Heartland & Shawn King Set To Appear On Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon - Labor Day Weekend

Nashville, TN (Lofton Creek Records) - Lofton Creek recording artists HEARTLAND & SHAWN KING will join hundreds of entertainers and celebrities; thousands of business and civic leaders; and more than 250,000 volunteers nationwide to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 41st Annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.

Heartland and Shawn King enters the list of stars (stars of stage, screen, music and comedy) scheduled to appear including: Celine Dion, Goo Dolls, Joshua Bell, Dave Matthews Band, Cheap Trick, Steve Holy, Julie Roberts, Sean Hayes, Jo Dee Messina, Rita Rudner, Village People, Ray Romano, Billy Crystal, – and many more!

Originating from the South Coast Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, with remotes in Chicago and New York, the 21 � hour network show airs from 9:00PM EDT Sunday, September 3, to 6:30PM EDT, Monday, September 4. (Broadcast times vary in some markets. Check local listings for start times.)

The broadcast raises funds for and awareness of MDA's programs of research and services benefiting people with any of more than 40 neuromuscular diseases. Some 60 million viewers in the United States and Canada are expected to tune in to the Telethon, and another million worldwide will see the show on MDA's Web site, www.mdausa.org, via streaming video.

Heartland will perform their first hit single, 'I Loved Her First,' from their debut album entitled I Loved Her Frist that hits stores on October 3rd.
Shawn King will appear in a segment dedicated to Runaway Bunny on Monday morning.