Industry Ink: Darius Rucker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Adkins Publicity, SESAC

10th Annual ‘Darius And Friends’ Benefit Set For June

Darius Rucker.

Darius Rucker will celebrate 10 years of giving back with his upcoming 10th Annual Darius and Friends concert benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Monday, June 3. The event, which unofficially kicks off CMA Music Fest in downtown Nashville, has raised $1.6 million to date and will feature an all-star roster of friends to be announced in the coming weeks.

“This event is always special because I love seeing my friends come together to support St. Jude and the amazing work they’re doing for families,” shares Rucker. “When we were planning the upcoming Hootie & the Blowfish tour, it was important to me that we kept this show on the schedule. Of all the exciting things to come this year, this night will still be a highlight.”

The lineup for this year’s event will be announced soon. Tickets to the 10th Annual Darius and Friends benefit concert are available at ticketmaster.com. Pre-sale access begins tomorrow, April 9 at 10 a.m. CT and runs through April 11 at 10 p.m. CT, with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, April 12.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band To Play CMA Theater Show

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will play a show at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 27. The band is celebrating the 30^th anniversary of their award-winning album Will the Circle be Unbroken, Volume 2 this year.

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m. CST. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to cmatheater.com.

Dennis Quaid Inks With Adkins Publicity

Dennis Quaid has signed with Adkins Publicity for music PR representation. Not only an accomplished actor, Quaid is also a singer-songwriter and touring musician who has been playing music since his grandfather bought him his first guitar at a Texas Kmart. He performs originals and country standards with his band, Dennis Quaid & The Sharks, and they recently released the first studio album of their 19-year history, Out of the Box.

“As far back as I can remember, music has always been a big part of my life,” says Quaid. “My third cousin was Gene Autry, the original Western movie singing cowboy. My grandmother played piano and sang songs from the ’20s, songs from her youth. My dad played piano and crooned like Bing Crosby and looked a little like Dean Martin.”

SESAC At ACM Lifting Lives

Pictured: Play It Again Music’s Juli Newton Griffith, SESAC songwriter Justin Wilson, SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, SESAC singer/songwriter Lee Brice, and SESAC songwriter Rob Hatch.

Play It Again Music’s Juli Newton Griffith, SESAC songwriter Justin Wilson, SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, SESAC singer/songwriter Lee Brice, and SESAC songwriter Rob Hatch get together to raise funds and awareness for Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund at the ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf Tee-Off on Saturday, April 6 in Las Vegas.