Saddle Up, It's Tanya Tucker!

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Tanya Tucker

She's more than a little bit country, she is country!

Groundbreaking country music icon Tanya Tucker will be all over television this month, including “Fox & Friends,” “Access Hollywood,” “The Big Interview with Dan Rather,” “The Dailey & Vincent Show” and more as she promotes her North American tour and opens up about her estate sale.

August 10 - 9:30 AM ET
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
AXS-TV (Click here for local listings)

August 15 - 7:30 AM ET
“Fox & Friends”
Fox News Channel (Click here for local listings)

August 20 - 9:30 PM ET
“The Dailey & Vincent Show”
RFD-TV (Click here for local listings)

The CMA-award winning artist is also taking her 2016 tour up a notch with the addition of new dates to venues across the country.Click here for tickets (tour dates below).

Tucker is also cleaning out her closet and storage by selling an extraordinary treasure trove of clothing, accessories, jewelry, keepsakes from iconic performances and more through an upcoming auction on EBTH.com. The online sale will begin August 15 at 2am ET and end August 24 at 8pm ET. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, an organization that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability or age-related problems. (sweetrelief.org).

Recently, the Academy of Country Music announced Tucker will be honored with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award during the 10th Annual ACM Honors™, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.. For the first time ever, ACM Honors will be produced for television by dick clark productions and broadcast at a later date on the CBS Television Network. Performers and airdate for the primetime special will be announced in the coming weeks.

TANYA TUCKER ON TOUR:
Aug. 11 Elma, Wash. - Grays Harbor County Fair
Aug. 12 Lincoln City, Ore. - Chinook Winds Casino
Aug. 13 Lincoln City, Ore. - Chinook Winds Casino
Aug. 20 Rising Sun, Ind. - Rising Star Casino Resort
Aug. 25 Baton Rouge, La. - Manship Theatre
Aug. 26 Biloxi, Miss. - Golden Nugget - Grand Ballroom
Aug. 27 Lake Charles, La. - Golden Nugget - Grand Event Center
Sept. 10 Warren, Pa. - Struthers Library Theatre
Sept. 16 Wilmington, N.C. - Cape Fear Community
Sept. 23 Hopewell, Va. - The Beacon Theatre
Sept. 24 Huntington, N.Y. - The Paramount
Sept. 29 Kerrville, Texas - Cailloux Theater
Sept. 30 Rosenberg, Texas - Fort Bend County Fair
Oct. 01 Crockett, Texas – Crockett Civic Center
Oct. 07 Watertown, S.D. – Dakota Sioux Casino
Oct. 11 Swift Current, SK Canada – The Living Sky Casino
Oct. 12 Whitecap, SK Canada – Dakota Dunes Casino
Oct. 14 Fort Hall, Idaho – Fort Hall Casino
Oct. 15 Pendleton, Ore. – Wildhorse Resort
Oct. 16 Airway Heights, Wash. - Northern Quest Casino
Oct. 22 - Renfro Valley, Ky. - Renfro Valley
Oct. 28 Salisbury, Mass. - Blue Ocean Music Hall
Oct. 29 Woonsocket, R.I. - Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre
Nov. 03 – El Dorado, Ark. – El Dorado Municipal
Nov. 05 – The Colony, Texas – The Colony Five Star
Dec. 03 – Wendover, Nev. – Peppermill Concert Hall
Dec. 04 – Las Vegas, NV – Golden Nugget Casino

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Tanya Tucker Gives "Sweet Relief"

Selling The Shirt Off Her Back For Charity
Tanya Tucker
Photo: Jeremy Westby

Attention Tanya Tucker fans, this is one auction you won't want to miss. Of course it's collector's items that belong to the country music legend herself, that's a no brainer.

Today country music icon Tanya Tucker announces a partnership with premier online estate sale marketplace EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE (EBTH.com). During her nearly 45-year career as a country music legend, which began when she was just a teen, Tucker has garnered many chart-topping hits, awards and magazine covers. The avid collector has also amassed an extraordinary treasure of clothing, accessories, jewelry, keepsakes from iconic performances, collectible home decor, and so much more. For the first time, this special collection will be offered via a curated auction kicking off on Thursday, June 16, 1:00 a.m./CT exclusively on EBTH.com.
 
A percentage of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, an organization that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability or age-related problems. (sweetrelief.org)
 
“A few years ago I went through a difficult surgery on my vocal chords. Fortunately I was in a position to get the specialized care necessary to continue my career, but not everyone is in this position. This is one reason why I’m extremely excited to be working with EBTH to support Sweet Relief Musicians Fund with a percentage of the sale proceeds,” says Tucker. “I have spent my life collecting these treasures. I look forward to others having the opportunity to enjoy them as much as I have.”
 
The highly-anticipated sale will feature 500 curated items including designer stage costumes worn on tour, at award shows and on photo and video shoots. Several items were featured in her 2014 Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum exhibit, Tanya Tucker: Strong Enough to Bend. Among the latter: a 1970’s Delta Dawn jumpsuit, an Azzedine Alaïa black leather bustier and fringed mini skirt, a 1975 custom Nudie suit, and a Fernando Wang beaded gown. A pink 1992 Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle from the Hall of Fame exhibit is also included in the sale. (promotions.ebth.com/tanya-tucker-ebth-press-preview)
 
Bidding is simple and is done by logging onto EBTH.com. All items are up for auction for seven days and all bids start at $1 with no reserve. Worldwide delivery is available.
 
Some of the items from the Country Music Hall of Fame® exhibit included in the auction:

 - Jacket from Delta Dawn ensemble. Embellished by Tucker and worn on her first date. 1970’s.


 - Azzedine Alaïa black leather bustier and fringed mini skirt.


 - Fernando Wong Couture beaded, fringed gown.


 - Vintage Nudie suit custom designed for Tucker. 1975.


 - 1992 Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle


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Let's Get Charitable! Sweet Relief III: Pennies From Heaven

SWEET RELIEF lll: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
TO BENEFIT THE SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND

FEATURES RECORDINGS BY ARTISTS INCLUDING
JACKSON BROWNE, SHE & HIM, BEN HARPER, RON SEXSMITH,
k.d. lang, SHELBY LYNNE AND MORE!

AVAILABLE ON SEPTEMBER 3rd

 “Musicians are always among the first to give their energy and talent to help other people in times of emergency, though they are very often without health insurance themselves, and need our support when they fall prey to illness and hardship. Sweet Relief has been helping musicians for years, and has helped some whom I am very much indebted to for enriching my life. I am very happy to take part in this CD project, and for the chance to support Sweet Relief's very soulful work.” – Jackson Browne

“Getting a chance to do something that benefits Sweet Relief combined with working with my dear friend Sheldon Gomberg is an opportunity I jumped at and something I can't wait to do again.” -  Ben Harper

Sweet Relief Ill:  Pennies From Heaven - The third compilation album in support of the Sweet Relief Musician Fund - features new recordings by various artists including Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Shelby Lynne, Victoria Williams, She & Him, Ron Sexsmith, Rickie Lee Jones and Joseph Arthur. The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling while facing illness, disability or age-related problems.

Click here for a look at the live in-studio video of Joseph Arthur with special guest Pearl Jam guitarist Jeff Ament performing the song “If I Needed You” from the upcoming release.

Each of the artists on Sweet Relief lll: Pennies from Heaven chose songs with a theme of support and assistance such as “How Did You Find Me Here?” (k.d. lang), “King of the Road” (She & Him), “Crazy Love” (Ben Harper), “Change is Gonna Come” (Victoria Williams) and “Big Spender” (Sam Phillips) plus many more.  Click here for a sneak preview of some of the songs.  See full track listing below.

At the helm for this third installment, producer Sheldon Gomberg stated, “Making this record for Sweet Relief has been such a great experience. I got to work with all these fantastic artists, while at the same time giving something back to the music community that has been so good to me over the years. A huge thanks goes out to all the artists that participated in the making of this record!” 

This latest recording commemorates the 20^th anniversary of the first highly successful inaugural release Sweet Relief: A benefit for Victoria Williams - a project inspired by Williams who founded the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund upon being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. That collection and the subsequent Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation – The Songs of Vic Chesnutt included contributions from artists like R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Indigo Girls, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Cracker, Dog’s Eye View, Live, Lou Reed, The Jayhawks, Lucinda Williams, Soul Asylum, and more.

Sweet Relief III: Pennies from Heaven features cover design by acclaimed artist Peter Max. To learn more about the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund visit www.sweetrelief.org

SWEET RELIEF III:  PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Track Listing

Ron Sexsmith                  Pennies From Heaven                                              
Shelby Lynne                  Brother Where Are You                                                                       
Sam Phillips                     Big Spender                                      
k.d. lang                           How Did You Find Me Here
Ben Harper                      Crazy Love               
Genevieve Toupin            Heart Of Gold
Joseph Arthur                   If I Needed You                     
Rickie Lee Jones              Surfer Girl                             
Tina Schlieske                  With A Little Help From My Friends 
Victoria Williams               Change Is Gonna Come                   
She & Him                         King Of The Road                                                     
Eleni Mandell                    I'll Be Home
Jackson Browne               Don’t Let Us Get Sick