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Now I’m not a biker but I’ll be there at the finish for this worthy cause.PLEASE check into adopting a dog or cat and give them a good home,and COME SEE HANK III.

Ride Happy will be a combination motorcycle ride/concert featuring Hank Williams III beginning at COOL SPRINGS HARLEY DAVIDSON in Franklin ending at the THE LOVELESS BARN!Registration will be from 12-2 pm,and the ride will begin at 2 pm.

We’ll have set up at the Barn concessions, drinks including “adult beverages” and a silent auction to raise money to aid in the HTH mission. In the afternoon you’ll be able to enjoy national artists of multi-genre’s perform at the Barn!! It’s going to be a blast so keep checking in for more details regarding Ride Happy on our website and Facebook page.

Live music starts at 3 pm at the Loveless Barn,with a silent auction and the GREAT food the Loveless Barn serves.I have been told Shelton will be given the stage at 6pm and WILL do both Hillbilly and Hellbilly portions. TRUST ME the Loveless Barn is A REALLY nice venue it has full bar and food facilities and the atmosphere is fixin to be GREAT!

Join Hank Williams III, Hardee’s and Happy Tales Humane on a scenic motorcycle ride through the beautiful countryside of middle Tennessee. Riders will register at Harley Davidson Cool Springs in Franklin from noon to 2:00 PM on the day of the ride. Destination is the one and only The Loveless Barn in Nashville. Best of all, Hank III will end the day of music with a concert at 6:00 PM. Tickets for the ride and concert are $40 per rider or $50 for a rider and passenger. Also available are concert only tickets for just $20.00. Join us on September 18, 2010 for a fun-filled day of Rock, Rides and Refreshments. VIP tickets will include a private meet and greet with Hank III. For more information contact khorner@happytaleshumane.com. To reserve your tickets today, call 615-791-0827 during our normal business hours; Tuesday through Friday 12PM-5PM and Saturdays from 11AM-4PM.

If you’d like to see Whisper’n Bill Anderson in concert at Renfro Valley Kentucky, then go join him and Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelieous.

THIS will be a heck of a GREAT country show,as I’m sure Bill will perform a bunch of his thousands of country music cuts from various performers throughout the years.And my personal favorite
Opry star Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelious sing those wonderfull duets.

This will be an evening of epic porportins I’m sure!

Wanna see country legend and Opry star JEANNIE SEELY at the DIXIE CARTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER,in Huntingdon Tn?
Well you’ll need 15 dollars and CLICK HERE.

I guarantee this will be a fun afternoon as Teea Goans will also be there.This will be live on the radio and I was VERY happy to see them have “Miss Country Soul” we NEED to keep these wonderfull
Ladies Of Country Music on our stages and in our hearts..they cannot be replaced!

You’ll also see Double Edge, 2010 Farmerican Idol finalist Kimberlie Helton and more! Tickets are just $15 and on sale now at the Dixie Box Office, charge by phone at 986-2100 or online at www.DixiePAC.net. The Fun on the Farm Jamboree is a 2 hour, live on the radio, fun-filled country music extravaganza featuring great entertainers the entire family will enjoy. Come spend an afternoon at The Dixie with a variety of performers sure to delight the young and old alike!

Singer/songwriter/acting  legend KRIS KRISTOFFERSON will perform at TOOTSIES’ “50th Anniversary Celebration” at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM” in downtown Nashville  on Sunday November 7th.

Included in Kris’s performance will be country legend Little Jimmy Dickens,though it has not been announced if he will perform a full set.Also apperaing will be Terri Clark,andMark Chesnutt.

 VIP packages for $150, which include pre-sale tickets to the show, are available now by visiting www.tootsies.net .The package includes a preferred seat to the RYMAN show, access to all activities at TOOTSIES’ throughout the day including the pre- and after-show parties, a commemorative TOOTSIES’ 50th Anniversary shirt, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, artist meet and greets and more. Tickets for the RYMAN show only, priced at $40, are available at www.ticketmaster.com or at the RYMAN box office

The RYMAN show will include a presentation paying tribute to TOOTSIES and the woman it’s named for HATTIE LOUISE”Tootsie” BESS, who died in 1978. The TRAVIS TELEVISION. Details about the television special will be released at a later date.

Legend says that TOOTSIE allowed KRISTOFFERSON and Willie nelson to reside upstairs from the bar when times got tough for them early in their careers.

After the RYMAN show there will be a VIP after-party at TOOTSIES. VIP package ticket holders will walk the purple carpet from the stage door of the RYMAN to the back door of TOOTSIES.

For additional information, visit www.tootsies.net.

And you can dang sure bet on saturday September 25th at The Kentucky Opry we’ll be covering country legend Gene Watson in concert!

He will also be in concert August 28th at Renfro Valley Ky.

You can buy your tickets by clicking on the above Kentucky Opry link. For a small price you’ll be getting a GREAT show!
His new album “A Taste Of The Truth” is now available on his website and in record stores NOW.
This show will be a sure bet for ALL of his beloved country classic hits like ‘Fourteen Carret Mind” and my personal ALL TIME favorite “Farewell Party”.

Come on out and see this precious piece of country history and
tell Clay Campbell GARYHAYESCOUNTRY.COM sent you!

 Nashville’s Best Music Festival” – Southern Living Magazine

The nighttime festival is open to the general public. Festival wristbands are a steal: For only $50, the wristbands may be purchased now via americanamusic.org, or by calling the AMA office (615.386.6936). Wristbands are good for evening admission to all venues during the four-day event. Music industry professionals and those interested in the business of music can purchase Full Day Festival and Conference Registrations at the reduced rate of $350 for Americana Music Association members and $400 for non-members. If you are an attorney, call the Americana Music office to find out about the great Continuing Legal Education (CLE) rates!!!

Full Festival and Conference registrants receive entrance to all sanctioned daytime seminars, panels and networking opportunities at the Downtown Nashville Sheraton Hotel by day, a ticket to the critically acclaimed Americana Honors & Awards show,
and raw, battery-recharging showcases each evening. Friends of Americana can learn more about the discounted hotel room rates by visiting the Americana Music Association website.

Showcase artists confirmed so far include:

18 South, Black Lillies, Cadillac Sky Hayes Carll, Peter Case, Exene Cervenka,
Chapmans, Cherryholmes, Elizabeth Cook, Susan Cowsill, Kevin Gordon, Will Kimbrough, Randy Kohrs Band, Jon Langford & Skull Orchard, Charlie Louvin
Raul Malo, Chuck Mead, Micky and the Motorcars,Over the Rhine, Dex Romweber Duo, Stone River Boys,Abigail Washburn and more than 50 more to be announced in the coming days and weeks!

 Hank III.com has just announced the southeastern portion of his 2010 tour.As of now more dates may be added but this is what has been reported.As of now there is no support band announced.

Date Venue City/State
Aug 26 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Aug 27 Firestone Orlando, FL
Aug 28 The State Theater St. Petersburg, FL
Aug 29 Level Melbourne, FL
Aug 31 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sep 01 Freebird Live Jacksonville, FL
Sep 03 Ground Zero Spartanburg, SC
Sep 04 The National Richmond, VA
Sep 05 9:30 Club Washington DC
Sep 07 Chamelon Club Lancaster, PA
Sep 08 Music Hall Brooklyn, NY
Sep 10 Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
Sep 11 Palladium Worcester, MA
Sep 12 Northern Lights Albany, NY
Sep 15 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA

Also according to Triggerman at SavingCountryMusic.com
Hank III’s contract with Curb Records will not be up until December 31st, 2010. This is different from what Hank III was saying right after the release of The Rebel Within, that would be only “three or four months.” That means there will be no new music at least until 2011.

 Loretta Lynn’s memoir, Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter, will be reissued in trade paperback on Sept. 21 by Vintage Books. The publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Lynn’s first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” and the 30th anniversary of the Academy Award-winning film Coal Miner’s DaughterLynn will contribute a new foreword to the book, which has been out of print for nearly a decade. The memoir will be released simultaneously as an e-book and as an audio book narrated by Sissy Spacek, the actress who won an Oscar for portraying Lynn in the 1980 film. Lynn co-wrote the memoir with author George Vecsey.