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Toby Keith, ZZ Top Among Additions to Nashville Rising Lineup

Posted by Leigh Durbin on 06/16/2010
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The Nashville Rising Benefit Concert has announced that Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry, ZZ Top, Billy Ray Cyrus, Julie Roberts and Blake Shelton will be performing in addition to its previously announced star-studded line-up.
 
The benefit, hosted by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, had previously announced that LeAnn Rimes, Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Amy Grant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Luke Bryan and more are slated to perform.
 
The concert will raise money for flood relief in Nashville. The flood, which occurred in early May, devastated thousands of homes and has cost the city more than $1.5 billion.
 
Country Music artists have consistently worked for a speedy recovery. Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisely, James Otto, Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride were just a few among the stars to participate in GAC’s telethon, which raised more than $1.6 million. Vince Gill also hosted his own telethon that raised more than $1.7 million. Darius Rucker and Kix Brooks have each performed benefit concerts as well, while artists such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and Taylor Swift have made large donations.
 
Nashville Rising will be held on June 22 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The show is sold-out, but VIP packages are still available. For more info, visit http://nashvillerising.org/.
 
Source: TheBoot.com