Country Star Chely Wright to Perform for Troops on USO Tour as Part of 'Seabee Days' in Gulfport, Miss.

ARLINGTON, VA. (Top40 Charts/ USO) - Country music singer Chely Wright will perform for service members stationed in Gulfport, Miss., as part of a USO tour May 5. A long-time supporter of the USO, Wright will be performing during "Seabee Days."

From a military family, Wright's support of service members began as a child, performing at VA hospitals and military events. She was among a host of entertainers on the USO's first tour to Baghdad in June 2003. Most recently, she performed at a USO concert at Fort Stewart, Ga., for soldiers who recently returned from Iraq. Wright also has performed for troops in Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, Korea, Germany and Afghanistan, and on a USO tour to Iraq.

Known for such hits as "Single White Female" and "Shut Up and Drive," Wright penned most of the songs on her sixth album, The Metropolitan Hotel, including "The Bumper of My S.U.V," which has touched the hearts of deployed troops and their families. The song spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard's Country Singles Sales chart. Wright has received numerous awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), including the ACM award for Best New Female Artist in 1995. She is involved with several charities, and was named "Woman of the Year" in 2003 by the American Legion Auxiliary.

This tour continues the USO's tradition of bringing celebrities to troops stationed far from home. Entertainers who recently participated in USO tours include Alex Trebek, Five For Fighting, Carrie Underwood, Wilmer Valderrama, Jo Dee Messina, Larry The Cable Guy, Dax Shepard and Tom Arnold.

USO tours are sponsored by AT&T, Inc., the official telecommunications sponsor of USO entertainment tours.