Brad Paisley presented a new guitar and groceries to the survivor of the Nashville bombing who lost his home and car in the Christmas Day explosion
- Brad Paisley is offering his support to a musician named Buck McCoy, who is one of the many survivors of the Nashville Christmas attack
- After watching the singer-songwriter reunite with his stray cat on Thursday, the country star sent a gift from his enviable collection of instruments
- While McCoy mourned the loss of his apartment and material possessions, he was overjoyed when his beloved cat, Molly, was found alive after six days
- “There was a car on fire. The windows are gone. Everything I owned was scattered around the room, ‘he reminded WZTV of the explosion.
- Leaving without Molly, however, was not his choice, as he kept looking for her until a fireman told him to ‘get out of here now’
- To help McCoy rebuild his life, the three Grammy winner also offered him unlimited groceries and encouraged others to donate to his GoFundMe account
- McCoy’s GoFundMe was created by a friend, who described him as “too humble to ask for help during this difficult time”
Brad Paisley is offering his support to a Texas-born musician named Buck McCoy, who is one of many survivors of the Nashville Christmas attack.
After watching the singer-songwriter meet his stray cat on television this week, after a six-day break from the explosion, the 48-year-old country star reached out to extend his condolences and a guitar from his enviable collection of instruments.
The gift will allow the artist, whose house was left in ruins and his belongings destroyed, to return to his show at Legends Corner every weekend.
Making a difference: Brad Paisley is offering his support to a Texas-born musician named Buck McCoy, who is one of many survivors of the Nashville Christmas attack; seen in 2019
While McCoy mourns the loss of his apartment and material possessions, he was overjoyed when his beloved cat, Molly, was found alive on Thursday.
“There was a car on fire. The windows are gone. Everything I owned was scattered around the room, ‘he reminded WZTV, before noticing that his furry companion was nowhere to be found and he was forced to crawl over glass and rubble to get to a safe place.
Leaving without Molly, however, was not his choice, as he kept looking for her until a fireman told him to ‘get out of here now’.
Reunited: While McCoy mourned the loss of his apartment and material possessions, he was overjoyed when his beloved feline, Molly, was found alive on Thursday
“There was a car on fire. The windows are gone. Everything I owned was scattered around the room, ‘he reminded WZTV, before realizing that his furry companion was nowhere to be found.
Then he said, ‘I said I’m going to go back to this burning building to find my cat.’
A week later, Molly was found safe and her story won hearts in Music City, including Paisley’s.
She was found “under the covers in bed” and suffered injuries, such as a fractured pelvis, dehydration and hypernatremia.
“Hey, let’s help Buck It’s Nashville,” wrote Paisley on Facebook. That’s what we do ‘
Crowdsourcing: to help McCoy rebuild his life, the three-time Grammy winner offered him unlimited groceries at his free grocery store throughout the year, The Store, and encouraged others to donate to his GoFundMe account, which raised $ 35,626 in six days
To help McCoy rebuild his life, the three-time Grammy winner offered him unlimited groceries at his free grocery store throughout the year, The Store, and encouraged others to donate to his GoFundMe account, which raised $ 35,626 in six days.
‘Hey, let’s help Buck It’s Nashville,’ Paisley wrote on Facebook. ‘This is what we do.’
McCoy’s GoFundMe was created by a friend, who described him as ‘too humble to ask for help during this difficult time’.
The survivor of the explosion moved to Nashville 12 years ago, after he grew up and was raised in California.
Helping hand: McCoy’s GoFundMe was created by a friend, who described him as “too humble to ask for help during this difficult time”