Matt’s back in town to cover a special concert
Matt Bailey is back in Nashville a month after we covered the 2022 CMT Music Awards. This time, he’s in attendance at a Music Memorial for Jeff Carson, who passed away from a heart attack in March at the age of 58.
Michael Ray, Wade Hayes, Ty Herndon, Lee Greenwood, Heath Wright of Ricochet, Craig Campbell, Rhett Akins, Tracy Lawrence, John Berry, Halfway to Hazard, Danielle Peck, T. Graham Brown and War Hippies performed at the Nashville Palace. Don McLean made a surprise appearance to perform “American Pie.”
After retiring from country music in the mid-2000s, Carson pursued his other lifelong dream and joined the Franklin Police Department where he remained a dedicated officer until his untimely passing. Carson had begun to revive his music career as he was working on new music at the time of his death. Last year, Carson spoke with us about his latest single, “God Save The World,” which we premiered the video digitally in early 2021.
The concert was a charity event to benefit the Law Enforcement Assistance Partnership (LEAP), a nonprofit organization that assists sworn officers of the FPD during unexpected life events.
Matt chatted with Ray, Herndon, Greenwood, Wright, Lawrence, Berry, Peck, Brown, and McLean on the red carpet.
Before the interviews, Matt and I discussed other aspects of our joint trip in April 2022. We had the honor to cover the Grand Ole Opry our first night in town which included performances by Sara Evans, Tenille Townes, Riders in the Sky, and Nate Smith making his Opry debut. Our last day in town included an afternoon ride on the world-famous General Jackson showboat where we enjoyed a concert from the Tennessee Legends, where some of Nashville’s finest musicians and singers shared the stories and songs from the pride of Tennessee.
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