In the early morning hours of Tuesday (March 3), a strong storm tore through Nashville and middle Tennessee. The storm created a tornado, which left endless destruction in its wake and resulted in the deaths of at least 24 people.
Dozens of structures were destroyed, including beloved businesses such as The Basement East. Others lost their homes, like Dierks Bentley‘s drummer, Steve Misamore.
Bentley himself flew through the storm that produced the tornado, writing on Instagram that he landed just in the nick of time.
“Glad we landed when we did,” Bentley said. “Wouldn’t have been so good an hour later.”
Bentley was one of many country artists who took to social media to show support for Music City after the tornado. We have complied a list of some of their reactions below.
In the list, you’ll also find some posts from people connected to the industry, such as artists’ spouses and radio hosts. We have also included some posts from iconic Nashville landmarks, such as the Ryman.
Many of the artists referenced ways you can help those impacted by the tornado. Look through their posts if you’d like to learn about the many ways you can help with the relief.
You’ll find that most are directing people to donate to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s emergency relief fund. You can donate to that fund by clicking here.
The Bobby Bones Show
Martina McBride
Keith Urban
Kid Rock
Kelsea Ballerini
Oh nashville. ? very sad morning. how do we start to help? point me in the right direction and let’s start helping and healing.
— Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) March 3, 2020
Danielle Bradbery
The Ryman
Ronnie Dunn
Alan Jackson
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Scotty McCreery
Clint Black
Jon Pardi
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
Dan + Shay
east nashville ?
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) March 3, 2020
Charles Esten
Reba McEntire
Ashley Campbell
Home Free
The Country Music Hall of Fame
Chris & Morgane Stapleton
Florida Georgia Line
Cassadee Pope
Michael Ray
Cam
Charlie Daniels
George Strait
RaeLynn
Tanya Tucker
Brothers Osborne
Sara Evans
Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
Before we go, we leave you with one last message from a country music legend…Dolly Parton. She took time to film a video to show her love for Nashville in its time of need.
Once again, if you’d like to help with the tornado relief efforts, you can do so by donating to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s emergency fund.
Donate to the Community Foundation’s emergency fund here.
Donations can also by made to the United Way through the following methods:
- By texting RELIEF2020 to 41444
- By visiting http://igfn.us/f/20z0/n
- By sending a check to P.O. Box 330056, Murfreesboro, TN, 37133 (please write RELIEF2020 on the memo line)
We too, join Parton and all of the other artists in praying for the people of Nashville as they work to rebuild.