Brad Paisley Named ‘Tennessean Of The Year – Music’ By Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Brad Paisley & Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. Photo: John Snorten
Brad Paisley was honored as the “Tennessean of the Year- Music” by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee during last week’s CEO Roundtable Series 2024 at the Governor’s Residence.
The private event honored Tennessee’s brightest in business and innovation to spotlight the accomplishments of Tennessee’s most influential leaders.
“What a privilege it is to be among this great group of people who all believed that with community, ideas could prosper,” shared Paisley of the honor.
Paisley’s philanthropic endeavors in Tennessee include the 2021 nationwide campaign to promote Tennessee tourism with Governor Lee, “Tennessee on Me.” Alongside Belmont University, he and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley co-founded the nonprofit The Store—a free, referral-based grocery store which aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area. The Paisleys have been recognized by Belmont for their endowed scholarship fund, and in 2021, Belmont dedicated the “Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley Ballroom” in the University’s Fisher Center.
Paisley has also stepped up to help the “1 for All Campaign for the First Amendment” in conjunction with MTSU, Band Against Cancer with Sarah Cannon, the Boys & Girls Club of Tennessee, Nashville’s annual “Dance Party to End Alzheimer’s,” the Nashville Film Festival, St. Jude’s Country Cares, the Tennessee Comedy Festival, Vanderbilt University’s “Gratitunes” program to recognize nurses on the frontlines during the pandemic as well as their “Take The Shot” PSA, and the capital campaign for the Monroe Carroll Jr. Children’s Hospital at Williamson Medical Center.
