The Front Porch Country Band is an American

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band formed in

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in 2001. The six members came together from successful solo careers to record and perform as one group. The band includes country music star

Johnny Jolin Johnny Jolin is an American country music artist best known for his 2011 Top-Ten hit single "Thank God". He was one of the lead vocalist for Country/Folk group The Front Porch Country Band and the frontman of Johnny Jolin Band. His career beg ...

. Their music primarily falls within the

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genre with subtle influences of

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and

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. The band’s distinct sound and stage performance is also influenced by the versatility of its performers, with each member playing a variety of instruments and sharing time on lead vocals. The band first became widely known for garnering more than one million song plays over fifteen months on the internet music subscriber system, MP3.com. Following this exposure, the band toured mainland

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at the exclusive invitation of the US-China Foundation. The band opened for country superstar

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

at The War Memorial in

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production, "Christmas Once Upon A Time," on December 12, 2009 at the Community Arts Center in

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. The show was later broadcast on

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affiliate

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on December 25, 2010.

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