Bucky Covington on stage at the House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach last night; photo courtesy of the very kind Buckwild08, who had a terrific time! You can see more in her great Photobucket gallery. Thanks so much!
(Click here to get the badge at left for your MySpace, webpage or email signature.)Here's a smile to start off our Saturday morning; Bucky Covington's "It's Good to Be Us" is sitting pretty at #14 on the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts, and those bullets are looking a tiny bit plumper every day. The Top 10 quest is on--the only real question is "how soon can we get there?" We'll keep requesting and doing our best to make it happen as quickly as we can...
Bucky's also got a connection to another song currently on the charts--if you were able to watch the Crook & Chase show on RFD earlier this month, you saw him with legendary Alabama lead singer (and current solo artist) Randy Owen. Bucky's beautiful ballad, "I'll Walk", was written by Brent Wilson and Lonnie Lee Fowler; turns out that Mr. Wilson co-wrote Randy's very touching single, "Braid My Hair" with Chris Gray. Yep, Nashville's a small world, and it's a generous one, too--100% of the publishing proceeds from "Braid My Hair" will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Randy Owen's site features a special page about this song, including two videos--one with a "making of" feature, and one of a chat with the songwriters--and a link to a journal where visitors can share their stories of strength and hope. Check it out today--a special song for a worthy cause!
Here's the rest of what's happening today:
Upcoming shows: Tonight's the night in Estero, Florida--the Throttle Wide Open tour hits the Germain Arena, and Dierks Bentley, Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan are guaranteed to rock the house! Fans out West have a date with the box office today; at 10 a.m. local time, tickets for Dierks and Bucky's May 2 show at the Red Rock Resort Sandbar go on sale at the Station Casinos online box office, or visit the Red Rock box office on 11011 W. Charleston Blvd in Las Vegas (map). Denver-area fans will want to surf to TicketsWest.com today at 10 a.m. for seats to the April 25 Dierks Bentley concert at World Arena in Colorado Springs, with Bucky Covington and Lee Brice. And yesterday, April 26 Throttle Wide Open concert at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah (also featuring Lee Brice) went on sale at Smithstix.com. Enjoy the shows!
And of course, tickets for most of Dierks Bentley's Throttle Wide Open dates are available now at Ticketmaster--check Dierks' official website for details on non-Ticketmaster events.
The Buffalo Bar in St. Joseph, MO presents Bucky Covington and his excellent band on Friday, March 21. Tickets may still be available at Biggins Sports Bar & Grill (816 232-4450) and at the Buffalo Bar at (816) 390-8444, but this small-venue show is selling out fast...
Seats for the Jackson, TN Dierks Bentley concert on April 3rd are available at the City of Jackson site.
On April 9, catch Bucky and the band at the Williamson County Pavilion in Marion, Illinois; tickets are $25, and they're on sale now at Black Diamond Harley Davidson in Marion, Clayship Guitars in Carbondale and Main Street Records in Mount Vernon.
By special request, here's Bucky Covington performing "Carolina Blue" in Cherokee, NC back in May; video courtesy of the talented my4frogs. Thanks for the request email!
On the tube and around the net: Bucky's next "It's Good to Be Us" quiz question will be posted at his MySpace blog at a special time-- 7 p.m today. Get the details on the contest in this post, then stand by for your chance to qualify and win!Bucky's the featured artist at Country's Chatter today; the kind Erwin Record blogger has posted three decent concert shots of mine, but I know for a fact that Bucky's got some much more photographically gifted fans out there! If you'd like to see more of Bucky in words (and pictures) in Country's Chatter, drop a line or two in their comments section and let the newspaper know. They're very happy to spotlight beautiful shots from concertgoing fans!
Speaking of beautiful shots by fans, The Covington Times features two stunning ones from our friend Danna, along with a keen observation about the official boards and an enjoyable look back at a very special "sigh of relief" night on Idol. And if you haven't been to Midask9's It's Good to Be Us blog lately, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy catching up with some excellent request info and a reminder to visit the Bucky Covington thread at AmericanIdol.com, where a lot of his past, present and future fans often stop for a chat.
And there's another board on Bucky's fans' minds these days--the CMT Music Awards have their own board on CMT.com, and the discussion's very lively. Log on and give Bucky a shout-out! (Thanks to the very gracious Lisa/Judge for the reminder and for her Bucky boosting thread at CMT--drop in there and say hi...)
Vote for Bucky: Two more quick reminders--show "It's Good to Be Us" some love and affection at GAC Top 20 Country Countdown and at CMT's Top 20 Countdown.
And the 2008 CMT Music Awards are just around the corner, y'all--time flies fast! Bucky"s "A Different World" video is as buckleworthy as can be, but only we can get that buckle into his hands. Register at CMT and vote now---and recruit as many friends, co-workers and neighbors as you can!More soon--have a lovely Saturday!
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