Luke Bryan, Joey & Rory, Jeffrey Steele, Tony Mullins and comedian Gary Mule Deer have been added to the lineup for the 5th annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit on Tues., Sept. 29 at the Ryman Auditorium. Hosted by Craig Wiseman, the concert will also feature Rodney Atkins, Phil Vassar and Heidi Newfield in an unplugged acoustic style show. Event tickets, $35, are available at ticketmaster.com. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee in their efforts to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community.

As previously reported in the Sept. 23 issue of @MusicRow, available only to Music Row subscribers, Craig Wiseman, the Big Loud Shirt gang, the Second Harvest staff and others will be stationed at the Row roundabout and the 17th St./Wedgewood intersection from 4-6 p.m. today (9/25) to collect monetary and canned food donations from cars driving by for the 1st annual Music Row Rally.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get some love next Thursday (10/1) at its All For The Hall Los Angeles fundraiser featuring Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Melissa Etheridge and friends at LA’s Club Nokia. This one-of-a-kind event will be preceded with a special performance the evening before (9/30) when Gill and Harris duet on the Jay Leno Show.

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Harris is also one of the many acts tapped to perform at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival October 2-4 in San Francisco. The free weekend of music takes place at SF’s Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park and features Nashville talents like Gillian Welch, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and Todd Snider as well as faves like Neko Case, Aimee Mann, Galactic, The Flatlanders, and Buddy Miller.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a special spotlight exhibit dedicated to the life and career of the late Colonel Tom Parker. The revolutionary music business figure served as Elvis Presley’s longtime manager. The exhibit, which is located within the Museum’s permanent exhibition, is titled after one of Parker’s famous slogans, The Colonel Says, “How Much Does It Cost If It’s Free,” and will run through March 2010.

Colonel Parker managed Elvis Presley from 1955 until the singer’s death in 1977. Prior to managing Presley, Parker helped transform Eddy Arnold into a country superstar with his own radio shows, movie roles, Las Vegas bookings, and an unparalleled resumé of No. 1 records. In steering the careers of both men, Parker revolutionized the artist management role, displaying an unprecedented marketing savvy while exercising near-total control. His energetic, all-encompassing management style created a blueprint that is still followed today.

The exhibit will trace Parker’s life and career, from his days as an immigrant carnival worker to his time as a powerful, pioneering artist manager. www.countrymusichalloffame.com

Country music and global politics will intersect tomorrow (9/25) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to an article on theboot.com, President Barack Obama will be greeting world leaders for the G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh and First Lady Michelle Obama be guiding the leaders’ spouses through a tour of the city’s fine arts scene.

First stop on the tour is the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, where the visiting guests will be treated to a concert from students as well as special performances from Trisha Yearwood, Yo-Yo Ma and pop singer/songwriter Sarah Bareilles. Mrs. Obama’s group is also scheduled to tour and have lunch at the Andy Warhol museum.

As theboot.com points out, Yearwood follows her husband Garth Brooks in performing for the First Family. In January, Brooks was among those artists selected to perform at President Obama’s inaugural celebration.