Please don’t forget about Country Music Tattle Tale’s online charity auction benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.  All of the autographed items are up for bid on Ebay. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the non-profit organization.

We have items from all of your favorite country music artists!  Joey + Rory, Fast Ryde, Thompson Square, Blake Shelton, Eric Durrance, Mallary Hope, Luke Bryan, Montgomery Gentry, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, TelluRide, Jake Owen, Zac Brown Band and more!

Click Here to Visit Ebay Now and Start Bidding

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT 100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO BENEFIT SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

One of our favorite up and coming country artists, Eric Durrance, got married!  A BIG Congratulations to the couple!  Eric took to his twitter page earlier today:

Did I mention I am soooo HAPPY!!!!! Songwriter Eric Durrance Marries http://bit.ly/Sqmrq via @AddToAny

According to Country Weekly, Eric married his fiance Jennifer at Eric’s farm near Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 24.

Surrounded by friends and family, it turned out to be a perfect evening.” During the ceremony, Eric sang a song that he wrote especially for his new bride, “Once in a Lifetime.” Mark’s stepfather performed the ceremony. The couple is reportedly spending their honeymoon in Mexico.

Country Girl wants you to be a Tattle Tale! Have you been to a country concert lately? Run into a country artist while out on the town? We want to hear all about your country music news and entertainment.   Email
me at countrygirl@countrymusictattletale.com

Last Tuesday, the ‘who’s who’ of the country scene were out in Nashville at the 1808 Grille for a shindig hosted by People Magazine honoring Miranda Lambert.  Also sponsored by Cotton, the party celebrated Miranda’s spokesmanship for the campaign, but also her presence in the People Country Special on newstands now.

Joining Miranda at the party were Eric Durrance, Lady Antebellum, David Nail, Martina McBride, Chris Young, and Darryl Worley.  All those in attendace wore the ‘fabric of our lives;’ cotton.

Read more here.

Miranda’s newest studio album, Revolution, hits stores on September 29th.  Miranda will be performing the album in it’s entirety at the Ryman Auditorium next month.

Got some country music gossip and don’t wanna be a tattle tale? Email me, Tawny Tucker, Tawny@countrymusictattletale.com

Can’t make it to Nashville for the best 4th of July party around? We’ll miss you. But, if you can’t come here, we’ll come to you. That’s just the kind of party we throw.

Music City July 4th: Let Freedom Sing! will stream live from Nashville’s Riverfront Park on Saturday, July 4th.

Music starts at 6:45pm. Fireworks start at 9pm. See Wynonna, Gabe Dixon Band, the Nashville Symphony and the #1 Boom With a View (thank you, AOL). Click Here to Watch the Fireworks!~

Lee Greenwood will perform his debut Country Crossing Records single, “Why Lie” as well as his signature “God Bless The USA” — the song that’s become a 21st century national anthem– on the CBS Early Show to celebrate Independence Day – July 4th.

That same evening, Greenwood will be part of a special all music show that Governor Huckabee will host as part of his own Fox News Channel’s “Huckabee” show. Greenwood will perform “God Bless The USA” during the broadcast.

For additional information on Greenwood, please visit: www.leegreenwood.com

One of our favorite newcomers, Eric Durrance, will return to his Florida hometown to headline the 24th annual Celebrate America festivities July 4 at Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee, with a free and open 8:30 p.m. concert.

For more information on the Independence Day event and concert, including a full list of events/activities and directions to the park, please visit www.celebratetallahassee.com.

Julianne Hough and Jason Michael Carroll will be stopping at Fort Bragg for the July Fourth celebration.  Julianne is set to hit the stage at 5 p.m. and Jason Michael Carroll will perform at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, 5-10 p.m. Fireworks are at 9:42 p.m.

Where: Main Post Parade Field, Fort Bragg

Information: All events are free and open to the public. Pets and glass bottles are prohibited. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early due to heavy traffic flow. Call 396-9126.

Rodeos, Fireworks and GREAT music! 

If you’re in the mood for bull riding and music, here are three Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sanctioned events on Independence Day: Laramie Jubilee Days Rodeo in Laramie; the Greeley Stampede in Greeley, Colo.; and the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche, S. D.

And the Fourth of July concerts at these events include a top notch country star line up.

The musicians include:

• Eric Church and the Lost Trailers at Laramie Jubilee Days’ Fire in the Sky
• Bucky Covington and Blake Shelton at the Greeley Stampede
• Jake Owen and Little Texas at the Black Hills Roundup.

For more information visit: www.laramiejubileedays.net, www.greeleystampede.org, www.blackhillsroundup.com

Take a look and then head over to his website at www.ericdurrance.com to take a listen.  

We told you a few weeks ago about Country Weekly’s 2009 Fashion Show during CMA Fest. They are finally giving us all of the juicy details for the event!

Chuck Wicks, Jessica Harp and GAC’s Suzanne Alexander will co-host this years event and the talented lineup will include:

Keith Anderson
Chris Young
John Michael Montgomery
Mark Wills
Adam Gregory
Trent Willmon
Emily West
Aaron Tippin & Thea Tippin
Sarah Buxton
Trent Tomlinson
Jennifer Hanson
Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys
Bo Bice
Katie Armiger
Joey + Rory
Whitney Duncan
The Roys
Crystal Shawanda
Megan Mullins
Justin Moore
Dean Brody
Mica Roberts
Carter’s Chord
Bomshel
Jypsi
LoCash Cowboys
Krista Marie
Love & Theft
Brad Cotter
Eric Durrance

Doors will open at 11:00 AM. Event starts at Noon.

Special VIP tickets in the front row areas and prime runway seating are almost sold out! A limited number of $125 Runway tickets and $50 Reserved tickets near the runway are available. You can also purchase a table in “Music Row,” which is a row of premium tables behind the runway seats. These tables are $750 and include 8 seats, name recognition from the stage, appetizers from the Wildhorse Saloon, and two buckets of domestic beer.

General Admission seating is on sale through TicketMaster.

For more information and to purchase VIP tickets, go to www.countryweekly.com/fashionshow or call 212-741-2709.

Jake Owen took to his Twitter page again yesterday and this time it was for his peeps in Nashville! He teased us with messages that said:

• Impromptu acoustic jam tonight in Nashville.. It will be like old times. Me,.. My buddies. Great songs. Good times. Come party!
• Wow… Looks like I sparked some interest. So “if” I was playing at a quaint pub in Nashville,… Who’s coming?
• Alley Pub Bellevue… 830-?? Bring it

I couldn’t pass up the chance to see Jake Owen live so I threw myself together got a few friends and headed out to Alley Pub.  Finding the place was a bit of a problem when Hilda (my GPS – yes I named my GPS) kept redirecting us around different parts of Nashville but thankfully we got there before he started playing. Jake was there when we got there a little past 8:30.  He looked so cute and laid back in his baseball cap.  Then he disappeared to fix his hair and change!  LOL – it made us giggle that he left to do his hair. 

Jake really knows how to throw a party.  Much to our great surprise Jake brought a few of his friends; Lee Brice, Danielle Peck and Eric Durrance. 

There was NO set list for the night.  Jake and his friends played everything from “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You” to Prince’s “Purple Rain”.  The entire night was filled with a packed crowd who sang along and had a great time.

We met a Jake fan, Theresa, who drove three hours just for the “Twitter Party”.  She was front and center for the whole show!  Jake also mentioned that some of the people in the crowd drove down from Louisville, KY! 

Jake doesn’t disapoint his fans.  This is the second time I have had the pleasure to talk to him and he remembered CMTT from CRS week, thanked us for our support and took the time to even buy us drinks and take pictures. Tawny stayed home to babysit our kids and Jake even took the time to sign an autograph for her since she wasn’t able to come. 

If you have not had the pleasure to see Jake live or even hear his music PLEASE go out and buy his record “Easy Does It”.  Jake is someone who takes care of his fans and is making it fun for us to love him. 

On a sidenote -

Lee Brice!  I LOVE Lee Brice! If you don’t know who he is check out his website.  He is an amazing song writer.  He helped write Garth Brooks’ “More Than a Memory” and has also helped write some of Adam Gregory’s songs – “Crazy Days” and “What It Takes”.

A few of his songs that you should know are: She ain’t Right and Upper Middle Class White Trash.   He is a teddy bear who has a great personality.  He’s someone you just want to kick back and have a few beers with.  Check him out! 

All of the pictures and a video from the performance are on our Flickr page