Photos: CMA Music Fest Week Benefits

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Darius Rucker’s Third Annual Darius & Friends benefit concert took place at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville, with guests Rodney Atkins, Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks, Clint Black and more. The concert, paired with Rucker’s Darius & Friends Golf Tournament raised over $121,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

(L to R): Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks, Rodney Atkins, Darius Rucker, and Clint Black. Photo: Randi Radcliff.

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The Country Weekly CMA Music Fest Kick-Off Party was held June 5 at Hard Rock Cafe, with headliner Colt Ford and guests LoCash Cowboys, Matt Stillwell, and Randy Houser. The event raised $10,000 for Musicians On Call.