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Tracy Byrd Tours As Charity Album Hits Stores

Published May 22, 2000 11:13 AM

By / LiveDaily Contributing Editor

Country musician Tracy Byrd [ tickets ], who gathered a long list of stars for a just-released album to support some of his favorite conservation-oriented charities, will keep busy with an extensive spring and summer touring schedule that focuses on the southern and eastern U.S.

“Tracy Byrd’s Wonders of Wildlife,” which was released on May 6, features a new Byrd track called “Pass It On,” as well as previously unreleased tracks from Brad Paisley [ tickets ], Alabama [ tickets ], Montgomery Gentry [ tickets ], Waylon Jennings [ tickets ], Mark Chesnutt, Aaron Tippin, Keith Whitley, Charlie Daniels Band, Kenny Chesney and others.

Proceeds from the CD will be donated to national conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Foundation and Quail Unlimited.

Byrd will also host a benefit concert for conservation that will be broadcast May 30 on TNN. Among the artists scheduled to appear are Paisley, Chesney, Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, John Anderson, the Wilkinsons, Bryan White, Terri Clark and Andy Griggs.

Byrd’s seventh album, “It’s About Time,” was released in November 1999.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

May
20 - Casper, WY - Casper Events Center
27 - Monticello, MS - Atwood Music Festival
28 - Pigeon Forge, TN - Dollywood

June
2 - Kansas City, MO - City Market
3 - Foreman, AR - Foreman Memorial Stadium
16 - San Antonio, TX - Far West Rodeo
17 - Grand Prarie, TX - Lone Star Park

July
8 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Raceway
9 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition
12 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Northern Wisconsin State Fair
16 - Rhinelander, WI - Hodag Country Festival
20 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Rambler's Ranch
21 - Burgettstown, PA - Pepsi Cola Roadhouse
22 - Renfro Valley, KY - Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
23 - Springdale, AR - Springdale Rodeo Grounds
27 - Philadelphia, MS - Neshoba County Fairgrounds
29 - Plainview, TX - Service Cotton Gin

August
4 - North Tonawanda, NY - Majestic Theater
7 - Urbana, OH - Champaign County Fair
8 - Eminence, MO - Cross Country Trail Ride
11 - Houston, TX - Sam Houston Race Park
16 - Indianapolis, IN - WFMS Free Stage Indiana State Fair
17 - Beaver Dam, WI - Dodge County Fair
18 - Mt. Morris, MI - Genesee County Fair
19 - Painesville, OH - Lake County Fair
20 - Kalkaska, MI - Kalkaska County
26 - Fredericksburg, TX - Gillespie County Racetrack

September
1 - Ft. Worth, TX - Billy Bob's Texas
2 - La Grange, TX - Fayette County Fair
11 - Wooster, OH - Wayne County Fair
15 - Ft. Thompson, SD - Lode Star Casino
16 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Convention Center
29 - Springfield, IL - Open Air Arena
30 - Hiawassee, GA - Anderson Music Hall

November
17 - Kinder, LA - Grand Casino Coushatta