Country Singers Helping With Hurricane Helene Aid
As areas of the United States spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Georgia have been devastated by Hurricane Helene, communities have pulled collectively to supply necessities to these in want and rebuild areas broken or destroyed by the storm.
The class 4 hurricane got here ashore late on Sept. 26 in Florida’s Big Bend area, with a most sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. As the hurricane moved north, it destroyed houses, demolished buildings, crumbled bridges and wiped away roads. In some locations, the storm washed away whole communities, and has reduce off cellphone companies and electrical energy for thousands and thousands of residents. So far, the loss of life toll from Hurricane Helene has grown to greater than 200 folks.
In response to the hurricane’s devastation, a number of artists within the nation, bluegrass and Americana communities have stepped as much as assist, together with many with hometown roots within the states impacted, comparable to Tennessee natives Dolly Parton and Morgan Wallen, North Carolina natives Eric Church and Luke Combs and Georgia native Jason Aldean.
Church just lately launched his first solo music in over three years with “Darkest Hour,” devoted to these impacted by Hurricane Helene. Church can also be turning over all of his music publishing royalties from the music to assist these in his residence state who’ve been impacted by Hurricane Helene.
“From Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, Upstate South Carolina, parts of Georgia and even Florida which took a direct hit, there are so many places that were impacted. Specifically in the area that I’m from, the mountains of Western North Carolina were devastated. There are places that are just biblically gone. These are our family members, they’re our friends, they’re our neighbors – and they’re in dire need of help,” Church beforehand stated in a press release concerning the launch of “Darkest Hour.” “And I’ve been in the studio for a while, trying some different things and exploring creativity. I had this song that I’d written, and the line that struck me in light of the recent devastation was ‘I’ll come running,’ because there are a lot of people out there right now who are in their darkest hour and they need people to come running. We were going to wait to release music until next year, but it just didn’t feel right to wait with this song. Sometimes you give songs their moment and sometimes they find their own moment.”
Many artists have made sizable donations to varied organizations, whereas many have additionally spotlighted organizations such because the American Red Cross and the Boone, North Carolina-based charity Samaritan’s Purse.
Below, we spotlight a few of the artists within the nation, Americana and bluegrass communities who’re aiding Hurricane Helene aid in varied methods.
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Jason Aldean
During a current hometown present in Macon, Georgia as a part of his Highway Desperado Tour, Aldean and his spouse Brittany Aldean introduced a $500,000 donation to the Boone, North Carolina-based group Samaritan’s Purse. Also throughout his live performance, Aldean introduced that roughly $7 million in assist was raised via a week-long, Donald Trump-authorized GoFundMe marketing campaign.
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Becky Buller, Rhonda Vincent & More
The bluegrass music group has been significantly impacted by devastation of Hurricane Helene, with a number of prime bluegrass music artists comparable to Balsam Range and Steep Canyon Rangers (in addition to prime bluegrass file label Mountain Home Music Company) being primarily based or having roots close to the Asheville, North Carolina space. Another outstanding bluegrass and roots-oriented label, Pinecastle Records, is situated in Piedmont, South Carolina.
The International Bluegrass Music Association’s IBMA Trust Fund, which focuses on financially helping members of the skilled bluegrass music group, just lately hosted a reside stream live performance that featured performances from Rhonda Vincent, Ronnie McCoury, Becky Buller, Donna and Ricky Stanley, Danny Roberts, Jaelee Roberts and extra, to be able to increase funds to assist these impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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Eric Church, Luke Combs & Billy Strings
Country singers Eric Church and Luke Combs, in addition to bluegrass artist Billy Strings, will be a part of revered singer-songwriter James Taylor to headline the huge profit occasion Concert For Carolina. The Oct. 26 live performance, slated for North Carolina’s Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, will profit hurricane aid efforts.
“This concert took so much planning, work, and coordination from so many people. I’m so thankful to everyone who helped make this a possibility on such short notice. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday and 100% of all proceeds will be going directly to those who need it most,” Combs wrote in an Instagram put up.
Tickets can be obtainable beginning Thursday (Oct. 10) at 10 a.m. E.T. on the Concert for Carolina web site.
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Miranda Lambert
Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation is aiding pet shelters and animals impacted by Hurricane Helene. The MuttNation Tractor Supply Relief for Rescues Fund has already donated roughly $100,000 to assist aid efforts to help pet shelters, pets and animals which have been affected by the storm.
“As y’all know, Hurricane Helene hit the Southeast hard. It’s hard to wrap my mind around the devastation that our neighbors in Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia are experiencing,” Lambert stated in a current Instagram video. “Our MuttNation Tractor Supply Relief For Rescues Fund has already provided nearly $100,000 to help animal shelters, pets and their families impacted by the hurricane, as well as support emergency response organizations.”
She added, “It’s a very dire situation because many of the shelters that got hit were already struggling with overcrowding. As we’ve been in contact with the shelters, we’re also hearing really heroic stories. People are risking their lives to help. It’s that type of courage that gives me hope that we’ll all get through this.”
MuttNation continues to boost funds to help animals impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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Lori McKenna, Elvie Shane, Amanda Shires & More
On Oct. 14, a number of nation and Americana artists will be a part of forces to assist hurricane aid efforts, by spearheading the “Unplugged for Appalachia” live performance at Nashville’s Exit/In.
Elvie Shane, Amanda Shires, Lori McKenna, Stephen Wilson, Jr., Travis Denning, Lily Rose, Payton Smith, Kat Luna, Evie, Marti Dodson, Autumn McEntire, Mae Estes and Sam Williams are among the many singer-songwriters collaborating within the occasion. Hosting the occasion can be WSM’s Eryn Cooper and Warner Chappell A&R govt Benjamin Amaefule.
Tickets for the occasion go on sale at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8 at ticketweb.com. The occasion will profit the 501c3’s 1st Volunteer Tennessee Rangers and the American Red Cross.
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Dolly Parton
On Oct. 4, the Country Music Hall of Famer and East Tennessee native appeared at a press convention at a Walmart parking zone in Newport, Tennessee, to disclose that she is donating $1 million of her personal cash from her private checking account to help these impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Though her varied enterprise enterprises, comparable to Dollywood and Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Parton will even add one other $1 million to help aid efforts. Also current in the course of the occasion was Walmart U.S. president/CEO John Furner, who introduced the corporate, in addition to the Walmart Foundation and Sam’s Club, could be pledging upward of $10 million towards aid efforts.
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Shenandoah
On Oct. 14, the nation group Shenandoah — recognized for hits together with “Two Dozen Roses” and “Sunday in the South” — will carry out at Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville, Tennessee, with proceeds from the live performance going to these impacted by Hurricane Helene in Cocke County, Tennessee.
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Sturgill Simpson
Americana stalwart Sturgill Simpson had been slated to carry out at Asheville, North Carolina’s Harrah’s Cherokee Center on Oct. 21 and was compelled to cancel the present because of the affect of Hurricane Helene. Instead, he’s spearheading a profit live performance on the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina on Oct. 21, with proceeds benefitting the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. Tickets for the present can be obtainable via a presale beginning Oct. 10 at 10 a.m., with a common on-sale beginning Oct. 11 at 10 a.m.
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Morgan Wallen
East Tennessee native Morgan Wallen made a $500,000 donation to the Red Cross for Hurricane Helene aid via his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
Wallen stated in an Instagram story, “My family in East Tennessee are safe, but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states. All my prayers are geared toward those tonight. Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways. It is going to take a monumental effort, and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help.”
