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Country goes pop

These country stars corraled pop singers to help them on the country charts.

By Jon Bream

February 16, 2012 at 8:58PM

Jason Aldean (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay" (2011)

Kenny Chesney & Grace Potter, "You and Tequila" (2011)

Rascal Flatts & Nastasha Bedingfield, "Easy" (2011)

Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You" (2007)

Tim McGraw & Nelly, "Over and Over" (2004)

Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003)

Trisha Yearwood & Don Henley, "Walkaway Joe" (1993)

Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (1984)

Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton, "We've Got Tonight" (1983)

Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes, "Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer" (1980)

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.