John Rich Plays Fred Thompson Fund-Raiser

8/23/2007 Stephen L. Betts Would-be presidential candidate Fred Thompson hosted a $1,000 per couple Nashville event attended by Big & Rich's John Rich, along with Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy. John played for the gathering and according to the Nashville City Paper garnered applause from attendees when he told them, “I think he’s the only guy that’s going to be the next president, period.' Wearing a white cowboy hat and white blazer, John played acoustic guitar and sang “The Battle of New Orleans,” Johnny Horton's hit about previous Tennessee president Andrew Jackson's days as a general in the War of 1812. He also performed the Big & Rich hit “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.”