Look To The Stars News: Clay Walker

Country Music Stars Raise Cash For Storm Victims

Tue, 17 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Last Thrusday, May 12, CMT premiered MUSIC BUILDS: THE CMT DISASTER RELIEF CONCERT – a live, commercial-free, 90-minute concert special designed to raise awareness and funds for those affected by the recent devastating storms, flooding and tornadoes.

Co-hosted by ESPN’s Erin Andrews, HLN’s Robin Meade and comedian Ron White, the special featured an urgent call to action from President Obama, as well as performances by Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama, Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tim McGraw and Trace Adkins. All money raised will benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief efforts.

Media outlets including American Forces Network, CNN.com, multiple local TV affiliates and radio stations also simulcast MUSIC BUILDS, reaching tens of millions of viewers around the world.

Stars Race To Erase MS At Celebrity Charity Event

Tue, 03 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000

On Friday, April 29, Co-Chairs Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger welcomed guests to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the 18th Annual Race to Erase MS. The event raised more than $2 million to benefit the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis.

Celebrity guests at this year’s event included host, MS survivor and advocate Nancy Davis, along with Tia Carrere, Holly Marie Combs, Rachael Leigh Cook, Cindy Crawford, David Faustino, Daisy Fuentes, Debbie Gibson, Melissa Joan Hart, Samantha Harris, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, LaToya Jackson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jon Lovitz, Chris Massey, Kyle Massey, Dr. Lisa Masterson, Shaun Robinson, Matt Sorum, Raven Symone, Lea Thompson, Sela Ward and many more. After celebrities made their way down the red carpet, they stopped by the Windows Phone Booth to take photos and record videos to tweet. For each celebrity video tweeted Windows Phone donated $500 to the cause.

Joan Jett To Headline Celebrity Charity Race To Erase MS

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts will headline the 18th annual Race To Erase MS on Friday, April 29, with Nicky and Paris Hilton scheduled to be among the guests.

The annual event raises money for the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis. This year’s event will be hosted by Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger, with guests including Ed Begley Jr., Brooke Burke, Tia Carrere, Aaron Carter, Kristin Cavallari, Joan Collins, Holly Marie Combs, David Faustino, Daisy Fuentes, Greg Grunberg, Melissa Joan Hart, Anne Heche, Jon Lovitz, Shaun Robinson, Raven Symone and many more.

Co-Chairs Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger welcome celebrity guests to the 18th Anniversary of Race to Erase MS themed Rock and Royalty. The event will feature live musical performances by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Clay Walker and more to be announced. Race to Erase MS will once again host an exciting celebrity fashion show featuring a sneak preview of Andrew Charles, the new fashion line by Andy Hilfiger, and feature a live auction called by Shaun Robinson and Mark Curry. Katie Mattingly Brass and William O. “Bill” Perkins will be honored at this year’s event.

Country Stars Launch Charity Auction For Musicians On Call

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Some of country music’s hottest stars have donated items to a celebrity charity auction to raise funds for Musicians on Call, an organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.

Going under the hammer are opportunities to meet Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride and Miranda Lambert. There are also guitars signed by Kellie Pickler, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill and others.

A new auction starts every Monday. Click here to find out more.

Tracy Lawrence To Play Final Annual Charity Concert

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Country singer Tracy Lawrence will play his final annual charity Homecoming Concert on Saturday, June 6, at Foreman Memorial Stadium, in Foreman, Arkansas.

Joining Lawrence for the concert, which has raised more than $1,000,000 over the last 15 years, will be Tracy Byrd, Richie McDonald, Neal McCoy, Clay Walker, 3 Doors Down and Zona Jones.

“We’ve had a great time putting on the Homecoming Concerts and the return, to actually see how our efforts have contributed to the strength and education of a new generation, has been so gratifying,” said Lawrence. “Unfortunately, we’ve run our course with this particular event and the production costs have moved us to seek out other alternatives that will benefit the community in the long run. We’re going to regroup to explore more cost-effective ways to raise funds for the kids.”

Country Stars Set To Rock Charity Rodeo

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +0000

A range of bands and performers will be performing at this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to raise money for charity.

Starting today, March 3, and running until March 22, artists such as Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, The Jonas Brothers and ZZ Top will be appearing live at Reliant Stadium in Houston. All proceeds will go to scholarships and education of young people in Texas.

The shows kick off tonight with Rascal Flatts, and are followed by shows by Alan Jackson, Clay Walker, Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, Pat Green and many others.

Bob Hope Classic Attracts Celebrity Players

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Thirteen-time Pro Bowler and all-time leading NFL scorer Jerry Rice, legendary guitarist and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame member Stephen Stills, and actors Don Johnson (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), Kyle Maclachlan (Twin Peaks, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives), William Devane (24, The West Wing) and Bruce McGill (Animal House, The Legend of Bagger Vance) have joined the list of athletes and celebrities committed to playing in the 50th Bob Hope Classic Hosted by Arnold Palmer, Jan. 19-25, 2009.

Other celebrity participants for the Classic, a desert tradition since 1960, include former Major League Baseball and National Football League standout Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman and 2008 American League Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria, famed musicians Huey Lewis, Michael Bolton, Alice Cooper, Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles), Josh Kelley and country singer Clay Walker, actors Kurt Russell, Chris O’Donnell, Thomas Gibson, Oliver Hudson and Jeffrey Donovan; actor/comedian Kevin Nealon, actor/game show host John O’Hurley, timeless New York Yankees baseball legend Yogi Berra, comedian Tom Dreesen, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and sportscaster Dan Fouts, Hall of Fame sportscaster Keith Jackson, television financial host Joe Kernen, Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson, former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and NFL analyst Sterling Sharpe, and former Vice President Dan Quayle. The celebrity field’s schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Jan. 21, SilverRock Resort; Thursday, Jan. 22, Bermuda Dunes Country Club; Friday, Jan. 23, Nicklaus Private at PGA West; Saturday, Jan. 24, Arnold Palmer Private at PGA WEST.

PGA TOUR professional D.J. Trahan will return to defend his 2008 Bob Hope Classic title, which he won by three strokes after firing a final-round, 7-under-par 65 to finish at 26-under 334 over 90 holes. All five days of The Classic will be televised on Golf Channel. At stake is a purse of $5.1 million, $918,000 to the winner.

Clay Walker Donates To Children's MS Center

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Country star and multiple sclerosis sufferer Clay Walker and his Band Against MS has made a massive donation to the National Pediatric MS Center at Stony Brook Hospital in New York.

Walker attended a ceremony on November 21 to hand over $100,000 to the Center’s Director, Dr. Lauren Krupp.

“Few people realize that Multiple Sclerosis is in fact the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young people throughout the world”, said Walker. “When we learned that Dr. Krupp and Stony Brook were the leaders in Pediatric MS research, it was obvious that we should direct our resources their way. These kids are just beautiful.”

Clay Walker Holds Golf Tournament For MS

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Country music sensation Clay Walker has raised tens of thousands of dollars for a charity he established to help multiple sclerosis sufferers by holding a golf tournament.

The inaugural “Clay Walker Charity Classic” raised over $72,000 on behalf of his non-profit charity Band Against MS (BAMS), a foundation he started in 2003 to find a cure for the disorder and provide support for sufferers.

“Our first BAMS Charity golf event was more successful than we could have hoped for!” said the singer, who was diagnosed with MS in 1996. “Not only did we raise over $72,000 for BAMS, but we all got to spend three days in the California sunshine on the greatest golf courses in the world – we are thrilled to announce that our inaugural tournament was a huge success.”

Clay Walker And Montel Williams Team Up Against Multiple Sclerosis

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:05:21 +0000

Country music star Clay Walker and his charity, the Band Against MS Foundation (BAMS), have just donated another $25,000 to multiple sclerosis (MS) research.

Last Fall, $25,000 went to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This time BAMS has donated to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. The money will be put towards continued research into the cause of and cure for MS, a disease that interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body, and causes symptoms from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis.

Walker, who was diagnosed with MS in ’96, created BAMS in an effort to provide information to the public and to fund research on the disease.

Clay Walker Plays to Fight MS

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:06:53 +0000

Country music star Clay Walker and his charity, Band Against MS Foundation (BAMS), have just donated $25,000 to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Having been diagnosed with the disease in ’96, Walker has a personal interest in the success of research into finding a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS). He decided he wanted to contribute by providing information about MS both to the public and to others with the disease, and fund research to find that cure. To enable this, in 2003 he created BAMS.

“Being diagnosed with MS hasn’t been easy. (But) I have been blessed to still be able to do the things I love. I know not everyone who is diagnosed with MS is that lucky,” says Clay.