Photos: John Anderson, Tony Justice rock GATS at show’s Friday night concert

Aug 29, 2015

Updated Aug 30, 2016

Country star John Anderson played a TruckerPath-sponsored concert for Great American Trucking Show attendees on Friday night, Aug. 28. Singing to a crowd of hundreds of truck operators and show attendees, Anderson played hits like “Swingin’,” “Straight Tequila Night,” “Old Chunk of Coal” and many more. Trucker and singer-songwriter Tony Justice played before Anderson to open the show, delighting the crowd with some of his original songs, including a crowd-pleasing rendition one of his signature songs, “18 Wheels and Jesus”. See photos of their performances below.

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