Reba, Wynonna, Yolanda to play fund-raiser Saturday
And I’m sorry to say it’s already sold out.
The event is called Divas Nashvegas, and Reba McEntire is the big headliner.
She’s bringing along her Reba TV show co-star, Melissa Peterman, a.k.a. Barbara Jean on the show, to host the event.
Also singing: Wynonna and gospel singer Yolanda Adams.
All the money goes to the Oasis Center, which helps troubled teens.
An ex-Beatle is gonna Starr at the Wildhorse
And there’s a little bit of a Nashville connection.
Remember at the Grammys that Ringo Starr gave Vince Gill his best country album trophy?
Not only that, but Nashville singer/songwriter extraordinaire Gary Burr has often played in Ringo’s road band in the last several years.
So really, Ringo could go Twango at his show July 6 at the Wildhorse Saloon.
After all, isn’t Yellow Submarine one fiddle away from country radio?
No on-sale date yet for the tickets.
Paramore, T-Pain to play riverfront Crawfish Boil
You might remember last year’s Crawfish Boil at Riverfront Park got drenched with downpours last year, but organizers are hoping for better this year.
Here’s the lineup:
Friday, May 16:
3 Doors Down
Papa Roach
Finger Eleven
Two acts TBA
Saturday, May 17
Paramore
T-Pain
New Found Glory
Presidents of the United States of America
Five Finger Death Punch, my personal favorite band name of the moment.
You can get yer tix starting at noon Saturday. It’s $20 a day or $35 for both. Prices go up some if you buy them at the gate.
Vince Gill helps raise $100,000 for his old school
They laughed, they cried, they loved their hometown hero coming back to Oklahoma City, to the Cleveland Arts & Science Specialty School, where Vince Gill, at age 7, gave his first public performance. (He sang House of the Rising Sun, in case you were wondering.)
Vince played at his old school for a fund-raiser for and Oklahoma City public school auditorium, which will be called, you guessed it, Vince Gill Auditorium.
“The real beauty of this event is that this is the first place I played guitar and sang in front of anybody of my whole life. Even though it is nice to have a night to honor me, I’m coming home to do something for someone else and make it more than just about me,” Vince said in a statement.
Some 228 fans paid $495 each to be there.
The Oklahoma governor and one-time Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer were among those in the crowd.
Vince took requests shouted out from the crowd, and among the requests was one for his wife, Amy Grant, to sing, which she did, with their sleeping toddler in her lap.
Kid Rock at Ryman Wednesday night?
Looks like Kid Rock will be a surprise guest at a fund-raiser show Wednesday night at the Ryman.
That show is Sam Moore & Friends. It’s a fund-raiser for a charity that helps battle brain disease in kids.
Kid Rock and Sam Moore were together last night at the Palm restaurant and at 12th & Porter Music Club.
A Kid Rock publicist has suggested Kid Rock might stop by Moore’s fund-raiser show.
Also on the bill — Travis Tritt, Wynonna, Lorrie Morgan and Jo Dee Messina.
And those are just the confirmed acts. There are also rumors about Alison Krauss and John Waite (Missing You) showing up.
Tickets are still available at Ryman.com.
Pearl Jam, Kanye, Metallica to play Bonnaroo
But you WON’T see legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, as has long been rumored.
However, there is an all-female tribute band called Lez Zeppelin booked for Bonnaroo.
And Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant will appear with his new acoustic music partner (and Nashvillian) Alison Krauss as part of their nationwide tour.
Other big names: Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Metallica, Willie Nelson and B.B. King.
Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Feb. 16 only through Bonnaroo.com.
The full lineup, so far:
Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
The Allman Brothers Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela
Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey’s McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival
Gogol Bordello
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph’s Revival
Rilo Kiley
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibration
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus the Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam
Bonnaroo Comedy:
Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau
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