represents the first chunk of time since Aldean was a teen that he was not hopping from city to city each night, and he put it to good use. Together with longtime producer Michael Knox, Aldean took an anything-goes approach to his signature sound with part all-new music and part career retrospective. The three-time ACM “Entertainer of the Year” has bolstered 26 No. One hits, 15 billion streams and more than 20 million albums sold. Seven of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified platinum or more and he has the most Top 10 song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, more than any other artists, since making his chart debut in 2005. Aldean will gear up for the road this summer with his ROCK N’ ROLL COWBOY TOUR as the 34-city trek will launch July 15th in Scranton, PA, with special guests Gabby Barrett, John Morgan and Dee Jay Silver. The multiPlatinum singer has also founded Wolf Moon Bourbon, an 80 proof bourbon that has been distilled from Midwestern grains and aged for four years offering a finish of caramel, oak and spice. For more information, visit www.JasonAldean.com.
Benefit News:
For the seventh year, Country With Heart will be held during CMA Music Fest week to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The all-star event is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre on Music Valley Drive in Nashville, Tennessee with a buffet at 5:30pm followed by music at 6:30pm.
Country With Heart founder, singer/ songwriter Bobby Marquez will host the show featuring star, country music hit songwriters this year. Cavender’s/PFI, the leading western wear and western lifestyle dealer for the American South and Southwest, will sponsor this special event. The 2022 Country With Heart show will be dedicated to Petey Northrup, a former St. Jude kid and a supporter of the annual benefit as well as a personal friend and top fan of Bobby Marquez. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s current campaign is “Love Music. Stop Cancer.” St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. All proceeds from Country With Heart will go directly to St. Jude. For updates on the 2022 Country With Heart benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, keep up with Bobby Marquez at www.facebook.com/bobbymarquezmusic and http://www. bobbymarquez.com.
Birthday News:
NashvilleMusicGuide.com
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated the 90th birthday of one of its most beloved and iconic Opry members, Loretta Lynn on Opry Country Classics on Thursday, April 14 at the Grand Ole Opry House. Lynn’s 90th birthday celebration featured performances by Lynn’s sister, Opry member Crystal Gayle, The Gatlin Brothers, Elizabeth Cook, Maggie Rose and the Opry debut of duo Twitty and Lynn, the
46
grandchildren of famed duo Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. Lynn, born on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Holler, KY, made her Opry debut on October 15, 1960 and was officially inducted as a member on September 25, 1962. She went on to become one of the Opry’s most celebrated legends. Her countless accolades include three Grammy Awards and eight Country Music Association Awards. In 1972, she became the first female artist to win the Country Music Association’s coveted Entertainer of the Year award. Now a member of the Country Music and Songwriters Halls of Fame, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. The show can be heard on https://www.opry.com and wsmonline. com, SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse, and the show’s flagship radio home, WSM Radio.
Bluegrass Music News:
The Isaacs’ new single, “Humpty Dumpty Heart”, written by members Sonya and Becky and hit maker Ronnie Bowman, is a playful song with a healing message about not letting heartbreak keep you down. This second single of the multi-Grammy® nominated and multi-GMA Dove Award winning group comes from their 2021 released The American Face album and has a catchy melody with soaring harmony vocals that capture the listener’s ear all the while reminding us that life is full of disappointments and the choice to stay broken or get back up is ours. “Most everyone has loved and lost,” says Sonya Isaacs, lead singer of the song, “but too many people let pain and rejection control their lives, forgetting that someone only has power over your future if you give it to them”. Isaacs continues, “Heartbreak can ruin you, so this song is a reminder to get up, wipe the egg off, and keep moving on.” The recent 2022 GRAMMY® nomination of Songs For the Times for “Best Roots Gospel Album” is The Isaacs’ third consecutive album to be nominated. Music, tour dates and more at theisaacs.com
Book News:
Blackstone Publishing has announced the forthcoming release of God, Family, Country: Soldier, Singer, Husband, Dad—There’s a Whole Lot More to Me [Blackstone Publishing; September 27, 2022; hardcover, e-book, and audio book], by chart-topping country music entertainer and Army veteran Craig Morgan.
One of country music’s best-loved artists, fans know Craig Morgan from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, and seeing him in the new TV series, “Beyond The Edge,” on CBS. In his gripping new memoir, Craig Morgan shares all aspects from his life, revealing stories even his most avid fans don’t know about—like how he worked alongside the CIA as a soldier
