Review

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The HOT N GOLD team were unable to make the trip during
this years 2005 event
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is the CMA Country Music Festival / Fan Fair.

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photos above credit to Larry McCormack
Photos feature L to R (Top) Gretchen Wilson &Trisha Yearwood
Jo Dee messina & Travis Tritt

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The CMA Music Festival has replaced the event previously known as Fan Fair. These days, the Fan Fair moniker applies to the autograph sessions at the Nashville Convention Center. Among those braving writer's cramp this year are Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Jeff Bates, Billy Currington, Billy Dean, Andy Griggs, Buddy Jewell, Miranda Lambert, Blaine Larsen, Neal McCoy, Jo Dee Messina, Craig Morgan, Cowboy Troy, Julie Roberts, Sawyer Brown, Blake Shelton, Tanya Tucker, Phil Vassar, Darryl Worley and many others. The artists participating in the CMA Music Festival are not compensated their participation. In return, the CMA donates half of the net proceeds from the event to charities designated by the participating artists as part of the organization's Cause for Celebration charitable program. To date, CMA has donated $400,000 on behalf of the artists.

Artists who appeared at "Country Music's Biggest Party(tm)" included:
Jessi Alexander, Jason Aldean, Deborah Allen, Keith Anderson, Jessica Andrews,
Jeff Bates, Bellamy Brothers, John Berry, Blue County, Paul Brandt, Lane Brody,
T. Graham Brown, Tracy Byrd, George Canyon, Carolina Rain, Anita Cochran,
Tammy Cochran, Cowboy Crush, Glenn Cummings, Amy Dalley, Joey Daniels,
Linda Davis, Billy Dean, Joe Diffie, Amber Dotson, Katrina Elam, Sara Evans, Shelly Fairchild, Donna Fargo, Kevin Fowler, The Grascals, Hanna-McEuen, Steve Holy, Hometown News, Hot Apple Pie, Jedd Hughes, Buddy Jewell, Jeannie Kendall, Royal Wade Kimes, Jill King,
Miranda Lambert, Blaine Larsen, Tracy Lawrence, Aaron Lines, Little Big Town, Little Texas, Lauren Lucas, Malibu Storm, Lila McCann, Neal McCoy, Craig Morgan, David Lee Murphy, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jamie O'Neal, Danni O'Neill, Restless Heart, Sawyer Brown, Ray Scott,
Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand, Sugarland, Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis, Aaron Tippin,
Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Lane Turner, Wayne Warner, Bryan White, The Wilkinsons, Trent Willmon, Lee Ann Womack, Chely Wright, Billy Yates, the future winner of the third season of "Nashville Star"
and more artists to b:
Trace Adkins, Steve Azar, Dierks Bentley, Big & Rich, Brad Cotter, Cowboy Troy, Billy Currington, Josh Gracin, The Jenkins, Jo Dee Messina, Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, Jon Randall, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Julie Roberts, Trick Pony, Keith Urban, Phil Vassar, Jimmy Wayne, Mark Wills, Gretchen Wilson, Darryl Worley, Michelle Wright and the stars of NBC Daytime dramas "Days of our Lives" and "Passions."

The 2005 CMA Music Festival took place Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12.
For up-to-the-minute information and more, visit www.CMAfest.com.

2005 CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association.
Promotional partners include Bush's(r) Baked Beans, Crisco(r), Greased Lightning(r), NBC Daytime and Wrangler(r).
Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA.