CHRIS YOUNG SAYS NEWS OF SECOND NUMBER ONE GREETED HIM VIA EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGES
Written by Neil Haislop
May 14, 2010 at 02:33 AM
TOBY KEITH TO EMCEE CHARITY EVENT
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Toby Keith's seventh annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic is set for May 21-22 in Norman, Oklahoma, and a number of additions have been made to the already full slate of events and auction items. Keith is set to emcee the May 21 dinner and auction and golf team spots for the next day's tournament are already sold out, though tickets to the dinner are still available.
Additionally, outlaw singer and songwriter David Allan Coe and hard rocking metal/pop mashup band Rock Sugar will perform. An updated roster of auction items includes dinner for 20 with Toby, four tickets to a Chicago Bears-Minnesota Vikings games with meet-and-greets with Adrian Peterson and Tommie Harris, a seven-day SeaDream Yacht vacation, a day on the set of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives with Guy Fieri and a two-day, three-night New Mexico hunting trip package.
Also up for auction will be memorabilia from Miley Cyrus, Brett Favre, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, Michael Phelps, Kerry Collins, Steve Young, Derek Jeter, Tom Clancy, Emmitt Smith, Greg Maddux, Maroon 5 and many more.
Proceeds from the event and auction will assist severely ill children and their families through the Toby Keith Foundation, which is funding the OK Kids Korral 16-room guest lodge housing pediatric cancer patients and their families on the grounds of Oklahoma University Medical Center. With completion expected in 2012, the 30,000 sq. ft. facility will be a haven of respite for families of young children struggling through cancer treatments.
Visit the website at www.tobykeithfoundation.org.
Keith is currently on his eighth USO Tour visiting four countries over 14 days and performing 13 shows for troops in Korea, Germany and forward operating bases in the Persian Gulf region.
CHRIS YOUNG SAYS NEWS OF SECOND NUMBER ONE GREETED HIM VIA EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGES
How Chris Young got the news that “The Man I Want to Be” went to number-one left him a bit amazed. “I was asleep, and I woke up, as I usually do, at like the crack of 11, and (laughs) my phone had literally just exploded. There was about 20 e-mails, and all these calls and text messages that I had missed, and everybody just freakin’ out about the number-one. It was just such an amazing feeling to wake up and see that and find out that way, and this is just an amazing song, and I was really lucky to be able to get a chance to cut it. I was glad I cut it and not somebody else.”
RUCKER ANNOUNCES FRIENDS FOR JUNE 7 “DARIUS AND FRIENDS” ST. JUDE BENEFIT
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Darius Rucker will host his 1st Annual “Darius and Friends” concert in Nashville, Tennessee at The Wildhorse Saloon (120 2nd Ave. North., Nashville) on Monday, June 7 to benefit the groundbreaking research and lifesaving care of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The concert will include performances by Rucker and country music friends Radney Foster, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, and Jake Owen with additional performers being announced at a later date; doors will open at 8:00 p.m.; concert to begin at 9:00 p.m. Tickets to the event are on sale now by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
Rucker is a loyal St. Jude supporter who has visited patients at the hospital and performed at multiple events in support of the hospital’s lifesaving mission. After touring the facility in 2009, Rucker vowed to create a personalized event that would raise money and awareness for St. Jude.
RANDY HOUSER COURTING ONLINE CMT FAN VOTERS
The 2010 CMT Music Awards announced today that Show Dog-Universal Records’ Randy Houser has been nominated for the Nationwide® Insurance On Your Side® Award recognizing the 2010 fan voted favorite new country music star. Houser is encouraging fans to vote online as often as they can at CMT.com through noon CT on June 7 in hopes of taking home the award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena beginning at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT.
“I want to win the fan voted award more than any other y'all because this one comes from my friends and fans,” said Houser in response to the nomination. “Please continue to use every email address you’ve got to help us win this.”
To vote for the CMT Awards, go to http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/on-your-side-award.jhtml. Fans do not have to be members of the CMT community to participate, and you can vote as often as you want.
Be sure to visit www.randyhouser.com to hear his latest single, "I'm All About It," from forthcoming sophomore album, THEY CALL ME CADILLAC. Fans can follow Randy's tweets at www.twitter.com/randyhouser.
WYNONNA APPEARS ON ARMY WIVES
Wynonna Judd guest stars as herself in the Lifetime Television drama series, Army Wives. In the episode titled “Evasive Maneuvers” premiering on Sunday, May 16 at 10 PM ET/PT, Fort Marshall is buzzing with anticipation of the upcoming USO concert featuring a special performance by Judd as well as John Ondrasik’s Five for Fighting. Pamela (Brigid Brannagh) throws herself into helping Claudia Joy (Kim Delaney) organize the concert in order to avoid thinking about her husband, Chase’s (Jeremy Davidson), upcoming return. Meanwhile in Iraq, Joan (Wendy Davis) struggles to keep morale up amongst her troops.
2010 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT CMAFEST.COM
Merchandise for the 2010 CMA Music Festival, held June 10-13 in downtown Nashville, is now available for sale at CMAfest.com providing attendees the opportunity to arrive dressed to impress in official CMA Festival apparel. "Our fans are loyal, passionate ambassadors for the Festival and the artists," said Steve Moore, CMA Chairman of the Board. "Sporting a CMA-signature T-shirt or hat during the event identifies them as a fan and connects them with thousands of other like-minded attendees from every state and around the globe."For up-to-the-minute information about four-day ticket packages, single night tickets to the Nightly Concerts at LP Field, travel information, schedules, artist appearances and more, visit www.CMAfest.com to sign up for CMA Exclusive e-news and join the CMA MOB mobile community. Fans may also want to check out CMA's Facebook (www.facebook.com/CountryMusicAssociation), Twitter (www.Twitter.com/Country Music), MySpace (www.MySpace.com/cmamusicfestival), and YouTube (www.YouTube.com/CountryMusicAssoc) pages. CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio broadcaster. Partners include American Airlines; Barnes & Noble; Bicycle Playing Cards; Blue Bell Creameries; Carl Black Chevrolet; Chevy(TM): The Official Ride of Country Music; CMT; COMBOS® Snacks; Dr Pepper®; DRIVE4COPD(TM); Durango Boots®; Farm Boy® & Farm Girl® Brands; Field & Stream®; GEICO; General Cigar Co., Inc.; Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee; Greased Lightning® Cleaning Products; Kraft Lunchables; Jack Daniel's®; Mahindra USA, Inc.; Markers Mark; McDonalds®; MidSouth Satellite/DISH Network®; Ocean Spray®; PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs; Random House Children's Books; RFD-TV; Roper(TM) Apparel & Footwear; Silpada Designs; Southern Belle Glamour; Sprint; SunnyD®; Super 8®; Texas on Tour; The Country Network; United States Marine Corps.; U.S. Air Force; USDA Food Safety Mobile; VELVEETA® Shells and Cheese; Votre Vu; World Vision®; Wrangler®. Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.
TRACE ADKINS TO DEBUT NEW SINGLE AT MISS USA PAGEANT
Trace Adkins will perform during the 59th Annual Miss USA Pageant airing LIVE from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, May 16 on NBC (7pm ET/PT). Trace will debut his new single, "This Ain't No Love Song" during the evening gown competition as 51 women vie for the coveted crown (representing each state and the District of Columbia).
TODAY, (5/13), TRACE will be stopping by FOX & Friends' studios to talk about the pageant and other hot topics of the day. Don't forget to tune into Fox News Channel 6am-9am ET.
JOE NICHOLS' TRIUMPH THROUGH REHAB
Joe Nichols is #1 in the nation with "Gimme That Girl." But, in 2007, Joe's career was in big trouble because of alcohol abuse. It was at that point Joe chose to solve the problem through rehab. Now he's back on top. His journey back is chronicled in an AP profile of the singer's come back by Chris Talbott. . • Joe told Talbott that he appreciate's his new success even more now.
"I think I appreciate it more, too,...(I feel) the humility that came along with treatment — not humiliation — humility that came along with that. And gratitude. It trickles into what I'm feeling today."
MONTGOMERY GENTRY, THEY'RE ON THE ROAD BUT THEIR HEART IS IN NASHVILLE
Like everyone else, Montgomery Gentry wanted to help out their flooded home base, Nashville. So, they reached out and partnered up with the Country Throwdown Tour to lend a helping hand. Eddie and Troy are part of the multi-act tour, and along with the organizers of Country Throwdown, they are making sure that victims of the flood get help. At the end of the Country Throwdown Tour, Troy and Eddie, along with the other artists on the bill, will be donating the net proceeds from the sale of their merchandise at select shows throughout the country, and the tour will also donate 50 cents of every ticket to the relief efforts.
Troy Gentry said, “We wanted to come up with something that we could do to show our support and lend our hand in the rebuilding. We got to thinking about that, and with our tour that we are doing, the Country Throwdown Tour, we thought that would be a great way with us being out on the road to bring awareness to the flood relief project and efforts in Nashville, as well as to be able to raise money.”
KELLIE PICKLER TO HOST AMERICA’S OPRY WEEKEND SUMMER KICK-OFF SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Kellie Pickler will get the summer started this year as host of the America’s Opry Weekend Summer Kick-Off Special Memorial Day Weekend. Pickler will spin tunes about sunshine and summertime, several of them live cuts from the Opry stage.
Among the songs listeners will hear are “Best Days of Your Life,” Pickler; “Water,” Brad Paisley; “American Honey,” Lady Antebellum; “Til Summer Comes Around,” Keith Urban; “When the Sun Goes Down,” Kenny Chesney.
Programmers interested in the special should contact Westwood One (212-641-2012) or
America’s Opry Weekend presents country music’s most popular songs including performances from the Opry stage plus top artist interviews, news from Nashville, and more each week. The show, which launched in May 2003, is serviced by Westwood One and heard on the American Forces Radio Network.
WORLEY BACK FROM ENTERTAINING TROOPS OVERSEAS
Darryl Worley has not forgotten the U.S. troops overseas. A long-time supporter for the United States Armed Forces, Worley just completed his 8th trip overseas performing in Iraq for an estimated 9,500 soldiers as part of the Stars for Stripes Tour. His mix of full band and acoustic sets pumping out songs about everyday life from his "We've Not Forgotten" tour hit home for several soldiers in Kuwait, Tikrit, Balad, Baghdad, and Bashra. Worley's tour to these five main camps in Iraq began April 29th and ended May 3rd.
Watch for Worley as he will host an upcoming Memorial Day Tribute airing May 31st at 7pmCT on GAC honoring US troops. Worley will share his own personal stories and experiences from his most recent tour in Iraq.
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