July 30, 2012 – Over the past year, American Idol finalist and country music artist Bucky Covington has been working closely with Help The Good Guys and the IAFF Charitable Foundation to provide financial relief to injured fire fighters and their families, hosting benefit events, visiting burn centers and burn camps and making donations from his music and merchandise sales. He recently attended the IAFF 51st Convention in Philadelphia, greeting delegates at the IAFF Charitable Foundation booth and performing at the FIREPAC Reception.

Covington will be releasing his sophomore album, Good Guys, on September 11, with a portion of the proceeds from the first week’s sales benefiting the IAFF Charitable Foundation.

In addition, Covington has authorized a special IAFF edition Good Guys CD containing two bonus tracks, which can be purchased exclusively through the Help the Good Guys web site. All proceeds from the sale of this special edition CD and T-shirts sold through the Help The Good Guys web site will be donated to the IAFF Charitable Foundation. Click here to purchase Covington’s new CD.

Help the Good Guys was created to honor and support the nation’s professional fire fighters.

Covington’s single, “I Wanna Be That Feeling,” is number 3 on CMT Pure Country 12 Pack — 12 weeks in a row in the top 12. And his newest music video, “Drinking Side of Country” – a duet with Shooter Jennings – had an epic debut, amassing more than one million views and counting, making it the number 1 clip on YouTube’s “Popular Around The Web” music chart.

The IAFF encourages members to let their Facebook and Twitter friends know to vote and push Covington to the top of the charts — the more Covington’s music sells, the more the IAFF Charitable Foundation will benefit. Members are also encouraged to show support for Covington by helping to increase his popularity and reach. Please vote and ask your friends to vote every day for “I Wanna Be That Feeling” and “Drinking Side of Country” on Great American Country (GAC) and on Country Music Television (CMT).

Follow Help The Good Guys on Facebook and Twitter and share the promotional packages listed on the Facebook page. Friends of friends purchasing the promotional packages can add thousands of dollars to the Charitable Foundation. IAFF members also can follow Covington on Facebook and Twitter.

The IAFF Charitable Foundation’s mission is to support IAFF members and their families in their time of need, promote fire and burn prevention, advocate for fire fighter health and safety and provide public education on how to prevent and recover from traumatic events. Money raised for the IAFF Charitable Foundation can be used for any of its charitable funds – Burn Fund, Disaster Relief Fund, Scholarship Fund, Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Fund or John P. Redmond Fund.

Source: IAFF