Industry Ink: Lee Brice & Jamey Johnson, Gene Watson, Olivia Lane, CMHOF

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Lee Brice & Jamey Johnson Raise Funds For The Nikki Mitchell Foundation 

Lee Brice, Jamey Johnson and more perform during the 10th annual Homecoming Golf & Concert event hosted by The Nikki Mitchell Foundation. Photo: Chase Lauer

Lee Brice helped raise over $570,000 on Oct. 8 during a special appearance at the 10th annual Homecoming Golf & Concert event hosted by The Nikki Mitchell Foundation.

Brice took the stage at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina along with Jamey Johnson to help bring necessary funds and awareness to the organization’s fight against pancreatic cancer. The Nikki Mitchell Foundation is dedicated to providing comfort and relief for those affected by pancreatic cancer, while raising supporting research that directly and indirectly affects pancreatic patients.

Grand Ole Opry Helps Gene Watson Celebrate 80th Birthday

Pictured (L-R): Dan Rogers, Rhonda Vincent, Gene Watson, Howard Bellamy and David Bellamy. Photo: Derrek Kupish

The Grand Ole Opry’s Dan Rogers and Grand Ole Opry member Rhonda Vincent joined The Bellamy Brothers to celebrate Opry member Gene Watson’s 80th birthday backstage on Oct. 12.

Watson has been thrilling audiences for 60 years, and has more than 75 charted titles, 23 top 10 hits, six No. 1 country singles as well as five chart-topping gospel hits. He is also a member of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and the Houston Music Hall of Fame.

Olivia Lane Inks With BEC Recordings

Olivia Lane

Olivia Lane has signed with BEC Recordings.

Having been added to the SiriusXM The Message team of hosts, alongside industry vet Al Skop earlier this year, Lane is prepping for the release of new music in 2024.

“Back in 2020 the Lord whispered to my heart to ‘make the music’ and that He would handle the rest,” says Lane. “Today I stand amazed at the team the Lord has placed in my path. I’m thrilled to be joining the BEC family as I truly feel they honor where I’ve come from as an independent artist and see the vision for where I need to grow. I can’t wait to see what else the Lord has in store!”

Lane, who documented her transformation from a non-believer to a faithful follower — or, as she calls it, “from atheist to amen” — in viral TikTok videos, joined SiriusXM’s Contemporary Christian channel, The Message as host of a new morning show in July. The Olivia Lane Show airs every weekday from 5 a.m.–11 p.m. CT, with Lane sharing faith, hope and music, along with stories of encouragement.

Chris Hillman & Bernie Leadon Talk Western Country Rock Roots With CMHOF

Pictured (L-R): Bernie Leadon, Michael McCall and Chris Hillman. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted an interview with Chris Hillman and Bernie Leadon in support of the “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock” exhibit presented by City National Bank.

Hillman and Leadon discussed their time as bandmates in the Flying Burrito Brothers and their pivotal roles in the rise of L.A. country-rock. The two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members spoke about their starts as teenage bluegrass musicians and the bands in which they played. Hillman was a member of The Byrds, The Desert Rose Band, The Golden State Boys, Manassas, The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers and Souther-Hillman-Furay. Leadon was a member of Dillard & Clark, Eagles, Hearts & Flowers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Run C&W, The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers and more. The program was hosted by the museum’s Senior Writer-Editor Michael McCall, and was filmed to premiere at a later date as part of the museum’s Live at the Hall digital programs series.

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