It is with great pleasure to announce that "The 2010 Rising Star of Tennessee" is in full swing again and scheduled to take place Oct.16 & 23 at the
Palace Theater in downtown Maryville.
There will also be a performance at the Palace Theatre
on Oct 9 during the Foothills Fall Festival. Performers from 2009 & 2008 be performing from 3 to 5
in the afternoon. This years event will support Blount County Habitat for Humanity.
Steve Kaufman, owner of the Palace Theatre is hosting the 2010 Rising Star of Tennessee.
Our 2009 Rising Star fund raiser uncovered so much incredible talent and...
All money raised thru Rising Star of Tn goes to assist Blount Co. Habitat for Humanity to make a positive impact on the housing crisis in our community.
Jordan Davis was one of five youth finalists,while Laura Bloomfield competed...
See what our previous contestants/winners are up to and where you may find them performing and how Rising Star of Tennessee has assisted their music career.
A list of our current sponsors for our 2010 vocal competition. Visit their site drop them a line and say “Thanks” for their continued support.
Maryville band Skyfall finds voice, books festival
Most of Skyfall’s members came together through previous spiritual-oriented outfits, before finding vocalist Laura Bloomfield in a chance encounter following one of the band’s initial practices. A server at the time, Bloomfield expressed an interest in filling the band’s vacant vocalist position and was drafted immediately following her powerful audition. As winner of the 2009 Rising Star of Tennessee Competition, Bloomfield adds quality as well as diversity to the Skyfall lineup.
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Stay tuned to our Wordpress Site for news of our 2011 Rising Star event. We will announce the event’s date soon!
After yet another incredibly successful Rising Star competition, the Rising Star family has grown with two more amazingly talented singers.
Youth Winner Morgan Ray of Walland attends the 7th grade of Heritage Middle School has been singing since she was 3. Morgan entered the event last year & was a finalist, but she returned this year with renewed determination and a powerful version of “Power of the Dream”. Morgan attends Oak View Baptist Church where she enjoys sharing her gift of singing. Morgan takes voice and vocal performance at the Fine Arts …
Three counties will be represented at the Preview Concert on October 9th at the Palace Theater in Maryville. Alli Bradley of Blount County, Laurel Dunn of Anderson County, and Perry Bonck of Loudoun County will all take the stage to benefit Blount County Habitat for Humanity in the Preview Concert for the 4th Annual Rising Star of TN Vocal Competition. The event will be from 3 to 5 PM, and advance tickets are available at Murlin’s Music World or the Palace Theater on Broadway in Maryville, and at the Blount County Habitat for Humanity …
Looks like 2010 is definitely yet another “year of the blond, explosively popular female country singer.” However, this time, it’s not Carrie Underwood or Taylor Swift–it’s Miranda Lambert’s turn. The Texas-bred sensation made country music history Wednesday morning by being nominated for a record nine Country Music Association awards, the most ever for any female artist.
When the first-round nominees for this year’s CMA awards were announced in seven initial categories Tuesday morning, Lambert scooped up five nods, establishing her as the leader of the pack. …
