NASHVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 08: Randy Travis leads the grand finale at 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time: A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis at Bridgestone Arena on February 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Outback Concerts) *** Local Caption *** Randy Travis
On February 8th, the stars were out in Nashville to pay tribute to country star Randy Travis in downtown Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena.
Garth Brooks, Chris Young, Charles Esten, William Michael Morgan, Josh Turner, Chris Janson, Scotty McCreery, Tanya Tucker, Montgomery Gentry, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Wynonna Judd, and many others were on hand to pay tribute to this amazing artist and help raise funds for the Randy Travis Foundation honoring the incredible career of Randy Travis.
Nashville Mayor Megan Berry made a special appearance that night announcing the day as Randy Travis Day in the city of Nashville.
Randy Travis and his wife, Mary, were on stage all night watching each artist pay tribute to Travis performing the songs he made famous throughout his esteemed career.
My favorite moments were Chris Janson received a standing ovation for his performance that he chose to do with just him and his guitar. Then, the finale at the end where Randy Travis was joining by everyone coming together to sing “Amazing Grace” and “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”.
It was a very special evening that I won’t soon forget and hope that Randy Travis felt the amazing love that was pouring out to him that night.
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A portion of the proceeds are to go to the Randy Travis Foundation; a 501(c)3 non-profit that provides support for victims of strokes and cardiovascular diseases as well as arts and entertainment education for at-risk children.For more information, visit www.randytravisfoundation.org.
1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time: A Heroes and Friends Tribute to Randy Travis was produced by Mary Travis along with Tony Conway of Conway Entertainment Group/Ontourage Management, Mike Smardak of Outback Concerts of Tennessee, Inc. who is also the promoter of the event and Kirt Webster of Webster and Associates.
About Randy Travis
With lifetime sales in excess of 25 million, Randy Travis is one of the biggest country record sellers of all time and the most recent inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2016. His honors include seven Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice awards, seven Music City News awards, eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association and five Country Music Association honors. In addition, three of his performances earned CMA Song of the Year honors, “On the Other Hand” (1986), “Forever and Ever Amen” (1987) and “Three Wooden Crosses” (2003). To date, he has 18 No. 1 singles, 29 top-10 smashes and more than 40 appearances in feature films and television shows to his credit. Ten of his albums are Gold Records. Eight are Platinum. Two have gone Double Platinum. One is Triple Platinum and another is Quintuple Platinum. In 2004, Randy was honored with his own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is honored on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, TN. He has been a member of the cast of the Grand Ole Opry since 1986. Since his near fatal stroke in 2013, with the help of his wife Mary and vigorous physical therapy, Randy continues to make improvements in his speaking, walking, and yes, singing.
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