Nashville Benefits

January 28th at The Listening Room $10 Donation

7 PM til 10 PM

Benefiting Savannah who has Stage IV metastatic Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma–a very rare & aggressive type of childhood cancer–Rhabdo for short. She was initially diagnosed at age 5 on Feb. 2, 2006. She’s battling for the 3rd time.

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

Keith Anderson – Pickin’ Wildflowers, Everytime I Hear Your Name & more!

Dean Sams:  Lonestar !

Gary Burr: Hits w/Randy Travis,Patty Lovelace etc…plays with Ringo!!!

Georgia Middleman: Hits w/Keith Urban and Sara Buxton

Brian White: 13 #1 tunes. “I’ve Been Watchin You”,”Rough And Ready”

Lisa Carver: hit’s w/ Jewell,Tim McGraw,Sugarland,Reba …long list :)

Cory Batten: had two #1’s in 2009 for Blake Shelton and Chris Young

Brice Long: Has Gary Allens “Today” out now.”Anything Goes” Randy Howser.

Chas Sandford: Wrote “Missing You”.Plus tunes w/Fleetwood Mac,Tina Turner

Billy Yates: Hits w/George Jones,G Strait,S Evans,J Nichols,K Chesney,DA Coe

Karyn Williams-White: Has a book out and is an incredible singer/songwriter

Pete Sallis: Hits w/Rodney Adkins and Bucky Covington,2006 CCMA honors

Gary Talley: Member of the Boxtops from the 60’s. Famous for “The Letter” and made his TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also played w/The Doors.

Rod Janzen: Wrote “Slow And Easy” for Dierks Bentley and his lead guitar player

Karie Jennings: SONGS FOR THE CURE award winner. Awesome Southern rock.

Want you to know….this night is gonna rock!! Hosted by Storme Warren from GAC….Great Amercian Country.

Streamed live on www.uaradio.net or . feel free to check us out at www.songsforthecurenashville.com

The Fifth Annual “Music City Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Hope,” benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is scheduled on Friday, February 12th at the Cannery Ballroom in downtown Nashville featuring the hottest band in Nashville – BURNING LAS VEGAS. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $25.00 each and include food and admission to the party. There will be a cash bar and the biggest silent auction in Nashville!  Tickets are on sale now at www.lrpfoundation.org or at the door. Come out and support this great cause!

If you were lucky enough to make it to the last SMA Benefit you know how awesome an event this is.  Hope everyone can make it out to this one taking place December 11th, 2009 at the Cadillac Ranch in downtown Nashville.

COUNTRY, POP ARTISTS JOIN FORCES FOR COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT AT MERCY LOUNGE DEC 2

Artists Leigh Nash, Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Canaan Smith, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby and other special guests perform at Nashville music club to raise funds and awareness for Compassion International’s Global Food Crisis Fund.

On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:30 pm, many of Nashville’s country and pop artists will perform at Music City’s Mercy Lounge, with the goal of raising funds and awareness for the Global Food.

Crisis Fund, an initiative of Compassion International, a leading Christian child advocacy ministry.  Tickets for the 18-and-over benefit are $10 in advance and at the door; all proceeds from the benefit will go towards assisting children and families affected by the global crisis, specifically in the most needed areas of the world where Compassion serves (see below for links for more information).

Artists scheduled to appear include Sixpence None The Richer’s Leigh Nash, Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby, Alathea and other special guests. Radio veterans Tony Randall and Kris Rochester from the new national syndicated morning show “Tony and Kris in the Morning” will host the event.

Organizing the Dec. 2 event is Nashville music industry consultant Mike Severson, who does Artist and Radio Relations for Compassion International. “We have taken several of these artists on Compassion trips to see the work being done to rescue children from poverty and give them hope,” said Severson. “Every artist upon return wanted to do something relevant to make a direct impact on the lives of the world’s most vulnerable.  As we began to talk about long term strategies, there was an overwhelming consensus to put their passion and talent to immediate use in a way that will not only help those in critical need, but also raise awareness of that need.  That’s what this show is all about.”

“Compassion has been involved within the music industry for over 30 years and now is forming partnerships within the country and pop formats,” Severson continued.  “Artists have such a powerful voice and Compassion provides a platform where they can truly make a life changing impact whether it is through our holistic Child Development Program or one of our intervention programs such as the Global Food Crisis Fund.”

For more information about the Mercy Lounge Benefit on Dec. 2, please contact Mike Severson at mikeseverson@comcast.net.

Tickets are available online and can be purchased here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=603975

For more information about the venue, Mercy Lounge:  www.mercylounge.com.

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Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from economic, social, spiritual, and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education and health care. Today, Compassion helps more than 1 million children in 26 countries.  Go to www.compassion.com for more information.