FROM DIRT ROADS TO THE KENNEDY CENTER STAGE — HE NEVER CHASED FAME, ONLY THE TRUTH IN HIS ROOTS. Long before the lights, the awards, and the standing ovations, his dream was never about becoming a superstar. It was far more humble — and far more powerful. As Randy Owen once reflected, all he ever truly wanted was to give a voice to the place that raised him and sing the stories of home.
Introduction: He never dreamed of becoming a superstar. There were no grand designs stretching beyond the horizon, no appetite for spectacle or…