The fourth annual “Jameson Irish Whiskey Presents Georgia On My Mind” hosted by the Peach Pickers to benefit the Georgia Music Foundation takes place on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets are $52.50 and $42.50 and are available via Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, ryman.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
The Peach Pickers, the songwriting collective of Georgia natives including Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, have assembled a group of friends to perform on May 16 including current chart-toppers Lauren Alaina, Chris Janson, Kip Moore, and Michael Ray; Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter T. Graham Brown; Georgia Music Hall of Famers Drivin’ N Cryin’ and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie; and back by popular demand, Dexter Redding and Otis Redding III, sons of soul music icon Otis Redding. Additional announcements and surprise guests are expected.
The evening also includes a special performance by students from the Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School in Dahlonega, who received a grant from the Georgia Music Foundation in 2016 from concert proceeds.The evening includes a special performance by students from the Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School in Dahlonega, who received a grant from the Georgia Music Foundation in 2016 from concert proceeds.
This is the fourth year that Jameson Irish Whiskey has served as presenting sponsor of the benefit concert. “At Jameson we believe music has the power to make a community a family, and we are excited to celebrate and be part of the Georgia-bred music family for the fourth year with ‘Georgia on My Mind,’” said Sebastien Borda, Director, Jameson, Pernod Ricard USA.
The Peach Pickers, all Georgia natives, have accumulated more than 70 #1 songs collectively and individually since 2010, and earned numerous awards and accolades. Their respective catalogs include hit songs “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” “All About Tonight,” “Gimmie That Girl,” “Just A Kiss,” “When She Says Baby,” “Boys Round Here,” “It Goes Like This,” “We Owned The Night,” “I Don’t Dance,” “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” “Point At You,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,” “Rain Is A Good Thing,” “Small Town Throwdown,” “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” and many more.