1 of 17
Kenny Rogers and Joe Walsh
2 of 17
Laura Heatherly, Burt Stein, Karen Clark, Ronnie Milsap
3 of 17
Bobby Bones and Amy Brown
4 of 17
Pitchou Malaba, Frederick W. Smith, Laura Heatherly
5 of 17
Scott Borchetta, Joe Walsh, Brian Phillips
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Charles Esten and Karen Clark
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Dr. Hal Moses, Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol, Chris Young
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John Huie, Brian Phillips, Charles Esten, Kenny Rogers, Don Henley, Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol, Aubrey Harwell, Tinti Moffat
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Aubrey Harwell, Ronnie Milsap, Mayor Megan Barry
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Kenny Rogers and Don Henley
11 of 17
Chris Young, Tinti Moffat, Rob Beckham
12 of 17
John and Chantel Esposito
13 of 17
Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr
14 of 17
Joe Walsh and Colin Linden
15 of 17
Wanda Miller and Kenny Rogers
16 of 17
Steve and Ree Guyer Buchanan
17 of 17
Joe Walsh and Marjorie Bach
The T.J. Martell Foundation raised $500,000 to benefit leukemia, cancer and AIDS research at tonight's Nashville Honors Gala, for a total of nearly $3 million raised since 2009. Honorees were treated to performances by Charles Esten, Don Henley, Ronnie Milsap, Joe Walsh, Jackie Wilson and Chris Young and special presentations by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Hal Moses, Ph.D. and industry executive Scott Borchetta.
The Nashville Honors Gala is one of the T.J. Martell Foundation's premier events that pays tribute to outstanding community leaders and presents special musical performances with heartwarming presentations that celebrates the evening's honorees. In addition to the performances, there will be a live and silent auction with proceeds benefitting leukemia, cancer and AIDS research.
This year's honorees
• Aubrey Harwell, Co-Founding Partner of Neal and Harwell: Spirit of Nashville Award
•Brian Philips, President of CMT: Frances Preston Outstanding Music Industry Achievement Award
•Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., Director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center: Medical Research Advancement Award
•Kenny Rogers, Grammy award-winning superstar: Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award
•FedEx Corporation: Outstanding Global Citizenship Award with Frederick W. Smith accepting on behalf of more than 350,000 team members around the world
Photos by Rick Diamond/Getty Images and by Jason Davis/Getty Images.