Donald Trump Fires Clint Black and Lyric Street Drops Josh Gracin
- Clint Black couldn’t fill Trace Adkins‘ shoes and was fired on Celebrity Apprentice last night, just shy of earning a spot in the top four.
- Josh Gracin added a new song to his MySpace titled “Enough,” and in a blog post he mentions that it’s his first project without Lyric Street. (via CountryMusicIsLove)
- Jason Michael Carroll on his new album, Growing Up Is Getting Old:
“We could have focused on the sophomore curse,” Carroll says of his April 28 release “Growing Up Is Getting Old” (Arista Nashville). “But producer Don Gehman and I feel that if you focus on negative energy and you worry about things too much, then you reciprocate that negative energy. We did just what we did on the first record: put good songs on the album that meant something to me. We were also looking for that little something extra to show growth over the last three years.”
If you have to actively seek “something extra to show growth,” is it really growth?
- If you happened to watch the Kenny Chesney video debut of “Out Last Night” on Friday and felt like it was a piece of shiftwork, then you’ll enjoy Farce the Music’s parody “Plowed Last Night.”
- Watch Jake Owen cover “Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold.”
- My Kind of Country found The Life and Times of Keith Whitley on YouTube, which is a documentary that originally aired on TNN.
- Ninebullets.net recommends the new Wayne Hancock album Viper of Melody.
- Austin Music Source’s Brian T. Atkinson says Sugarland brought a different kind of hat act to the Frank Erwin Center last Thursday: thinking man’s mainstream country.
- Barry Mazor’s new book, Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America’s Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century, is now shipping. (Amazon)
- Jason Michael Carroll stumbles on the idea of list songs and Darius Rucker settles for the status quo in this week’s edition of “Quotable Country.”
- Music Fog posted video of an interview with Jesse Winchester, who recently released a new album titled Love Filling Station and is the songwriter behind songs like “Mississippi, You’re On My Mind,” “Biloxi” and “I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl.”
- Country Universe’s Kevin J. Coyne listed ten of the best Dwight Yoakam songs for those looking to familiarize themselves with his catalog and need a place to start.
- Take notice, Country Weekly’s Chris Neal pinned five stars on the single-CD reissue of the 1972 and ‘73 George Jones albums A Picture of Me and Nothing Ever Hurt Me.
- The folks at Alt-512 make a case for artists retiring their covers of Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freighliner Blues” in concert.
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May 4, 2009 at 11:41 am Permalink
I love Josh, and I really like this new song. I hope another label picks him up soon.
May 4, 2009 at 11:44 am Permalink
i think we go overboard when we critize artists for actively seeking growth or even something to show growth. In today’s climate, any positive growth, whether or not its contrived, is still positive growth which should be applauded. I don’t think its wrong to take a step back and say that to oneself, “I need to show people that I have grown as an artist, and if i can’t do that, then i need to reevaluate”.
May 4, 2009 at 3:28 pm Permalink
Just wanted to share that I noticed on the R&R website that “Do You Believe Me Now” debuts on the adult contemporary charts this week.
Now if we can only get about 25 or 35 more artists to do the same, and leave country behind.
May 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm Permalink
Thanks so much for tipping us off on that Keith Whitley special! I’m a huge fan and have been enthralled for the last 30 minutes! Thanks!!
May 4, 2009 at 5:33 pm Permalink
Speaking of Lyric Street the That Nashville Sound blog has more details about departures and recent additions. It appears the Disney folks are signing family acts these days including two sisters (Ruby Summer) and a father son act (The Parks). Its too bad Summer wasn’t named Tuesday so their act could be “Ruby Tuesday”, but I digress….
Link: http://thatnashvillesound.blogspot.com/2009/05/disneys-record-labels-drop-josh-gracin.html
So Kenny Chesney’s Dallas concert yesterday was rained out and when asked about it he gave a deep and thoughtful reply…NOT! He even dug out an obscure song titled “There’s Something Sexy About The Rain” no doubt inspired by the huge numbers of female Chesneyheads on their boyfriend’s shoulders who were experiencing a mass wet t-shirt contest type scenario. If Kenny’s night time pillow talk is anything like his comments about this concert, I can understand why Renee Zellweger ran for the hills…
Link: http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2850
May 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm Permalink
Rick’s Random Tidbits: Miranda Lambert will be performing in Tyler, TX on May 17 at the fund raising concert for “Cause For The Paws”. Here are the details from “AllAboutCountry”:
“Later this month (5/17) Miranda takes part in her second annual “Cause for the Paws” in Tyler, TX. Last year over $113,000 was raised for the Humane Society of East Texas and she hopes to top that this year.
Boyfriend Blake Shelton, friend Kacey Musgraves, and Adam Hood with join Miranda for an acoustic show, wine tasting and delicious food from local eateries.”
Note: Many of you only know Kacey Musgraves as a competitor on Nashville Star a couple of years ago. Kacey started out singing cowboy and yodel music as a teenager and she and Miranda became friends before Miranda was ever a contestant on the first Nashville Star. Its nice to see Miranda supporting her long time friend’s music career.
May 5, 2009 at 10:42 am Permalink
I only have a few words for Clint Black:
“Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck…. SPLASH!”
May 7, 2009 at 1:47 am Permalink
Bout time Lyric street drop Josh Gracin’s ass. He shoulda been out like a fat girl playing dodge ball years ago….I’ve known numerous musicians & other industry peeps that have worked for & with him & his ego is even bigger than his ass. My personal experience on a CHARITY gig with his management this past fall solidified that fact as well.
Just thought I’d share… Have a great day! ;)
May 7, 2009 at 1:51 am Permalink
Re: Miranda’s Cause for the Paws – that is super cool she’s supporting her friend Kacey. I saw her (Kacey) at a writers round in Nashville earlier this year & was quite impressed…she’s a cutie to boot! ;)
May 9, 2009 at 12:42 pm Permalink
@Julie – Hard to believe Josh was that terrible when I’ve never experienced that but sometimes, people have bad days.
June 21, 2009 at 7:54 pm Permalink
This is for Julia Garlington. Ill bet your rear end is bigger than Josh’s or your head must be. Shame on you.
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