A year ago, when the guys in Def Leppard heard that Taylor Swift wanted to do an episode of the Country Music Television show "Crossroads" with them, they had just one question: Who's Taylor Swift?
"There's always a first time when you discover a band, whether it's the Beatles or Taylor Swift," Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott said.
"So we Googled her and iTuned her and listened to it all and said 'Wow.' And you look at how many records she's selling and how lovely and pretty she is and how exciting it is to be at that point in your career, because we were there once -- before you were born," he added glancing over at the 18-year-old Swift at a recent press conference.
The show, a popular series on CMT that pairs country artists with pop and rock acts, will air Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern on CMT. Swift didn't have to Google the British rock band to find out about them. Her mom is a big fan
