8 Facts You Never Knew About ‘Pure Country’

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5. Strait Did His Own Roping Stunts

Oftentimes actors have stunt doubles who perform dangerous or complicated stunts for them. But that wasn’t the case for Strait in Pure Country, although the crew members wanted him to use a stunt double instead.

The crew didn’t want Strait to do his own stunts during the roping scene in the movie, but he was able to make his case. You see, Strait is actually a team roper in real life, and he even hosts a team roping event. Needless to say, he did just fine!

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Miranda Raye

Hello, I'm Miranda, a lifelong country music fan! There are old home videos of me in my baby swing, swinging along to Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Sheltonโ€™s โ€œRockinโ€™ Years.โ€ Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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