Tune in to a virtual concert by top country stars, Wednesday 03/31 at 8pm

Brad Paisley, Old Dominion, Ashley McBryde, Wynonna, Riley Green, Jessie James Decker, Shy Carter and others.

Half of the proceeds from this concert will benefit the Tennessee Aquarium.

Reference opposite from the tennessee aquarium shorting us for a few minutes is tom morton good to see you to see a good morning.

I know even during the pandemic and especially since you've opened up exhibit cut itself getting back to normal lease budget was for the folks to worry has reached out collaborated with some major names in music, and little extra to the aquarium coffers to also score on this is a great virtual concert event that will benefit courts across the country.

This was a collaborative effort by the association of zoos and rims and contemporary productions that reached out to some contributed music artist to produce this program and we got some really great talent other performing tonight at 8 pm in this virtual concert so brad paisley old dominion ashley mcbride riley green jesse james dr. shy carter and wynonna will all be forming in this program well, we made anything made all these folks agree to get together to do this particular person.

I think that your country musicians have historically been very philanthropic people they give generously to children's hospitals and and other nonprofit organizations make sure they're successful.

Their mission and when contemporary productions and is a reached ou to physicians them know that across the country.

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The 220+ institutions collectively lost 1.5 $1.5 billion last year.

I think musicians really responded.

That is because the they all had very good experiences with their families answers the for example, brad paisley came to tennessee agreement 2009 with some of his neighbors and that you and scott hamilton and cheryl rowe were his neighbors and their familie got behind in stuart once rock the to beat up our first penguin chick that we get here is really fun.

Hosting them and having them behind scenes and seeing the joy on their faces.

I think that there's else to wonder philanthropic want to help out into all had great experiences.

The credit is plus would you believe it or not these folks have the need for guys like this and gals like this were bruce's plateau.

They want to perform and the bunnies performing for the live crowds for decades.

In some cases performing virtually is kind of a new artistic challenge for them.

Yes, this is a great setup for them.

You're exactly right for you an a lot of musicians on every level.

This performing for folks so they take it to these opportunities to perform these virtual concert events to affect different organizations.

The segment with brad paisley was actually national zoo as it could six miners roaming around behind him and then chip you ma be familiar with most meals in asheville.

It's a performance venue and giant video all of behind the stage and so zoos the principal across the country including the tennessee footage to be displayed on a giant screen behind artists.

There forming and were fortunate enough to have but three of our exhibit many of you folks watching are very familiar with the behind some of those artist is tom will have a few seconds.

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I tom sounds good.

Hopefully you guys will have a maximum crowd towards lights good performance against red paisley old dominion ashley bride the others.

Joe crow comes with tennessee aquarium you don't call me ever get back with tom brady.

My friend will see you later on tonight to get tickets for the big music show tonight by checking out the website it's right on your screen and make sure and keep i mind half if not more.

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