With the Academy of Country Music Awards taking place on Sunday, April 2, country stars are gearing up for the big show—picking out clothes, rehearsing and deciding who they will take as their date.

RaeLynn’s husband, Joshua Davis, who would normally be her date for the show, is away at boot camp training for the armed forces and unable to accompany his wife. So RaeLynn found a suitable replacement.

“My dad’s going to be my date to the ACMs,” RaeLynn tells Nash Country Daily. “He’s really excited about it. He’s from Louisiana and he has a crazy accent. He’s super funny.”

RaeLynn will even bring her dad for a stroll down the red carpet to field questions from reporters and other outlets.

“He’s going to make me more famous by just how hilarious he is,” RaeLynn says. “My dad is like a character out of a book. He’s awesome, He’s the coolest dude in the world.”