LIFE GOES ON by Musicians Against Childhood Cancer® Receives 5 IBMA Nominations!

Rural Rhythm records was proud to announce that the album Life Goes On, recorded by the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer® (MACC) has received 5 IBMA nominations!  

The album was produced by Jerry Salley, Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Jim VanCleve and Randy Kohrs.

Nominations:

-The title track "Life Goes On" is nominated for Recorded Event of the Year.  It was recorded by:  Carl Jackson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Rickey Wasson, Randy Kohrs, D.A. Adkins, Garnet Bowman, Lynn Butler, Ashley Kohrs, Gary Payne, Dale Pyatt, Clay Hess, Alan Bibey, Jay Weaver, Ron Stewart, and Jim VanCleve.

-"Beyond the Sunset" is nominated for two awards-- Gospel Recorded Event of the Year and Recorded Event of the Year.

-"Old Violin" is also nominated for Recorded Event of the Year and was recorded by Larry Cordle & Michael Cleveland.

-"Manzanita" is nominated for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year and was recorded by: Tony Rice, Josh Williams, Aaron Ramsey, Aubrey Haynie, and Rob Ickes.

The album has also done very well on the bluegrass music charts.  It has reached #4 on Billboard Magazine's Top 15 Bluegrass Albums Chart.  The album and title track have appeared on numerous radio charts this year including Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction's Most Played Tracks and Albums.

The album was recorded live during the annual MACC festivals from 2006-2011 except for the track "Life Goes On" that was recorded at Slack Key Studio in Nashville, TN.   Rural Rhythm recently released the music video for "Life Goes On" that you can see on the MACC website: http://www.bluegrassclassic.com/

The album includes a wide range of bluegrass talent with artists like: Lonesome River Band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Shawn Camp, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, The Grascals, Johnson Mountain Boys, J. D. Crowe & The New South, Gibson Brothers, Pine Mountain Railroad, Lost & Found, Bradley Walker, New Found Road, Michael Cleveland and Flame Keeper, Junior Sisk, Josh Williams Band, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Paul Williams, The SteelDrivers, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Hayes, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, Sally Connell, Dudley Connell, Don Rigsby, Blue Highway, Joe Mullins, Aubry Hayine, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, James King, Larry Stephenson, and many more!

Musicians Against Childhood Cancer was founded by Darrel and Phyllis Adkins in honor of their daughter, Mandy who lost her battle with cancer on November 25, 2000.  Proceeds from the annual festival and album benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.  For more information on MACC, please visit their website: http://www.bluegrassclassic.com/

This 2 CD set is available for purchase through all digital vendors like iTunes and Amazon and for physical purchase through Amazon, Ernest Tubb Records Shops, MACC website, Rural Rhythm Records and many more locations.

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