DAUGHTRY To Kick Off This Year's Salvation Army "Red Kettle" Campaign

MUSIC NEWS - From last year's Jonas Brothers, this year Grammy-nominated rockers, Daughtry, will perform live at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game against the Oakland Raiders in a nationally televised halftime show that will air on CBS television network on November 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm CST, Cowboys owner and manager Jerry Jones announced today. The performance will officially kick off The Salvation Army’s 2009 Red Kettle Christmas campaign, the oldest annual charitable fundraiser of its kind in the USA. Through Christmas Eve, December 24, the campaign will raise money for people in need in communities nationwide, providing toys for kids, coats for the homeless, food for the hungry and countless social service programs year-round.

Daughtry– Chris Daughtry, Josh Steely, Josh "JP" Paul, Joey Barnes and Brian Craddock – will perform a medley of hits from their sophomore album, Leave This Town and from Daughtry, during the first Thanksgiving Day halftime show at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.  “Thanksgiving is a time for great traditions, like watching the Cowboys’ game, giving thanks for the blessings in your life and remembering those less fortunate,” says singer Chris Daughtry. “This year, the band will perform at the game during halftime and encourage people to generously support The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, a fantastic charity that has a real impact on peoples’ lives.”

Daughtry’s performance will mark the 13th year that the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game halftime show officially launches the Red Kettle Christmas Campaign on a nationally televised stage. The event has become an annual holiday tradition for fans in attendance. The Red Kettle campaign has raised more than $1 billion since the partnership began in 1997 and has helped the Army to serve 30 million people each year nationwide.