Oregon Jamboree officials have finalized the line-up for this summer’s festival, adding Brett Eldredge, Maggie Rose, Sarah Darling, Dean Alexander, Jaida Dreyer and Drake White.
They join a line-up that features headliners Toby Keith, Luke Bryan and Dwight Yoakum, along with Jarrod Neimann, Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett and Neal McCoy.
Eldredge and Rose will perform Friday, Darling and Alexander on Saturday, and Dreyer and White on Sunday.
Eldredge performed March 19 in Corvallis as the Jamboree’s Mystery Concert artist for 2013 before a sold-out crowd at the LaSells Stewart Center at Oregon State University. Eldredge co-wrote Gary Allan’s “I Think I’ve Had Enough” and released his first single, “Raymond,” in 2010. His debut album is slated to be released this year on Atlantic Records, with a new single “Don’t Ya” getting radio play now.
Rose was the ninth-most-played female country artist of 2012, becoming a country radio darling with her current hit, “I Ain’t Your Mama.” This will be Rose’s second appearance at the Jamboree, after performing in 2011. Rose has also recorded two songs that were featured in episodes of the Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” and “Good Luck Charlie” television series.
Darling, who appeared on ABC’s “The Bachelor” in February, during which she sang “Home to Me” for the newest Bachelor, Sean Lowe, during a one-on-one date, is performing at the Jamboree for the first time. Her Aug. 21, 2012 digital release of “Home To Me” was the best-selling digital single by a new female artist in over a year.
Alexander will also appear for the first time on the Jamboree stage. He just released his first single “Sunshine” to XM satellite radio, which will be released to terrestrial radio in June. He is currently in the studio working on a debut full-length album for Elektra Nashville.
Dreyer released her debut album, “I am Jaida Dreyer,” in February, featuring her current single “Half Broke Horses.” Though this will be her first time at the Jamboree, she has already toured with Luke Bryan and last year’s headliner Dierks Bentley.
MCA Nashville singer/songwriter White released his debut single, “The Simple Life,” to radio last week, tying Justin Moore for the most added songs in country radio. “The Simple Life” will be one of the tracks on Drake’s upcoming debut album, due out late this year. White has performed on Kid Rock’s Chillin’ the Most Cruise and Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour.