Staff Reports
Retired Chef and award winning author, Hunter Lee, as well as seven time nominated and two time TCMA female artist of the year, Sarah Hobbs, were invited by The Country Music Association and in attendance for The 57th Annual CMA’s in Nashville, Tennessee.
East Texas native, Sarah Hobbs, and East Texas and North Louisiana resident, Hunter Lee, spent several days in Nashville leading up to the awards; meeting other artists and mingling with the stars. They were also in attendance for the exclusive BMI pre-party before the awards show.
Lee sported a Tom Ford classic black tuxedo, fitted by the exclusive Hurwitz clothiers in Longview Texas, accented by a custom Italian silk ruffled pocket square by the famous Lansky’s in Memphis, which supplied all of the custom clothes for Elvis Presley.
Hobbs wore a custom Mia Bella Couture satin gown.
Lee and Hobbs security and transportation were provided by Executive Transport of Nashville.
Arriving back home, this is what the two had to say about the experience.
“It was not only an honor to attend, but an experience neither of us will soon forget. To be in the presence of so many greats and to get to meet and mingle with so many we both admire. After watching the awards show on tv since we were both kids,” said Lee.
Sarah even commented that it was the one night as a child she would get to stay up late.
“Both of us making it to a place in our careers to attend and be in the middle of all of it live in person was nothing short of amazing. ”
Lee writes a weekly food column in the Jimplecute and Hobbs performs around the area.