Dolly Donates, Chesney To Produce Willie, And Country Stars To Appear On Wheel Of Fortune

Brody Vercher | December 14th, 2006 Email Share

  • Dolly Parton contributed $500,000 to a hospital in honor of the doctor who delivered her in 1946. She says “Daddy paid him with a sack of cornmeal, and I’ve always joked that I’ve been raking in the dough ever since.”
  • Kenny Chesney is going to produce an album for Willie Nelson…
  • Wheel of Fortune has announced that they’ll be having a Country Music Stars Week in which they’ll pair country music stars with other contestants to try and solve the puzzles. The singers earnings will go to their charity of choice. You can catch the week long series in February from the 12-16.
  • Nick Cristiano from the Philadelphia Inquirer posted a list of his top ten country/roots albums of 2006. His taste varies a little from each of ours, but he still has some albums that could be worth checking out.
  • Taylor Swift had a birthday yesterday. She is now 17 years old. Most people know Taylor from her Tim Mcgraw song. She says she got the idea for the song in freshman math class. She also talked to Tim McGraw on the phone and he said he and Faith Hill like the song, but it makes him feel old.
  • GAC reports that a new CD, The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins will be released with 12 minutes of previously unreleased material.

    Although it’s generally assumed that Johnny left before the session really got going, the CD offers a revealing glimpse into the musical instincts of these extraordinary figures. Taking turns on lead vocal, Elvis, Carl and Jerry Lee went through some country tunes, some Chuck Berry numbers and some Elvis hits. But the focus was on gospel, including “Just a Little Talk With Jesus.”

  • GAC is also reporting that a Nashville newspaper published the addresses of several celebrities, including Dierks Bentley.

    “I haven’t had anybody come over to my house yet,” he tells X Radio, “but this is not something you really want to have happen.”

    Dierks has a message for any would-be thieves: “If you’re a robber, I actually will be there every night of the week. And my dogs are always there. Jake is such a big dog.”

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