Stranded during COVID, this Navy soldier set out to become a country star

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Dan Condon, Beccy Cole
March 19, 2025
ABC News
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When we called Kashus Culpepper, the 27-year-old Alabama-bred country singer was days away from a massive career milestone. He was set board a plane to the UK, where he went on to play the C2C festival alongside superstar country icons like Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley and Cody Johnson.

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