MINNEAPOLIS (July 27, 2006) - After an impressive performance at the 2005 Wal-Mart Open powered by Tyson, country music star Craig Morgan will give an encore to bass fishing fans attending the $1.5 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship presented by Castrol. The concert, which is presented by Chevy, is slated to take place on Aug. 5 at 4 p.m., shortly before the day-four weigh-in at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena. Morgan's current album, "My Kind of Livin'," has stayed strong since its release, residing on the Billboard charts for more than 60 weeks. It has spawned two No. 1 singles, including "That's What I Love About Sunday," which was the No. 1 Most Heard Song of 2005, according to both Billboard and Radio & Records and "Redneck Yacht Club," which is a huge hit among fishing fans. Morgan's current single, "I Got You," has reached the top 15 on the charts. Morgan was also honored earlier this year by the USO with the 2006 USO Merit Award for his dedication to assisting others through his charitable works.
Morgan, who aims to communicate about the small, meaningful things in our everyday life, released his first album, self-titled "Craig Morgan" (Atlantic Records) in 2000 as well as "I Love It" (Broken Bow Records) in 2003.
"I've come to understand that the good songs come naturally," he said. "They talk about natural things: Things that might seem mundane or common are the things that we all can envision about ourselves because they're what we do - or, if we don't, they're what we want to do."
Championship contenders will take off from Pell City Lakeside Park, located at 2801 Stemley Bridge Road in Pell City at 7 a.m. each day, and daily weigh-ins will be held at 5 p.m. in the BJCC Arena. The outdoor show features more than 140 exhibits; fishing seminars by Hank Parker, Forrest L. Wood and other bass-fishing legends; and free daily giveaways running from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 2 and 3, noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 5. August 2 is free FLW Outdoors hat day. August 3 is free Stren fishing line day. August 4 is free Berkley tackle day, and Aug. 5 is free rod and reel and free Fujifilm camera day. Daily giveaways are for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.
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