Is It Thursday?

Happy Birthday, Kenny Chesney - one year past 40. Fresh from his Mac McAnally duet hit “Down The Road,” which Mac wrote while he was waiting for his kids to get up on Christmas Day 1987, Kenny will be releasing his Greatest Hits 2 on May 19th.
Emerson Drive is in El Salvador working on a mission with Compassion International. Unfortunately, keyboard player Dale Wallace is stuck in Nashville. Dale was unable to board the plane to El Salvador due to an issue with his passport. He spent over an hour disputing the issue, yet ultimately had to say bon voyage to his fellow band members. Dale was disappointed about missing the trip and said, “I was really looking forward to checking out a country I have never been to, and also getting the chance to work alongside the people from ‘Compassion.’” Dale goes on to say that he will make sure he is well prepared for the band’s next trip to a far off land. Emerson Drive is working with Compassion International to help raise awareness of children living in poverty around the world.

News From Around The Country
Next Thursday, April 2nd, the Eli Young Band will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.
Gloriana has been chosen by the Academy of Country Music to document their first trip to the Awards in Las Vegas for an exclusive behind-the-scenes web series at CBS.com. Dolly Parton will be on the cover of the May/June issue of AARP The Magazine, which hit newsstands Tuesday. In the candid article, Dolly discusses her 43-year marriage to Carl Dean, her best friend since third grade / assistant, Judy Ogle, and clears up rumors that have floated around her for years. Taylor Swift and Jimmy Wayne are among the musicians teaming with the Grammy Foundation and Best Buy stores to launch the SoundMatters Initiative, which encourages healthy hearing for young music fans who use portable entertainment devices. The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of healthy hearing, prevention of hearing damage and encouraging regular hearing checkups.