DURANT, OKLAHOMA – Award-winning country artists Merle Haggard and Mel Tillis are set to perform at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, on Friday, June 22. The show will take place at the Choctaw Event Center, with the doors opening at 6:00 p.m. and the show beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $29.95 and can be purchased by phone at 1-800-585-3737 or online at www.ChoctawCasinos.com.
Haggard found his songs at the top of the charts on a regular basis. Immediately embraced by country fans, he also earned the respect of his peers.
In addition to the 40 #1 hits, Haggard charted scores of Top Ten songs. He won just about every music award imaginable, both as a performer and as a songwriter, and in 1994 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. His body of work positions him alongside Hank Williams as one of the most influential artists in country music.
Performing with Merle Haggard is country music entertainer and six-time Comedian of the Year Mel Tillis. Tillis started performing in the early ‘50s and in 1976, was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters International Hall of Fame. He has written over 1,000 songs, and recorded more than 60 albums.
Tillis has had thirty-six Top Ten singles, with nine of them going to Number One – “Good Woman Blues,” Coca Cola Cowboy,” and “Southern Rain” to name a few.
With Merle Haggard and Mel Tillis taking the stage, fans are sure to hear some of country music’s most coveted songs.
ABOUT CHOCTAW CASINO RESORT IN DURANT, OKLAHOMA
The AAA Four Diamond Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, includes 330 hotel rooms, a natatorium, fitness center, business center, full-service spa and three retail outlets. In addition, there are five restaurants, a 175-seat amphitheater, and 110,000 square feet of gaming space, including over 4,100 slot machines, 30 poker tables and 48 table games. For more information, visit www.ChoctawCasinos.com/Durant, “Like” us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ChoctawResort, or follow us on Twitter @ChoctawResort.