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Guitarist for Toby Keith Visits Nashville School
Guitarist Rich Eckhardt to Meet and Jam With Elementary School Students in Little Kids Rock Music Education Program
January 5, 2009
Nashville, TN - Little Kids Rock (LKR), a program providing free instruments and instruction for public school students, today announced that Toby Keith guitarist Rich Eckhardt will be visiting Mt. View Elementary in Antioch, TN.
Rich Eckhardt will meet with 60 3rd through 5th grade students participating in the Little Kids Rock program at Mt. View Elementary School. The event will take place at 9:00AM on January 9th at 3820 Murfreesboro Pike in Antioch, TN. Rich will also perform a song or two with the students. Media are invited to attend the event.
The LKR program is in its second year at Mt. View Elementary School. To date, almost 100 Mt. View students have gone through the LKR program and received the gift of free music education.
During Mr. Eckhardt’s 60 minute visit, the Little Kids Rock students will play a selection of cover songs and original music. Following the performances there will be a Q&A session between the students and the artist.
About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock is a national nonprofit organization that transforms the lives of low-income children by restoring and revitalizing music education in U.S. public schools. It was founded in San Francisco in 1996 by David Wish, an elementary school teacher who had grown frustrated with the lack of music education funding at his school. Today, Little Kids Rock (LKR) is the largest provider of free instruments and teacher training to underserved kids in public schools in the United States. LKR serves more than 37,000 students in New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. The organization teaches kids how to play pop, rock, reggae, funk, blues, rap, and hip-hop music. LKR students not only perform but also compose and record their own music.
More information can be found at www.littlekidsrock.org and www.littlekidsrock.tv.
About Rich Eckhardt
Rich Eckhardt is one of the most sought after guitarists in Nashville. His ability to cover multiple styles has put him on stage with singers ranging from Steven Tyler of Aerosmith to Shania Twain and Willie Nelson.
Shortly after moving to Music City in 1989 his first gig was on the stage of the world famous Grand Ol’ Opry. From there Rich began a steady run of touring and recording with artists including John Berry, Becky Hobbs, Rodney Atkins, Steve Azar, Eddy Raven, Mel McDaniel, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith.
Today, Eckhardt is extremely busy, balancing his hectic touring schedule with studio sessions, and television appearances. He has performed in nearly every major concert venue in the world, played on multi-platinum and Grammy winning albums, entertained for three American presidents and has been seen on most of the industry’s staple television shows including the Tonight show and Superbowl XXXVIII.
