John Hiatt Joins Lofty Company With AMA Lifetime Achievement Award For Songwriting

Brody Vercher | April 25th, 2008 Email Share

  1. Brady Vercher
    April 25, 2008 at 10:54 am Permalink

    I grabbed a copy of the Willie box set at Costco for $20 and I’m only half way through, but it’s been pretty dang sweet so far.

    It’s good to see Tim McGraw is still living on refried dreams.

  2. mikeky
    April 25, 2008 at 11:10 am Permalink

    ok, i can’t pass up a completely tasteless joke.

    but faith hill is the only person who can attest to whether or not the tim mcgraw fritos’ taste is accurate. just sayin’.

    sorry.

  3. Mike W.
    April 25, 2008 at 11:42 am Permalink

    It’s a shame about Billy Joe Shaver, “Live Forever” is one of my favorite songs of all time.

    Jamey Johnson definitely deserves the praise, I’m glad he got another record deal after how badly BNA botched his career after “The Dollar”.

  4. Jim Malec
    April 25, 2008 at 11:56 am Permalink

    Chet Flippo wrote:James Otto is defying predictions and scoring on the chart…

    Maybe Chet needs to pick some new predictors.

  5. Rick
    April 25, 2008 at 2:20 pm Permalink

    I appreciate Chet Flippo’s new Nashville Skyline post since he uses it so well as a means to extol the musical virtues of Jamey Johnson. Maybe fans of Lady Antebellum and James Otto’s hit radio singles will read it and make an effort to hear Jamey’s music. Jamey is truly a musical descendant of the Waylon and Hank Jr. style outlaws….

    Thanks for the links to Ashley Monroe’s MySpace. Its encouraging to see she is out doing things, like trying to get songs on TV shows or movies out here in LA, rather than fading into the woodwork like many new artists do after losing a major label contract. My only complaint, I wish she would have booked at least one public gig while here in LA….

  6. Jordan Stacey
    April 25, 2008 at 4:17 pm Permalink

    Good to hear that Ashley Monroe is at least doing something. Maybe someone else signed her? I hope so because she’s one of the more interesting new acts for a while now.

  7. gaby
    April 25, 2008 at 10:46 pm Permalink

    i agree jordan, ashley monroe was definetly an interesting, new, and unique act, and i was looking forward to her cd…its good that she isn’t completly done!

  8. Jeremy Potts
    April 26, 2008 at 1:35 am Permalink

    Good to see some more recognition for the coolest guy alive – Hiatt deserves to be in that company.

  9. Tony Nowobielski
    April 26, 2008 at 5:20 am Permalink

    I would love to see Phil Vassar get some A list love but I don’t think this CD will do. It’s a little bland and the lyrics are not as strong as before (and no, I don’t mean the Hot Tub song). I am surprised he isn’t bigger though. His material is very consistent and he is one of the best live acts I have ever seen. If you get a chance to catch him live, be sure to do it.

  10. Thomas
    April 26, 2008 at 7:32 am Permalink

    can anybody help me to understand that lady antebellum (pr-)hype? chet flippo was not really offering any substance in his lines.

    I listend through their debut-album twice,found nothing really unpleasant but nothing terribly outstanding either, compared it to sugarland’s debut and to trick pony’s as well as highway 101’s and even though it’s a fine effort i can’t find a single reason or song to justify the amount of acclaim or attention lady antebellum is receiving at the moment. what am i missing here?

  11. Heidi
    April 28, 2008 at 12:28 pm Permalink

    “Recent generations have a tendency to gravitate toward every new face to hit the screen, every new voice to float across the airwaves. We quickly forget the sounds and images we loved as early as a year ago. We’re a bit lazy in that regard – we wait for the machine to feed us, rather than feeding ourselves.”

    Wow. Isn’t that the truth?

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