Charges Against John Rich Dropped; Banjo Man Allen Shelton Passed Away; Reckless Kelly Plans New Record
- A Nashville judge dismissed assault and harassment charges levied by Jared Ashley against John Rich.
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New releases for the week of November 24, 2009 include:
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Drew Kennedy – An Audio Guide to Cross Country Travel
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Trent Tomlinson – A Guy Like Me (EP)
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Waylon Jennings – Folk Country/Waylon Sings Ol’ Harlan (Twofer reissue)
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Waylon Jennings – Waylon/Singer of Sad Songs (Twofer reissue)
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Waylon Jennings – Love Of The Common People / Hangin’ On (Twofer reissue)
Amazon | Collector’s Choice
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- Austin City Limits celebrated it’s 35th year with Austin veterans Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. That entire episode, along with the 1975 pilot with Willie Nelson, are available for viewing online.
- Voting for the Gruene With Envy Awards is now open and you can vote once per day until December 31. Big congrats to Drew Kennedy for his nomination in the songwriter of the year category.
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Music Fog videos:
- The Star-Telegram’s Punch Shaw describes the music of the Tejas Brothers as something of a cultural shortcut: “It gives you several of Texas’ various musical personalities in one pleasing package.”
- Influential bluegrass banjo player Allen Shelton passed away on Saturday at the age of 73. Read his obituary on The Tennessean’s website.
- Country Haiku:
These days what you’ll find
Up there on Copperhead Road
Are crystal meth labs - The Boston Globe correspondent Stuart Munro covered Miranda Lambert’s Thursday night concert:
Her only nod in a classic country direction was an apparently unscripted one: Accompanied by a band member on acoustic guitar, she did a mesmerizing take on “Crazy’’ as part of what appeared to be an unscheduled encore.
- Andy Griggs and his family lost their home in a fire on Saturday.
- Nashville At Nite host Carrie Smith interviewed the Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram, and Gary Allan before their recent gig at the Ryman Auditorium.
- Glen Campbell performed as scheduled in New Zealand on Saturday night, but some fans are still clamoring for a refund. The usually golden-voiced Campbell had a case of laryngitis, so instead of singing like fans expected, he left vocal duties to his daughters.
- The release of Phil Vassar’s new album Traveling Circus has been moved to December 15.
- Listen to Ryan Bingham’s new song “The Weary Kind” from the forthcoming movie Crazy Heart.
- Reckless Kelly will release its next record, Somewhere In Time, on Feb. 9. From the press release:
Somewhere in Time is filled with songs that have special meaning to Willy and Cody Braun, who grew up on the music of the Famous Motel Cowboys and the timeless lyrics of Pinto Bennett. Pinto was an inspiration to Willy, Cody and the band in many ways, musically and otherwise, and they felt it was time to recognize Pinto’s music while making the material very much their own.
Listen to the song “Best Forever Yet” on the band’s website.
- Dolly Parton is opening her first retail store, Dolly Parton’s Trinkets & Treasures, today in Nashville.
- Watch new videos for Joe Nichols‘ “Gimme That Girl,” Jimmy Wayne’s “Sara Smile,” Gloriana’s “Silent Night,” and Blackberry Smoke’s “Good One Comin’ On.”
- Chad Swiatecki reviewed last night’s Lyle Lovett concert for Austin Music Source.
Monday’s show featured plenty of asides with the crowd between songs, focusing on everything from shows and performers in Austin that influenced Lovett (Don Sanders, Ry Cooder, Uncle Walt’s Band, Robert Earl Keen among them) to a theory on why male bluegrass quartets never last long (“You’ve got four guys singing around a microphone with their mouths really close together. Kinda tells you something about the ones that stay together.”)
- Listen to Kathy Mattea in concert on Mountain Stage.
- Farce the Music: Top 10 Things People in AMA Audience Thought “Gloriana” Was Before The Group Won Breakthrough Artist
- Lance Smith is leaving CMT to pursue an acting career.
- Peter Cooper profiled Larry Jon Wilson, who released four albums in the late ’70s before he stopped recording. Just recently though, he released a new album, his first in nearly thirty years. (Stephen Deusner also interviewed Wilson earlier this year for The 9513.)
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Lake Fever Sessions posted several videos from the Americana Music Festival featuring Joe Pug, Hot Club of Cowtown, Elizabeth Cook and more. (via No Depression)
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November 24, 2009 at 11:41 am Permalink
I was happy to see that Peter Cooper’s lengthy obit on Allen Shelton ran in full in the print of edition of yesterday’s Tennessean. One correction – Allen did not make many solo projects. I can only find two including the one Peter referred to, which was recorded and originally issued back in the mid-70s; the 2001 date mentioned in the obituary is actually when it was reissued on CD. In any event, Allen was a superb banjo player and a really nice guy, and I’m glad that his passing was treated as one having some significance.
November 24, 2009 at 11:44 am Permalink
Wow, there are a lot of great links here today! From Austin City Limits, to Music Fog, to the Americana Music Awards videos, its a cornucopia of great music! Thank you 9513!
I really like the self titled debut album by The Tejas Brothers from 2008. Just think of how big of Top 40 country radio hit the song “I Can’t Sleep” would be if those closed minded stations would just play it! Crikey!
PS – Check Mead wrote “Up On Edge Hill” with Trent Summar. Those two should tour together as their music would appeal to the same type of audience, umm like me! (lol)
November 24, 2009 at 11:47 am Permalink
The Lance Smith leaving thing brings back memories of him in Meredith Edwards’ video for “A Rose Is A Rose” Emily West was also in that one.
November 24, 2009 at 11:56 am Permalink
Rick: Chuck Mead needs to get back with Gary Bennett! Trent Summar though, man he needs a new album, what’s the news on him. Also needs to reissue Hank Flamingo. Best country dope smoking song there ever was.
RE: Dolly Parton….just what Nashville needs, another trinket store :-P
November 24, 2009 at 1:12 pm Permalink
…diamond rio sounded a bit like the name of a sex toy but gloriana…
November 24, 2009 at 2:01 pm Permalink
As if we needed further confirmation that Lance Smith is a complete tool. Was hosting Top 20 really so onerous that he couldn’t pursue his “acting career” in parallel?
November 24, 2009 at 3:30 pm Permalink
To play devil’s advocate, perhaps Lance Smith’s contract with CMT wasn’t going to be renewed due to higher salary demands. So rather than make them both look bad, the network and it’s ‘face’ decided to amicably part ways.
November 24, 2009 at 4:26 pm Permalink
Truersound, it was posted here recently that Chuck Mead announced BR5-49 was not dead, just dormant for the time being, which is good news indeed. I love the Hank Flamingo album just for the “Little Miss Fire Prevention”, “White Lightnin’” and “Baby It’s You” tracks alone! Maybe Trent should join the resurrected BR5-49 when they rise again! (lol)
PS – Amber Digby will be releasing a new album titled “Another Way To Live” next Tuesday and pre-orders are being taken at the Heart of Texas label’s merchandise branch. It’s too bad the pre-ordered CD’s are being autographed as I never expect Amber to do a show here in L.A….
Link: http://www.hillbillyhits.com/hotrecords/amberdigby.html
November 24, 2009 at 4:27 pm Permalink
Oops, I meant to say Amber’s pre-ordered CDs are NOT being autographed. Sheesh…
November 24, 2009 at 4:39 pm Permalink
Rick’s Random Tidbits:
Guess who scores an article over at the CMT.com news section today? Its none other than Ashley Monroe! I’m glad Ashley’s involvement with Jack White and the Raconteurs brought her some notoriety, but that is a teensy, tiny bit of her musical legacy thus far. Well I’m just glad Ashley is staying on the radar since she never became and established artist before Sony-BMG/Columbia cut her loose.
Link: http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1627049/ashley-monroe-keeps-it-country-in-any-setting.jhtml
PS – Go Ashley!
November 24, 2009 at 4:43 pm Permalink
A Dolly Parton store, now that sounds cool lol
This woman can do it all =)
November 24, 2009 at 5:19 pm Permalink
Last Minute Opry Alert! Tonight’s Opry will include Emily West, Chuck Wicks (who will sing “Losing Cinderella”), Steel Magnolia, and the awesome western swing band The Time Jumpers!
Schedule: http://www.opry.com/TicketsAndInformation/ThisWeek.aspx
Listen: http://www.wsmonline.com/
The fun starts at 7 PM Nashville time. Be there (online) or be square! (lol)
November 24, 2009 at 6:22 pm Permalink
I’d expect a more of an obscure cover from Miranda than Crazy. A bit lazy
November 24, 2009 at 7:33 pm Permalink
Rick, BR5-49 may not be dead, but Gary Bennett hasn’t been a part of them for the last couple albums. At least since the last one. Would love to see them get back together and release some more classic BR5-49.
Regarding Trent Summar, honestly I would love to see a Trent Summar, Radney Foster project. I don’t know why, but I always thought that would be cool.
November 27, 2009 at 7:00 pm Permalink
I agree… Chuck and Gary should get back together. Br5-49 just aint the same without both of em!
December 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm Permalink
hey rick…give me a holler, and i’ll be glad to get you an autographed copy of “another way to live”…
December 12, 2009 at 3:22 pm Permalink
randy@amber-digby.com
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