The halftime show at the Super Bowl is going country.

Wynonna Judd, Tanya Tucker, Clint Black and Travis Tritt will perform at halftime during the Jan. 30 football game in the Georgia Dome, the National Football League said.The country singers will be accompanied by about 2,000 performers from the Atlanta area.

Natalie Cole will sing the national anthem and Joe Namath has coin toss duty.

Gladys Knight is host of the pregame show, a salute to Georgia musicmakers that will include Charlie Daniels and Kris Kross.

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The NFL was turned down by Garth Brooks, Bruce Spring-steen, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel.

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