Blaine Younger, who got his musical start in the Hays area, is in the running for a chance to play the 2015 Kicker Country Stampede this summer.

The Manhattan event is scheduled in June and will be headlined by Blake Shelton, Travis Tritt and Florida Georgia Line, among other top country acts.

Younger has advanced to Round 2.

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