Nelson, Strait and Lovett Recognized For Their Sense of Style

Brody Vercher | February 20th, 2009 Email Share

  1. Jim Malec
    February 20, 2009 at 1:54 pm Permalink

    Dennis Rodman is hilarious.

  2. Drew
    February 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm Permalink

    Great to hear that Blake & Miranda are doing things for animals, as that holds a special place in my heart too.

  3. J.R. Journey
    February 20, 2009 at 2:22 pm Permalink

    I really enjoyed the Herb Remington quote. Cool tidbit.

    And this Country Day at Farce the Music is the best yet. Don’t miss it!

  4. Rick
    February 20, 2009 at 3:46 pm Permalink

    Tonight was supposed to be the premiere broadcast of WSM’s “Back To the Barn” featuring Amber Digby, but I don’t see anything on the WSM website today. What happened? I’ll be tuned in tonight after the Opry just to see if it happens.

    That’s classic about Bob Wills’ band members seeking to make Bob holler by playing especially tasty licks that delighted Bob. Great stuff.

    Tralier’s album title re-do’s are great as usual. Always good for a belly laugh.

  5. Brady Vercher
    February 20, 2009 at 3:58 pm Permalink

    Rick: We had someone email us asking about the WSM show. Check out Amber Digby’s latest blog on her MySpace. She said something about “Back to the Barn” being postponed, but didn’t really have a reason why.

  6. Rick
    February 20, 2009 at 6:09 pm Permalink

    Brady, thanks for the tip. I went to the blog entry and got a huge kick out of this part of Amber’s message:

    “Me and Randy (Amber’s husband, also known as “Bobo”) will hang out at the Opry Friday night. That will be cool. I think. I haven’t been to the Opry in almost 9 years. And things were changing THEN. But we couldn’t see that the change would be quite SO EXTREME. So I’m nervous in that everyone I know in Nashville has said “The old feeling is gone” “the magic is gone” , etc. I hate to hear that, but someone as old-fashioned as I am and such a hometown girl…it’s still the Opry! It’s still cool! And I’ll never throw away the goal of playing on the show one of these days! I have no shame. Ha.” (lol)

    Rick’s comment: It’s not surprising the old timers would feel that “The magic is gone” from the Opry what with legends like Porter Wagoner dying off from old age or auto accidents. Also the inclusion of modern Top 40 mainstream country pop/rock artists is a way to remain relevant and attract a younger audience, but it just doesn’t have the feel of real Opry style music in a traditional sense. Pete Fisher is keeping the Opry humming as a commercial enterprise for Nashville tourists, and the concessions he’s made seem to be successful.

  7. Stephen H.
    February 20, 2009 at 10:17 pm Permalink

    I haven’t seen this referenced anywhere so I apologize if it’s somewhere, but anyway …

    This coming Tuesday the Rock Band video game is releasing five tracks on a playable “EP” they’re calling “Alt-Country 01″. The songs:
    “3 Dimes Down” — Drive-By Truckers
    “Can’t Let Go” — Lucinda Williams
    “People Got a Lot of Nerve” — Neko Case
    “Time Bomb” — Old 97s
    “Satellite Radio” — Steve Earle

  8. Vicki
    February 21, 2009 at 7:50 am Permalink

    What I noticed about the Opry was some members haven’t played there in a long time-Reba, Garth, Alison. As much as Pete Fisher got flack not to do it…he had to keep the Opry alive and therefore has been picking current mainstream artists to become members but he has been selective in his choices.

    My parents are in their early 80’s and when I asked them to come see the Opry recently, they said, “The last time I went, it was all those “old” folks.” So the night I went, Jamey Johnson was playing. I had his CD in my car playing it on the way down, saying “That guy is going to be there.” This time they enjoyed the Opry.

    So even if some older fans thought the Opry was getting too “ho-hum”, then you can see that Pete had to do his best to keep it alive. I commend him.

    BTW, I always say “I like everything (music) but Rap”.

  9. mikeky
    February 21, 2009 at 10:05 am Permalink

    really, vicki? you like satyricon? and you like agnostic front? AWESOME!!

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