The superstars of country music pay tribute to the king of country, George Strait, on George Strait - ACM Artist of the Decade, making its cable premiere Sunday, June 27, 9:00 p.m./Eastern on Great American Country (GAC).  The all-star concert features a special appearance by Garth Brooks and performances by Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Jamie Foxx, Faith Hill, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry, John Rich, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack.

Country star Dierks Bentley recently hit the road for a whirlwind Up on the Ridge Tour that included 24 shows in 30 days while promoting his bluegrass album of the same name.  Bentley chose to wrap the tour on the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and that special night was taped for Soundstage: Dierks Bentley, a one-of-a-kind concert special premiering Saturday, June 19, 10:00 p.m./Eastern on GAC. 

Comcast, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, is generously partnering with Great American Country Television (GAC) to nationally promote Music City Keep on Playin’ – A Benefit for Flood Relief, the first nationally televised live concert event and telethon airing commercial-free Sunday, May 16, 2010, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (EST) on GAC.  All proceeds raised will go to those hard hit by the recent Middle Tennessee floods. 

The first national telethon and concert event to raise money to aid victims of last weekend’s flooding disaster in middle Tennessee has been announced by Great American Country Television (gactv.com), the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau (visitmusiccity.com) and Gaylord Entertainment (gaylordentertainment.com).  Music City Keep on Playin’ - A Benefit for Flood Relief will air commercial-free on GAC, Sunday, May 16, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Eastern. 

“I was worried that if I won, she might die,” Luke Bryan says of his recent ACM win for Top New Artist and how his mom – already a complete wreck over the possible honor – might react.  The charming and funny rising star and his equally charming and funny mom, LeClaire, join host Nan Kelley for a special Mother’s Day edition of Top 20 Countdown, Friday, May 7, 8:00 p.m./Eastern on Great American Country.