise appearance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday night (April 3). Help close the annual Bobby Bones Million Dollar Show, hosted by radio and television personality Bobby Bones (of iHeartRadio The Bobby Bones Show) and his band, The Raging Idiots.
Posty suggested a rendition of Hank Williams “Honky Tonk Blues,” a Williams song released in 1952 as part of blues moans album. Williams' “Honky Tonk Blues” reached No. 2 on the Hot Country Songs chart. a later performance by Charley Pride reached No. 1 on the same chart in 1980.
Of course, Post Malone's choice to perform a country classic on the Ryman's historic stage is just the latest testament to his love of country music. Last November, he performed with HARDY and Morgan Wallen to pay tribute to the late country singer Joe Diffie at the CMA Awards by covering Diffie's songs “John Deere Green” and “Pickup Man.” Post Malone has also covered songs ranging from Johnny Cash's “Cocaine Blues” to Brad Paisley's “I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song). He also linked up with Dwight Yoakam to perform “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down” by Merle Haggard during an appearance on SiriusXM Radio.
Of course, he duetted with BeyoncĂ© on “Levii's Jeans,” off Queen Bey's new album. Cowboy Carterand appears in Hixtape Vol. 3: Difftape by HARDY. Post Malone's collaborative days continue with his appearance on “Fortnight” from Taylor Swift's upcoming album The part of the tortured poetwhich is released on April 19.
This year's Million Dollar Show also featured performances by Sam Hunt, Ben Rector, Jon Pardi, Nate Smith, Megan Moroney and Ian Munsick, benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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