Andy Griggs had a full house -- of friends and fans, that is -- at his second annual Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament and concert held Thursday afternoon, June 10, at Cadillac Ranch during the CMA Music Festival. Bo Bice, Buddy Jewell, Gary Morris, Jason Meadows, Jeremy McComb, Jason Sturgeon and others put on their best poker faces and took to the tables to help support the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, and though some busted early in the game, everyone came away with a lot of laughs and the satisfaction of helping out kids in need.

"We've been looking forward to this all year," Andy tells The Boot. "Last year's turnout was really good for the first one, and this year it's even better having the Texas Hold 'Em tournament and having all the guys and girls come out and seeing who has a good game or who stinks! It's always a lot of fun. But I only invite people that can't play. There's not a person in here who even knows what a full house is."

Andy has become quite an accomplished poker player in the last year or two, and has even participated in some major professional games. "I'll play in several tournaments this year. We're heading out to Tunica in three weeks and that's the one leading towards the world series of poker, so we'll see. I have fun with it but I don't want to take it past that level."

Buddy Jewell also had plenty of fun during the tournament, but he's the first to admit that he's not a big poker player. "I'm real good at that Texas Holdout," says Buddy with a laugh. "I played poker one time two years ago at a benefit for the TJ Martell Foundation, and Charley Pride cheats, that's all I can tell you! So I hope Charley's not playing today, because he cheats!"

Artist Matt Gary came out on top at this year's tourney, but the big winner, of course, are the children of St. Jude.

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John Reese aspires to be more than just Greg Biffle's car chief -- he's got his eyes set on radio fame.  Check out this recent video clip of an interview with John at Nashville's Motor Speedway -- John explains his relationship with Andy and their songwriting.

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Guest stars to appear on one or both of the holiday specials include:  Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap, Jimmy Fortune, Buddy Jewell, Jeff Cook (Alabama), Kirk Sullivan (4HIM), Aaron Minick, Ronnie McDowell, Ashley Harris, Allison Speer, and many others.  Six-time Olympic competitor Anne Abernathy will also be on the show, fondly called “Grandma Luge.”.

Ben Peters penned such mega-hits as Kiss An Angel Good Morning (Charley Pride), Daytime Friends (Kenny Rogers), and I'll Be There Before the Next Teardrop Falls (Freddie Fender), just to name a few.

Country Music Hall of Fame member, Charley Pride, continues to reign as one of the Top 20 Best Selling Country Artists of All Time, with over 70 million albums sold to date. Charley has 31 gold albums to his credit, and four platinum albums, one of which is quadruple platinum.

The holiday specials were taped at the home of Jackie Peters, wife of the late Ben Peters, at her home in Nashville, Tennessee.  Jackie shares memories of her husband, Ben’s along with their children, Justin, Angela, and Debbie.

Be watching for the trailer this May and announcements for actual air dates,

“Andy Griggs is a friend of mine and I’ve always told him that he should come out with a good song about racing,” said John Reese. “He asked me to help write the song and it was a very cool experience to see how much effort goes into all the different stages of a song. In racing you don’t just show up at the track and race, a lot of hard work goes into preparing the cars and there is a lot of strategy involved. Recording a song is very similar, you just don’t put a song down on paper and head to the studio and cut it. Each part of the song lyrics, tempo, dynamics, rhythm gets changed and massaged many times before the finished product. I hope all the racing fans out there rev up for this song by contacting the ConMan at www.conmanradio.com or your local station and requesting it!”

About Andy Griggs:

Andy Griggs has had a successful music career and is “Revving it up” for a new album. Griggs is a guy who maximizes life to the fullest. He embraces everything he does with passion that all can bear witness too. Whether he’s performing at a NASCAR race or any other venue, hunting, fishing, cooking, or playing poker; you are his prey and he’s coming after you with fervor, commitment, and compassion. He is talented, witty and knocks ‘em dead. Arriving in Nashville with guitar in hand in 1994, Andy quickly made a name for himself on the country scene. After his debut single “You Won’t Ever Be Lonely” on RCA was certified Gold in 2000. He racked up ten top 10 hits so far in his career, including his title cut and singles on following albums, Freedom and This I Gotta See. “She’s More,” his second number 1 was followed by: "I'll Go Crazy," “Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man,” “Practice Life” with Martina McBride, “She Thinks She Needs Me,” and “If Heaven.” “If Heaven” though he didn’t write it, could be a testimony of his life and has touched the lives of many. He has dedicated “If Heaven” to families who have lost their children in the military and to anyone who has lost loved ones. While it brings tears to one’s eyes, it also delivers a positive message about heaven. "Ain't Livin' Long Like This,” gave fans a sampling of his scorching soulful side. To keep up with all the happenings of Andy Griggs, visit www.andygriggs.com or if you want to communicate with Andy on his social networks you can go to facebook or myspace sites and search Andy Griggs.

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