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Kenny Chesney’s Crushed Bones Turn Out To Be Hematoma
- Reports calling Kenny Chesney’s foot incident “bone-crushing” were a bit premature. Although no bones were broken he did sustain a hematoma from the ankle down, with most of the damage in his toes. Fortunately for him and his fans he’ll be able to continue his tour.
- Edward Morris and Travis Tackett provided some fantastic recaps of the Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Emmylou Harris and Ernest V. “Pop” Stoneman.
- It turns out that the man that songwriter Richard Fagan is accused of killing was the father of former Saturday Night Live cast member Cheri Oteri. I’ll have to agree with The 9513 reader Katie, Monday was a truly bizarre news day.
- Bobbie Gentry lands at No. 67 on Country Universe’s “100 Greatest Women” feature. This is good stuff and it should get even more interesting once it passes the halfway threshold.
- The upcoming Emmylou Harris album, All I Intended To Be, was recorded over a four-year period with her longtime producer Brian Ahern at his studio in Nashville and will contain original material and some of Harris’ all-time favorite songs, featuring guest vocals by Dolly Parton, Vince Gill and Buddy Miller.
- Several musicians, friends and/or fans offer up their favorite Willie Nelson songs:
Todd Snider: “I consider all Willie Nelson songs locked in an infinite tie with themselves for first place. Why? Judging Willie Nelson songs is like trying to figure out whether you should thank God for the oceans or the mountains . . .”
- Congrats to Kelly and The Gobbler’s Knob for making it through the first year of blogging!
- Referring to news reports about her ten-year relationship with Roger Clemens, Mindy McCready said “I cannot refute anything in the story.”
- Glen Campbell will be previewing material from his forthcoming album, Meet Glen Campbell, at the Stagecoach Festival.
- Head over to Galleywinter to read Brad’s wrap-up of this year’s LJT’s Texas Music Festival. For fans of Red Dirt/Texas music it’ll make you feel envious that you weren’t there. He provides a lot of behind the scenes info and says one of the performances was the most powerful music experience he’s ever been a part of. Good stuff.
- Commenting on what is was like to return to producer Keith Stegall for his album Good Time, Alan Jackson said “it was like cruise control.” ASCAP threw a party for the singer on Monday for his 32nd No. 1 single, “Small Town Southern Man.”
- Check out Twang Nation for a chance to win one of the new Chris LeDoux CD/DVD collections.
- ASCAP officially launched a “Bill of Rights for Songwriters and Composers” today to remind the public, members of the music industry and U.S. legislators of the central role and rights of those who conceive and create music.
- Tim McGraw’s first fragrance, “McGraw by Tim McGraw,” will be available in August.
The rectangular glass bottle features a silver cap and a black leather-like collar to suggest the brim of his cowboy hat. The carton has a matte black texture with a silver embossed pick on top and rope running along each panel.
Can’t wait.
- Hickory Wind’s Stacy Chandler recounts the highlights and lowlights of Merlefest.
- Friends and fans of Willie share their birthday wishes via video, and Merle Haggard offers his own, too, “Congratulations, Willie — you’ve outlived your dick!”
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April 30, 2008 at 1:01 pm Permalink
You gotta love Todd Snider. Happy second 75th birthday, Willie!
April 30, 2008 at 2:11 pm Permalink
Signed the ASCAP bill of rights. Now we need a constitution so we can add amendments through the times.
Happy Birthday to Willie of course!
As far as the Tim McGraw cologne (sorry, I just can’t bring myself to call anything a guy’s wearing a “fragrance”), I wonder if it will sell or not. Guys like me wear cologne on a once-in-a-long-while/business/fancy dinner basis - you know, the kind where you let her supersize it -JUST KIDDING… and usually only if somebody tells them that’s the one they should stick with. But I’m going to say it sells quite well, mainly because women usually buy their boyfriend/husband cologne as a gift, and Tim McGraw isn’t hurting in the female-fan department.
Good Time is the perfect going into summer song.
April 30, 2008 at 2:35 pm Permalink
So Chesney will be able to perform despite the fact that he has a bruise on his foot? And his doctors are seriously okay with this?
April 30, 2008 at 4:39 pm Permalink
Perfect time for ol’ Kenny to take a 5 year break, chill on the beach with some Coronas & Cruzan Rum, and write some new songs I think….
I hear if you aggravate foot injury’s too soon after healing, you are stuck for life walking with a gimpy limp. That would be bad PR for ol’ Kenny, I would bet.
April 30, 2008 at 5:52 pm Permalink
The “100 Greatest Women” feature at Country Universe has been a fantastic read. I’ve started checking that blog everyday since they started that feature. I’m still waiting to see Rose Maddox on that list.
In a related vein I think The 9513 should make a list of some of the best country related albums few people ever heard because radio ignored the artists and they remained in relative obscurity. I’d start off with albums from Jann Browne (Count Me In), Mandy Barnett (self titled debut), Kim Richey (self-titled debut), The Woody’s (Teardrops & Diamnds), Elizabeth Cook (self-titled debut), and Trish Murphy (Girl’s Get In Free) just to name a few. Hey, its only a suggestion….
Its nice to see Stacy give a thumbs up to The Carolina Chocolate Drops at Merlefest. I saw them at the Joshua Tree Music Festival last October and they blew the crowd away. They had a friend join them from San Diego who does slap dancing, plays killer spoons, and played a mouth harp in ways I’ve never heard before. A must see for fans of old timey string music (like Uncle Earl). They will be on the Grand Ole Opry on June 14th.
As for Merle’s birthday greetings to Willie, it sounds like it’s time for Willie himself to start performing Kevin Fowler’s “Don’t Touch My Willie”….
April 30, 2008 at 6:52 pm Permalink
The9513 actually covers a LOT of albums that don’t get radio/CMT/GAC/major plays. Just stick around!
May 1, 2008 at 4:53 am Permalink
While I won’t be wearing the Tim McGraw cologne, I am eating the new Fritos flavor of his only at your local Wal-Mart. They also have a double CD greatest hit package for $11.88. Pretty good deal. It is his first two greatest hit CD’s bundled together in a cardboard slipcover.
May 1, 2008 at 8:24 am Permalink
I’m going to compromise by wearing Fritos-flavored cologne.
May 1, 2008 at 9:14 am Permalink
Chris, You better watch it with that cologne…i hear its like Sex Panther, but made with bits of real fritos, so you know it’s good….(Anchorman reference for those of you unaware)
May 1, 2008 at 1:06 pm Permalink
That’s the smell of love my lady.
May 2, 2008 at 8:59 pm Permalink
Gosh, I thought I was the only one who still thinks fondly of Mandy Barnett’s debut album. I used to play it over and over again. Such a powerful and controlled voice.
I remember reading about her “finding something blue in her nose” (after prolonged cocaine use) in the book Three Chords and the Truth. Ack!! I wonder whatever happened to her…
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