Dolly Parton, Abby Anderson, Lonestar Set To Perform At Gift Of Music Benefit Concert

Dolly Parton, Lee Greenwood, Lonestar, Collin Raye, T.G. Sheppard, Drew Baldridge, Abby Anderson, Artimus Pyle Band, Eric Lee Beddingfield, Red Mountain Bluegrass Band, Brad and Maisy Stella, Taylon Hope, and Scott Bass are set to perform at the upcoming Dustin J. Wells Foundation’s Gift of Music concert benefiting the W.O. Smith Music School. The event will be held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Jan. 30, starting at 7 p.m. CT.

The Dustin J. Wells Foundation honors the memory of Dustin Jack Wells, who was killed in a car accident in 2005. His family set up the foundation in his memory, and funds are used for the purpose of reaching out to others in Dustin’s honor. Tickets for The Gift of Music Concert are available online starting Jan. 24. The event is also the featured entertainment for The Crown Council, a group of dental teams gathering in Nashville for their 25th Annual Event.

A portion of the proceeds from this year’s concert will go to the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing the future of cancer by funding advanced, innovative research that treats the cancer while sparing the patient.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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