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The Seventh Annual CMA Music Festival Kickoff Parade and Block Party

Presented by Country Music Association - CMA at Downtown Nashville

June 8, 2011

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"The Seventh Annual CMA Music Festival Kick-Off Parade" will feature Country Music artists and other celebrities riding in a wide variety of Chevrolet vehicles. With Bill Anderson and the Oak Ridge Boys as the Grand Marshals, other artists participating include Deborah Allen, Lynn Anderson, Katie Armiger, Sherrie Austin, Bo Bice, Bomshel, Ash Bowers, Crystal Bowersox, Lee Brice, Carter Twins, Carter's Chord, Dailey & Vincent, Sarah Darling, Billy Dean, The Dirt Drifters, Eli Young Band, Tyler Farr, Ashley Gearing, Andy Griggs, The Harters, Walker Hayes, Her & Kings County, Ty Herndon, JT Hodges, Steve Holy, Buddy Jewell, Jason Jones, LoCash Cowboys, Lunabelles, Miss Willie Brown, The Roys, Daryle Singletary, Stealing Angels, Josh Thompson, Tiffany, Rhonda Vincent, and Mark Wills.

 

Other participants include the Big Brother Big Sisters Team Rio float; the Big Machine Rascal Flatts Camaro built by West Coast Customs; world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales; Boy Scouts of Middle Tennessee; the new 2012 Camaro convertible; the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge vehicle; the CMT Marching Band and their mobile mascot; the Davidson County Sheriff Department; the GAC tour bus; the Geico Gecko; the Gildan stilt walker; Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee; more than 250 Harley Davidson motorcycles from the Harley Davidson HOG Rock, Rhythm and Blues Tour; the debut of the Keep the Music Playing All Stars Marching Band; the Metro Nashville Police Department; Music City Drum & Bugle Corps; the Nashville Fire Department and their color guard; the Nashville Predators Dancers and mascot, Gnash; the Nashville Rollergirls; Nashville Sounds mascot Ozzie; Operation Troop Aid; Strength & Honor Camaro; Tennessee Titans mascot, T-RAC; the United States Army Recruiting Guard and Hummer; and the United States Coast Guard.

 

Beginning at the corner of Tenth Avenue and Broadway, the procession will travel down Broadway and end at Riverfront Park.

 

Immediately following the parade, "The Sixth Annual CMA Music Festival Chevy Block Party" will take place at its new location this year, the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage, with performers that can only be seen at the Block Party. Hosted by WSM's Beth Brightwell and Rick Marino, the Block Party is free and open to the public. Lee Brice was just added to the lineup and Carter's Chord will sing the national anthem. The lineup includes:

 

1:00pm-1:25pm Josh Thompson

1:40pm-2:00pm Lee Brice

2:15pm-2:35pm Eli Young Band

2:50pm-3:15pm Uncle Kracker

3:30pm-3:55pm Randy Houser