After nine years of supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and their mission, Darius Rucker and his friends have passed the $1 million fundraising mark for the cause. The milestone mark was reached after Rucker held his eighth annual “Darius and Friends” benefit concert on Monday night (6/5) in Nashville, which, along with this year’s auction and golf tournament, raised $402,000 for St. Jude.
- The benefit show was held at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and featured performances from Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Michael Ray, John Oates of Hall & Oates, KISS guitarist Tommy Thay, as well as a surprise appearance from Brooks & Dunn.
- Darius says, “I’m so grateful to all our friends who came out and donated their time to be on the show– and Brooks & Dunn for surprising me onstage! Just wow!”
- The $402,000 raised breaks last year’s record and brings the cumulative total raised for all years to $1.2 million.
On Wednesday night (2/22), the Grand Ole Opry hosted a star-studded show for everyone in town for the 3-day Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville. The event was held in Omni Nashville Hotel’s Broadway Ballroom and included performances by Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Crystal Gayle, Chris Janson, LOCASH, Cam, Michael Ray, Chris Lane, Carly Pearce and Dailey & Vincent. To make the show more authentic, the Opry even transformed the hotel’s Broadway Ballroom with its signature barn backdrop and famous microphone stands.
Brantley Gilbert is hitting the road for his Black Out Tour! Gilbert will be in Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 29, at the U.S. Cellular Center! The concert begins at 07:00 pm and he will be joined by Michael Ray and Canaan Smith. Tickets are $31.75 to $36.75
For tickets, go to ticketmaster.com
Michael Ray’s single “Kiss You In The Morning” sits atop the country charts this week, giving Michael his first #1 song. With this #1, Ray becomes the first debut male artists to have a chart-topping single since Sam Hunt did so last year, and he’s also the only debut male artist to reach the chart’s summit so far this year.
