Latest Artist To Create Indepedent Label: John Michael Montgomery
- In an interview with Kinky Friedman about politics, he says the internet is the work of Satan. You’ll also recognize that he uses some of the same lines as Billy Joe Shaver, who served as his spiritual adviser when he ran for governor of Texas. Even if you don’t agree with his politics, you have to agree he’s entertaining.
- Garth Brooks was awarded the first ever Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award yesterday for becoming the top-selling solo artist in history.
- Ellen DeGeneres grills Carrie Underwood about Chase Crawford.
- A poll conducted by CMT found that seventy-four percent of respondents felt like a female should have been included in this year’s entertainer category at the CMAs. However, I’m pretty much in agreement with Wade Jessen, the director of country charts at Billboard magazine.
Jessen said someone will always be unhappy with the CMA’s choices because there are more artists than there are nominations and awards to go around. He said he would hate to see political correctness mandate that a certain number of women or new artists or independent labels be represented in the nominating categories.
“The top vote-getters are the top vote-getters,” Jessen said. “If you look at it too critically, you’re always going to find flaws in a number of these categories.”
- Here’s a picture rich wrap-up for Tommy Alverson’s 10th Annual Family Gathering.
- John Michael Montgomery announced the birth of his new label, Stringtown Records, yesterday. He’ll go to work on his tenth studio album for the first release and hopes to sign new artists after that.
- Check out the track listing and artist lineup for the 1998 movie Black Dog.
1. A Man With 18 Wheels - Lee Ann Womack
2. Drivin’ My Life Away - Rhett Akins
3. Road Man - Big House
4. Highway Junkie - Gary Allan
5. The Hammer Going Down - Chris Knight
6. We Can’t All Be Angels - David Lee Murphy
7. My Greatest Fear - Randy Travis
8. On Down The Line - Patty Loveless
9. Nowhere Road - Steve Earle
10. Drivin’ All Night Long - Jack Ingram
11. I Wanna Remember This - Linda Davis - Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, and Barbara Mandrell were among the six honorees who received their stars on the Music City Walk of Fame yesterday.
- USA Today has a breakdown of the first Garth Brooks show in Kansas City.
- Amoeba Records released a live Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers album today titled Gram Parsons Archives Vol. I: The Flying Burrito Brothers Live At The Avalon 1969. It’s supposedly the “highest quality live Parsons/Burritos recording out there.”
- Update: Roseanne Cash will undergo brain surgery for a “rare but benign condition.” Wow.
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November 6, 2007 at 11:20 am Permalink
Go JMM!!
November 6, 2007 at 7:49 pm Permalink
I wonder if we’ll see a collaboration with JMM and Eddie Montgomery now…
November 6, 2007 at 9:44 pm Permalink
I have never seen the movie Black Dog, but I do own the soundtrack. I bought it to get “Highway Junkie” by Gary Allan. I absolutely love Gary’s version! I can listen to this song over and over and not get sick of it. That voice! OK, yea I have it bad for The Man.
The rest of the CD is good too. I also like “Road Man” by Big House. It has a funky groove to it. “On Down the Line” By Ms. Loveless is a classic. Love her voice too.
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