Category Archives: Charity

Craig Morgan Adds Celebrities To Charity Weekend

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Music And Motocross Stars Sign On For Craig Morgan’s 6th Annual Charity Weekend. There is just over a month until Craig Morgan’s 6th Annual Charity Weekend takes place and he is excited to announce the first round of music and motocross friends that will be joining him during the festivities. On Saturday, August 11, motocross stars Destry Abbott, Fred Andrews, Cowboy Kenny Bartram, Trey Canard, Randy Hawkins and Kevin Windham will take part in an exhibition and trail ride from Vanleer, Tennessee. Later that night, country music star Darryl Worley and HLN “Morning Express” host and “Brand New Day” singer Robin Meade will take to the stage in concert with Morgan to support the Craig Morgan Charity Fund. For more information on the entire weekend click HERE. All events are open to the public and tickets are available now at Now Playing Nashville and all TriStar Bank locations in Dickson, Tennessee.

BamaJam 2012 Gives Back

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BamaJam 2012 Donates To Partnering Non-Profit Organizations. BamaJam 2012 has generously donated approximately $25,000 to numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. This comes from their appreciation for those who partnered with the festival and helped to make it the success it was. BamaJam 2012 is a community-driven company and is thrilled to support the causes of non-profits such as Habitat for Humanity, Wiregrass United Way, CERT and many more. BamaJame 2012 was held June 14-16 and featured music from Tim McGraw, Sheryl Crow, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Kid Rock, Jamey Johnson and more. It is being called the music and lifestyle event of the summer. “We at BamaJam 2012 are thankful to have the opportunity to give back to the community that has supported us. We look forward to working with all of these groups again at BamaJam 2013.” -Rendy Lovelady, executive producer of the festival. Below is a list of the non-profits BamaJam 2012 is making donations to. To see pictures and video of this year’s festival or for information on ordering your BamaJam 2013 tickets, please visit www.bamajam2012.com. Non-Profits: Habitat for Humanity Carroll High School Boys Basketball Team Malone High School Girls Basketball Team Enterprise Civitan Club Daleville Band Parents Wiregrass United Way New Brockton Youth Sports Association Home Inspection for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters Alabama Power Service Organization Elba First Assembly Carroll High School Cheer Booster Club Opp Paws and Claws CERT Carroll Quarterback Club Cottonwood High School Carroll High School Girls Basketball Team The Cultural Arts Center

Alan Jackson Plays Show For Colorado Wildfire Relief

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Alan Jackson Does His Part To Help During The Colorado Wildfires. Last week Alan Jackson played the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Recognizing the devastation the state of Colorado is currently experiencing with wildfires, Jackson expressed his support by partnering with AEG and KYGO/Denver to offer front row reserved tickets at a special premium price – all proceeds were donated to the Denver Foundation (the state’s oldest and largest community foundation) for use by the Colorado Wildfire Relief Fund created and designated by the governor. KYGO announced the tickets were available on the morning of show (Thursday, June 28) and within hours, several thousand dollars were raised. “It’s just the saddest thing. I’m just heart broke about all the fires out here. We really appreciate all the great people that have been helping them out here. They sold some of the seats down here on a special deal to try and raise some money to help fight that battle – whoever bought those, that was mighty nice of y’all and I really appreciate it.” -Jackson told the crowd during the performance. Donations for wildfire disaster relief efforts can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or by visiting the Colorado chapter’s website at www.coloradoredcross.org Photo below by Scott Scovill.

Waylon Jennings Birthday Bash

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Join The Celebration Of Waylon Jennings And His Nationwide Birthday Bash! Country music artists Keith Urban, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jamey Johnson urge millions of Waylon Jennings fans to come together this summer for a nationwide series of Waylon Birthday Bashes, funding diabetes research at TGen. Urban, Kristofferson, Cyrus and Johnson are among the members of the new National Honorary Committee for The Waylon Fund for Diabetes Research. All contributions to the fund go to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), one of the nation’s premier non-profit biomedical research institutes. The fund helps TGen to quickly translate laboratory discoveries into new ways to diagnose and treat diabetes, which affects nearly 26 million Americans. Waylon’s “kicking down the doors” style of music will infuse the events, which feature regional and national acts, including: Shooter Jennings, Tommy Jennings, and the Rowdy Johnson Band. In a suburb of Phoenix, the headquarters of TGen, a Waylon Birthday Bash is planned June 17 at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe. This bash features “DJ Dana” Armstrong, founder of Valley Fever Country Night, and several local live-music acts: Ray Lawrence Jr., Tony Martinez, James Parks, Steve Larson and Hans Olson. Also appearing from Nashville is J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices. “We have a built-in Waylon fan base here who are happy to support a progressive diabetes research fund in his name. We have held Waylon tribute nights in the past, and if we can raise awareness and some funds for TGen in this way, I know we will have a good time doing it,” Armstrong said. The dates and locations of Waylon Birthday Bashes are: June 8-10 — A three-day Honky Tonk Throwdown at PJ’s Lager House in Detroit. June 15 — The Wayland in New York; Firehouse Saloon in Houston; and High Dive in Seattle. June 15-16 — A two-day event, featuring Waylon’s son Shooter Jennings, is set for a festival in Whiteface, Texas, (near Waylon’s his hometown of Littlefield). June 17 — Richie Albright, Waylon’s long-time drummer and co-producer, and Waymore’s Outlaws at Robert’s Western World in Nashville; and Valley Fever Country Night at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe. Birthday bashes will be promoted by Waylon Fund Partners — which includes Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), Music News Nashville (MNN), Sony Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Country Music Nation (CMN), and the Ernest Tubb Records Shops — with messages expected to reach more than 1 million Waylon fans. Waylon Birthday Bashes originated from everyday Waylon fans who loved his music and his “Outlaw” genre, which challenged the Nashville establishment, spearheaded crossover appeal and re-popularized country music. In the same spirit as the “Outlaw” movement, The Waylon Fund enables TGen scientists to challenge conventional ideas and discover novel ways of attacking diabetes. Working with Waylon’s widow, Jessi Colter, and their son, Shooter Jennings, TGen established The Waylon Fund in October 2011. Waylon, who lived much of his storied career in Arizona, died in 2002 at age 64 from complications of diabetes. He Continue reading Waylon Jennings Birthday Bash→

Colt Ford & More At Country Weekly Kick-Off Party

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Colt Ford, LoCash Cowboys And Matt Stillwell Will Perform At The Country Weekly Kick-Off Party Tonight! Country Weekly magazine is celebrating the kick-off to CMA Music Festival with a special benefit concert featuring artists Colt Ford, LoCash Cowboys and Matt Stillwell who will bring their southern fried country music to the stage of the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville today, June 5. To keep the party rocking, electric cowboy DeeJay silver will spin his signature country music remixes and mash-ups for fans in between performances. All proceeds from the event will go towards Musicians On Call (MOC), Nashville’s ongoing efforts to to bring the healing power of music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities in Middle Tennessee. Tickets are available now on the MOC website and begin at $15 for General Admission and go up to $350 for a VIP table for four including meet & greet passes. Doors open at 8:00pm with music beginning at 9:00pm. The night promises to bring great country music and rowdy good times. For more information on the event, ticket options and auction items, please visit www.musiciansoncall.org/cwkickoff. A special thanks goes out to Durango and Roper for their continued support.

Darius Rucker’s “Darius and Friends” Line-Up

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Darius Rucker Announces Line-Up For “Darius and Friends” Benefit! Darius Rucker is hosting his benefit “Darius and Friends” for the third year in a row, and a line-up has been announced! The benefit includes a celebrity concert, and the performers for this year include Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney and Chuck Wicks. Rucker has also let slip that there will be “special surprise guests” as well! The benefit supports the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and it will take place on Monday, June 4th at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon, right as CMA Fest Week is kicking off! “It’s extremely important to me to grow our annual benefit for St. Jude, as I pledged to help each year with their fund-raising efforts. CMA Music Fest is a great time to host the event because we reach so many of our core fans and St. Jude supporters.” -Darius Rucker Tickets are currently available. The doors open at 6:00pm with the show beginning at 7:30pm. There will also be additional merchandise for sale include event posters and t-shirts whose funds will also be contributed to St. Jude.

Craig Morgan To Host Benefit For Billy’s Place

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Craig Morgan To Host 6th Annual Charity Weekend Benefiting Billy’s Place. Craig Morgan recently announced that he is set to host his 6th annual Charity Weekend August 11 and 12 in his hometown of Dickson, Tenn. Proceeds from the two-day event, which includes a Celebrity Motocross Ride, Concert and Sporting Clay Shoot, will benefit Billy’s Place, an organization benefiting foster children in Dickson County and throughout middle Tennessee. The family-friendly event will kick-off Saturday, August 11 in Dickson, Tenn. The morning will start with a motocross exhibition followed by a group trail ride and lunch. Previous celebrity motocross participants have included Kevin Windham, Cowboy Kenny Bartram, Fred Andrews and Barry Hawk. Later that night, Craig and several of his country music friends will take the stage for an intimate acoustic concert at Dickson Middle School. A live and silent auction will also take place where attendees can bid on everything from autographed memorabilia to the chance to give the singer a high-and-tight haircut on stage during the event. Last year’s new addition, the hugely popular Sporting Clay Shoot, will return again the morning of August 12 from Nashville Gun Club. Teams of shooters will face off and display their finest shooting skills as they attempt to dethrone Morgan, who was celebrity co-captain of this year’s winning team at the NRA Country/ACM Sporting Clay Shoot. All three events are open to the public. Individual event and bundled tickets will go on sale in June. Celebrity participants for all three events will be announced at a later date! Events: Celebrity Dirtbike Ride Date: August 11 Location: 1286 Bell Hollow Rd Vanleer, TN Registration Opens: 8:00am Ride and Exhibition Starts: 10:00am Celebrity Concert Date: August 11 Location: Dickson Middle School 401 East College St Dickson, TN Doors Open: 6:00pm Concert Start Time: 7:00pm Celebrity Sporting Clay Shoot Date: August 12 Location: Nashville Gun Club 1100 County Hospital Rd Nashville, TN Time: TBD

Vince Gill and Jake Owen In Second Harvest Line-Up

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Vince Gill, Jake Owen and More Join Line-Up for Stars For Second Harvest Benefit! Vince Gill, Jake Owen and Florida Georgia Line have joined the line-up of the the 8th Annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit concert that supports the Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville, TN. The concert will be held on June 5th at the Ryman Auditorium (right in the middle of CMA Fest week!), and the line-up also includes songwriters Dallas Davidson, Rodney Clawson and Craig Wiseman! In the past few years the annual concert has managed to raise $446,032 for the Food Bank and through that support those in need in middle Tennessee.

Billy Gilman The Choice Music Video

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Billy Gilman And 18 Other Country Artists Joins Soles 4 Souls To Do Their Part! Billy Gilman and eighteen other country music artists have teamed up with Soles 4 Souls. Soles 4 Souls is a Nashville-based charity that is putting shoes on those without. To learn more about the charity visit www.soles4souls.org Gilman, along with the other eighteen artists are trying to get 500,000 pairs of shoes to people worldwide. “The Choice” is playing a huge roll in their goal. You can purchase the single at iTunes and each download = one pair of shoes! The country artists who are featured in this song are Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Craig Morgan, Josh Turner, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, Steve Holy, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Wynonna Judd, Rodney Atkins, Amy Grant, Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, Vince Gill, Richie McDonald, Ronnie Milsap and Randy Travis. For those of you who don’t know, Gilman is no new comer to country music. Click HERE to see his “One Voice” video from 2000. Check out the video here and learn about the charity while you do it!

Scotty McCreery and More Support Childhelp

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Scotty McCreery and Other Country Stars Give Their Signatures to Childhelp! Are you in the market for a new belt buckle? Childhelp might have what you’re looking for! Country stars like Scotty McCreery, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Josh Turner and more of your favorites have lent their signatures to help out the cause. Each belt buckle features the autograph of the star along with the child help logo. They were fashioned from solid bronze at the family owned and operated Arts Refoundry in Los Angeles. All the buckles are around the $100/$120 mark, and funds go straight to the organization. Peruse the list of artists and find out more about ChildHelp!