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Actor and musician Charles Esten collaborates with house band for 'Here Come the Predators'

Charles Esten, one of the stars of the CMT show Nashville, mourned the loss of fellow actor and former castmate Powers Boothe on social media. Esten, who plays Deacon Claybourne on Nashville, shared a behind-the-scenes clip from Boothe’s time on the show.

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His Nashville character is a regular at the CMT Music Awards.

And now actor Charles Esten will be taking a page out of Deacon Claybourne's book to host the popular awards show.

Charles Esten has attended the CMT Music Awards in the past (even his Nashville character has gone), and now the actor is hosting the fan-voted awards show!

Madame Tussauds could not open a Nashville attraction without including the wax figures of CMT Nashville‘s most dramatic romantic lovebirds, Rayna James and Deacon Claybourne.