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Country Music Loses The Beat With the Passing of Buddy Harman
Buddy Harman, dubbed the father of modern country drumming by Eddie Stubbs, passed away yesterday evening at the age of 79 from congestive heart failure.
A native Nashvillian born Murrey Mizell Harman Jr., Mr. Harman played drums on more than 18,000 recordings, including Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman,” Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” Tammy [...]Continue reading "Country Music Loses The Beat With the Passing of Buddy Harman"
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Kenny Chesney Most Played Artist In First Half of 2008
The list of artists with the most airplay from the first half of 2008 is topped by Kenny Chesney, with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts rounding out the top five.
After more than a decade with Epic Records, Patty Loveless is going indie with the September 9th release of Sleepless Nights–her [...]Continue reading "Kenny Chesney Most Played Artist In First Half of 2008"
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- Steve M.: George and Tammy. After they had been drinking.
- Felipe: Terri herself said that she was re-recording The One You Love with a more stripped down version and etc, but ...
- Drew: It's nothing special, but I like it. Always a breath of fresh air to hear some actual country-sounding songs ...
- J.R. Journey: I saw the Girls Night Out Tour in 2001, but I always thought the lineup was a bit weak, especially ...
- scottbug: This SugarLand CD is a great CD --- great melodies (the most important part of a song) and great vocals ...
- Nicolas: Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, and Kellie Pickler =) Definitely my Top 3 country artists, I would love that so much. ...
- Zayn Jones: Julie Roberts & Me :) @zaynjones
- Zayn Jones: Johnny Cash, Conor Oberst & Miranda Lambert. Enough Said :) @zaynjones
- Thomas: ...that would be manipulating and not reviewing, matt.
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