Benefits, Video Golf, TV Appearances and More

Jack Ingram will be featured on the Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader game show for charity this week to support his new philanthropic partner Friends of TOMS, the non-profit partner of TOMS Shoes. He will also make his Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien debut on Fri., Aug. 14., where he will perform “Barefoot & Crazy,”  the lead single off his forthcoming Big Machine Records album Big Dreams & High Hopes, out Aug. 25.

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“One in Every Crowd,” the hit Montgomery Gentry song co-written by Ira Dean, will be featured on Golden Tee Golf’s newest release, Golden Tee 2010. The popular video golf game can be found in bars across the US. A trailer for the game, featuring Ira Dean Band, can be found here.

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A benefit for Mel McDaniel will be held today (8/13) at the Nashville Palace at 6 p.m. There will be over thirty entertainers, and more than 70 items available in a silent auction. $10 donation at the door. Additional donations: checks payable to Mel McDaniel; mail to Two Rivers Campground c/o Cathy Rust 2616 Music Valley Drive,  Nashville, TN 37214.

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Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Emily West recently appeared on TNT network’s Wedding Day show. She sang the self-penned song “If I Get Married” for the featured couple’s first dance. Also coming, West will tape an episode of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader with Jeff Foxworthy, and sing the national anthem at LP Field for the Tennessee Titans’ pre-season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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The Lost Trailers broke an attendance record Tuesday night at the Alpena County Fairgrounds in Alpena, Michigan, by packing over 5,000 country fans into the grandstands.  This stop was one of many during the band’s busy summer tour, which also includes shows with Tim McGraw and Montgomery Gentry, among others.