Belmont's Rick Byrd Gets 500th Win as Men's Basketball Coach
Belmont's Justin Hare hit three 3-pointers in a row to start the scoring in a 72-57 victory Wednesday night over Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR). Hare finished with 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting to lead the Bruins (7-3), giving coach Rick Byrd his 500th career win. Only 14 other active NCAA coaches have earned 500 wins.
Belmont University to Host Elvis Tribute at the Ryman in August '07
Belmont University today announced it will host “Belmont University Presents ‘Nashville Celebrates Elvis’,” a benefit show at the historic Ryman Auditorium on August 18, 2007—two days after the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ death, August 16, 1977—in honor of Cecil Scaife, music industry pioneer and one of the early visionaries of Belmont’s first music business program. Proceeds will go to the “Cecil Scaife Music Business Scholarship Fund” to help music business students who are attending Belmont’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business. In celebration of Elvis’ association with the early days of Nashville’s music industry, the show will feature Elvis songs performed by select celebrity artists who have recorded, performed or been influenced by his music.
Christmas At Belmont Hosted by Country Music Star Josh Turner
Country music star and Belmont University graduate, Josh Turner, will host the annual Christmas at Belmont concert, which will be made available to viewers through a nationwide broadcast on PBS. It will air nationally on PBS Thur., December 21 at 9 p.m. EST., with rebroadcast in Nashville, Sun., December 24 at 8 p.m. CST. Belmont University's highly acclaimed Bluegrass Ensemble, a group of student performers that has played everywhere from Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium to a private show for Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, is one of the many Belmont University performance groups that will be featured on the broadcast. Music City's signature holiday event was produced by NPT with funding from the Beaman Family Foundation.
Mike Curb and Don Cusic Discuss History of Music Row
Mike Curb, president of Curb Records, and Dr. Don Cusic, the "Music City" Professor of Music Industry History at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, participated in an "Insider's View" seminar in the the Curb Cafe at Belmont University. The conversation, led by Harry Chapman, director of development for special initiatives at Belmont, focused on the upcoming 50-year anniversary of the famed Music Row and the rich history of music business in Nashville.