Country music connoisseur TheBenjiChord will host a benefit concert on Sunday in support of those impacted by the deadly tornadoes that ripped across Tennessee last weekend.
The country music stars that are scheduled to perform at the Unplugged For Tennessee: A Tornado Relief Benefit Concert on Sunday at Exit/In in Nashville include HARDY, Nate Smith, Alana Springsteen, Dylan Marlowe, Chayce Beckham, Abby Anderson, Trey Lewis, Graham Barham, Payton Smith, Kylie Morgan, and Jay Allen.
All proceeds from Sunday’s event will be donated to the Red Cross of Tennessee and Hands On Nashville.
Tickets for the event went on sale Thursday and were sold out within an hour.
HARDY, the headliner performance of the concert, won his first-ever Country Music Association (CMA) awards this year. He and country star Lainey Wilson received the 2023 CMA Musical Event of the Year and CMA Music Video of the Year awards for their song “Wait in the Truck.”
Country singer Jay Allen, who is included in Sunday’s lineup, commented on the benefit concert, writing on X, “Honored to play a small role in helping those who need our love right now.”
“This is what community looks like… raising each other up when people need love the most,” Allen added on Instagram.
On December 9, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee, causing six fatalities – three in Montgomery County and three in Davidson County – and dozens of injuries. The storms produced significant damage to nearly 1,900 homes and destroyed over 500 homes, according to initial reports.
The National Weather Service concluded its surveying and confirmed seven tornadoes resulted in damage throughout Middle Tennessee.
Celebrities and professional sports teams from Tennessee have come together to support the communities devastated by the tornadoes, including singer Taylor Swift and the Nashville Predators, as previously reported by The Tennessee Star.
President Joe Biden approved Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s disaster declaration on Wednesday, granting his request for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance for Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Sumner counties, along with Hazard Mitigation statewide.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “HARDY” by HARDY.
