It's been 5,144 days since Rick Tippe left the stage and retired from his career as a country music singer and songwriter.

Tonight (Thursday, Sept. 11), he's making a return of sorts, performing two songs before a sold-out crowd in Kelowna, as part of the Canadian Country Music Awards.

The 66-year-old Maple Ridge resident, who officially retired last month from his latest career (Rick, his wife Bonnie, and sons Tyler and Cameron – both Red Seal mechanics – ran a commercial truck repair shop called Dynamic Powertrain Ltd.), said he couldn't turn down this invitation.

Tippe insists he's not coming out of retirement again, but when he was received a call a few months ago asking him to be part of the CCMA's Legend show, it was a no brainer.

"This is only the third time in 47 years of CCMA

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