Big & Rich Launch Video Via iTunes And Jason Aldean Expecting Second Daughter
- After a decades worth of research, Holly George-Warren recently released Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. Oxford University Press asks Ms. George-Warren a few questions about Autry and her book on their blog.
OUP: What do you think Autry’s enduring legacy will be?
George-Warren: The image of the singing cowboy–gussied up in fancy clothes and crooning Western songs–as well as the broadening of the country music sonic palate to be more inclusive of other styles; and of course, the museum he founded in Los Angeles, which has expanded to become the Autry National Center.
- Jason Aldean fans can get pumped about his new album coming out on May 29, but he says his daughter has another reason to be pumped as well. She’s going to be an older sister.
- Chet Flippo is becoming a celebrity himself on The 9513. It seems like almost every time he writes something I find myself nodding my head in agreement, and is latest edition of Nashville Skyline is no different. This time he makes a lot of good points about Miranda Lambert and throws in a few things I’ve never read before.
She learned a valuable lesson in songwriting with her first album. The title song, “Kerosene” — which really put her on the musical map — sounded very much like Steve Earle’s “I Feel Alright.” Very much like it. After that was brought to her attention, she added Earle’s name as her co-writer on the copyright. And on the royalties. She told Barry Mazor in a No Depression interview, “I didn’t purposefully plagiarize his song — but unconsciously I copied it almost exactly. I guess I’d listened to it so much that I just kind of had it in there.” Well, hell, outlaws rip each other off now and then. But then they usually own up about it — as she did — very quickly.
- Big & Rich launched their video for “Lost In This Moment” on iTunes, becoming the first country act to do so. If you would like to download it from iTunes, you’d better do it before Tuesday, after which the video will be available exclusively at Pepsi Smash.
- Merle Haggard makes a strong showing on today’s list of The Big Rock Candy Mountain Top 100 Drinking Songs.
- And a big Happy Birthday goes out to Randy Travis.
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May 4, 2007 at 11:05 am Permalink
Finally, I can quiet my friend who’s spent the last two years telling me how he can’t believe Miranda got away with ripping off Steve Earle. I think of “Kerosene” as more of a tribute, but kudos to her for stepping up.
May 4, 2007 at 9:10 pm Permalink
I’ve never even heard of the comparisons until now, it seems like a bigger deal would have been made, but yea I agree, kudos for admitting it. I wonder what Earle’s reaction was to the whole thing.
May 4, 2007 at 9:36 pm Permalink
I remember somebody bringing this up about a year ago on the Lambert forums. The chord changes are identical and the lyrics are at least related. Classy, if unnecessary, move by Lambert; there are a lot more blatant rip-offs out there where the original writer has not received any credit.
May 5, 2007 at 6:42 am Permalink
Man, I’m being dragged into being a fan of an artist that might actually land on the country top 10 (Miranda Lambert )! IT BURNSSSSSSS!
May 5, 2007 at 7:05 am Permalink
I find it interesting that Lambert’s parents are PIs that helped investigate Bill Clinton for the Paula Jones case (Richard Mellon Scaife money well spent there)and Miranda publicly professes respect for such well known hippies (Willie) and commies (Steve Earle.)
I’m starting to buy into this outlaw deal…
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