Chase Card Services Co-Sponsors Army Concert Tour for Sixth Year.WILMINGTON, Del. -- For the sixth consecutive year, Chase Card Services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol) JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver) JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia) JPM Journal of Property Management ) will co-sponsor the Army Concert Tour, a series of live country, rock and hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. concerts spanning four months and a good part of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. winner Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American pop country music singer who won the fourth season of American Idol. She has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist. and former contestant Bo Bice Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. (born November 1, 1975 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American singer and musician who came in second in the fourth season of American Idol. are among the performers featured during the tour, along with country artists Josh Turner Josh Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977 in Hannah, South Carolina) is an American country music singer. Biography Early in his life, Josh Turner sang tenor and bass parts in his church choir. , Jamie Johnson
James Wittenborn Johnson (b. 1979) is one of the great-grandsons of the founder of Johnson & Johnson Inc. , Dierks Bentley, and Trent Willmon. Rock fans will enjoy the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, 3 Doors Down, Cowboy Mouth, and more. Among hip hop and R&B artists performing are Dem Franchize Boyz, Young Dro, LeToya, and Cherish. Locations include military installations Fort Bragg (NC); Redstone Arsenal and Fort Rucker (AL); Fort McCoy (WI); Fort Leonard Wood Fort Leonard Wood, U.S. army post, 71,000 acres (28,700 hectares), S central Mo.; est. 1940. It is one of the largest basic-training centers in the United States and also provides training for army engineers. (MO); and Fort Benning (GA). (See attached schedule for full list of artists, dates and locations.) Concerts are for Soldiers, their families and surrounding military communities. The Chase Card Services sponsorship helps underwrite a portion of the talent costs and enables tickets to be sold at an affordable price. Proceeds from each concert are kept at the installation level to benefit local Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation Morale, Welfare and Recreation is a network of support and leisure services designed for use by soldiers (active, Reserve, and Guard), their families, civilian employees, military retirees and other eligible participants. (MWR MWR Morale, Welfare and Recreation MWR Ministry of Water Resources (China) MWR Monthly Weather Review MWR Microwave Radiometer MWR Multiple Worksite Report (US Department of Labor) MWR Microwave Radiometry ) programs for Soldiers. The Army Concert Tour, established in 1994, is produced by MWR and the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center's Entertainment Division. More than a half million people have attended the concert events since their inception. "We are proud of our partnerships with the various branches of service and continuously work with them to support our military personnel around the world," said Shelley Sanders, senior vice president for Military and Government programs at Chase. "We are especially proud of the sponsorships for military scholarships, recreational programs and special events such as the Army Concert Tour." Pierre Laxa, chief, Corporate Partnership Branch, U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, said: "Chase's sponsorship of the Army Concert Tour is invaluable since its financial support helps offset costs associated with the program. We are certainly appreciative of Chase's long-term partnership with the tour and Army MWR." The Chase Card Services Military Club Card program is available at more than 160 military installations around the world. The program also provides merchant processing, central banking programs and membership reporting, and accounting for military installations. Through a new program, Chase will be offering additional services to Army installations, including a customer loyalty program, gift cards, checking processing services, and consultant services. Log on to www.armyconcerttour.com for additional details about the concert schedule. About JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.2 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The company has approximately 100 million credit cards issued. Under the JPMorgan brand, Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
Army Concert Tour
DATE INSTALLATION STATE GENRE ARTISTS
2-Jun-06 FORT KNOX KY Country Big & Rich
Cowboy Troy
24-Jun-06 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD Classic Rock Lynyrd Skynyrd
3 Doors Down
4-Jul-06 FORT SILL OK Country Dierks Bentley
Craig Morgan
Jason Aldean
15-Jul-06 FORT BRAGG NC Hip Hop Dem Franchize Boyz
LeToya
Cherish
Cheri Dennis
Young Dro
and more!
21-Jul-06 REDSTONE ARSENAL AL Country Carrie Underwood
Josh Turner
The Lost Trailers
28-Jul-06 FORT RUCKER AL Country Jamie Johnson
Cowboy Crush
Trent Willmon
29-Jul-06 FORT RUCKER AL Rock Cowboy Mouth
Here Come The
Mummies
10-Aug-06 FORT MC COY WI Classic Rock Lynyrd Skynyrd/
Bo Bice
12-Aug-06 FORT MC COY WI Classic Rock 3 Doors Down
9-Sep-06 FORT LEONARD WOOD MO Country Dierks Bentley
23-Sep-06 FORT BENNING GA Classic Rock Lynyrd Skynyrd
|
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion