CMT Giants

CMT brings together two different artists - usually one from country music and the other from pop/rock or a different genre - for a joint performance.

"'Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue'" - Discusses the Toby Keith post-9/11 song. "'The Pill'" - Examines Loretta Lynn's 1975 hit, banned by many stations. "'Independence Day'" - Analyzes response to Martina McBride's song and video on domestic violence, which re-emerged after the brutal murder of Nicole Simpson. "'Would You Lay With Me In A Field of Stone'" - Revisits the mid-1970s hit by Tanya Tucker, then an underage adolescent singing about sex. "'Indian Outlaw'" - Presents several points of view on the Tim McGraw novelty hit, including a wide range of perspectives of famous Native Americans. "Johnny Cash vs. Music Row" - Focuses on Cash's battle in the 1980s to convince radio stations to keep playing his songs, in the middle of a shift to promoting younger artists exclusively. "'John Walker Blues'" - Explores Steve Earle's song about American expatriate John Walker Lindh, the center of a firestorm for his service as a Taliban soldier. "Kris Kristofferson" - Looks in particular at the singer-songwriter's famed "Sunday Morning Coming Down," a hit for Johnny Cash despite (or due to) lines such as "wishin' Lord that I was stoned." "'Okie from Muskogee'" - Presents the Merle Haggard song of small-town life, questioned by some for expressing what they described as "divisive" political opinions. "Murder They Wrote" - Examines famous songs of violent death, such as Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl." "'Stand By Your Man'" - Discusses Tammy Wynette's most famous song and its reception by feminist groups at the time of its release ... and long after. "'Take This Job and Shove It'" - Profiles Johnny Paycheck's song of the disaffected American worker in the economic discouragement of the 1970s.

Each week a different country artist joins Foxworthy for the ultimate in country comedy and live musical performances, with Kenny Rogers kicking off the premiere episode. Country stars Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Sara Evans, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton, The Warren Brothers, Hank Williams Jr. and The Wreckers all test their comedic chops by appearing in sketches with Jeff and his amazing cast of improv actors. Mixing the traditional TV monologue with sketches, audience participation, and some of the best musical performances that the world of country music has to offer, each episode of Foxworthy's Big Night Out is filled with hilarity that the whole family can enjoy.