06.23.2010
A "I Can't Believe God Put Me Here" Moment
my career – I’ve had my share of “I can’t believe God put me here”
moments.....and last night was another one. I’m guessing there won’t be a lot
of other times where I have to walk on stage immediately after LYNARD SKYNARD
plays “Sweet Home Alabama” to 20,000 screaming fans!!!! At least I hope not!
That is a hard act to follow.
It was a real honor to be a part of last
nights NASHVILLE RISING Concert. The line up was: CARRIE UNDERWOOD, BLAKE
SHELTON, LYNARD SKYNYRD, AMY GRANT, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, LUKE BRYAN, LEANN RIMES,
MARTINA MCBRIDE, JULIE ROBERTS, MIRANDA LAMBERT, JASON ALDEAN, TAYLOR SWIFT,
BILLY RAY CYRUS, MILEY CYRUS, TOBY KEITH, FAITH HILL AND TIM MCGRAW and (I had
to save this one for last)....ZZTOP!!! And, yours truly, Kenova’s own Michael
W. Smith!
I have to say – it was a blast. A lot of money was raised for
the victims of Nashville’s floods and it was a great reminder of why I love
living in middle-Tennessee. The people of this community are amazing. Seeing
these artists come together for this great cause was truly humbling.
I
wish you all could have been here last night!
MWS
(image photo credit to GETTY IMAGES - This photo is copyrighted and all public uses of this photo must be with permission of the photographers and GETTY IMAGES - uses and funds generated from its use will go to different flood related charity organizations.)
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