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Tim McGraw to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson among country stars he follows

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Country music singer Tim McGraw will host "Saturday Night Live on Nov. 22.
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updated 8:24 p.m. ET Nov. 13, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Live from New York! It’s Tim McGraw.

His spokeswoman, Jessie Schmidt, says McGraw will host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 22, joining a short list of country stars, including Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, to host the show.

McGraw’s hits include “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Where the Green Grass Grows” and his latest, “Let It Go.”

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He co-stars with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming holiday movie “Four Christmases,” due out later this month.

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