Little Kids Rock Nashville Music Students Open up Star-studded Guitar Event

One dozen Mt. View Elementary Schools Students to Perform at Muriel Anderson’s
All-Star Guitar Night on June 21st

June 13, 2008 – Nashville, TN - Little Kids Rock (LKR), a non-profit music program that provides free instruments and instruction for public school students, today announced that one dozen Little Kids Rock students from Mt. View Elementary School will perform at Muriel Anderson’s All-Star Guitar Night on June 21st. The twelve elementary students will open the star-studded event.  To date Little Kids rock has provided over 1,000 Nashville-area children with free music education and instruments.

On June 21st, 2008, Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night® is coming to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Presented by Yamaha Guitars, the show will feature special guest Larry Carlton as well as Muriel Anderson, Victor Wooten, James Burton, Thom Bresh, Don Alder, Will Ray, Rick Vito, Ladd Smith, Nashville's Three Ring Circle, Davide Facchini & Anita Camarella Duo, Richard Gilewitz, and other top performers from Nashville and across the globe!

“We are delighted to once again get tremendous support from Muriel and her Annual Guitar Night,” said Dave Wish, executive director of Little Kids Rock. “Muriel has been a friend of our program since the beginning and we are thrilled to have our Nashville students perform alongside the who’s who of guitar greats.”

Additionally, Little Kids Rock will be conducting a free teacher workshop on June 19 and 20 from 10am-4pm at the Blair School of Music located at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. ----Media are invited to attend the workshop.

Little Kids Rock teaches kids how to play pop, rock, funk, blues and hip-hop music. LKR students not only perform, but they also compose and record their own music. They have released four full-length CDs as well as music videos featuring student-written originals. Currently, the Little Kids Rock program serves more than 15,000 students in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington DC. Supporters of the program include Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Ziggy Marley, B.B. King and Brad Delson of Linkin Park.

About Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night®
Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night® originated in 1993 as an informal get-together after the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention and NAMM show, two simultaneous events which brought together some of the finest guitarists in the world. In an informal atmosphere, sitting around the pool playing music for each other and with each other, inevitably the best music happened. All Star Guitar Night has enjoyed resounding success in bringing that same magic in front of an audience.

Now in its 15th year, All Star Guitar Night concerts feature the world’s top guitar players. The list of past performers read like a who’s who of guitar, including Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Steve Morse, and many others. Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night is a benefit concert for the Music for Life Alliance, which supports music education for disadvantaged children. More information can be found at: www.allstarguitarnight.com

About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock believes that music is a critical component of a first-rate education. Many schools have been stripped of their music programs. These cuts have had a disproportionately large impact on children from low-income backgrounds. Little Kids Rock restores music to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in our public schools by providing a rich music education program including instrument instruction, free instruments and trained mentors. Currently, the Little Kids Rock program serves more than 15,000 students in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington DC. For more information, visit us at www.littlekidsrock.org or www.littlekidsrock.tv
 
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Media Contact:  
Allison Neves, PR Director
Little Kids Rock
415-948-1200
allison@littlekidsrock.org