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Rucker comes to First Niagara Pavilion on May 15 with CMA New Artist of the Year Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne and A Thousand Horses.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at crhodes@heraldstandard.com.