Scotty McCreery had an unforgettable surprise on Friday night (Jan. 27) before his first concert of the year at the iconic Billy Bobâs Texas in Ft. Worth. Less than an hour before Scotty was set to take the stage, recent Hall of Fame inductee Randy Travis and his wife, Mary, made a surprise visit to Scottyâs tour bus.
Scotty posted an account of meeting on Facebook on Saturday (Jan. 28).
âYâall wonât believe thisâŠ45 minutes before my show last night at Billy Bobâs and thereâs a knock on my bus door. My tour manager says, âHey, Scotty come here,â so I walk up to the front of the bus, look out the window, and who is standing outside my door?! RANDY TRAVIS!!! He, his wife Mary and his family decided to ride over to the show and surprise me! Got to visit with them for a while before the show, and then they all sat on the side of the stage and watched the whole show!
âThe craziest thing about all of this though is five years ago before my first full solo show with my band, we had worked up âForever and Ever, Amenâ to sing. Right before that show however, for whatever reason we took the song out of our set list and never played it live over the years. But this year, we decided to put âForever and Ever, Amenâ back into the set list, and last night was my first time ever performing that song live. And who just happened to show up, surprise me, and watch the whole show from the side of the stage?! Randy Travis. Iâd say thatâs a God thing! Definitely one of the coolest moments of my career to date is singing that song live, and looking over to my right and seeing him smiling ear-to-ear, dancing, and singing along with us!â
Scotty and Randy will cross paths again in Nashville on Feb. 8 as Scotty performs at Heroes and Friends: A Tribute to Randy Travis at Bridgestone Arena.
Watch Scotty perform âForever and Ever, Amenâ at Billy Bobâs courtesy of Delana Rhodesâ YouTube account.