MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Veteran singer-songwriter and alumnus Brice Long will take the main stage of Middle Tennessee State University’s Party in the Grove on Saturday, Sept. 21, subbing for The Cadillac Three, which late Tuesday canceled its campus appearance due to illness.
Long, a 1995 recording industry graduate in MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment, has been in the music business for more than 25 years. As a songwriter, he has over 140 of his songs cut with multiple artists such as Garth Brooks, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Hank Williams Jr., Reba McEntire and former MTSU student Chris Young.
Party in the Grove, the official pre-game tailgate of Blue Raider Football, will begin at noon in Walnut Grove, the traditional campus gathering point in an open field between Peck Hall and the Cope Administration Building. It is among many activities planned for the grove and around campus Saturday as part of homecoming, which culminates with MTSU playing Duke University at 3 p.m. in Floyd Stadium.