Reba McEntire sends chills to NFR Fans during National Anthem

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Cowboy poet Red Steagall heard a little red-headed girl singing in an Oklahoma City hotel lobby. He took the NFR contestant’s daughter straight to the committee and said, ‘This little girl needs to sing our National Anthem.’

Reba McEntire’s pure voice danced nimbly through every anthem at every opening until the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo moved to Las Vegas 33 years ago.

On December 14, 2017, just before the start of Round 8 of the 2017 WNFR, she stood in that spotlight and sent chills through the house as a superstar.

Go behind the scenes with Reba McEntire and Justin Boots as Reba sings the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo! #RebaByJustin!

(Video courtesy of Justin Boots: https://www.facebook.com/justinboots/)

All Wrangler NFR photos courtesy of © Ric Andersen Photos

Lori O'Harver

Lori O'Harver is a woman on a mission to tell the stories of the world without borders known as Bronc Riding Nation. From the vast grasslands the great bucking horses call home to the bright lights of Las Vegas, where good ones buck and the people called to ride them come to make their high flying dreams come true, she writes about the horses and people who feel the spirit of freedom and devote their lives to keeping the legends alive.