Tim Johnson benefit • Country stars sing for City of Hope • Jason Sturgeon shares benefit story on “Tennessee Mornings”
>>NSAI is hosting a benefit tomorrow night (2/9) for board member Tim Johnson who is battling cancer. Performing at the Bluebird Cafe at 9 PM will be Phil Vassar, Joey+Rory, Chuck Cannon, Chuck Jones, Joe West, Wynn Varble and Johnson, along with special guests. Reservations suggested here.
>>The 2nd Annual CountryMusicIsLove Concert is set for March 1, 2011 at the Hard Rock Nashville with acoustic performances by Josh Thompson, Chuck Wicks, Thompson Square, Brett Eldredge, Troy Olsen, Chris Cavanaugh and Ty Brown. Whitney Duncan will host and perform. Opening the evening will be Ashley Gearing, Chelsea Lena, and Savannah Berry. Proceeds will benefit City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading research, treatment and education centers for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Tickets are available here.
>>Singer Jason Sturgeon stopped by Tennessee Mornings on Nashville’s Fox 17 recently to talk about his music and his involvement in a benefit concert for William Wood, a young man in need of a kidney transplant. Sturgeon is busy continuing his “Rollin’ On Tour.”
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