Hold'Em for Heroes Poker Tournament at Fort McDowell Casino to Benefit TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers Nov 6, 2008
The two-day charity event will be co-hosted by 11-time World Series of Poker(r) winner Phil Hellmuth and County Music Star Mark Wills ... In addition to being a huge country music star, Mark Wills is also a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in Georgia. (Primezone Releases)
On Tap: Cable's New Shows Oct 31, 2008
Taylor Swift: On the Set Love Story Special Nov. 5 Mark Wills: My Military Diary Special Nov. 11 Trace Adkins: X (Ten) Days Special Nov. 25 Down Home Holidays with Ashton Shepherd Special TBD. Mercyme Christmas Special Nov. 22 BMI Trailblazers Awards Special September 14. (Multichannel News)
Nichols talks about some 'Real Things' Aug 16, 2008
y Honky Tonk Tailgate Party with Mark Wills, Trent Willmon, Buddy Jewel and Ray Scott, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19. y Jason Aldean with the Road Hammers, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Bush photo after Katrina big mistake, ex-aide says May 29, 2008
He recalls that during a presidential stop in San Diego, as tens of thousands were jammed in the Superdome, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center or on rooftops awaiting rescue, Bush had taken a few minutes backstage to accept a guitar from country music singer Mark Wills. An ABC reporter was backstage at the time, and snapped a photo of him playfully strumming the guitar. (Nola.com -- Sports)
'Miracle Child' gets shopping spree with country singer May 22, 2008
Country music singer Mark Wills joined 4-year-old Austin Hart, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta "Miracle Child," on a $1,000 shopping spree Wednesday to buy toys for fellow patients at the hospital ... Austin, 4, with the help of country singer Mark Wills, spent the morning buying toys for current patients of Children's hospitals. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
2008 Calaveras fair closes May 21, 2008
At 8 p.m., country singer Mark Wills performed for a large and lively crowd. Frogs and their jockeys took to the stage Sunday during International Frog Jump Day. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Two Award-Winning Shows Highlight Dollywood's 2008 Live Entertainment May 21, 2008
Various GAC cable programs define the performance segments of The Great American Country Show, including GACs Top Twenty hosted by Nan Kelley; Edge of Country hosted by Kylie Harris; The Year hosted by Mark Wills; and Master Series host Bill Cody. Each performance of The Great American Country Show is highlighted by a special 10-minute guest appearance by a country artist. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Celebration caps poetry unit at Crab Orchard School May 13, 2008
On Friday, the fifth-graders listened to Mark Wills 19 Somethin, a ballad about life in the 1970s and 1980s. They also heard 1980s hit Celebration, which showed repetition and the quatrain form (a four-line verse) exhibited in the familiar Celebrate good times, come on/ Let s celebrate/Celebrate good times, come on/Let s celebrate chorus. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
Shows on the road May 8, 2008
HONKY TONK TAILGATE PARTY FEATURING: MARK WILLS, BUDDY JEWELL, TRENT WILLMON AND RAY SCOTT: July 25. KENNY LOGGINS: July 30. (Scranton Times, PA)
County gives 13 reasons for firing Apr 19, 2008
Country star Mark Wills plays Lindsay's McDermont April 19. Country music star Mark Wills will perform live in concert April 19 at the McDermont Field House in Lindsay. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
2008 OBF Queen is Laura Jimenez Apr 3, 2008
In the evening, Country star Mark Wills will perform live in concert at 7 p.m. the McDermont Field House. For more information about Orange Blossom Festival, visit the website at. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Randall Franks: Beam me up, Scotty Apr 2, 2008
Fellow Georgia entertainer Mark Wills performed his then new song Jacob s Ladder for the receptive crowd. While I enjoyed visiting once again with many of my fellow music entertainers, actors and comedians also abounded such as Robyn Lively who as then doing Savannah and Calvert DeForest Larry Bud Melman of Late Night with David Letterman, who had recently appeared in a Vince Gill video, among others. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Rising country star Jason Coley set to perform at Chill’s on April 17 Apr 1, 2008
He received rave reviews for his performance at the Georgia Rehabilitation of Wildlife (GROW) Celebrity Benefit Gala in the Georgia Aquarium Oceans Ballroom in January, featuring country music artists Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Mark Wills and Doug Stone, among others. The event was emceed by the renowned wildlife specialist and entertainer Jack Hanna. (Thomaston Times, GA)
More of this story... Mar 20, 2008
The concert featuring country singer Mark Wills will coincide with Lindsay's annual Orange Blossom Festival. It was originally planned to benefit the Lindsay Volunteer Fire Department, which has since said they would rather the money go to Biesterfeld. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
NASA rocks downtown Daytona Feb 12, 2008
The rock group Bad Company plays a concert at 9:15 tonight and country superstar Mark Wills performs at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. "We will have a real moon rock in the exhibit for people to touch," Shannon Ridinger, outreach coordinator for NASA, said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Battered returning veterans struggle with transition Nov 11, 2007
As they headed out, Sergeant Mark Wills, 38, of Waltham, Mass ... Mark Wills came home from war a changed person, and not necessarily for the better. (Boston Globe)
GATOR COUNTRY FALLCONCERT SERIES Sep 9, 2007
The free concert series kicks off Friday night, August 31st with Nashville recording artists Mark Wills and Cole Deggs onesome ... August 31, 2007: Mark Wills (Equity Music Group), Cole Deggs onesome (Columbia Records)September 7, 2007: Steve Holy (Curb Records), Danielle Peck (Big Machine Records)September 14, 2007: David Lee Murphy, Whiskey Falls (Midas Records)September 21, 2007: Chris Cagle (Capitol Records), Crossin Dixon (Broken Bow Records). (Florida Times-Union)
Tickets for JCCS September concerts - on sale now Aug 22, 2007
Sanders has toured the country with Mark Wills, opening shows for Neil McCoy, Tracy Bird, Big and Rich and singing at the Grand Ole Opry. As a song writer and musician Sanders will share his music with country and gospel selections, making this concert a must see event. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
This Day in History Aug 8, 2007
Country singer Mark Wills is 34. Worth repeating. (Montana Standard, MT)
McLean County Fair begins Wednesday in Bloomington Aug 1, 2007
-- Free concert by Mark Wills and U.S. 66, 7 p.m.. -- Carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
McLean County Fair to feature live shark exhibit Jul 31, 2007
Country artist Mark Wills will be entertaining at the grandstand for a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday. His career has spanned the last decade, and he is known for his hit, 19-Something. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Weekend Hotlist Jul 26, 2007
The Jam also will feature emcee Clint Black, Little Texas, Mark Wills, the PovertyNeck Hillbillies and Alli Gillis. It begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $14 to $54. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Weekend Guide Jul 26, 2007
5 p.m. With special guest host Clint Black and featuring Little Texas, Mark Wills and the PovertyNeck Hillbillies. $14-$54. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fair season approaches Jul 7, 2007
There will be two vintage NASCAR cars, one driven by Richard Petty and one driven by Dale Earnhardt Sr.; a NASCAR simulator; face painting; caricature drawings; a country concert by Mark Wills; and a petting zoo. The countys more than 1,000 4-H members have produced more than 13,000 entries including livestock, visual arts and food displays, said Theresa Chambers, 4-H community worker with the University of Illinois Extension-McLean County. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Tim McGraw, Deana Carter Headline for Dental Charity May 22, 2007
Show Also Features Mark Wills, Warren Brothers, Natalie Grant, Lance Miller ... Preceding McGraw on the bill were Deana Carter, Mark Wills, the Warren Brothers, country newcomer Lance Miller and the Gospel Music Association's reigning female vocalist of the year, Natalie Grant ... While Mark Wills and his guitarist walked out, seated themselves on stools and waited patiently, Carter amused the crowd with details of how her "Clydesdale horse teeth" had stunted her self-confidence. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
News from the Care Center May 11, 2007
Don sang songs from Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, Billy Dean, Brad Presley and Mark Wills ... The lyrics kept saying, "Don't get your pleasure by inflicting pain on me." The name of the song was "Don't Laugh At Me" by Mark Wills. (Dunlap Reporter, IA)
Terri Clark Kicks Off 2007 CMA Music Festival on the Greased Lightning Daytime Stages May 5, 2007
Luke Bryan, Carolina Rain, Jason Michael Carroll, Cole Deggs & the Lonesome Brad Cotter, Dusty Drake, Katrina Elam, Jace Everett, Flynnville Train, Josh Gracin, Andy Griggs, Angela Hacker, Jennifer Hanson, Heartland, Steve Holy, Jypsi, Hal Ketchum, The Lost Trailers, Ashley Monroe, Lorrie Morgan, Megan Mullins, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ray Scott, Jeffrey Steele, and Mark Wills. Saturday, June 9. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
7: Rod Stewart Mar 24, 2007
Fooled Around and Fell in Love'The original: Recorded by Elvin Bishop for his 1976 album "Struttin' My Stuff."Rod's version: Appears on "Still the Same."Other versions: Mark Wills gave it the country treatment on a 2004 compilation titled "Southern Rock: Country Style."'Piece of My Heart'The original: The song was first released in 1967 by Erma Franklin, older sister of Aretha Franklin. Rod's version: Has been a regular occurrence on the setlist for this tour. (Fresno Bee)
2007 CMA Music Festival Is 'Time Well Wasted' as Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and Billy Currington Join Performance Lineup Mar 17, 2007
Performers already announced include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, John Anderson, Rodney Atkins, Jeff Bates, Dierks Bentley, John Berry, Big & Rich, Blue County, Bomshel, Catherine Britt, Lane Brody, Luke Bryan, Sonny Burgess, Sarah Buxton, Laura Bryna, Carolina Rain, Donovan Chapman, Eric Church, Earl Thomas Conley, Bucky Covington, Cowboy Crush, Amy Dalley, Cole Deggs & the Lonesome, Dusty Drake, Katrina Elam, Emerson Drive, Jace Everett, Flynnville Train, Todd Fritsch, Vince Gill, Josh Gracin,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
2007 CMA Music Festival Artist Lineup Grows Feb 28, 2007
Additional artists added as performers include: John Anderson, Jeff Bates, John Berry, Blue County, Lane Brody, Sarah Buxton, Laura Bryna, Donovan Chapman, Earl Thomas Conley, Bucky Covington, Cowboy Crush, Amy Dalley, Dusty Drake, Katrina Elam, Emerson Drive, Jace Everett, Flynnville Train, Todd Fritsch, Josh Gracin, The Grascals, Andy Griggs, Ty Herndon, Little Texas, Ashley Monroe, Megan Mullins, Gary Nichols, Jerrod Niemann, Michael Peterson, Povertyneck Hillbillies, Julie Roberts, Ray... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Not just a pretty face Feb 20, 2007
Hunky Mark Wills is heading south to Florida to perform at the 2007 Airboat & Swamp Buggy Festival at the Everglades Youth Conservation Camp, way out in the country about 20 miles north of West Palm Beach, at 7:30 ... Hunky Mark Wills is heading south to Florida to perform at the 2007 Airboat & Swamp Buggy Festival at the Everglades Youth Conservation Camp, way out in the country about 20 miles north of West Palm Beach, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday ... A few weeks ago, Mark Wills, the extraordinary... (The Palm Beach Post)
Tribute to Returning Vets Puts Darryl Worley Back on the Charts Feb 15, 2007
From Dec. 13-24, 2006, Worley did a series of shows in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, along with fellow country artist Mark Wills and comedian and political gadfly Al Franken. It was his fourth tour of Iraq. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Grammy Week Event Explores The Soul of Country Feb 10, 2007
Deana Carter combined her indelibly Southern voice with the smooth soul of Rer Brian McKnight (the author, notably, of Mark Wills' country hit "Back at One") and the breathy pop presence of Kenny Loggins (who appeared on a 1986 country hit by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Fire in the Sky") in a smoky version of the Eddy Arnold/Ray Charles classic, "You Don't Know Me.". The song's author, Cindy Walker, was featured prominently in video footage from the Grammy Foundation's Living Histories program,... (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Sony/ATV signs Bill Anderson to publishing deal Jan 19, 2007
Those songs include "Give It Away," recorded by George Strait; "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss; "I'll Wait For You," Joe Nichols; "A Lot of Different," Kenny Chesney; "Wish You Were Here," Mark Wills; "One Small Miracle," Bryan White; and "Tips of My Fingers," recorded by Steve Wariner. Extra. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Others Prepare New CDs Jan 18, 2007
Mark Wills is expected to release his new album in early spring, and Carolyn Dawn Johnson's new project will arrive by late summer. Two other established artists -- Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tracy Lawrence -- have moved to new labels for their next CDs. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
