The Cotillion welcomes Jerrod Neimann, 12/10.

Steeped in the tradition of Lefty Frizzell, Conway Twitty and Keith Whitley, Jerrod Niemann possesses a voice of honesty and power thatturns his songs into riveting stories. In his music, country music'shistory collides with modern life to create something unique, yetfamiliar. Not only is Jerrod among Nashville's most respectedsongwriters, he is also one of country music's most anticipated new artists.

Jerrod grew up in the small town of Liberal, Kansas. Like many rural communities, the economy relied on agriculture, and the weekend entertainment revolved around high school football. With the nearest major city almost three hours away, live music came in the form of acounty fair once a year. His parents worked hard to provide Jerrod, and his siblings with a stable and loving home environment. For most of hischildhood, his parents owned and operated a roller skating rink, which offered Jerrod his first real introduction to music.

Niemann has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)". He has also co-written three singles for Garth Brooks: theChris LeDoux tribute "Good Ride Cowboy", as well as "That Girl Is a Cowboy" and "Midnight Sun". Jamey Johnson, Neal McCoy, Julie Roberts, Flynnville Train and Zona Jones have also recorded Niemann's songs.

In early 2010, Niemann signed to Arista Nashville's Sea Gayle division and released the single "Lover, Lover",a remake of Sonia Dada's 1992 debut album song "You Don't Treat Me No Good No More". It became hisfirst Number One country hit in August 2010. Jerrod has come a long way from Liberal, Kansas, and the journey has just begun.

His heroes would be proud ifthey could hear him sing a ballad drenched in heartbreak, or deliver a rollicking blast of pure honky-tonk with sheer, unbridled joy. He is first and foremost, a songwriter with fascinating stories to share, and a burning desire to keep the country tradition alive and vital in modern times. Niemann says, "We always come back toour roots...the signature songs, the ones we all remember, are always true country songs."

Jerrod Niemann: 8:00 pm Friday, December 10 with special guest Sunny Sweeney.

Doors open at 7:00 pm.Advance tickets are $15.00 at Select-a-Seat, The Cotillion, House of Sight & Sound (Salina) and the employeeclubs.

Tickets on the day of the show will be $18.00.

For further information and to charge tickets by phone call316-722-4201 or logon thecotillion.com.