"Peace Love and Country Music"

Ronnie Dunn’s second album as a solo artist is being released today on his own Little Will-E Records in partnership with e-commerce retailer and Southern lifestyle destination Country Outfitter.

To support the release, Dunn will also be performing “Country This” on The View tomorrow (April 9). The show airs weekdays at 11:00 a.m. ET on the ABC Television Network.

Ronnie has earned many accolades throughout his more-than-20-year career, as part of country music’s most-awarded duo Brooks & Dunn and as an individual artist and songwriter. He had a hand in writing six of the 14 songs on Peace Love and Country Music, including “Let’s Get the Beer Joint Rockin,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “Country in Texas,” all of which he penned solo.

“I really wanted fans to have a say in which songs I put on this album,” said Dunn. “I put a few songs out on social media to see what people liked, or maybe what they didn’t respond to, and we built the album from there. Partnering with Country Outfitter just makes sense because they represent all aspects of the country lifestyle, and music is a huge part of that.”

The physical edition of Peace Love and Country Music is available exclusively at Country Outfitter, an e-commerce company and destination for Southern lifestyle apparel and entertainment. To purchase a copy, please visit www.countryoutfitter.com. Digital editions are currently available at all digital retailers.

For more information on Ronnie Dunn, please visit www.ronniedunn.com or follow on Twitter @RonnieDunn and www.Facebook.com/RonnieDunnMusic.

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Ronnie Dunn Visits Boys & Girls Club, Raises Funds For Kentucky Charity

“The most memorable thing was meeting the kids and a lot of the recipients and people that are involved [behind the scenes],” said Dunn. “It has to mean something, or it’s not worth doing it. It’s for me as much as for anybody else.”

 

Last year, he surprised guests at the Holiday Bash (a follow-up fundraising event to the concert) and presented a check for $75,000 from the show. The Holiday Bash 2013 will take place December 6 at the National Corvette Museum.

 

Joining him at this year’s Commonwealth Broadcasting annual event were rising country stars Brett Eldredge and Parmalee. All net proceeds were donated to selected non-profit organizations that focus on children’s education and welfare, including the American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Kentucky, Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson County, Boys & Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County, Caring for China’s Orphans, Chuck’s United Hope Foundation, Greensburg Shelter House, Hope Harbor, Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky, Kentucky Legal Aid, National Corvette Museum, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, The Center for Courageous Kids and United Way of Southern Kentucky.

 

On September 30, Dunn traveled to the area and paid special visits to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Franklin-Simpson County and Glasgow-Barren County, The Center for Courageous Kids and a local United Way program. He participated in some of the organizations’ daily activities, getting to know staff members and spending one-on-one time with kids.

 

Watch highlights from the day by clicking here.

 

For more information on how to purchase tickets or donate items for the charity auction, click here.

Ronnie Dunn Raises Funds For Operation Welcome Home In West Virginia

Dunn has toured around the world over the course of his illustrious career, and in that time he has prided himself on building an allegiance of fans. With their loyalty and support in mind, Dunn decided to say ‘thank you for your support’ and asked his fans to help decide where he and his band would play next. Dunn launched a grassroots-based Facebook campaign for followers to suggest venues for Dunn to “Play For Beer” during his off-days on the road.

 

After receiving an overwhelming number of pleas to play in Morgantown, W.V., Dunn delivered an arena-level concert to a packed, raucous audience at Schmitt’s Saloon on Friday, October 25. All proceeds from the show were donated to Operation Welcome Home, a local organization that provides fellowship and resources for veterans.

 

Dunn explains, “We're calling it ‘Play For Beer,’ but it's really about finding places that we can drop into on a whim, play and in turn do something helpful for a worthy cause.”

 

Watch highlights of the show at Schmitt's Saloon here.

 

For more information and to find out where Ronnie Dunn is playing next, please visit www.ronniedunn.com.

65,000+ Attend; "Today, The Healing Begins"

Garth Brooks made the statement which says it all for the star-studded benefit with all funds going to United Way.

Ronnie Dunn closes his set on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at The Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. with "Peace, Love and Country Music." Over 65,000 concertgoers were in attendance with many waving American flags while Dunn proudly displayed the Oklahoma state flag.

Donations are being accepted online via the United Way homepage at www.unitedwayokc.org or by texting REBUILD to 52000 which will give an automatic $10 donation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma's May Tornado Relief Fund.

Twitter: #TKOKrelief

The Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert is now less than one week away!

Tickets have completely sold out, with net proceeds (minus only credit card merchant fees and OK sales tax) benefiting The United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund.

Country Aircheck:  "I got old memories of that place," Toby Keith says regarding the University of Oklahoma's Stadium. "I was raised inside of 10 miles of that stadium, I sold Cokes in that stadium when I was 13." The Norman, OK venue plays host to Toby's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert July 6, and he says his former workplace reached out with open arms to make itself available for the star-studded event. "I made a few phone calls, got Garth Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Sammy Hagar, Willie Nelson, Mel Tillis, John Anderson, and we just added Carrie Underwood." Carrie plays the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville the same night and plans to join the Oklahoma proceedings via satellite. "She wanted to participate, and we’ve got some other guests that are gonna work between the sets that are going to surprise people."

If you were unable to get tickets and would like to do something to help with the rebuilding of Moore, and the surrounding communities affected by the tornadoes in May, you can still help!  Verizon Wireless is offering a text-to-donate capability before, during and after the benefit concert.   Customers of any wireless carrier may donate by texting the keyword REBUILD to 52000, which will give an automatic $ 10 donation to the United Way of Central Oklahoma's May Tornadoes Relief Fund. Verizon Wireless customers will be limited to five text donations. Donations are also being accepted online via the United Way home page at www.unitedwayokc.org. To give by credit card, call 405-523-3598, 405-523-3597, or the United Way of Central Oklahoma's main number: 405-236-8441. Checks may be mailed to the United Way of Central Oklahoma, P.O. Box 837, Oklahoma City, OK 73101 with notation for May Tornadoes Relief.

Thank you for your support of the great people of Oklahoma!

Toby Keith's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert Tickets On Sale Today

Tickets go on sale TODAY - Friday June 21 at 10am sharp via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000, or visiting Homeland store locations.  ALL seats are $25 (all taxes and fees included), all seats reserved - eight-ticket purchase limit.

click this LINK to purchase

Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Ronnie Dunn, Sammy Hagar, Mel Tillis, & John Anderson for just $25?! AND for a good cause? okay!

WHAT:  Toby Keith's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert
SHOW:  JULY 6th
WHERE:  OU Stadium – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, OK
DOORS:  1:30p
SHOWTIME:  3p
They're a whopping $25 a piece

Toby Keith Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood & Ronnie Dunn Unite For Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert

The Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium/Norman event is Saturday, July 6 and the star-studded lineup of performers, now being assembled, will include Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, and Ronnie Dunn.

Proceeds will benefit The United Way Of Central Oklahoma May Tornado Relief Fund. Updates on the event and lineup will be posted at www.tobykeith.com.

For Keith, this event and the May storms that led to it are deeply personal. "I grew up in Moore, I live in Norman and I've got lots of family and friends who were directly affected," he says. "I know these folks and they're resilient, but we're going to keep helping them any way we can. I'm proud to get together with some others from around here who are just as committed as I am to supporting these communities."

"Once we got the news that the tornado had hit Toby's hometown, Miss Yearwood and I told Toby we were at his service for whatever he chose to do," Brooks says. "I am amazed at the human spirit the tornado victims have shown. I am humbled by the giving of the volunteers. It is an honor to get to be a part of this healing process." 

Doors open at 1:30pm, show time is 3pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 21 at 10am; all seats are $ 25,  all inclusive, all seats reserved - eight-ticket purchase limit.

Ronnie Dunn Surprises CMA Music Fest Fans With Rooftop Performance

Dunn performed four songs on the rooftop patio of Rippy’s Bar and Grill on lower Broadway as fans were departing the Bridgestone Arena after watching the CMT Awards. 

Dunn debuted four new songs:  “Country This,” “Kiss You There,” “Cowgirls Rock ‘N’ Roll” and “Peace, Love and Country Music.”  During “Kiss You There,” a flash mob took over Broadway for an impromptu dance to the delight of the crowd.  To view the performance and flashmob, click here.

As Dunn told USA Today, "I'm more excited about where music is today than I ever have been. We no longer have to play by rules because there are no rules. The band and crew snuck in and set-up to ambush the unsuspecting crowd coming out of the CMT Awards.  We don't have a clue what we’re doing, but we're having fun and working overtime to come up with unorthodox ways to get music to people who simply like music. I hope that those of you who rambled into the line of fire had a good time!”

Inside Rippy’s bar, Dunn gave away over 1,000 hangover patches for indulgent CMA Music Festival attendees.

In-between tour dates, Dunn is writing songs and working on a new album expected in stores this fall.

Teaching Baby New Words At The Dunn Household

As Townsquare Media's Taste Of Country reports Ronnie Dunn is a new grandfather (the baby's name is Huck and looks like a cutie), Ronnie tells a tale on himself on his blog which betrays a willingness to take risks and just be who is IS. Click on the links to read both items.

Ronnie Dunn, "Contemporary Rock Star"

His brand-new guitar-heavy single, “Let The Cowboy Rock” proves the songster has learned a thing or two over his iconic 20-year career about finding one’s own voice in music, including the fact that die-hard American country music knows no bounds.



Fans eager for a sneak peak of the music video can click HERE. It was filmed partly in Pendleton, Oregon during the Pendleton Round-Up with rider Blake Knowles (lead character) with additional footage of Dunn shot in Salt Flat, Utah and Nashville, Tennessee with The Stage on Lower Broadway serving as a backdrop.

Follow Dunn on Twitter at @SingaInABand and Facebook at www.Facebook.com/RonnieDunnMusic.

Ronnie Dunn and Taylor Swift On Stage

Taylor Swift's Speak Now tour hit Nashville this past weekend.  The sold out house was treated to something that could probably ONLY happen in Nashville.  Star appearances from Reba and Ronnie Dunn.  Including Ronnie hopping on stage Friday night.

Dunn With The Cost Of Living

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Ronnie Dunn‘s second single, “Cost Of Living” is in the hands of country radio stations across the United States and Canada.  


The song was originally called “The Application.” It tells the story of an un-employed husband and father trying to find work in a struggling economy. Dunn says the song had been “been pitched all around town” until it finally ended up in his hands a few years ago.


“There is a very unique story about ['Cost Of Living'], Dunn tells Country Music Is Love. “That song came to me in 2008. Phillip Coleman had written almost the entire song, all the verses and stuff. It didn’t have a title. It didn’t have a hook line [or] a chorus. I asked when I first heard it, if I could have a shot at it, ‘could you just give me two days. I won’t hold it up or anything.’”


Dunn says this is one of the songs on the album that he gets “most excited” about.


“This [song] is not manipulated, it wasn’t written to exploit the economy,” Dunn explains. “[Phillip] is out there working for a living, mowing yards to pay the way for his wife and daughter.”

Ronnie Dunn Is Crazy

Ronnie Dunn's self-titled solo debut album is in stores this week featuring the top-10 hit, "Bleed Red." He began working on the project immediately after Brooks & Dunn's farewell tour wrapped up last year, but Ronnie admits he just couldn't get focused. "I just went crazy," Ronnie tells ABC. "I got involved in the chaos of all this songwriting and recording process."

Ronnie also got a tattoo on his forearm that says "Cowboy" around the time of Brooks & Dunn's last show.

All these changes made his wife Janine a little worried about him. One day, they were sitting on the back porch, and Janine warned him that she didn't want him to make a mistake by making impulsive decisions.

Says Ronnie, "She said, 'Why don't you stop writing for a while, and just calm down and go out to your little rock in New Mexico, stare off into the desert, and see if you can just find out what you wanna say, how you wanna say it, how you wanna sing it, how you wanna writing and come back and do that." 

Ronnie says that advice was the ticket to finding the focus he needed to make his new album what it needed to be. He's selected the song "Cost of Living" as the next single from the project. 

Ronnie takes his new music on the road again June 17th with a show in Burlington, Iowa.

Ronnie Dunn In Crisis

Ronnie Dunn showing up with a tattoo on his right arm that reads ‘COWBOY’ last year may have got Ronnie to think.


Dunn tells The Country Vibe, “It might have been a mid-life crisis, I don’t know.”


After explaining that his dad was always a cowboy, he says, “It was a point there at the end (of Brooks & Dunn) when it was all coming unglued for me, and I felt the need, for whatever reason, to go out there and proclaim to the world in a permanent way, that I’ve got as much of that cowboy in me as much as anybody.  I don’t know why it felt important for me to say that, other than that’s it.  I’ve tried all of my life to live up to the standards of being what my Father was, to the point of being the country singer he dreamed of being.  Hopefully, that’s the worst thing that will come out of it, I’m okay…. Therapists are standing by.”

Kix Brooks Solo Album Half Done

Photo courtesy of Sony BMG Nashville

Kix Brooks is making progress with writing some new music of his own.


“I’ve got probably half of an album done,” Brooks said. “But I’m actually growin’ a little scruff here. I’m fixin’ to start a new movie in a few weeks, and I just finished another movie which has kind of slowed down my recording process, but my label seems to be very supportive about my movie roles. They’re not in a hurry, and I’m not either, honestly.”


“The new movie is called ‘To Kill a Memory,” he continues. “They’re actually building a cast right now. The movie I just got finished with is called ‘Thrift Store Cowboy.’ It’s kind of a darker version [of the original]. It’s fun, it really is. I was actually a theatre major in college, so it’s really fun to get around to try to remember some of those skills.”


Brooks says he’s got nothing but kind words to send Dunn’s way, regarding this year’s solo ACM performance and the release of ‘Bleed Red‘: “I think he’s doin’ great. He’s doin’ good and I’m happy for him.”


“He was really ready to just take the time and run on into his solo career, and I’m a little more inclined to take a step back and scratch my head while I’m working on this. We’re not the same guy!” he adds.


Brooks says he’s thrilled to be watching the blossoming careers of the country newcomers whom he’s worked with thanks to ‘American Country Countdown.’


“It’s a little different, not touring with Brooks and Dunn after 20 years of doing it,” he admits. “But I’m still doing quite a few shows right now. I’m doing the on the road series with American Country Countdown, working with any number of different acts: Luke Bryan, Craig Morgan, Lee Brice, Thompson Square.”


If you happen to be one of those lucky new acts on the rise, Brooks has one piece of solid advice: “Believe in what you’re doing, and keep doing it. Perseverance seems to be the common denominator on anyone that’s ever made it.”

Red Cross Disaster Relief Concert

Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Ronnie Dunn, and Sara Evans will perform in Nashville on Thursday May 12 at a 90-minute CMT disaster relief concert. Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.


The Associated Press reported Williams initially wanted to do a local benefit, but then reached out to CMT to help make it bigger.“I don’t want to raise $50,000,” Williams said. “I want to raise a lot of money. And I want people who are motivated to be part of it as we try to help these devastated folks.”


“Basically home for me is Alabama,” Williams says. “That’s where mama and daddy are buried. That’s probably where I’m going to be. And I have lots of friends in Tuscaloosa. And, you know, I lived in Cullman for a long time, and Cullman was flattened.”


The tornado outbreak across the south was the second deadliest in the history of the United States. 329 people were killed across seven states.


The 90-minute special will air live from Nashville at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and will be simulcast on CMT.com. Additional artists will be announced soon. Ticket information has not yet been released.


To make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts, text REDCROSS to 90999.

Ronnie Dunn Album Cover & Track List Revealed

The Boot has the first look at the cover art and track list for Ronnie Dunn's self-titled album, which hits shelves June 7.


It’s Ronnie's first solo music in 25 years and comes less than a year after his amicable split from musical partner Kix Brooks.


Ronnie wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's 12 tracks, with a who's-who list of famed co-writers including Craig Wiseman, Dallas Davidson, Terry McBride and Bobby Pinson.


Ronnie is currently on the road, with his next tour stop April 30 in Live Oak, Fla. Get his concert and ticket information here.


'Ronnie Dunn' Track List:


1. 'Singer in a Cowboy Band' -- Ronnie Dunn/Craig Wiseman


2. 'I Don't Dance' -- Ronnie Dunn/David Lee Murphy/Craig Wiseman


3. 'Your Kind of Love' -- Maile Misajon/Jeremy Stover


4. 'How Far to Waco' -- Ronnie Dunn/Terry McBride


5. 'Once' -- Jamie Floyd/Philip LaRue/Peter Sallis


6. 'Cost of Livin'' -- Phillip Coleman/Ronnie Dunn


7. 'Bleed Red' -- Andrew Dorff/Tommy Lee James


8. 'Last Love I'm Tryin'' -- Ronnie Dunn


9. 'Let the Cowboy Rock' -- Ronnie Dunn/Dallas Davidson


10. 'I Can't Help Myself' -- Ronnie Dunn/Terry McBride


11. 'I Just Get Lonely' -- Ronnie Dunn


12. 'Love Owes Me One' -- Ronnie Dunn/Terry McBride/Bobby Pinson