Hey everybody! I'm Jennifer Vickery… so glad you’ve joined us for another Inside Music Row. We've got a great show for you today, so let’s get started. Well, four decades of history making moments are certainly worth celebrating! That’s why the Grand Ole Opry pulled out all the stops to celebrate forty years at the Opry House. Lots of artists were on hand for the special evening, including Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Bill Anderson, Josh Turner, and many more. This celebration leads into next year’s ninety-year anniversary of the Opry, which started as the W-S-M Barn Dance in a small studio in downtown Nashville.
From a guy who knows a lot about living life…John Rich has launched a new lifestyle brand called Redneck Riviera. After spending years in research and development, John believes it’s not just a place, but more a state of mind to enjoy the laid-back, carefree beach lifestyle. You’ll find the new merchandise available in outlets everywhere this spring, as well as online at Redneck Riviera dot com.
The final sessions from Country Music Hall of Fame Icon Ray Price will hit shelves April 15th. “Beauty Is…” features Ray’s timeless sounds, along with duets with Vince Gill and Martina McBride. Ray passed away last December.
The St. Jude Country Music Marathon is set to take over downtown Nashville for the 15th annual road race. The April 26th run will feature a new start line and course, but will retain its traditional musical theme. More than 30-thousand runners are expected for this year’s event, all helping to raise about two-million dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Look for Chip Esten and Clare Bowen from ABC’s hit show “Nashville” to headline the post-race concert, with rising star Chase Rice set to open.
Hunter Hayes has an ambitious plan to help end Child Hunger. He’s planning on breaking a Guiness world record and promoting awareness of child hunger by playing ten shows in ten cities in less than twenty-four hours. This unique ‘tour’ kicks off May ninth with a performance on Good Morning America and wraps in Philadelphia at five A-M the next morning. Hunter is currently out on his “We’re Not Invisible” tour, and getting ready to release his new “Storyline” album May sixth.
Now it's time to go “Inside The Song.” Rock group Black Stone Cherry co-wrote a song for their 20-11 album “Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea” called “Stay.” Some of their other writing buddies got hold of that and wanted it for their debut project, and it didn’t take long for Florida Georgia Line to take their version of “Stay” to number one. We caught up with Black Stone Cherry to hear how that all came together.
