Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) world, the challenge begins at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with the top 10 new innovations progressing to the finals at Necker Island where Branson joins the judging panel along with technology figures and investors from Silicon Valley. The Necker Cup, an exhibition tennis tournament held at the end of the tennis season, has been held on the island annually since 2012. In February 2017, former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle visited Necker as guests of Sir Richard Branson. On August 22, 2011, The Great House burned down in a blaze believed to be
Live in Branson, MO, USA Live in Branson, MO, USA Live in Branson, MO, USA is a live album by American country music artist, Connie Smith. The album was released in 1993 on Laserlight Records and was produced by Ralph Jungheim. It was Smith's first official album (other than compilations) since 1978's "New Horizons." "Live in Branson, MO, USA" was Connie Smith's first live album. The album was recorded at a theater in Branson, Missouri October 13, 1992. The album consisted of nine tracks, which also included a ten-minute medley of her hits. Seven of the album's tracks were Smith's hits, including her #1 single,