Country Throwdown Artists Donate Proceeds to Alabama Tornado Vics

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- As Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour 2011 prepares to launch, Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, and other Throwdown artists announce that they will donate their performance fees from the Orange Beach, AL show on June 5 to tornado relief efforts in Alabama.

 

Says Nelson, “I am saddened by the devastation in Alabama from the recent tornadoes that have hit that state. In an effort to pitch in, I am going to donate my income for the upcoming Throwdown date in Orange Beach on June 5. I believe this will assist the relief effort in that state to help people in real need.”

 

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Caitlyn Smith, and Alabama native Adam Hood will also be donating their performance fees.

 

Says Hood, "You never know how devastating things are until they hit close to home. Alabama is still where I hang my hat and this has changed the lives of many of my friends, family, peers, and supporters, and mine as well.”

 

Other artists pitching in to show their support include Randy Houser, Craig Campbell, Lee Brice, and Drake White.

 

iTunes has joined in the fun and is letting Throwdown fans in on a free download sampler featuring some of the acts on the 2011 Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour. The eight-song download features Willie Nelson's "Man With The Blues" and Drake White's "50 Years Too Late." The singer/songwriters performing on the Bluebird Cafe stage during the tour also are included on the sampler, so fans will get a preview of Caitlyn Smith's "My Lover's Gone and Left Me"; Brent Cobb's "I've Been Known"; Adam Hood's "The Shape of Things"; and Austin Lucas' "Thunder Rail" along with Dani Flowers' "Calendar Girl." 2010 Throwdown alum Dave Pahanish is also featured with "The One That Got Away." The iTunes offer is available at http://www.countrythrowdown.com/itunes-download.

 

Confirmed Dates:

5/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ The MANN

5/28 - Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion

5/29 - Essex Junction, VT @ Champlain Valley Expo

5/30 - York, PA @ Sovereign Bank Stadium

6/3 - Nashville, TN @ The Woods at Fontanel

6/4 - Little Rock, AR @ North Shore Park at the Arkansas River in North Little Rock

6/5 - Orange Beach, AL @ The Amphitheater at the Wharf

6/9 - Southaven, MS @ Snowden Grove Amphitheater

6/10 - Columbia, MO @ Midway Exposition Center

6/11- Sparta, IL @ World Shooting & Recreation Complex

6/12 - Lawrenceville, GA @ Coolray Field

6/16 - Roanoke Rapids, NC The Rapids Jam Festival*

6/17 - Simpsonville, SC @ Charter Amphitheater at Heritage Park

6/18 - Waldorf, MD @ Regency Stadium

6/19 - Knoxville, TN @ World’s Fair Park

6/21 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater

6/23 - Del Mar, CA @ Grandstand

6/24 - Ontario, CA @ Citizens Business Bank Arena

6/25 - Pozo, CA @ Pozo Saloon

6/30 - Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park

7/1 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater

7/2 - Eufala, OK @ Eufala Cove Amphitheater

7/3 - Siloam Springs, AR @ Osage Creek Amphitheater

7/4 - Fort Worth, TX @ Billy Bob's, Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic & Throwdown