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Brantley Gilbert getting a little help from his friends at Chattanooga Unite benefit

FILE - This Jan. 10, 2014 file photo shows Trace Adkins at the All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman tribute in Atlanta. Adkinsí publicist confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 that the singer entered rehab after consuming alcohol during the Country Cruising cruise. The 52-year-old ìCelebrity Apprenticeî winner has canceled the remainder of his performances during the weeklong cruise that wraps up Sunday after stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico. (Photo by Dan Harr/Invision/AP, FIle)
FILE - This Jan. 10, 2014 file photo shows Trace Adkins at the All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman tribute in Atlanta. Adkinsí publicist confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 that the singer entered rehab after consuming alcohol during the Country Cruising cruise. The 52-year-old ìCelebrity Apprenticeî winner has canceled the remainder of his performances during the weeklong cruise that wraps up Sunday after stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico. (Photo by Dan Harr/Invision/AP, FIle) FILE - This Jan. 10, 2014 file photo shows Trace Adkins at the All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman tribute in Atlanta. Adkinsí publicist confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 that the singer entered rehab after consuming alcohol during the Country Cruising cruise. The 52-year-old ìCelebrity Apprenticeî winner has canceled the remainder of his performances during the weeklong cruise that wraps up Sunday after stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico. (Photo by Dan Harr/Invision/AP, FIle)

By Barry Courter 18 min read

If you go

* What: Chattanooga Unite: A Tribute on the River* When: 2-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16* Where: Opening parade will travel along Broad Street beginning at M.L. King Boulevard and ending at Ross’s Landing on Riverfront Parkway* Admission: Free, but donations will be taken* Phone: 423-756-2211* Websites: www.chattanoogaunite.org, nationalcompassionfund.org* Note: There will be free parking and a shuttle service originating at Finley Stadium

Interview with Samuel L. Jackson in tomorrow’s paper

Barry Courter spoke with actor Samuel L. Jackson, who will emcee the Chattanooga Unite event on Wednesday. Read in Wednesday’s Times Free Press what the former Chattanoogan has to say about the event, Chattanooga and being the highest-grossing film actor of all time.

photo Treena Smith, left, and Carey Steger hang patriotic colors Monday on the pier at Ross’s Landing in preparation for the Chattanooga Unite: A Tribute on the River benefit festival which will be held Wednesday.

Country artists Trace Adkins, Colt Ford and former Staind frontman Aaron Lewis have been added to the Chattanooga Unite: A Tribute on the River benefit event honoring the five military men killed July 16 and their families Wednesday at Ross’s Landing. They will join Brantley Gilbert onstage during his closing performance, according to Friends of the Festival marketing coordinator Amy Morrow.

Friends is handling the production end of the event, including bringing the Coca-Cola Stage used during the Riverbend Festival out of storage for the concert.

Gilbert’s set will culminate the daylong celebration, which will include a performance by Harry Connick Jr., a parade, and a memorial ceremony emceed by Chattanooga native Samuel L. Jackson. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will fly over at 4:30 p.m.