__NOTOC__ Country Jam is an annual

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in the Western Slope of

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, which started in 1992. It is the largest country music and camping festival in the state. Country Jam is a four-day "rain or shine" event. The festival is held at the Country Jam Ranch, a ranch and music festival concert venue located in

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near the towns of Mack and Grand Junction the

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. Many attendees stay in the festival's campground area. The festival is estimated to have an $11 million annual impact on the local economy, according to a study by Colorado Mesa University Country Jam previous lineups have included some of the biggest names in

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. In the 2017 festival,

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debuted three new songs, reported ''Taste of Country'', which also said few artists "do a sing-along like Old Dominion. "Said Nobody," "Beer Can in a Truck Bed" and their version of Sam Hunt's "Make You Miss Me" (co-written by Ramsey) filled the Grand Valley as the sun went from yellow to a deep orange." The 2019 festival featured

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and others.

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