Monday, June 21, 2010

Telethons!

There are lots of them coming up. To help the Gulf and Middle Tennessee.

Tonight - to help the people and animals affected by the BP oil Spill - CNN airs the Larry King Telethon - "Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help."
Participating - Larry King, Aaron Neville, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Justin Bieber, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, The All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter, Robert Redford, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, Alyssa Milano, Deepak Chopra, Kathy Griffin, Chelsea Handler, Melania and Ivanka Trump and Tim McGraw.
Money raised will go to the United Way, The national Wildlife Federation and The nature Conservancy.


Tomorrow Night - Nashville Rising - the benefit concert put together by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Participating - Tim & Faith, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Amy Grant, Blake Shelton, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Michael W. Smith, Julie Roberts, Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top. Brooks & Dunn had to pull out due to illness.


July 1st - 7pm - CMT
"CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live from the Gulf Coast."
Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown are participating and Blues artist Sonny Landreth is also confirmed. I'm sure there will be more announced soon.