Luke Bryan Hosts Fundraiser Leading Into NFL Draft

Luke Bryan and ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit co-hosted a charity fundraiser last night (4/24) at Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink club in downtown Nashville. Guests of the private event participated…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Apr 25, 2019 11:19 AM EDT

Luke Bryan Hosts Fundraiser Leading Into NFL Draft

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Luke Bryan and ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit co-hosted a charity fundraiser last night (4/24) at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink club in downtown Nashville.

Guests of the private event participated in VIP meet & greets, engaged in a Q&A with Luke and Kirk and watched Luke give a surprise performance.

Bryan posted to Instagram, "Awesome night celebrating the #NFLDraft coming to town with @kirkherbstreit and @recedavis at @lukes32bridge #draftville @collegegameday @nfl"

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During the fundraiser, the Predators Foundation, Tennessee Golf Foundation, Titans Foundation and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt each received a $30,000 donation from event proceeds.

Tonight (4/25). Luke will join ABC’s prime-time coverage of the NFL Draft live coast-to-coast from Nashville on “2019 NFL Draft on ABC,” 8:00-11:30 p.m., ET.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupEditor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.