Former ‘Nashville Star’ Contestant Sues John Rich
- John Rich is being sued by former Nashville Star contestant Jared Ashley and the affidavits, police reports, complaints are online along with videos and voicemail messages.
- The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper and Los Angeles Times‘ Randy Lewis wrote obituaries for the singer, songwriter and guitarist Duane Jarvis, who passed away Wednesday morning in his Los Angeles apartment from colon cancer. He was 51. Jarvis recorded five of his own critically acclaimed albums and played on recordings by Rosie Flores, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam and many others.
- Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly fame appeared on Austin’s KVUE News to talk about their Celebrity Softball Jam and reveal which celebrities and musicians they currently have lined up.
- The Uncensored Interview website has three pages worth of videos with Justin Townes Earle talking about everything from his worst gig, the meaning behind his tattoos and negative blogs to guilty pleasures and his thoughts on American Idol. (via Bloodshot Records tweet)
- Miss Leslie says her new CD is recorded with an expected August/September release.
- Mandatory FM Program/Music Director Shayne Hollinger shared ten new songs he’s diggin’ that you probably haven’t heard yet, from Bucktown Kickback and The Flatlanders to Ryan McBride, who he describes as having Chris Knight-ish lyrics.
- The Tin Pan South songwriter festival runs through Saturday, but Craig Shelburne says it’ll be hard to top the trio of Matraca Berg, Suzy Bogguss and Gretchen Peters that he caught on Tuesday night.
- Carl Hoover interviewed Hayes Carll for the Waco Tribune-Herald. He’ll be playing in Waco this Friday as part of the Brazos Nights concert series. Other performers on the bill for Friday are Stoney LaRue and the Modern Day Drifters, who recorded their live album last Friday at the River Road Icehouse in New Braunfels, TX.
- We’re giving away several tour posters autographed by Drew Kennedy and Rodney Hayden on the New American Voices website. Just leave a comment to win one.
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April 2, 2009 at 11:43 am Permalink
Wow…those are some juicy affadavits… high quality entertainment reading.
April 2, 2009 at 11:49 am Permalink
Yeah, those affidavits are pretty wild. Of course, they’re supposed to make John Rich appear in a negative light and in that regard, they succeed greatly.
April 2, 2009 at 12:21 pm Permalink
Man, John Rich has elevated douchebaggery to an art.
April 2, 2009 at 12:42 pm Permalink
April Fools!
April 2, 2009 at 12:44 pm Permalink
As you know, I am a John Rich fan, but I do realize that he has an ego and a drinking problem, but I do not agree with Jared Ashley putting so much in his complaint that he did not need to. He did this the day before John releases his cd, making sure that Jared Ashley does as much damage as he can and make his name known. Nice timing, I think they may both have a problem. I am sticking to the music, and leaving personality out of it. John Rich needs to assess his behavior and Jared Ashley has to ?? not sure. both are opportunists.
April 2, 2009 at 1:09 pm Permalink
Andrew, you are my guy…well put!
April 2, 2009 at 1:20 pm Permalink
Andrew, you took the words right out of my mouth!
April 2, 2009 at 1:34 pm Permalink
I 2nd Shayne’s recommendation for Bucktown Kickback.
April 2, 2009 at 1:39 pm Permalink
That John Rich stuff is golden. Can’t stop reading. It’s the most entertaining stuff I’ve come across in a LONG time.
I’m ready for Big Kenny’s affidavit to come out where he claims JR bullied him into making crappy music!
April 2, 2009 at 1:57 pm Permalink
When you read all that JR stuff, it does seem like Alcohol could be the biggest problem here. A funny line from the Jared Ashley affidavit, “He would pull up his limo in front of a club on Broadway, crawl through to the back and get out like he was the celebrity.”
April 2, 2009 at 2:05 pm Permalink
I’ve met Jared Ashley and he’s an a douchebag too so….”birds of a feather…”
April 2, 2009 at 5:58 pm Permalink
Opry Alert! Don’t forget about tonight’s second installment of “Opry Country Classics” starting at 7 PM Nashville Time. Until they develop a set routine the show is full or surprises. Its well worth checking out: http://www.wsmonline.com/
Miss Leslie’s MySpace blog posts are never boring, that’s for sure! Thanks for the link.
Regarding the sad news about Duane Jarvis, this Sunday marks the season opener of the “Sunday Afternoon Free LA Country Scene Concerts” at the Grand Ole Echo club in Echo Park. They run from 5 9 PM and I’m sure some words will be spoken in tribute to Duane from the stage this Sunday as many of the performers were likely friends and acquaintances of Duane. Their MySpace website had a request out for video footage of Duane performing on the GOE stage. Rest in peace Duane.
Link: http://www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho
April 2, 2009 at 7:55 pm Permalink
Those affidavits sure didn’t leave out any details.
April 2, 2009 at 7:59 pm Permalink
Oh, and that’s excellent news about Miss Leslie’s album. Her latest MySpace blog entry – Country Music Frustration (As Opposed to the Other Kind) – is a spot-on observation. And a damn good one too.
April 3, 2009 at 2:04 am Permalink
Damn…makes JR seem scary and a big let down in Nashville. I wonder what his status will be in the year to come. If he ever believes he truly deserves the status of Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, etc…then he needs to do a 360 and learn the ropes of a humble being.
April 3, 2009 at 11:41 pm Permalink
I didnt see the Tin Pan Show that Mr Shelburn refers to, but I’ve seen several MIGHTY FINE Tin Pan shows this week. I’d be hard-pressed to put them in order of my favorites. They’ve all been great.
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