Gill, Hough, Owen, Rich and Wayne Added to CMA Awards Show Fri. November 07.2008 4:23 PM EST
Vince Gill, Julianne Hough, Jake Owen, John Rich and Jimmy Wayne are the latest additions to the list of presenters at the 42nd annual CMA Awards show set for Wednesday (Nov. 12) at the Sommet Center in Nashville. Additionally, Darius Rucker, who was previously announced as a presenter, has been moved to a performance slot on the show that will be broadcast live on ABC. Co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will also perform on the show. Other performers include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney (with the Wailers), the Eagles, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, James Otto, Kellie Pickler, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Previously announced to present awards are Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Heidi Newfield, Swift, Josh Turner, Lee Ann Womack and Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon. Tickets, ranging in price from $110 to $382.50, are still available from Ticketmaster. Josh Turner Launches Scholarship Fund Fri. November 07.2008 4:23 PM EST Josh Turner has launched a scholarship fund to provide assistance to high school students who hope to pursue a career in the arts and entertainment industry. The fund, administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, will initially be awarded to a graduating senior from the 2009 class of his alma mater, Hannah-Pamplico High School in Hannah, S.C. The recipient will attend a post-secondary school with a substantial arts curriculum. At his concerts, Turner has been selling bracelets with the lettering, "JT Fund for the Arts." Turner, who grew up in rural South Carolina, said, "I attended a 1-A school, and there were only 75 people in my graduating class. ... We had academic and sports programs, but we never had a consistent music program. We would have a band one year, and a chorus one year, but nothing ever lasted." He said his experience at Nashville's Belmont University and a subsequent conversation with his wife Jennifer "inspired my idea to start a scholarship fund that would jump-start high school students into a future in the music business." Tillis Family Schedules Holiday Tour Fri. November 07.2008 4:23 PM EST Pam Tillis and her father, Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis, are planning a tour to be billed as A Tillis Family Christmas. The two-hour shows will also feature two of Mel Tillis' other children -- singer-songwriter Mel Tillis Jr. and singer-actress Carrie April Tillis. The performances will include the family's country hits and music from Pam Tillis' 2007 holiday album, Just in Time for Christmas, and Mel Tillis' new Christmas project, Snowflake. The tour kicks off Nov. 29 in Hiawassee, Ga., and concludes Dec. 20 in Albuquerque, N.M. Willie Nelson Seeks Obama's Support of Family Farmers Fri. November 07.2008 4:23 PM EST Farm Aid president Willie Nelson has sent an open letter to Barack Obama to seek governmental support of the organization's Good Food Movement which raises awareness about the benefits of food grown on family farms. Noting that the initiative "has grown and thrived almost entirely without the support of the federal government," Nelson added, "However, now is the right moment for the leadership of our country to take a role in this important movement. In fact, the future of our economy, our environment and our health demand it." Nelson added, "Now is the time for our country to recognize and call on family farmers' ingenuity, strength and value to our past and our future. We can have strong local economies, green energy, a clean environment, healthy citizens and good food. All of these start with family farmers. I look forward to working with you to make this vision of a family farm system of agriculture a reality." Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
