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MUSIC ICON LORETTA LYNN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH FRIENDS AT NASHVILLE’S
BRIDGESTONE ARENA ON APRIL 1
AEG Presents “Loretta Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert” with Performances by Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Jack White,
Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Margo Price, Martina McBride,
Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies and Trisha Yearwood
Tickets On-Sale Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m. CT www.bridgestonearena.com
AEG Presents “Loretta Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert” with Performances by Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark, Darius Rucker, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Jack White,
Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Margo Price, Martina McBride,
Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies and Trisha Yearwood
Tickets On-Sale Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m. CT www.bridgestonearena.com
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| Loretta Lynn: An All-Start Birthday Celebration Concert, Monday, April 1, 2019 |
Monday, January 14, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Music icon Loretta
Lynn will celebrate her birthday this April with a
once-in-a-lifetime music event. On the heels of one of the most deeply personal
albums of her career, Wouldn’t It Be Great (Legacy
Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment), the 2019 GRAMMY nominee
celebrates this year’s birthday being honored by her friends. Alan
Jackson, Brandy Clark, Darius
Rucker, Garth Brooks, GeorgeStrait, Jack
White, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little
Big Town, Margo Price, Martina McBride, Miranda
Lambert, Pistol Annies and Trisha
Yearwood are among the first guests announced for “Loretta
Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert” on Monday, April
1 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, produced by AEG Presents. Acclaimed music
producer Dave Cobb will serve as musical director
for the evening of celebration and song. Net proceeds from ticket sales benefit
the Opry Trust Fund and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum®.
"I am so excited to celebrate my 87th birthday with all my friends,” shares Lynn. “This is the first time I've ever had a birthday party! My birthday wish has come true. The only other wish I have is that Keith Urban jumps out of my birthday cake!"
Garth Brooks was on hand at the press conference to surprise Lynn with a birthday cake to kick-off the celebration. In describing Lynn’s immense contribution to American music, Brooks said, “She's the queen of Country music, there's not a level she hasn't crushed, no matter how big this party is, it ain't gonna be big enough! This is going to be an honor and a blast!”
Sally Williams, SVP Programming & Artist Relations Opry Entertainment and GM, Grand Ole Opry added, “Loretta’s been warming hearts and putting smiles on faces since she joined the Opry in 1962. There’s no one who deserves a big birthday throwdown more than her. And by generously including the Opry Trust Fund in the festivities, it will be the country music community that will receive the gifts this year as she helps us fulfill the mission of helping those in our community who are in need.”
“Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is a beloved and important figure in American music,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Loretta’s gift helps assure the success of our ongoing education mission, as we relate her story and the stories of other vital music-makers to generations of listeners and learners. In our museum, Loretta will always be a precious presence, as the memories and artistry of a coal miner’s daughter continue to inspire.”
AEG Presents’ Ali Harnell serves as executive producer of the event noted the significance of the timing, “Producing this event is an absolute pride-filled highlight of my career. I have always looked to Loretta as an inspiration on so many fronts. She is a boundary-pushing, trailblazing, surviving, undeniable superstar and I can’t wait to celebrate her and all her many achievements on April 1 at Bridgestone Arena.”
Loretta Lynn has long been established as the undisputed Queen of Country Music, with more than 50 years of recording and touring to her name. A self-taught guitarist and songwriter, Lynn was one of the most distinctive performers in Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s. She shook up Nashville by writing her own songs, many of which tackled boundary-pushing topics drawn from her own life experiences as a wife and mother. "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Fist City" and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" are just three of her 16 country No. 1 singles.
Lynn is also one of the most awarded musicians of all time. She has been inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female recording artist, including The Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was the first woman to be named the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1972.
"I am so excited to celebrate my 87th birthday with all my friends,” shares Lynn. “This is the first time I've ever had a birthday party! My birthday wish has come true. The only other wish I have is that Keith Urban jumps out of my birthday cake!"
Garth Brooks was on hand at the press conference to surprise Lynn with a birthday cake to kick-off the celebration. In describing Lynn’s immense contribution to American music, Brooks said, “She's the queen of Country music, there's not a level she hasn't crushed, no matter how big this party is, it ain't gonna be big enough! This is going to be an honor and a blast!”
Sally Williams, SVP Programming & Artist Relations Opry Entertainment and GM, Grand Ole Opry added, “Loretta’s been warming hearts and putting smiles on faces since she joined the Opry in 1962. There’s no one who deserves a big birthday throwdown more than her. And by generously including the Opry Trust Fund in the festivities, it will be the country music community that will receive the gifts this year as she helps us fulfill the mission of helping those in our community who are in need.”
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Lisa
Purcell (VP of Development, Education and Community Outreach for the Country
Music Hall of Fame & Museum), Sally Williams (SVP Programming & Artist
Relations and GM, Grand Ole Opry), Garth Brooks, Loretta Lynn and Ali Harnell
(SVP, AEG Presents) / Photo Credit: Chris Hollo
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“Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is a beloved and important figure in American music,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Loretta’s gift helps assure the success of our ongoing education mission, as we relate her story and the stories of other vital music-makers to generations of listeners and learners. In our museum, Loretta will always be a precious presence, as the memories and artistry of a coal miner’s daughter continue to inspire.”
AEG Presents’ Ali Harnell serves as executive producer of the event noted the significance of the timing, “Producing this event is an absolute pride-filled highlight of my career. I have always looked to Loretta as an inspiration on so many fronts. She is a boundary-pushing, trailblazing, surviving, undeniable superstar and I can’t wait to celebrate her and all her many achievements on April 1 at Bridgestone Arena.”
Loretta Lynn has long been established as the undisputed Queen of Country Music, with more than 50 years of recording and touring to her name. A self-taught guitarist and songwriter, Lynn was one of the most distinctive performers in Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s. She shook up Nashville by writing her own songs, many of which tackled boundary-pushing topics drawn from her own life experiences as a wife and mother. "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Fist City" and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" are just three of her 16 country No. 1 singles.
Lynn is also one of the most awarded musicians of all time. She has been inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female recording artist, including The Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was the first woman to be named the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1972.
Lynn received Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and a Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 2013. In 2015, she was named recipient of Billboard's inaugural
Women in Music "Legend" Award.
Lynn has won four GRAMMY Awards (including a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in
2010) and sold more than 45 million records worldwide.
Tickets to “Loretta Lynn: All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert” go on sale Friday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. (central) with prices ranging from $29.50 to $149.50 (plus applicable fees) and limited VIP packages available. To purchase tickets, visit BridgestoneArena.com.
Tickets to “Loretta Lynn: All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert” go on sale Friday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. (central) with prices ranging from $29.50 to $149.50 (plus applicable fees) and limited VIP packages available. To purchase tickets, visit BridgestoneArena.com.
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Lynn:
Gossip: Keith Urban was at the top of Loretta Lynn's
wish list for birthday party performers
Keith Urban jumped at the chance to perform at Loretta
Lynn's birthday tribute concert in Nashville, Tennessee in April (19) after
learning she had specifically asked for him to be on the bill.
Loretta has made it clear there was only one guy
she wanted to see on the bill.
In a press release announcing the show, Lynn
writes: "I am so excited to celebrate my 87th birthday with all my
friends. This is the first time I've ever had a birthday party! My birthday
wish has come true.
"The only other wish I have is that Keith Urban jumps out of my birthday
cake!"
The Blue Isn't Your Color singer was quick to
sign up, replying: "Your wish is always my command Miss Loretta!!!!"
underneath a picture of himself embracing the icon.
The tribute concert will also feature
performances by country superstars George Strait and Alan Jackson, and Jack
White, who produced the Coal Miner’s Daughter singer's 2004 comeback album Van
Lear Rose.
Lynn, who is not yet billed to perform, will
celebrate her 87th birthday on 14 April, but she will get the party started on
1 April with the All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert.
@lorettalynn... your wish is always my command Miss Loretta!!!! - KU pic.twitter.com/g4DHLj2cEu— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) 15 January 2019
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