Music Legend Tours Colorado Ranch Hit By Recent Blizzards
News Date February 20, 2007
Michael Martin Murphey will be traveling through the heart of Colorado's blizzard region to see first-hand some of the devastation left behind from the recent string of snow storms.
Murphey will journey by train along southeastern Colorado, stopping in Trinidad to tour the Verquer ranch. This tour offers a wonderful opportunity for Colorado media outlets to not only visit a ranch that continues to struggle from an overwhelming amount of snow, but to meet a country music legend who is working to make sure Colorado farmers and ranchers have the help they need to survive the devastating blizzards.
The tour is part of an ongoing effort to aid those who continue to dig out from snow that will have lasting effects on our livestock industry. Operation: Blizzard Benefit is being held March 18, 2007 at the Colorado State Fairgrounds Event Center in Pueblo. The concert features Michael Martin Murphey and a long list of other talented performers: Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell, Gary McMahan, Don Edwards, Carin Mari and Pony Express, Sons and Brothers, Sarah Murphey, the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra, and Mei-Ling Felton.
"There is a very impressive list of performers lined up for Operation: Blizzard Benefit," said State Fair General Manager Chris Wiseman. "It's impressive to see artists from across the country gather for such a great cause."
The concert event is being presented by the Colorado Farm Bureau, in conjunction with the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Livestock Association, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture - State Fair. Sponsors of the event aim to raise at least $500,000 to assist livestock producers impacted by the blizzard. Corporate sponsorship is also being sought for assistance.
As a guitarist and songwriter, Michael Martin Murphey has been named a "Western Music Hall of Fame Inductee." The span of his successful career dates back to the 1970s with his first big hit, "Wildfire." Throughout the years, Michael Martin Murphey has secured his place in country music history with six gold records and fans around the world.
Nearly 500 tickets for Operation: Blizzard Benefit have already been sold, most costing $25 and $35. There is also VIP seating which cost $150 and include prime concert seating, dinner and reception prior to the show, and a merchandise package.
Tickets are tax deductible and can be purchased at the Colorado State Fair box office, all Ticketmaster ticket outlets or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com. For additional ticket information, call 719/404-2070.
For more on Operation: Blizzard Benefit and donation information, log onto http://www.blizzardbenefit.org. (Contact: (Contacts: Christi Lightcap, 303/239-4190)