Industry Ink: Kenny Chesney, Rissi Palmer, Wasserman Music, Jackie Shane
Kenny Chesney Donates Over A Million Dollars To Massachusetts Charities
Kenny Chesney. Photo: Allister Ann
Kenny Chesney and his charitable foundation donated more than $1 million across several Massachusetts nonprofit organizations before his three-night-stand at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough in August. Chesney donated $100,000 each to the police and fire departments, and also gave back to the Animal Rescue League of Boston, the Worcester Animal Rescue League, the Boston Medical Center and Music & Youth, a nonprofit that creates accessible, sustainable music programs.
Rissi Palmer, Saaneah Perform at Grand Ole Opry
Saaneah, Alice Randall and Rissi Palmer
Rissi Palmer and Saanaeh joined songwriter and author Alice Randall for a photo op backstage at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (Sept. 20). Palmer later performed her soulful rendition of “Who’s Minding The Garden,” while Saaneah celebrated her Opry debut with a medley of “Get The Hell Out of Dodge” and “Went For A Ride.”
Palmer and Saaneah then joined forces to perform “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl),” showcasing songs penned by Randall, whose work is featured on the album, My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall.
Wasserman Celebrates Americana Awards Wins At Annual Bash
Pictured (L-R, back row): Anna Kathryn Groom, Mike Betterton, Matt Malcolm, Margaret Bushart, Lynn Cingari, Chappel McCollister, Max Wiebrecht and Jonathan Insogna; (L-R, front row): Kristen Mitchell, Lindsay McDowell and Leigh Millhauser. Photo: Kurt Heinecke
Wasserman Music’s Nashville team celebrated big 2024 Americana Honors & Awards wins for its clients Brandy Clark (Song of the Year for “Dear Insecurity) and Sierra Ferrell (Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Trail of Flowers) at its annual AmericanaFest Party. The awards show was hosted by Wasserman Music artist The Milk Carton Kids and featured performances by clients MJ Lenderman, Noah Kahan, Sarah Jarosz and The War And Treaty.
CMHOFM Hosts Film Screening of Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Pictured (L-R): Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, Vonnie Moore, Michael Mabbott, Andrenee Majors-Douglas, Vice President of Museum Services Michael Gray and Jimmy Church. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a film screening this weekend of Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers Lucah Rosenberg-Lee and Michael Mabbott; Shane’s nieces Andrenee Majors-Douglas and Vonnie Moore; and musician Jimmy Church.
Shane, a Nashville native, was a pioneering artist who was transgender and worked in the city’s R&B nightclubs and recording studios. In 1960, she relocated to Canada, where her song “Any Other Way” became a hit in 1963 and she gained a devoted following. In 1965, Shane returned to Nashville to perform on the TV show Night Train. Despite her prominence in the Toronto music scene, Shane disappeared from public life in the early 1970s. In 2017, Numero Group released the Grammy-nominated album Any Other Way, a compilation of her music.
