NASHVILLE, TN. (903 Music) – 903
Music recording artists and indefatigable humanitarians,
Neal McCoy and
Darryl Worley will perform at each others respective annual benefit concerts next month.
Worley's 5th Annual Tennessee River Run happens September 15 and 16 at Pickwick Landing State Park Resort in Hardin County, Tennessee. Joining Worley at the centerpiece concert on Saturday, September 16 are Neal McCoy, Diamond Rio, Rebecca Lynn Howard, and singer/actor John Corbett.
In addition to the concert, Tennessee River Run consists of a Celebrity Golf Tournament, Celebrity Bass Fishing Tournament, Celebrity Catfish Fishing Tournament, Boat Poker Run, Motorcycle Poker Run, 5k Run, Celebrity Live Auction, and an Arts and Crafts Fair.
The event benefits the Darryl Worley Foundation, Inc., organized as a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation, to help serve the needs of Hardin and McNairy Counties in West Tennessee, the surrounding areas of West Tennessee, Northeastern Mississippi and Northwestern Alabama, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Ayers Children's Medical Center and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
TRR 2005 raised in excess of $125,000, which in part provided the funds for the establishment of the Darryl Worley Outpatient Chemotherapy Clinic at Hardin Medical Center and, through the American Red Cross, provided aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Worley's Here and Now album, his 903 Music debut, will be released on October 31. For additional information, please visit www.darrylworley.com.
McCoy's 12th Annual East Texas Angel Network (ETAN) benefit Golf Tournament and Concert takes place the following weekend, Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23, in his hometown of Longview, Texas. Worley and The Drew Davis Band - which just signed to McCoy's 903 Music label - are among the talent slated for that Saturday night's concert at Longview's Lobo Coliseum.
McCoy and his wife, Melinda, founded ETAN eleven years ago to provide financial support for families of children living with terminal or life-threatening illnesses. ETAN has raised over $3 � million dollars to date and has helped ease some of the financial burden confronting these families. McCoy also supports our troops and has made nearly a dozen USO appearances in various regions of the world. McCoy also lends his time and talent to support numerous other causes. He was 2006 recipient of Country Radio Broadcasters' 'Artist Humanitarian Award' and the Academy of Country Music's 2005 'Humanitarian Award.'
McCoy's current album is titled That's Life. For additional information, go to www.nealmccoy.com
Karen Kane, 903 Music's president, comments on the label-mates uniting for the concerts, 'Neal and Darryl are great humanitarians. Their coming together like this is a testament to the family atmosphere we foster at this label. We care about and support each other.'
