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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Marshall Tucker Band will play a May 1 concert organized as an alternative to the Dixie Chicks, who will be opening their U.S. tour at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville that day. The concert was proposed by a radio talk show host as a way for fans to protest the anti-American remarks made by Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines during the European leg of the trio's tour. "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas," Maines told a London audience. The singer has since apologized, but the anti-Chicks...

GREENVILLE, SC (GOPUSA News) -- The recent comments made by the lead singer of the country music group Dixie Chicks have motivated a nationally syndicated radio talk show into action. Mike Gallagher, a native of the Greenville/Spartanburg area of South Carolina, has led the charge for a Dixie Chicks alternative concert to be held on May 1, the same night as their 51-city Top Of The World Tour begins at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville. After speaking with several different country acts, Gallagher was able to book The Marshall Tucker Band to headline the Dixie Chicks alternative concert, which will...

An alternate concert aimed at protesting THE DIXIE CHICKS is being planned. The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to open the American leg of their current tour in Greenville, South Carolina on May 1st. Nationally syndicated talk show host MIKE GALLAGHER says country music fans angry over comments by NATALIE MAINES can send a message by attending an alternate concert in the same city on the same night. "The Greenville News" says Mr. Gallagher is talking with CHARLIE DANIELS, TRAVIS TRITT, TOBY KEITH and DARRYL WORLEY about doing the anti-Chicks performance.

Conservative Radio show host Kevin McCullogh has invited the infamous talk show host Mike Gallagher to Chicago to continue his good cause! A Dixie Chick Boycott! ......................Conservative national AM talk show host Mike Gallagher is planning a pro-USA concert in upstate SC on May 1, 2003 to rival the Dixie Chicks tour debut at Greenville's Bi-Lo Center. Gallagher plans to donate all proceeds to families of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East. He is actively pursuing Charlie Daniels to be the headlining act, but also mentioned Toby Keith. A location has not been chosen as of yet, but...