Saturday, August 16
Gary Burk III Concert

On Saturday, August 16th, the Dayton Fair is excited to have Gary Burk III in concert on the Grandstand!

A little about Gary…

At the age of 9, Gary and his Dad were travelling to their family camp in Tionesta, PA, when a song came on the radio by Billy Gilman. Gary Started singing along, and the country music dream was born! A few short months later, Gary’s Dad, a truck driver at the time, was in Fort Payne, AL, and had the opportunity to meet a few of the members from the band, Alabama. Gary and his dad then packed up, went to the famous “Cook Sound Studio’s” in Fort Payne which is owned by the late Jeff Cook and met with renowned producer David Hammonds. At that point everyone said Gary was too young and to wait a few more years before giving this a full swing.

Fast forward to when Gary was 17, he decided it was time to pick up a guitar and start playing again. Releasing his first single in 2017, “Crashed” caught the attention of several local radio stations, which kicked off the inspiration to start chasing the dream again! In 2020, Gary had the opportunity to open for the award winning duo, “Love And Theft”, most famous for their #1 song, “Angel Eyes”. Gary and Eric Gunderson, one half of the duo, were sitting on the bus talking about songwriting and how Eric had been producing new music for a few artists in his downtime, and that’s where the relationship began. Since then, along with Eric producing all of Gary’s new music, the duo along with Gary have written several great hits, including a duet titled, “Gettin’ It Back.” From small bars and clubs, to opening for some of Today‘s biggest country artists, Gary and his crew have been blessed with many amazing opportunities!

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