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Countriest of the Country Benefit Show
Chris Young, T. Graham Brown and Tammy Cochran head the lineup for songwriter Billy Yates’ Countriest of the Country fundraiser at the Ernest Tubb Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, June 4, at 6 p.m.

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The annual event, sponsored by the Billy Yates International Fan Club, has become a staple of CMA Music Festival week. This year’s show will once again include a “hit songwriters in the round” featuring Byron Hill, Leslie Satcher and Wil Nance. Tickets to the show are $25 and ticket orders may be sent to the Billy Yates International Fan Club, PO Box 864, White House, TN, 37188. Proceeds from the show benefit Christmas for the Children, a nonprofit organization which provides money for underprivileged children to go Christmas shopping.
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