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Take ANOTHER Galactic Journey With BIG & RICH

Big & Rich — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:03:36 -0000

Hitting the stores on October 7th is a CD/DVD collection that captures the breath-taking live performances of the Multi-Platinum recording artists Big & Rich. The DVD will feature many new and old Big & Rich favorites, including exclusive live versions of "Lost In This Moment", "8th of November", "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" and many others. The CD contains three never released tracks "Woodstock", "Everybody's Rockin'", and "Find a Heart".

If you have never experienced a Galactic Journey with Big & Rich, this Hi-Def adventure is the front row ticket that you have been waiting for! This event was filmed for a DirecTV special at Country Concert in Fort Laramie, Ohio and features special guests, Cowboy Troy and James Otto. It first aired on DirecTV on February 19, 2008 and will have re-airings featured on DirecTV's 101 Network!

CD
Woodstock
Everybody's Rockin'
Find a Heart

Produced by Big Kenny and John Rich

DVD
Exclusive Performances featuring
Radio
Comin' To Your City
Wild West Show (Bedroom Music)
Love Train
Lost In This Moment
Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace
Big Time
Just Got Started Lovin' You
Holy Water
8th Of November
Jalapeño
Loud
Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
Rollin' (The Ballad Of Big & Rich)

Special Appearances:
James Otto has a guest appearance with Big & Rich to perform his multiple week #1 single, "Just Got Started Lovin' You".

Cowboy Troy performs 'Rollin' (The Ballad Of Big & Rich)' with Big & Rich.

-Posted By Team BnR

Gone Country 2 Premiering This Friday!

Big & Rich — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:47:07 -0000

Host John Rich returns for a second season with a new cast including Sebastian Bach, Irene Cara, Mikalah Gordon, Jermaine Jackson, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lorenzo Lamas and Sean Young as they compete for a chance at country music success.

This season the competition is more intense as Rich enlists more help from his Nashville friends to put these seven country music-driven celebrities to the test during this two-week challenge.

Be sure to tune in!

-Posted By Team BnR

Gone Country 2 Premiering in August!

Big & Rich — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:16:06 -0000

Tune in to CMT on August 15 for the premiere of Gone Country 2!

Featuring Jermaine Jackson, Chris Kirpatrick, Sean Young, Mikalah Gordon, Lorenzo Lamas, Irene Cara, Sebastian Bach and John Rich as the host.

For more details, visit the official Gone Country 2 website

-Posted by Team BnR

Attention Providence Fans!

Big & Rich — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:32:18 -0000

John Rich is playing (and co-hosting) the Phoenix Rising Concert up in Providence on Feb. 25th along with Gretchen Wilson, Randy Owen, Dierks Bentley, and Kellie Pickler.

It’s a benefit concert to raise money for the Station Fire Fund (for the families of the victims from the Station Fire 5 years ago).

The event is hosted by Dee Snider and will include performances by a number of rock acts as well.

If you can, please attend and help out a good cause!

"Gone Country" Premiering TONIGHT!

Big & Rich — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:56:09 -0000

Don't forget about the premiere of "Gone Country" tonight on CMT, airing 8/7 pm Central! Watch as John Rich guides celebs in seven episodes through the country music world. The one who is most successful at crossing over by the end of the series will have a single produced by Rich.

The series features an eclectic cast of performers including:

Bobby Brown -- R&B singer, former member of New Edition

Carnie Wilson -- singer-songwriter, former member of Wilson Phillips and author

Dee Snider -- radio personality, lead singer Twisted Sister

Diana DeGarmo -- recording artist, Broadway actor and 2004 American Idol finalist

Julio Iglesias Jr. -- pop singer

Maureen McCormick -- singer-actor, The Brady Bunch

Sisqó -- R&B singer, former member of the group Dru Hill

Don't miss out on the fun; the countdown is on!

"Gone Country" Premiering TONIGHT!

Big & Rich — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:55:42 -0000

Big Kenny of Country Music Duo Big & Rich Named December Darfur Hero

Big & Rich — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:52:41 -0000

WASHINGTON – The Save Darfur Coalition today named Grammy Award-nominee Big Kenny (Kenny Alphin) of the country music duo Big & Rich its December “Darfur Hero.” The program highlights individuals who are playing a crucial role in helping end the violence in Darfur.

Big Kenny has been an outspoken advocate for the people of Darfur since early 2006 when he met former Marine Captain Brian Steidle who served as an African Union observer for their mission in Darfur. Since then he has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur – speaking about the situation at all of his concerts and in all of his public appearances and interviews.

“No matter where I am, I take advantage of every opportunity to raise awareness of the crisis in Darfur and demand action,” said Big Kenny in his blog posting on the Save Darfur website. “I would spend every nickel I could get my hands on to help these people. Darfur is the worst humanitarian crisis on our earth and it is time we did something to stop it – permanently.”

In April 2006, Big & Rich spoke and performed before an estimated 50,000 people at the “Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide” on the National Mall in Washington. The duo again spoke and performed in September 2007 Voices to Stop Genocide rally in New York’s Central Park. Additionally, last October, Big Kenny traveled with his wife, Christiev, to Akon, Sudan. The couple delivered clothing, medical and school supplies, and musical instruments to the Kunyuk School for Girls.

“If these were our children in our neighborhoods, there is no way on earth we would tolerate such blatant abuses of humanity,” he added. “One by one we’ll grow into a voice that cannot be ignored.”

Most recently, Big Kenny spoke at the Nashville leg of the Dream for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay. The relay, which has also traveled internationally to countries with a history of genocide and mass atrocities, aims to urge China – as Sudan’s chief diplomatic sponsor, major weapons provider, and largest investor and trade partner – to use its unique position to lead the world in bringing and end to the ongoing violence and suffering in Darfur.

Big Kenny’s blog posting can be viewed on Save Darfur’s website here

About the Save Darfur Coalition – The Save Darfur Coalition raises public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and mobilizes a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of people throughout the Darfur region. It is an alliance of more than 180 faith-based, advocacy and human rights organizations. The coalition’s member organizations represent 130 million people of all ages, races, religions and political affiliations united together to help the people of Darfur. For more information on the coalition, please visit www.SaveDarfur.org.

To obtain footage from the Darfur border region, coalition events, various interviews, and more, please visit the Save Darfur Coalition media gallery savedarfur.org. All footage may be previewed in non-broadcast quality and may be purchased in broadcast quality by filling out the purchase request form provided on the site.

Big & Rich's Kenny Alphin's Letter From The Sudan

Big & Rich — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:51:26 -0000

“The past 24 hours in the village of Akon have been the most incredible of my life. We were greeted on the runway by over 500 singing children and community members and leaders. David (Physician and friend David Marks is coordinating medical supply aid with Dr Luka Deng on the ground in Sudan) met with over 75 patients today and the line will be longer tomorrow as word spreads. From the school under trees, the clinic with not more than a roof and a table, to a public meeting where they all sang and expressed there appreciation of our visit and urgent needs, this trip has already surpassed my expectations.

Some thirty of the patients seen today had malaria. Most of them had to wade across rivers to come to school. Some walk three hours each way to get here. I’ve never in my life seen a more impoverished situation nor have I ever met more genuinely happy and appreciative people. They have fought for over 20 years for their basic freedoms, now they have to fight for their lives, the basic necessities of food, water, education and healthcare. Their main concern is to save their children. The aid we were able to bring will no doubt save lives.

We were able to arrive with all 20 crates of aid we brought from the US in addition to picking up a couple hundred survival kits from CSI for returning refugees. The trip has no doubt encouraged us all to take responsibility to help and improve humankind. A world with out prejudice!!

Love will lead the way,
Bk and the Team Akon