Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” Brought Porter Wagoner To Tears At The Opry
- Austin 360 has two reviews of the free Road to Austin concert that took place this weekend. I assumed the lines would be exceptionally long, especially after the website was touting that over 20,000 tickets had been downloaded. However, the reviewers says it was a comfortable 7,000. I guess that’s what I get for assuming.
- Michael Corcoran says:
Kristofferson was there to greet James Hand, the true reincarnation of Hank Williams, with a big hug after the honky-tonker sang “When You Stopped Lovin’ Me (So Did I).”
- Joe Gross says:
Kris Kristofferson joked about his weak voice and sang a slow, mellow set, including “For the Good Times” and “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” both of which were backed by the Tosca String Quartet. “For a moment there I thought I was Ray Price,” Kristofferson said.
- Michael Corcoran says:
- While celebrating his 50th anniversary as an Opry member, Porter Wagoner was brought to tears as Dolly Parton serenaded him with “I Will Always Love You.” After the performance Parton told him “You can get up now, I’m done hollering at you!”
- Carrie Underwood and Tony Romo on the Orange Carpet. Something tells me Romo isn’t the most fashionable guy.
- In an interview with Take Country Back in 2001, Rodney Hayden described himself as “a student of country music.” Hayden also released his new album, Down This Road, a couple of weeks ago and it’s one of my favorite Texas releases so far this year. He has more of a pure country style mixed with some western, cowboy themes than most of the other Texas artists.
- If you were wondering how big of a role appearances play in getting a record deal, than check out this article on CNN. Apparently if you’re a female, it’s next to impossible to get a deal unless you have some sex appeal.
When asked whether a female with so-so looks and sex appeal could get a record deal, Gretchen Wilson quickly replied: “They can’t.”
“I believe that very few will get through and they better be amazing,” Wilson said in an interview. “The music is not about just music anymore, it’s about the look, the ‘it’ factor if you will … it’s marketing.”
In the end, the music is ultimately going to suffer and we’ll be stuck with talentless hacks just because they look good…or are we already to that point?
- Lucas Hudgins, from Lucas Hudgins and the First Cousins, left a comment letting us know that they’ll be releasing a new album in July. In the mean time, if you enjoy artists in the same vein as Dale Watson, then I implore you to visit these guy’s MySpace and listen to some rough cuts from their to-be-released album.
- I’ve never heard of Kendel Carson, but Twang Nation gives her a 4/5 rating and claims “her voice exudes a confidence that is beyond her years coupled with her nuance and fine fiddle work [she] drives this release all the way to the bank.” That’s enough to make me want to check her out.
- One of our readers, who also won a t-shirt contest, sent in a photo of himself wearing one of our shirts at an event he was headlining. Tim McIntire, from The McIntire Conspiracy, says “I was headlining a benefit show near Worcester, Massachusetts, where, ironically, wearing a shirt that says “country music” is about as punk rock as you can get.” Nice.
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May 21, 2007 at 1:19 pm Permalink
I was headlining a benefit show near Worcester, Massachusetts, where, ironically, wearing a shirt that says “country music” is about as punk rock as you can get.”
What a stupid thing to say. There are tons of country fans in the northeast. Worcester and neighboring cities like Providence and Boston get some friggin’ awesome country shows, better than the ones we get in NYC a lot of the time b/c we don’t have a radio station to promote them.
I’m sorry, but there is nothing ever “punk” about wearing a t-shirt that says “country music” in Massachusetts.
May 21, 2007 at 2:47 pm Permalink
I watched the Opry this past Saturday night and you know there couldn’t be a dry eye in that place with Dolly singing to Porter just like it was yesterday.
May 22, 2007 at 5:26 am Permalink
Funny that an artist with “so-so looks and sex appeal” would say such as thing.
May 22, 2007 at 11:30 am Permalink
Hey, Kevin.
It was a joke, my man. Just a joke.
P.S. Yankees suck.
May 22, 2007 at 1:15 pm Permalink
if you go to a country show here in New York city you’ll see more people wearing pearl-snap shirts and John Deere caps than many of the places you’d go to in Texas. Of course they cost 10 times as much and they also have Puma shoes on, but you get the drift…
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