"Autism Sings" tonight in Nashville, schedule updates at Bucky Covington's official site, and an anniversary note...

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Okay, so this wasn't meant for us, exactly...but we'll enjoy it anyway! Bucky Covington and Rocky Covington sing "Happy Birthday"--with a twist--to a Kiss 99 staffer at Bullmania in this fun video shared by the very gracious buckyteacher at YouTube. Thanks for capturing this one!

We'll kick things off with a timely reminder--if you're anywhere near Margaritaville Nashville, get on over there now! General admission seats may still be available for tonight's Autism Sings benefit, featuring live music by Bucky Covington, Bo Bice, Ty Herndon, Carter's Chord, Mockingbird Sun and Katie Chance. Doors are opening at 7 p.m., and a minimum $5 donation at the door gets you inside for all the fun. Proceeds will benefit the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Autism Research.

There are some changes on Bucky's eOne events page this week; it looks as though the previously-mentioned March 30th show at The Pour House in Dublin, GA is no longer listed. However, two new events have been added: an April 14th date at the City Limits Saloon in Raleigh, NC, and a June 12th Cross Country Trailride in Eminence, MO. We'll pass along more details as they become available. (Thanks to the kind elf who sent us the heads-up!)

As for past concerts, Bucky (who headlined Thunderbash 2011 last year) ceremonially passed the torch to this year's headliner, Ira Dean, in a fun photo shared by Thunder 103 in NY at Twitter today.

How about a nice cheesy screencap? Bucky Covington on the American Idol semifinals, spring 2006.

And finally--today marks the 6th year anniversary of the Buckymania blog! Yep, it all started off with crummy screencaps by yours truly, and a dream of Bucky Covington making the American Idol tour and getting an album out, "someday". A whole lot's changed in my life (and yours, and Bucky's!) since that chilly day in March of 2006, but one thing's stayed the same--and grown, in fact. That's our pleasure in listening to Bucky's distinctive, beautiful voice, and our hopes that he'll continue to grace our radios, our local and national live stages, and more for years to come. Everything you and I discerned back then about Bucky's hard-working, crowd-pleasing Southern grit, charm, talent and determination turned out to be true, and then some. It's been a joy sharing the ride with you! Thanks so much to you for stopping in for these last six years, for sharing your photos, news and concert memories, and for just being here.

We'll start the next six years of Buckymania just as we started off the first six--with a healthy nag! Vote for Bucky...whoops, I mean request Bucky's hot new single, "I Wanna Be That Feeling", at your local country station, and download a copy of your very own at iTunes. See you tomorrow!