If you go
› What: Charles Kelley at US101’s Concert for a Cause› When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13; doors open at 6 p.m.› Where: Revelry Room, 41 E. 14th St.› Admission: $10› Phone: 423-521-2929› Website: revelryroom.co/eventList.cfm› Note: Must be 13 or older to attend. Anyone 13-17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian 21 and older, who also will be marked as underage. The parent/guardian can escort up to four minors. Everyone age 18 and older must provide a valid photo ID to enter.
When Charles Kelley, one-third of country trio Lady Antebellum, announced in September he was planning a solo album, many country fans feared it signaled the end of the Grammy-winning group. Although all three members of Lady A insist that's not the case, Kelley has used the band's current break to launch a short, 22-city tour to promote his solo album, "The Driver," which will released in coming months.
Wednesday night, Jan. 13, The Driver tour stops at Revelry Room for WUSY's Concert for a Cause. Kelley's local fans will be among the first to hear music from this upcoming solo project. This show will benefit the Hunter Worley Foundation, which offers financial and spiritual support to families who have lost a child.
Ironically, although Kelley's taking a break from his famous trio, he formed another trio to help him sing the title track off "The Driver" album. Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay debuted "The Driver" single Oct. 13 on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." The song and trio received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
That single is a tribute to stars' bus drivers, fans and crew, who all come together to create the onstage moments singers dream of having. In interviews, Kelley describes the single as "the last eight years of my life put in a song. It's an idea I had while out on the road. You get tight with your bus driver; you start to appreciate all the people in your camp."
Fan trivia test
1. Who is Charles Kelley's famous sister-in-law?
2. When did Kelley and Lady Antebellum bandmate Dave Haywood write their first song together?
3. What was Lady Antebellum's first No. 1 single?
4. Which Lady Antebellum album's title track was No. 1 on country charts for five weeks?
5. True or False: Lady A has never released a Christmas album?
6. What song did Kelley and Haywood write for Luke Bryan?
7. True or False: Lady A has recorded with Maroon 5?
* Bonus question: Kelley was a Greek at the University of Georgia. What fraternity did he pledge?
ANSWERS
1. Actress Katherine Heigl, who is married to Kelley's older brother, singer Josh Kelley.
2. At age 14 while friends in middle school.
3. "I Run to You."
4. "Need You Now."
5. False. "On This Winter's Night" was released in 2012.
6. "Do I."
7. True. "Out of Goodbyes" was the song; it's on Maroon 5's third album, "Hands All Over."
* Bonus answer: Lambda Chi Alpha.