Any discussion of Tracy Lawrence's new album, Lessons Learned, takes on new weight when you know his recent history.
The headline in yesterday's Sun said it all: "Wife-Beater Playing at Jamboree." It was a story about a local ex-fan who's urging people to boycott Lawrence's Sunday appearance at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose. In 1997, he was charged with battery against his estranged wife, Stacie Drew Lawrence, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. The singer was convicted and sentenced to pay $500 to a women's shelter. The couple have since divorced.
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