On Tuesday night, Feb. 9, 2010, I went to Nashville to attend the first-ever Country Music is Love benefit show for the City of Hope. The folks over at CMIL did a great job organizing this show. The event included great performances by 10 artists, an auction to win a date with the Carter Twins, and a raffle to win a guitar signed by all the performers from the night, and even Jake Owen – who was not there signed the guitar.
Performers who took the stage at the event included Gwen Sebastian, Johnny Buford, Mallary Hope, Adam Gregory,Caitlin Lynn, Whitney Duncan, The Carter Twins, Jason Jones, Jessica Lee, and Matt Stillwell.
Each performer did a great set, and the event which was scheduled to last form 7 p.m.-10 p.m., actually went on until nearly midnight. I was glad I stayed for the entire show.
The Rutledge is a great place for a show like this. It is casual, comfortable, and the sound in that place is really awesome. The entire atmosphere was very relaxed, and all of the artists made sure they took a little time to walk around, talk to everyone and just be themselves.
That’s all I’m going to say about this event right now. But I intend to get at least a short post up about each of the 10 performers over the next few days (or few weeks, depending on just how much time I have each day). I thoroughly enjoyed this event, and really want to send a ‘thank you’ out to the folks at CMIL I hope this “first ever” becomes an annual event. I’ll definitely put it on my calendar as soon as I hear about it next year.
To Matt Stillwell and Mallary Hope, it was great seeing you again. Matt, I’ll see you in a few weeks. To Whitney Duncan, The Carter Twins, and everyone else, it was a real pleasure meeting each of you. I’ll be getting an article up about each of you as soon as I can.
Hope you all enjoyed the pictures. I’ve got to get ready to head out for the day. Drop me a note when you have a chance. I’ll talk to you all real soon!
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thanks for taking our picture for me at the Rutledge….I knew you were a pro. You captured the musicians well.
Check us out at the Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville….we are back for our 3rd year and would love to see you again.
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Hypnotist Terrance B.
Thanks for the kind words. YOu got some GREAT photos. Nice to meet you on Tuesday!