Deadwood Mountain Grand officials will lean into the first annual Deadwood Mountain Grand charity rally ride, which takes to the twists and turns of Spearfish Canyon Thursday during rally week.

 Close to 100 celebrities and motorcyclists who have chosen to band together for the cause will participate in Haulin' for Heroes, an event designed to significantly benefit combat wounded veterans and local children whose freedom and futures they fought for. All proceeds from the ride will be donated to the South Dakota Wounded Warriors fund and the Northern Hills Day Care Center in Deadwood.

 There are still spots open in the ride, which begins and ends at the Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel, Event Center and Casino in Deadwood, led by a crew of celebrities and followed by a private reception with them, an upscale benefit auction, heavy hours de’ oeuvres, cocktails and more.

 “The mission of Haulin’ for Heroes is to raise awareness of and funds for both our benefiting charities: the South Dakota Wounded Warriors and the Northern Hills Day Care Center in Deadwood. Our hope is to make significant contributions to both by raising funds through rider entry fees, sponsorships, special live auction and music to be held at Deadwood Mountain Grand following the ride,” said Deadwood Mountain Grand sales and marketing director Susan Kightlinger. “Our goal is to become the most sought after, premier charity-celebrity event in motorcycling during the Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Classic.”

One-of-a-kind and unique auction items include two Gibson guitars printed with the Haulin' for Heroes event logo, Scott Jacobs artwork, Stphanie Aziere-Satler artwork, Don Luper artwork, a Black Hills Harley Davidson men's leather jacket, items from Black Hills Cigar Company, Jack Daniels bar stools, a Jack Daniels logo dart board and a Deadwood Mountain Grand autographed guitar. Other items too numerous to mention will also be featured at the auction.

The “after-show” for Haulin’ for Heroes features country music group, THE FARM, whose new hit single "Home Sweet Home" is flying off the charts.

Haulin’ for Heroes event registration will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center, with a suggested donation of $100. The ride starts at 2 p.m., with a scheduled stop at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge/Latchstring Inn. Riders will return to the Deadwood Mountain Grand at 5 p.m. for hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, social and entertainment by music’s hottest new band, The FARM.  For more information, contact Kightlinger at 605-559-0386.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Susan Kightlinger

Director of Sales and Marketing

Deadwood Mountain Grand

1906 Deadwood Mountain Drive

Deadwood, SD 57732

605.559.1157

877.907.GRAND

 Nothing goes together like motorcycles and music. And nobody knows how to rock Sturgis Rally Week like Deadwood Mountain Grand, featuring an Arlen Ness Trade Show experience like no other

Over Twenty Hot-Shot Songwriters will travel to Deadwood, South Dakota to take part in the inaugural Wild West Songwriters Festival which will take place October 11-14, 2012

To complement the Days of '76 celebration and in honor of Deadwood Mountain Grand’s one-year anniversary, a Grand weekend line-up will feature two of music’s hottest country acts rocking Deadwood Mountain Grand this weekend.

We're celebrating with $1,000 bet limits, $10,000 weekends, and tons of great entertainment!

Thanks to Skydoor Studios for their hard work on our new commercials! More to come - stay tuned!

‘Grand’ Thank You extended to area businesses  with 3,000 free .38 Special concert tickets

Deadwood Mountain Grand wants to thank its area business partners in a grand way, affording them 3,000 free .38 Special concert tickets as part of its post-rally “Grand” Thank You coming up Friday, August 17.

 According to Deadwood Mountain Grand officials, the event is free, but ticketed, with the actual distribution of the 3,000 tickets up to individual businesses.

How’s this for Grand? In celebration of Deadwood Mountain Grand’s one-year anniversary coming up in July, a Grand new $1,000 bet limit in Deadwood beginning July 1 and a continued Grand line-up of music’s hottest acts, Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel, Event Center and Casino plans to heat things up around the property at the height of the summer.

Grammy award-winning R&B royalty B.B. King is set to bend the blues at Deadwood Mountain Grand Wednesday November 14, bringing his own brand of soulful sets to the event center stage.

“Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday and are expected to sell out rather quickly,” said Deadwood Mountain Grand general manager Brad Hemmah. “B.B. King is definitely a legend -- an artist who is largely considered the ‘King of the Blues.’ Having this caliber of live R&B entertainment in the area is a unique and limited opportunity.”

Riley B. King, affectionately known as “B.B. King,” started recording in the late 1940s and over the course of his career has released over 60 albums, many of them considered blues classics. From 1965's definitive live blues album "Live At The Regal,” and 1976's collaboration with Bobby "Blue" Bland, "Together For The First Time,” King has sung the blues for more than seven decades.

"I'm trying to get people to see that we are our brother's keeper. I still work on it,” King said. “Red, white, black, brown, yellow, rich, poor, we all have the blues.”

Over the years, B.B. has had two number one R & B hits, including 1951's "Three O'Clock Blues", and 1952's "You Don't Know Me.” He is also well known for the hit records, "Please Love Me,” “You Upset Me Baby,” “Sweet Sixteen, Part I,” and “Don't Answer The Door, Part I.” King’s most popular crossover hit, 1970's “The Thrill Is Gone” went to #15 pop. Soon after his number one hit, "Three O'Clock Blues,” King began touring nationally and has never stopped, performing an average of 125 concerts a year.

King, as well as the entire blues genre, is not radio oriented. His classic songs, “Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss,” “Caldonia,” “How Blue Can You Get,” “Everyday I Have The Blues,” and “Why I Sing The Blues,” are concert and fan staples.

King’s technique is complex, featuring delicate filigrees of single string runs punctuated by loud chords, subtle vibratos, and "bent" notes. The technique of rock guitar playing is to a large degree derived from King’s guitar playing style.

King was born on September 16, 1925, on a cotton plantation in Itta Bene, Mississippi. With his guitar and $2.50, he hitchhiked north to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1947 to pursue his musical career. His first big break came in 1948 when he performed on Sonny Boy Williamson's radio program on KWEM out of West Memphis, which then led to steady performance engagements.

“I'm me,” King told Time Magazine in 1969. “Blues is what I do best. If Frank Sinatra can be the best in his field, Nat King Cole in his, Bach and Beethoven in theirs, why can't I be great, and known for it, in blues?"

Tickets will be available at the Deadwood Mountain Grand Box Office -- The Company Store -- or at ticketmaster.com. Both hotel reservations and ticket arrangements can be made by calling 877-907-GRAND. For more information, visit www.deadwoodmountaingrand.com .

Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel, Event Center and Casino, in the newly restored 1906 Homestake Mining Co. ore processing plant that overlooks Historic Deadwood, has 210 state-of-the-art casino games, a 2,500-seat entertainment-and-event center and a multi-level parking garage. The 98-room luxury boutique hotel is now open.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Susan Kightlinger
Director of Sales and Marketing
Deadwood Mountain Grand
1906 Deadwood Mountain Drive
Deadwood, SD 57732
605.559.1157
877.907.GRAND