Gary Allan Divulges Songwriting Tip From Harlan Howard
- Chet Flippo gives kudos to Beverly Keel for her open letter to Jessica Simpson, questions her role in the dreadful interpretation of Dukes of Hazzard for the big screen, and has a few words for those singers from other genres who seem to always show up and proclaim that they’ve always been country.
- One of the original Dukes and former country singer John Schneider revealed that he had liposuction a few years ago. He’s happy with the results, but says it was painful. He’s promoting his guest role on Nip/Tuck as a porn producer. From good ole boy, to Superman’s dad, to porn producer. Nice.
- Keith Urban will be releasing his greatest hits, plus two new recordings, on November 20th. Titled Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids, Urban describes the songs as being like his children.
- LeAnn Rimes says her husband doesn’t mind sharing her with a rockstar– Bon Jovi to be precise. The two singers filmed a sexy video for their duet “Til We’re Not Strangers” atop a glass bed on Manhattan’s 23rd Street.
- One month after its release Reba Duets has been certified platinum.
- When it came time for Brooks & Dunn to record their tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker, “The Ballad of Jerry Jeff Walker”, they headed to Austin so that the man himself could record a guest appearance. Brooks says Walker showed up with a Martin guitar and a six-pack.
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss hint that their collaboration on Raising Sand might not be a one-time thing.
- Beginning 12 days prior to the release of their new album Little Big Town will be making a new track available each day for download on their website.
- Gary Allan divulged some advice that he was told by Harlan Howard:
“He would always tell me, ‘You can write, son, but you don’t have anything to say. You need to get married and divorced a few times.’”
- This review of Billy Joe Shaver’s Everyody’s Brother left me scratching my head.
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October 24, 2007 at 12:10 pm Permalink
Brody, I am scratching my head with you in regards to the popmatters review of the new shaver disc. if you dont like it fine, not everyine thinks he is the legend that i think he is. If you like it, great! But the reviewer seems to be thinking out loud as he argues with himself on whether or not shaver is a legend or a loser, a talent, or a hack. in the end his only issue was that the disc “slowed down” too much. so what did he use the previous paragraphs of spite and criticism for??
October 24, 2007 at 12:29 pm Permalink
Don’t forget, he can’t really sing yet “turns in the best country vocal performance of the year.” The disc only slows down too much sometimes, which means at other times it’s an OK slow down, or that it shouldn’t slow down at all?
October 24, 2007 at 8:30 pm Permalink
I found the amount of disinformation in the first two paragraphs to be baffling. The duet with Johnny Cash was recorded in the late 70’s, so it’s not “technology and necrophilia” that are responsible. That was a lame attempt at humor. I read Shaver’s autobiography, and he never mentioned pulling a gun on Waylon to get him to listen to the songs and Billy Joe never mentioned that in my interview with him, either. And shooting a guy just for disrespecting him? Someone seriously needs to check their facts. It’s also idiotic to compare the album to mainstream Nashville releases. The rest of the review just fizzled into incomprehensible babble. Oh well.
October 25, 2007 at 6:36 am Permalink
This is why a reviewer should research the artist if they aren’t familiar with them. He never pulled a gun on Waylon, although he did confront him. This review came off as a writer needing to fill a word count.
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