(Nashville, Tenn. – Jan. 10, 2012) FUNL/Flying Island artist and Grammy-nominated singer Ty Herndon appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theater in front of a live audience last week where he performed some of his biggest hits, including “Living In The Moment” and “What Mattered Most”.  In addition, WSM host Bill Cody debuted Ty’s new single, “Stones” on WSM-AM, where the entire event was broadcasted live. Herndon is currently recording the follow-up effort to his 2010 Grammy-nominated album, Journey On. The new album is slated for an early 2012 release.

Pictured below L to R: WSM host, Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Famer and television personality Bill Cody and Ty Herndon

Unreleased track from previously shelved album finally sees light of day

(Nashville, Tenn. – Nov. 7, 2011) FUNL Music artist and Grammy-nominated singer Ty Herndon stopped by Premiere’s CMA Awards Radio Remotes this weekend in downtown Nashville to discuss his new single, “Stones.”  The song was Play MPE’s most downloaded and streamed track after debuting on Nov. 2.  Herndon is currently recording the follow-up effort to his 2010 Grammy-nominated album, Journey On. The new album is slated for an early 2012 release.

Pictured below L to R: Shadow Stevens (MD – WWKA/Orlando, FL), Travis Moon (PD – KAJA/San Antonio, TX), FUNL Music artist Ty Herndon, radio vet Becky Brenner.

Check presentation made before Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees game Sept. 1 at Fenway Park

(Nashville, Tenn. – Sept. 8, 2011)  Former NFL player Kevin Turner and Country artist Ty Herndon were on hand Sept. 1 at Boston’s Fenway Park to help present a check to the ALS Therapy Alliance for $4.3 million.

In June 2011, Turner and Herndon were named celebrity spokespersons for the 10^th annual CVS/pharmacy “Researching A Cure” ALS fundraising campaign.  The campaign ran June 5-25 to help raise funds for ALS research and benefit the ALS Therapy Alliance.  Herndon’s “Journey On” video (view here) features Turner and was incorporated into the CVS/pharmacy in-store video spots, which ran in approximately 7,200 CVS/pharmacy locations.  Funds generated by this year’s campaign bring the total amount raised so far to more than $27 million.  Visit www.ALSTherapyAlliance.org for more info.

Campaign co-chairs Treg Charlton and Barry Winovich were also in attendance for the check presentation.  Charlton, a regional director of real estate for CVS Caremark, and Winovich, a childhood friend of Charlton, both suffer from the ALS disease.

Turner’s own non-profit ALS organization, The Kevin Turner Foundation, staged a private fundraiser in Nashville, Tenn., on June 18 that raised more than $100,000 for ALS research.  Diagnosed with ALS in May 2010, Turner formed the foundation to help raise awareness about the connection between concussions and the ALS disease and to generate funds for research.  Visit www.KevinTurnerFoundation.org for more information.

About the ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA):
The ATA was founded in 2000 to provide a vehicle for a diverse group of scientists and clinicians to coordinate research related to ALS. The scientists involved in the ATA are affiliated with some of the best universities and medical centers, including, among others, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston University and the University of Massachusetts. The ATA’s board is comprised of outstanding clinicians, scientists and business associates including two Nobel Prize Laureates, H. Robert Horvitz, Ph.D. and Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., who are committed to the organization’s mission. CVS/pharmacy is the largest corporate donor to the ALS Therapy Alliance. To learn more, visit www.ALSTherapyAlliance.org.

About the Kevin Turner Foundation:
Former NFL fullback Kevin Turner established The Kevin Turner Foundation in October 2010 to raise public awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and to bring attention to the emerging evidence linking brain trauma in athletes and the ALS disease.  The nonprofit organization endeavors to raise funds for the study, treatment and cure of this debilitating disease.  Turner played for the University of Alabama (1987-91), the New England Patriots (1992-95) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1995-99).  To learn more, visit www.KevinTurnerFoundation.org.

Pictured l to r: Former New England Patriots/Philadelphia Eagles NFL fullback and CVS/pharmacy “Researching a Cure” celebrity spokesperson Kevin Turner, Country artist and CVS/pharmacy “Researching a Cure” celebrity spokesperson Ty Herndon, CVS/pharmacy “Researching A Cure” campaign co-chairs Barry Winovich and Treg Charlton.  Photo: Sue Bruce Photography.

Pictured l to r: Boston Red Sox Ball Girl; President/CEO of CVS Caremark Larry Merlo; Executive VP of CVS Caremark Jon Roberts; Former New England Patriots/Philadelphia Eagles NFL fullback, ALS patient and CVS/pharmacy “Researching a Cure” celebrity spokesperson Kevin Turner; President of ALS Therapy Alliance Dr. Robert Brown, Jr.; Directors of ALS Therapy Alliance Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, Dr. Larry Hayward and Dr. Robert Horvitz; Regional Director of Real Estate for CVS Caremark, ALS patient and CVS/pharmacy “Researching a Cure” campaign co-chair Treg Charlton; ALS patient and CVS/pharmacy “Researching a Cure” campaign co-chair Barry Winovich and Boston Red Sox Ball Girl.  Photo: Sue Bruce Photography.

(Nashville, TN – June 20, 2011) Country artists Ty Herndon and Amber Hayes were on hand this past weekend to help former Alabama and NFL player Kevin Turner raise just over $100,000 at a private Nashville ALS fundraiser event.

Held Saturday, June 18, at a private estate in Brentwood, Tenn., the fundraiser was attended by more than 250 people, including numerous current and former Alabama and NFL players and coaches.  Herndon and FUNL Music label mate Amber Hayes performed at the event, which included two auctions featuring collectible sports memorabilia and jewelry, a cigar tent, food, drinks and appearances by current Clemson coach and former Alabama receiver Dabo Swinney and legendary Alabama coach Gene Stallings, among others.  Herndon’s Grammy-nominated “Journey On” project is the official song and video of the Kevin Turner Foundation.

Turner, who played professional football for eight seasons in the ‘90s with the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, was diagnosed with ALS in May 2010.  In October 2010, the Prattville, Ala., native formed the nonprofit Kevin Turner Foundation to help raise awareness and money for critical ALS research and the emerging connection between ALS and concussions. The $100,000 raised at this weekend’s event benefits the Kevin Turner Foundation.

For more information about Kevin Turner and to see the “Journey On” video, visit www.KevinTurnerFoundation.org.

Pictured l to r:  Former Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings, FUNL Music artist Amber Hayes, former Alabama/Philadelphia Eagles/New England Patriots player Kevin Turner and FUNL Music artist Ty Herndon pose at the Kevin Turner Foundation ALS fundraiser event, held Saturday, June 18 in Brentwood, Tenn.  Photo: Christy Watkins.

Tenth annual fundraising event to run June 5-25 in 7,200 CVS/pharmacy locations

FUNL Music recording artist Ty Herndon

Kevin Turner (l) and FUNL Music artist Ty Herndon

February 28, 2011, Red Rooster Bar & Music Hall

(Nashville, Tenn. – Feb. 16, 2011)  On Monday, February 28, country acts Restless Heart, Steve Holy, Ty Herndon, Bo Bice and Jeff Bates will come together to headline a night of music honoring well-known songwriter Todd Cerney, recently diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma.

Todd is a Grammy-nominated songwriter best known for his hits “I’ll Still Be Loving You” by Restless Heart, “Good Morning Beautiful” by Steve Holy, and “No Mercy” by Ty Herndon.

The event will kick off with a series of songwriter rounds featuring Rivers Rutherford, Fred Knobloch, Rich Fagan, Pete Huttlinger, Lisa Carver, Wood Newton, Trevor Finlay, Doug Gill, Lynn Langham and Jim Parker, followed by performances from Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden (“Everlasting Love”), Casey Kelly and Leslie Ellis, Bill Lloyd, and Thom Shepherd & the Nashville Hit Songwriters Band.  Special guest Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits will join Restless Heart onstage to sing his 1967 classic, “A Kind of a Hush.”  Also reuniting especially for this fundraiser will be Nashville cult favorite The Piggys, a legendary Nashville rock band that hasn’t played live together in more than 25 years.

There will be a Silent Auction at the event with numerous items for bidding, including Todd’s  own handwritten, personally-autographed lyric sheets for his two biggest hits, “I’ll Still Be Loving You” and “Good Morning Beautiful.”

The Todd Cerney Benefit Concert will be held Monday, February 28 at the Red Rooster Bar & Music Hall located at 1530 Demonbreun Street, just off Music Row’s Roundabout.  There is plenty of free parking across the street. Doors open at 6 pm, and music starts at 6:30 pm.  Admission is $15 at the door, and all proceeds from the event will go toward the mounting medical bills for Todd’s illness.

Donations may be made at any time to the Friends of Todd Cerney account through Regions Bank in Nashville.  For branch locations, click: http://www.regions.com/locator.rf

Donations by check may also be made through Nashville Songwriters Association.
To do so, please make payable to “The Friends Of Todd Cerney Account” and mail to:
NSAI
Attn: Jennifer Turnbow
1710 Roy Acuff Place
Nashville, TN  37203
(Note: all such checks will be deposited to “The Friends Of Todd Cerney Account.”)

(Nashville, TN – Jan. 25, 2011) FUNL Music artist Ty Herndon and former NFL running back Kevin Turner were in Nashville Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 24/25) for a pair of media days to raise awareness about the Kevin Turner Foundation and its efforts to fight the ALS disease.  Their visit included stops at GAC for a segment of “On The Streets” with Suzanne Alexander and a special interview with WSMV Sports Director Rudy Kalis, to air Sunday, Jan. 30, at 10:30 p.m. CST on the station’s “Inside Sports” program.

Turner, an eight-year fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots in the ‘90s, was diagnosed with ALS in May 2010.  The Kevin Turner Foundation was formed to raise awareness about the connection between repetitive head trauma and ALS.  Herndon’s song, “Journey On,” from his current Grammy-nominated album, Journey On, was selected as the foundation’s signature song.  Visit www.KevinTurnerFoundation.org or www.TyHerndon.com for more information.

Pictured L to R:  FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon, GAC’s Suzanne Alexander, former NFL fullback Kevin Turner.

L to R:  WSMV Ch. 4 Sports Director Rudy Kalis, former NFL fullback Kevin Turner, FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon.

Inspirational “Journey On” video earns Grammy-nominated singer a spot on CMT’s High 5 Video Countdown

FUNL Music artist Ty Herndon

(Nashville, Tenn. – Dec. 13, 2010) On Saturday, December 11, Country artists joined together for “An Evening of Music,” a benefit concert organized by Jim Asker to raise funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  The night was hosted by GAC’s Suzanne Alexander and included performances by Cold River recording artist Katie Armiger, singer/songwriter Anita Cochran, Curb recording artist Ashley Gearing, and FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon. The event was held at The Listening Room at Cummins Station in Nashville, Tennessee.  All proceeds from the event benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Pictured below: GAC’s Suzanne Alexander, FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon, singer/songwriter Anita Cochran, Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing, Cold River Records’ Katie Armiger, and All Access Editor Jim Asker.