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Top Tweets of the Week – Week of May 8th

 

10. Newcomers @MissWillieBrown have been in a prank war with @DierksBentley since the beginning of the Jaegermeister tour.  I think Dierks won with his last prank! “Really?! @DierksBentley dangled my bus key from the rafters during our Indy show…”  

9. To continue the pranking news, @EdensEdge posted “We’re planning our pranks for the @bradpaisley tour this summer :) )) so y’all let us know if you have any ideas!!! muahahahahaha…”

8. and as a response to the above tweet, @BradPaisley posted “@edensedge here’s one, how bout the headliner cuts off the electricity to your stage after you prank him.”

7. GAC host @Nan_Kelley witnessed something truly inspirational this week “Crying in DFW airport this a.m. The whole D concourse stopped & applauded returning troops!! Wow. Great moment.”

6. Being out on tour can be a little tiring at times as Rachel from @GlorianaTheBand tells us “2 nights in a row of less than 4 hours of sleep and a lot of flyin! Ready to hibernate. I’m headed to NY! Almost…there… -R”

5. Yesterday, the latest country couple was married.  @Miranda_Lambert and @BlakeShelton are now officially married! @Miranda_Lambert posted this in preparations. “Last thing loaded for the wedding!!! Harvested by….me!!!!!”

4. This tweet from @ColtFord doesn’t need much explanation “Just left Walter Reed Hospital It is such an Honor to get to spend time with the Real HEROS our American Soilders God Bless them All Thank U”

3. The search is still on for @WhitneyDuncan’s cousin Holly Bobo.  Please remember to keep the family in your prayers.  Whitney posted this “Home will never b the same until Holly is returned to us.”

2. Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and @Reba celebrated like I like to! “I had a great Mother’s Day today. Had lunch with the kids and grandkids and sat out by the pool listening to the birds chirp! Very nice!”

1. This year is going to be covered with bugs! @MartinaMcBride had the first siting! “Went outside this morning and saw my first cicada. Any other Nashvillians spotted any yet?”

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3rd Annual “Stars Go Blue” for Colon Cancer Benefit Raises $36,000 for the Blue Note Fund

Pictured, L-R: Storme Warren, Allison Warren, Paul Martin, Jamie Martin, Josh Turner, Nan Kelley, Charlie Kelley, Linda Davis and Lang Scott. Photo Credit: Randi Radcliff

Recently, the Colon Cancer Alliance presented the 3rd Annual “The Stars Go Blue” for Colon Cancer Benefit featuring “Couples in Country Music” at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theater in Nashville, TN. The event raised $36,000 for the Blue Note Fund, which provides financial support for colon cancer patients in need of assistance.

The intimate evening was hosted by Storme Warren, GAC and Sirius radio personality, along with his wife, Allison Warren and featured rare, acoustic performances by some of country music’s elite artists, songwriters and musicians Josh Turner, multi-platinum MCA recording artist and Grand Ole Opry member, with his wife and band member, Jennifer; Grammy winning singer Linda Davis with her husband singer/songwriter, Lang Scott; Paul Martin, former lead singer of Exile and currently “Apostle Paul” in Marty Stuarts Fabulous Superlatives with his wife, Jamie Martin; and Charlie Kelley, “The Stars Go Blue” creator and Grammy nominated producer/artist with his wife, GAC personality, Nan Kelley.

Jasmine Greenamyer, Vice President of the Colon Cancer Alliance, presented Charlie Kelley with their 2011 Visionary Award in honor of his work to create the Blue Note Fund. He has turned his vision of helping others struggling with colon cancer into reality through “The Stars Go Blue” benefit concert and Blue Note Fund. Kelley has been an admirable leader and fearless advocate for the cause and is a valuable member of the Colon Cancer Alliance.

The annual event was a blue ribbon success, also due, in part, to the event sponsors which included: Amgen; Genentech; AmSurg; Salix; DET Distributing Company and Miller Lite; Liberty Party Rental; NashvilleMuse.com; and Athens Distributing Company and Don Sebastiani & Sons, who showcased their new Project Paso wines.

Over the past three years, in addition to the artists listed above, friends and fellow musicians such as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Hal Ketchum, Jamie O’Neal, Rodney Crowell, Mike Snider, Wade Hayes and others have lent their talents to “The Stars Go Blue,” helping to raise over $65,000 to date. For more information, please visit www.thestarsgoblue.com.

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Puddlepalooza Featuring John Anderson, Emily West, Lane Brody, and MORE!!

The 2010 Walden’s Puddle “Puddle-Palooza” benefit concert and festival has been scheduled for Saturday, August 21st, at Nashville’s Yogi Bear™ Jellystone Park.

Hosted this year by the Music Valley Merchants Association, the festival and concert raises funds for Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center. Artists scheduled to perform include John Anderson, Lane Brody, Cerrito, Rodney Crowell and the Notorious Cherry Bombs, Jypsi, HLN news anchor Robin Meade, Victoria Shaw, Army Ranger and Country artist Keni Thomas, Emily West and additional special guests to be announced soon. GAC’s Nan Kelley serves as MC of the event.

All proceeds benefit the non-profit facility, located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Nashville in Joelton, Tenn. The Walden’s Puddle organization receives a substantial portion of its annual financial support each year from the daylong event.

“The new board of Walden’s Puddle is grateful to the Music Valley Merchants Association and Jellystone Park™ for teaming up with us for our first ‘Puddle-Palooza!’ said Walden’s Puddle Board Chair and recording artist, Lane Brody. “It is a fresh start for all of us, and God willing, this event will bring more awareness to the important work Walden’s Puddle does every single day in giving injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance, as well as bring community support and patronage back to Music Valley, which was so impacted by the flood.”

Festival gates open at noon, with the live concert kicking off at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 (tax-deductible) and available online at www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/puddlepalooza . Hard tickets can be purchased at Jellystone Park (2572 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214 (615) 889-4225) or at the Willie Nelson and Friends General Store and Museum in Music Valley (2613 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN, 37214 (615) 885-1515). Children under 12 and accompanied by an adult get in to the event for free.

In addition to the concert, other family-friendly activities offered at Jellystone Park include swimming, hiking, mini-golf, hayrides, volleyball, appearances by Jellystone’s Yogi Bear™ and more. Food vendors provide options ranging from hot dogs and hamburgers to Mexican and barbecue. Visit www.NashvilleJellystone.com for more information.

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Annual Stars Go Blue for Colon Cancer

Tuesday night, the Colon Cancer Alliance presented the 2nd Annual Stars Go Blue for Colon Cancer concert at the Loveless Barn in Nashville. Hosted by GAC’s Nan Kelley, the blue-themed festivities featured intimate acoustic performances by ; Rodney Crowell, Gretchen Peters, Mike Reid, Barry Walsh and Peter Cooper, along with special guests Mike Snider, Wade Hayes, Bill Miller and Brandon Rhyder. Four-time Grammy nominee Charlie Kelley, who inspired and created the event, gave a special one song performance to close out the show. The evening was a blue ribbon success, raising over $30,000 for the cause.

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GAC’s Nan Kelley heads east with Chrisy Young & Craig Morgan

Chris Young, Nan Kelley, & Craig Morgan

Head on over to GAC to read Nan Kelley’s account of her trip to the Middle East with Craig Morgan and Chris Young.  The trio headed overseas for the GAC Special Stars for Stripes Wounded Warriors Return. It sounds like a blessed trip of fellowship, music, and lots of shaking hands…touching the hearts of the three and thousands of soldiers.

I was so moved that while I was there to tell them thank you, every one of our finest kept saying to us, ’Thank you for coming all this way for us. We appreciate it so much!’ And all I could say back was, ‘If you can spend a year or more of your life out here, away from your family, putting yourself in harm’s way, I sure can spend a week of my safe, protected life trying to give back.’

Our troops really appreciated the music and the fellowship! And the music—Craig and Chris were just amazing! What great guys—the troops loved their songs. Their banter and their humor with each other was so entertaining. They did it ‘in the round’ style—which is truly unique to country music and that relaxed, warm, very funny and sincere feeling was all over it. I was so proud to be on this team as I stood there and watched every night. And though I knew these feelings would overwhelm me while I was there, what completely floored me day by day were the actions and words of the two wounded heroes we traveled with, the reception they received and the heroism they demonstrated by returning to the country that almost killed them both.

You can read Nan’s full entry here.

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