Time for a Throwdown!!

We've seen quite a few great concerts roll through the Gulf Coast so far this year, and there are still plenty more on the calendar.  The next big show will be the Willie Nelson Country Throwdown, June 5th at the Wharf.  The tour features Willie, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice and several other great acts.  Jamey Johnson recently said that he is really looking forward to this tour because he'll be out on the road with one of his heroes, Willie Nelson, and some of his best buds.  Jamey said that before anyone had a record deal, he, Randy & Lee used to play the same clubs & bars in Nashville and even went hunting together, so they're all close friends.  Willie's son Lukas Nelson and his band The Promise of Real will be on the Throwdown tour.  Willie recently announced that ALL acts on the tour will donate their performance fees from the June 5th show at the Wharf to tornado victims in Alabama.  Be sure to get tickets at ticketmaster before it sells out!!

Eddie Montgomery recently had a bout with prostate cancer.  He was diagnosed around Thanksgiving and had successful surgery to remove the cancer in December.  To help get the word out about prostate cancer, Montgomery Gentry will be performing a concert after the June 19th Braves/Rangers game at Turner Field in Atlanta.  Early detection is the key, and Troy & Eddie want to get the word out about getting regular screenings.  Family & friends of prostate cancer survivors can get discounted tickets starting at just $14.  For more ticket info, click on the following link:  http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/schedule/promotions.jsp?c_id=atl  Eddie said that he found out about his cancer not by a screeing, but by accident.  His son fell off an ATV and had to see a doctor.  While they were there, Eddie told the doctor that his hip had been bothering him so the doctor offered to take a quick x-ray.  After the doctor looked at the results, he pulled Eddie aside and said "'I don't know about your hip, but you need to go to a prostate doctor immediately, because I see a shadow there".  Funny how things work out sometimes.  Eddie has been cancer free since January

Luke Bryan will team up with the Doobie Brothers for another installment of CMT's "Crossroads".  Luke says he has always been a big fan of the Doobie's and is looking forward to hitting the stage with them.  Look for their episode of Crossroads to premiere June 24th at 9pm on CMT.  Luke will also be a performer on the CMT Music Award show.  Also performing:  Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban and Big & Rich will perform together for the first time in over three years!  This award show is fan-voted, so be sure to cast your vote today at:  http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/video-of-the-year/  The show will be hosted by Kid Rock, June 8th on CMT.

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Upcoming CD's
June 7th
Ronnie Dunn - "Ronnie Dunn"
Randy Travis - "Anniversary Celebration"
June 21st
Justin Moore - "Outlaws Like Me"
July 12th
Blake Shelton - "Red River Blue"
Chris Young - "Neon"
July 26th
Eric Church - "Chief"
Ashton Shepherd - "Where Country Grows"
August
Dierks Bentley - "Diamonds"
August 23rd

Martina McBride - (Teenage Daughters)

TBD

Sunny Sweeney (From A Table Away)

Lady Antebellum

Terri Clark (expected this summer or fall)

Tim McGraw (Emotional Traffic)
Rodney Atkins (Take A Back Road)
Josh Turner

Upcoming Concerts
June 5th
Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice and Craig Campbell - Wharf in Orange Beach
June 16th
Keith Urban and Jake Owen - Mississippi Coast Colisseum in Biloxi

July 14th

Jason Aldean, Chris Young and Thompson Square - Wharf in Orange Beach

July 23rd

Miranda Lambert and Gary Allan - Wharf in Orange Beach
August 12th
Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson - IP in Biloxi
September 2nd
Clint Black - IP in Biloxi
September 7th
Trace Adkins - IP in Biloxi