[RecipesAndMore] country music news

[kay scrimshaw]

Hi,   here is some country news i had delivered to my inbox today. NEWS IN BRIEF   Dierks Bentley Raises Money for Children's Hospital Fri. October 13.2006 6:04 PM EDT   Dierks Bentley's first-ever charity motorcycle ride, Miles & Music for Kids, raised more than $100,000 for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, organizers announced Friday (Oct. 13). More than 2,700 bikers participated in the Oct. 8 ride which began near Franklin, Tenn., and concluded with a concert at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville. Among those participating in the fundraiser were Jeff Foxworthy, Montgomery Gentry, Eric Church, the Randy Rogers Band, Ray Scott and Trick Pony's Ira Dean. Bentley's new album, Long Road Alone, will be released Tuesday (Oct. 17). To promote the CD, he will travel to New York for appearances Monday on NBC's Today and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Bentley also performs Wednesday on Imus in the Morning on MSNBC.   Elvis Presley, Sun Records Back in Business Together Fri. October 13.2006 6:04 PM EDT   More than five decades after he left the roster of Sun Records, Elvis Presley's name and likeness will again be featured on products issued by the record label Sam Phillips founded in Memphis. Sun Entertainment Corp., now based in Nashville, and Elvis Presley Enterprises announced the licensing agreement Thursday (Oct. 12). Presley made his first records for Sun, including such classic tracks as "Mystery Train" and "That's All Right." In 1955, Phillips sold Presley's recording contract to RCA to finance additions to Sun's artist roster. Phillips sold the record label to current Sun Entertainment chairman Shelby S. Singleton in 1969. Details of the deal were not disclosed, although a press release indicated Presley's name and image will be used with the Sun logo "for a broad range of commemorative retail products."   Vince Gill Plans Release of These Days Fri. October 13.2006 6:04 PM EDT   Vince Gill will launch the release of his four-CD boxed set, These Days, with a concert and television appearances in New York. Set for release Tuesday (Oct. 17), the 43-song package features a variety of musical styles and guest vocals by Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Gretchen Wilson, the Del McCoury Band and many others. Gill is featured in an episode of CMT's Top 10 Countdown premiering Saturday (Oct. 14) at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In New York, Gill will perform Monday (Oct. 16) at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. He appears the following day on MSNBC's Imus in the Morning and Thursday (Oct. 19) on NBC's Today.   Kellie Pickler to Sing at Lowe's Motor Speedway Fri. October 13.2006 6:04 PM EDT   American Idol finalist and country music recording artist Kellie Pickler will perform the national anthem Saturday night (Oct. 14) prior to the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. The race will be carried on NBC. The North Carolina native's debut CD, Hometown Girl, is scheduled to be released Oct. 31.   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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---