"Songs For A Cause" Raises $2,500 for Opry Trust Fund

Morris Higham Managment’s songwriter series “Songs for a Cause” returned June 21, to a sold-out house at Nashville’s historic Bluebird Cafe. The evening of song featured performances from GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, and DOVE Award-winning songwriter, Tia Sillers; GRAMMY, DOVE, and 35 time IBMA-Award winner, Jamie Dailey of Dailey & Vincent; Season 22 Winner of "The Voice" making his Bluebird debut, Bryce Leatherwood; and songwriter Jeffrey East. In addition, Grand Ole Opry matriach and GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Jeannie Seely surprised the sold out crowd with a song she co-wrote with the late Glen Campbell.

In total, proceeds from the event tallied to $2500 benefiting Opry Trust Fund. Both Jamie and Jeannie spoke of their love and respect for Opry Trust Fund as Jamie is a former board member who worked through the COVID pandemic and Jeannie spoke of how the Fund helped her when she lost everything in the 2010 flood.

“The Opry is often referred to as a country music family,” said Dan Rogers, Opry executive producer and president of the Opry Trust Fund. “For nearly 60 years, that family has assisted members of the country music community in need through the Opry Trust Fund. With thanks to Opry members Jeannie Seely and Jamie Dailey as well as their friends plus so many others who will assist the Trust Fund this year, that important work is guaranteed to continue.”

To get involved with future "Songs for a Cause," contact MHM's Rob Filhart at rob@morrishigham.com.

Photo (L to R): Tia Sillers, Bryce Leatherwood, Jeannie Seely, Jamie Dailey, guitar player Shaun Richardson and songwriter Jeffrey East | Photo Credit: Morris Higham Management

"Songs For A Cause" Raises $2,500 for National Songwriters Hall of Fame

Sponsored and Made Possible by Morris Higham Management and City National Bank

Photo (L to R): Shayne Hill (Sawyer Brown), Robert Filhart (MHM), Johnny Dailey, Seth Taylor, Carol Ann Ford (NSHOF), Buddy Cannon, Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (Sawyer Brown), Jamie Dailey, Mark Ford (NSHOF), Mark Miller | Photo Credit: Morris Higham Management

Morris Higham Management client Johnny Dailey joined Jamie Dailey (of Dailey and Vincent), Seth Taylor and Mark Miller (of Sawyer Brown), along with collaborators and bandmates, Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard and Shayne Hill (of Sawyer Brown) for their on-going only-in-Nashville charitable series "Songs For A Cause" at the Bluebird Cafe on March 1. Proceeds benefited the National Songwriters Hall of Fame (NSHOF) in honor of recent inductee and renowned songwriter, producer and special guest of the evening, Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney, Reba).

“We so appreciate Morris Higham Management, City National Bank and the Bluebird Café for honoring our nonprofit through their Songs For A Cause fundraiser on Wednesday night,” said Mark Ford, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. “Buddy, Jamie, Johnny and Mark truly brought their A games. Great songs. Great performances. A magical night, and we are grateful!”

Miller wrote or co-wrote more than 20 singles for Sawyer Brown including three No. 1 songs and eight Top 5 songs, and yet the night marked his first time ever playing a writer's round at The Bluebird Cafe, or anywhere!

In total, proceeds from the event tallied to $2500 benefiting the NSHOF. To get involved with future "Songs for a Cause," contact MHM's Rob Filhart at rob@morrishigham.com.

Morris Higham’s Songwriter Series “Songs for a Cause” Returns

Last Night’s Performances by Matt Jenkins, Derek George, Will Bundy and Johnny Dailey Benefit Music Health Alliance

Photo Credit: Eric Ahlgrim

Morris Higham’s songwriter series “Songs for a Cause” returned last night, Nov. 30, to a sold-out house at Nashville’s historic Bluebird Cafe. The evening of song featured performances from hitmakers Matt Jenkins, Derek George, Will Bundy and Johnny Dailey. $2500 was raised with proceeds benefitting Music Health Alliance (MHA). With $1 being equivalent to $30 in healthcare resources for the nonprofit, the night generated approximately $75,000 in impact for MHA.

Once again sponsored by Morris Higham and City National Bank, the return of the series follows five prior “Songs for a Cause” events, including a stop at Joe’s Pub in New York. Collectively the songwriter series has raised over $10,000 for various industry charities including CMA Foundation, MusicCares, ACM Lifting Lives, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Phran Galante Fund for Lung Cancer Research.

“We are incredibly grateful to Morris Higham, City National Bank and The Bluebird Cafe for creating this special evening of music to benefit Music Health Alliance,” shares Tatum Allsep, Founder and CEO of MHA. “We are so happy this series is back and grateful for their support as we heal the music.”

Morris Higham Management will continue the “Songs for a Cause” series in 2023.

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About Music Health Alliance
Founded in 2013 and based in Nashville, Music Health Alliance (MHA) has provided free healthcare advocacy and lifesaving support and resources to more than 18,000 music industry members across 49 states in the non-profit’s first nine years. MHA has supported songwriters, musicians, performers, producers, engineers, venue operators, artist managers, agents, publishers, business managers, and more by providing access to medicine, mental health resources, COVID-19 relief, diagnostic tests, lifesaving transplants, end of life care, and many other necessary services, saving more than $85,000,000 in healthcare costs for the nationwide music community in less than a decade. Entirely funded through grants and individual and corporate donations, financial support from the music community is critical to continue MHA’s advocacy and free services. For every $1 donation, MHA is able to provide $30 in life-saving healthcare resources to Heal The Music. MHA fights so those in our industry never have to feel alone in a health crisis and removes obstacles so patients can receive lifesaving care. All MHA services are free to any person who has worked in the music industry for three or more years or who has credited contributions to four commercially released recordings or videos. Spouses, partners, and children of qualifying individuals may also receive access to the non-profit’s services from birth to end of life. More info at www.musichealthalliance.com.

For Music Health Alliance, contact:
Joseph Conner, Essential Broadcast Media, joseph@ebmediapr.com
Cindy Hunt, Monarch Publicity, cindy.hunt@monarchpublicity.com
Carla Denham, Music Health Alliance, carla@musichealthalliance.com