A promise made three months ago came true Sunday as 8,000 fans packed the Lake Martin Amphitheater to be a part of Brad Cotter and Friends “Party on Lake Martin.”
“It is always good to be able to come back home especially when you can do it for a good cause like this,” Cotter said before the show.
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