Artist Updates: Alabama, Zac Brown, Maggie Rose

Alabama Featured In CMHoF Interview

Alabama. Photo: Alan Messer

On Saturday, Nov. 5, Country Music Hall of Fame members Alabama will sit for an in-depth interview at 2 p.m. in the museum’s CMA Theater.

Cousins Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen will talk with museum editor Michael Gray about their journey. The program is presented in support of the museum’s exhibition Alabama: Song of the South and is included with museum admission or museum membership. Seating is limited, and guests can reserve program passes beginning Friday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. here. This program will also be streamed live at countrymusichalloffame.org.

Zac Brown Designs Dodge Truck For Auction To Benefit Camp Southern Ground

Pictured (L-R): Rick Hendrick and Zac Brown. Photo: PRNewsFoto/Southern Ground

Zac Brown has custom-designed a 2015 Ram 2500 Commando, donated by auto dealer and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, to be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson on October 15. The donation will support Brown’s non-profit Camp Southern Ground in Georgia, focused on children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, and children with family members serving in the military.

Brown worked closely with his in-house design team, Zac Brown Customs, to outfit the truck with Mississippi Hornback Alligator skin on the seats, center console and steering wheel. The floor mats and sun visors liners feature Brazilian Bovine hair-on-hide. The truck, including its front decorative grill, features 33 GranDaddy knives, courtesy of Brown’s metal works shop Southern Grind. Rugged off-road accessories were donated by Greg Adler of 4 Wheel Parts in addition to the hand-painted Kryptek Camo rear truck bed, which also features a hidden tailgate step.

This is the third vehicle Hendrick has donated this year.

Maggie Rose Entertains Restaurateurs and Retailers In Home State

Pictured (L-R): RAM Board Chair Dan Stevens, MRA President Marshall Weston, BMI’s Dan Spears, Maggie Rose, Milton Inn Executive Chief/President Brian Boston and Potomac Family Dining Regional Operations Manager Garry Beck.

BMI songwriter Maggie Rose returned to her home state of Maryland to perform for annual gatherings of two key BMI licensing partners: the Maryland Retail Association and the Restaurant Association of Maryland.

From Sept. 25-27, Rose delivered a set for a large group of Maryland retailers at their annual conference dinner in Baltimore, and performed at a reception hosted by the Restaurant Association of Maryland held in conjunction with their annual Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo in Timonium, Maryland.

Her current single “Love Me More” is a top 20 video on CMT.