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Posted: Sep 19 2006, 06:57 PM

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http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/article...cbride0913.html

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Martina makes time
Larry Rodgers
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Country superstar Martina McBride is winding up a lengthy tour in support of her latest album, Timeless, but she says she was glad to add a Phoenix date for an event benefiting five charities.

She'll headline a concert Saturday at US Airways Center that caps the sixth annual Beauty of a Bonzer. Hosted by Outback Steakhouse and Budweiser, the Bonzer (an Australian term for "large party") this year benefits the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Special Olympics Arizona, the Alzheimer's Association, Human Energy Project and the Real Gift Foundation.

The mother of three daughters (Delaney, Emma and Ava), McBride also hosts an annual celebrity auction in Nashville benefiting the YWCA. This year, it raised more than $140,000.

McBride, 40, phoned from the home outside Nashville that she shares with her children and her husband and musical collaborator, John McBride.

Question: You must get scores of charity requests annually. Why did you sign on for Beauty of a Bonzer?

Answer: Usually you do an event and all the money goes to one charity. I love the fact that this goes to four or five different ones and that some of them have to do with children.

Q: You've recorded several hits with themes involving women, such as Independence Day and A Broken Wing. When you look into your concert crowds, do you feel a bond with female fans?

A: Definitely. I know there are a lot of women who relate to my songs and find strength or hope. That's really a cool thing, to be able to do that for somebody, and a testament to the power of music.

Q: The Timeless album celebrates some of country music's great female singers. Do you have a few favorites?

A: Reba McEntire has always been one of my biggest influences. I love her singing. . . . She's also a great businesswoman, very professional and hard working. And, of course, (the late) Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn are two of my favorites. I've been fortunate to spend some time with Loretta, and she inducted me into the Grand Ole Opry.

Q: You've been nominated again as best female vocalist in the upcoming Country Music Association Awards. How do you keep things in perspective?

A: Raising three children is a big thing to focus on, so it keeps you grounded. A lot of it is how I was raised - your upbringing, humility, work ethic, values and morals. I'm really grateful that I had a good, strong upbringing.

Q: You tour only on weekends during the school year. Do you try to be a "normal" mom whenever you can?

A: It's really excruciatingly normal. (Laughs) I think if people peeked in, they'd think, "Well, this is odd. She's cooking supper, doing her laundry, going to the grocery store and picking up the kids at school." And in between all that, I go to the studio and make a record and sing for 10,000 people a night. It's pretty awesome.

Q: You've successfully walked the line between traditional and modern sounds on your nine albums. How do you manage that?

A: I don't know that I consciously think about it. I just try to produce a song in a way that's best for the song and where I am style-wise at the time. You have a lot of freedom in country music.

Q: What do you have planned for Saturday's Bonzer show?

A: We won't be splitting the set and doing two complete shows, but we will have some of the (classic) Timeless material in the middle of the set.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=73768

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Charitable Martina McBride performs at ‘Beauty of a Bonzer’
By Chris Hansen Orf, Tribune
September 10, 2006

Country singer Martina McBride is known for two things — her powerful voice, which has produced multiple Top 10 singles and has won her many female vocalist of the year awards from country music associations CMA and the ACM, and her many charitable efforts.

As one of the biggest stars in her field, McBride is probably continually asked to lend her voice to benefit concerts for charitable causes, but when she was approached to perform at “Beauty of a Bonzer” on Saturday at US Airways Arena, she knew it was something she wanted to do.

“This is a special event because it does benefit five different charities,” McBride says. “It’s for children, and of course everybody has been affected in some way by Alzheimer’s, so the chance to do a show for that many charities was important to me.”

A “bonzer” is what Australians call a big party, and this event was created by Matt McMahon, a partner of Outback Steakhouse restaurants. It will raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Special Olympics Arizona, The Real Gift Foundation and The Human Energy Project.

The charities have sold tables to donors on the floor of the arena, the Martina McBride concert culminates a day that features a silent auction and dinner.

General admission tickets in the bowl of the arena for the concert can be purchased for $30 to $75.

McBride’s charity work is considerable. She is the spokeswoman for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and the video for her hit “Concrete Angel,” a song about an abused little girl, contained information for ChildHelp USA. McBride pledged a portion of sales from her “Greatest Hits” CD to the American Red Cross after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. She was the winner of the Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award in 2003 and the Heroes Award in 2003.

McBride’s last album, “Timeless,” was one of the best country records of 2005; a collection of classic country songs written by such great songwriters as Hank Williams, Harlan Howard and Merle Haggard. It introduced a younger, contemporary country audience to some of the best songs in the history of the genre.

“It was something I’d always wanted to do,” McBride says of making the album, her first as sole producer on one of her albums. “I grew up singing those songs and watching my dad (a musician who fronted a band called The Schifters) play them, so it was an album I’d always wanted to make.”

Later this year McBride will go on her fourth Joy of Christmas tour, on which she’ll sing holiday songs from her 1999 disc, “White Christmas.”

“It’s a show for the whole family,” McBride says. “And it’s fun for me because my family (her husband, John, who runs sound at all of McBride’s concerts, and their three children, the youngest of which is 14 months) will be along, too.”

In addition to her charitable work and holiday tour, McBride is putting together a new album, which may or may not be ready for release in 2007. “I hope so!” she laughs.

Kristen_2007	Posted: Sep 19 2006, 07:01 PM
Group: Members Joined: 4-November 04	Thanks for the two articles! I always enjoy reading articles about Martina -------------------- Dreams are what you believe will happen. Cherish the good moments forever and don't think twice about the bad moments. Check it out! http://www.holidayworld.com Go Braves!

ThanksaLot	Posted: Sep 19 2006, 10:04 PM
Group: Members Joined: 17-August 06	Thanks for the articles. -------------------- Casey

teamgal20	Posted: Sep 19 2006, 10:36 PM
Group: Members Joined: 23-August 05	I loved the first one the most! -------------------- Top favorite singers. EVER: -MARTINA McBRIDE! As sure as stars light the midnight sky As sure as children wonder y As sure as newborn babies cry I was born to give my love to u Born to give my love to u Martina McBride: We're all the same inside is such an important lyric to me. Every night that I sing it live, I want people to feel that. I’m really no different. I just have a great job, and I get to wear cool clothes, and I was given a gift. When it comes down to it, we are all just trying to do our thing, trying to make the world a better place in our way. ~Carly~

carman_h92	Posted: Sep 20 2006, 01:26 AM
Group: Members Joined: 17-August 06	I love that first one! It was awesome! Thanks for sharing!! -------------------- --Carman "What I would like my legacy to be is that of a person who took good care of her family and sang some songs that made a difference in some way. I hope I'll be remembered as somebody who was always down to earth and who handled her career and other people with honesty, integrity and class.” -Martina McBride "Her music is her passion," says longtime pal Faith Hill. "But her family is her life and her greatest love." -Faith Hill on Martina McBride

Devon05	Posted: Sep 20 2006, 02:20 AM
Group: Members Joined: 21-June 05	Nice!! Thanks for posting. -------------------- Timeless is the BEST of all the shows I've ever seen Martina do! Paying tribute to those artists literally brought tears to my eyes!! Thank-you Martina for keeping the roots of country music alive!! It just cannot get any better!

JLS	Posted: Sep 20 2006, 04:48 PM
Group: Members Joined: 19-January 06	Thanks for sharing. Just more proof that Martina truly is an outstanding and unique human being. -------------------- Talent + beauty + heart + class = MARTINA If Jesus is your co-pilot, you need to switch seats. Rejoice in hope, be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.

Independenceday12	Posted: Sep 21 2006, 03:00 AM
Group: Members Joined: 16-December 05	Martina plain and simple is a COOL GIRL!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing these articles!!! MARTINA ROCKS!!!!!! She truly is an amazing and beautiful young woman-- like any of that has to be said right? Just goes w/out say!!!

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