The Board of Directors of the National Day of the Cowboy (NDOC) has chosen Grammy Award-winning Riders In The Sky as one of eight recipients to receive its 2011 Cowboy Keeper Award. Selection for the annual award is based on the significance of contributions to the preservation of pioneer heritage and cowboy culture. The award was conceived in support of the NDOC’s mission to increase awareness for, and celebration of, the annual National Day of the Cowboy resolution.
The Riders In The Sky will release an inspirational CD The Land Beyond The Sun on Aug. 9. Perhaps best known for their recording of “Woody’s Round Up” from Toy Story 2, Riders In The Sky have long been stars of the stage, screen, Saturday morning network TV, the Grand Ole Opry, National Public Radio, and SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
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Show Dog-Universal Music newcomer, JT Hodges, recently launched his debut single, “Hunt You Down,” to country radio where it was one of the most added singles its first week. Hodges has been traveling the country on a radio tour for the past several months and will spend the rest of his summer opening Toby Keith’s Locked and Loaded Tour. The forthcoming video for “Hunt You Down,” filmed in Memphis, is set for release in the coming weeks. Hodges’ debut album, produced by Mark Collie, Don Cook and Mark Wright, is set for release later this year.
JT Hodges
JT Hodges dates on Toby Keith’s Tour
July 15 Cleveland, OH
July 22 Raleigh, NC
July 23 Virginia Beach, VA
Aug 4 Sacramento, CA
Aug 5 Mountain View, CA
Aug 6 Las Vegas, NV
Aug 12 San Diego, CA
Aug 13 Irvine, CA
Aug 18 Spokane, WA
Aug 19 Portland, OR
Aug 20 Gorge, WA
Aug 31 St Paul, MN
Sep 2 Holmdel, NJ
Sep 3 Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 4 Darien Lakes, NY
Sep 8 Saratoga Springs, NY
Sep 9 Philadelphia, PA
Sep 10 Washington DC
Sep 14 York, PA
Sep 15 Scranton, PA
Sep 16 Hartford, CT
Sep 17 Boston, MA
Sep 23 St Louis, MO
Sep 24 Chicago, IL
Sep 29 Cincinnati, OH
Sep 30 Detroit, MI
Oct 1 Indianapolis, IN
Oct 7 Charlotte, NC
Oct 8 Atlanta, GA
Oct 9 Mobile, AL
Oct 14 Tampa, FL
Oct 15 West Palm Beach, FL
