{"id":16239,"date":"2019-06-26T15:20:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T21:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1808474"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:44:18","slug":"all-the-ways-cmt-salutes-the-red-white-and-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/all-the-ways-cmt-salutes-the-red-white-and-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Ways CMT Salutes the Red, White and Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 29m ago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Next week is the good ol\u2019 Fourth of July. But instead of just celebrating on that one day, we thought a week\u2019s worth of salutes to America was the right thing to do. So we\u2019ve packed our schedule with everything Independence Day: movie and TV series marathons of all-time American favorites, plus some very special specials featuring some of country music\u2019s most patriotic artists.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything that will be happening during CMT\u2019s official Red, White & Blue Week<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

CMT will air Hometown Heroes<\/em>, a one-hour, three-part special full of heartwarming stories honoring military families. In one part of the special, Chris Janson<\/a> travels to Adairsville, Georgia to meet an Army Master Sergeant and his family struggling to make ends meet after he was injured on the job and was honorable discharged. Operation Homefront, with support from the Home Depot Foundation, will treat the more-than-deserving family to a home makeover and a special acoustic performance of Janson\u2019s unreleased song, \u201cEverybody\u2019s Going Through Something.\u201d Check your local listings for times.<\/p>\n

In another part of Hometown Heroes<\/em>, RaeLynn<\/a> surprises military expectant wives at a very special Star-Spangled baby shower in Nashville. RaeLynn is completely relatable for the group, because she is a military wife herself and misses her husband Joshua Davis every day. She\u2019ll take a break from the baby shower festivities to treat the moms-to-be to sing her poignant song \u201cCamo,\u201d all about the time spent apart from loved ones while they serve our country. The event is sponsored by the Nashville Predators Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n

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I would give anything to be on a lake with my babe today. Nothing but love and thankfulness on this #MemorialDay<\/a>! Never forget the ones that have given their lives for us. God Bless America. pic.twitter.com\/8OIroBiUPW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RAELYNN (@RaeLynn) May 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the third part of Hometown Heroes<\/em>, Brantley Gilbert<\/a> will head to Jacksonville, N.C. to help honor a very conscientious young man. Jaxson Jordan, just 13 years old, spends most of his free time helping his community despite his health challenges. In recognition of his service, Jaxson was selected as Operation Homefront\u2019s 2019 Military Child of the Year for the Marine Corps. As he gets ready for the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., his dad, Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Jordan, makes a surprise visit home from deployment to join the family on the trip. The other surprise? Gilbert\u2019s visit to Jaxson\u2019s hometown to perform for military families there, and to give the family the opportunity of a lifetime. Gilbert knows how important family ties are in small towns, as he is a father himself, to his son Barrett Hardy-Clay and his baby girl on the way.<\/p>\n

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Y’all have been asking about my son’s voice at the end of #manthathungthemoon<\/a>\u2026. so I thought I’d share the story behind a real special moment for me and Amber\u2026. Listen here https:\/\/t.co\/hzOp2vao2X<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/o7p6ck2C56<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Brantley Gilbert (@brantleygilbert) June 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nThursday, July 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether you are in downtown Nashville right in front of the stage at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, or at home watching the live broadcast, the free, family-friendly Let Freedom Sing!<\/em> concert with Brett Eldredge<\/a> will be the perfect pre-game for the fireworks that follow, showcased by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp and accompanied by the Nashville Symphony. The display will be visible from Lower Broadway, Ascend Amphitheater, the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, Riverfront Park, the The Green at Riverfront Park, and the Music City Walk of Fame Park. The concert starts at 9:00 pm CT, and the fireworks start immediately after. The 90-minute special will be hosted by CMT\u2019s Cody Alan.<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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