Angie Aparo w/ special opening guest "Happy Hour"

From the venue:

Angie Aparo is the solo songwriting talent behind Faith Hill's multi-platinum song ‘Cry' (for which Hill won a Grammy). Aparo‘s songwriting credits have also appeared on the albums of Miley Cyrus, Big & Rich, Tim McGraw & Edwin McCain.
Angie Aparo was signed by Clive Davis (Arista Records) in 2000, releasing 'The American’. Due to the success of the album, Aparo began touring and sharing the stage with the likes of Matchbox 20, Faith Hill, and Edwin McCain.
In 2005, Angie Aparo appeared on Faith Hill's NBC Thanksgiving Special singing 'Cry' with Hill and catching the attention of producer Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Michael Bublé, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts). Huff would go on to produce Aparo's 2006 release, El Primero Del Tres.

Aparo penned two songs on Tim McGraw’s 2012 release ‘Emotional Traffic’, namely, 'The One’ and ‘Only Human' (which McGraw recorded as a duet with R&B artist Ne-Yo).
Also in 2012, Aparo appeared on Zac Brown's live album/DVD 'Pass the Jar' and was featured on a duet with Brown on the song 'Junk Yard' (Atlanta Fox Theater)

In 2016, Aparo survived a Stroke (which was due to a spontaneous carotid artery dissection). Aparo was able to recover from stroke-induced Aphasia and is performing on stage again.
Currently, a documentary of Angie Aparo’s life and times is in production, and Aparo is writing and recording his new album with producer Dann Huff. Documentary and album are slated for release in 2026.