SHORT TAKES : Nashville Sends Troops Its Best
Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and George Strait are some of the stars in a package of 150,000 cassette tapes being donated by Nashville record companies to U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
“As long as they are there, we want to stand by our troops,” said Ken Harding of New Haven Records, chairman of a committee that organized Operation Desert Song.
Also heading for Saudi Arabia will be 500 copies of a two-hour videotape containing messages from recording artists and clips of their music videos.
On the videotape, Reba McEntire said, “Hurry up and come home ‘cause we miss you. Thanks for keeping us safe.”
Tammy Wynette said: “Hang in there until November. I promise I’m coming over to sing to all of you.”
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