Here’s To Hank Williams
- Referring to Joe Nichols’ new album Edward Morris asks, “So what is the ‘real thing’ when it comes to Joe Nichols? Is he the brooding, introspective soul conveyed in ‘The Impossible’ and ‘If Nobody Believed in You’ or the party animal implicit in ‘Tequila’ and ‘What’s a Guy Gotta Do’?”
“I don’t think they’re two different guys,” Nichols says without hesitation. “They’re just two different parts of the day.”
- Our condolences to Blake Shelton and family: Blake canceled his Saturday concert when his uncle died after being struck by a van.
- The annual WSM Listener Appreciation Concert is always one of Nashville’s best bargains, with tickets to a full length show at the Ryman Auditorium sold for only $6.50. Last year’s show featured Hall of Famer Glen Campbell, and this year’s lineup, to be officially announced on Wednesday morning on WSM AM, is one of the best in recent memory: 2007 Hall of Fame inductees Vince Gill and Mel Tillis will perform a show hosted by Ralph Emery.
For the second consecutive year, the opening act for these legends will be chosen by open audition at Nashville’s famous Tootsies’ Orchid Lounge.
- In his song “What Would Willie Do”, Bruce Robison sings the line “he even made a hit country song with Julio Iglesias and that ain’t easy to do.” If that wasn’t challenging enough, the 74 year-old Willie Nelson has agreed to write tracks for Jessica Simpson’s pending country album.
- About.com has a pretty sweet audio interview with Gene Watson about his new album In A Perfect World.
- The bad reviews just keep pouring in for FOX’s reality show, Nashville. Brett Love informs us that the show placed fifth in its time slot–behind reruns of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Chet Flippo says, “What the show mainly proves is that a lot of know-nothing rednecks actually come from L.A.“
- Brandon Rhyder currently has a contest to win 10 VIP passes to an all access backstage soundcheck. If that sounds interesting to you, get your video camera ready and check out his site to see how to enter.
- There are no surprises among the first round of CMA Awards performers: Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and George Strait.
- Ryan White says, “Do not take your wife to a Keith Urban concert. It’ll be tempting, but don’t take your wife to the show.” That’s a pretty bold statement, but he makes a good argument to back it up.
- I hope no one out there has a relationship that’s unraveling, but if you do, Craig Shelburne recommends Lyle Lovett’s The Road to Ensenada.
“Private Conversation” reminds me of a movie with all kinds of love mismatches. And who can argue with a song titled, “It Ought to Be Easier”?
- I know we’ve got quite a few Miranda Lambert fans who read The 9513, if you’re one of them you’ll want to head over to Galleywinter and check out the latest edition of their photo-rich “20 Questions.”
- In celebration of his birthday, Take Country Back has a riveting review of a Hank Williams album titled Alone With His Guitar.
- Glen Boyd says he can’t recommend The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show – 1969-1971 DVD highly enough.
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September 18, 2007 at 9:06 am Permalink
Well as sick as it was, I actually like the show “Nashville”. I am interested to see what happens next. Even though the “pretty boy” can’t sing, Nashville still welcomes him with open arms, proving beauty before talent, just like Hollywood does!!
September 18, 2007 at 10:38 am Permalink
Which guy Carol?? If he’s the one I’m thinking…you are right!
September 18, 2007 at 8:05 pm Permalink
Thanks for posting the link to the 20 Questions w/ Miranda Lambert, Brody. It was a great interview they had, and I would’ve hated to miss it. A lot of the Lambert interviews are really repetitive w/ the same old questions; but even I (a fan since the days of “Nashville Star) learned a few new things from that one.
September 19, 2007 at 8:23 am Permalink
When I do the news roundup it seems like everyone repeats the same stories and quotes from artists as well. Galleywinter is good about keeping things interesting in their “20 Questions” feature, but it only helps if you’re a fan of Texas music since they don’t cover anything else.
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