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Forgotten Artists: Jean Shepard
You gaze at that guitar on your knee
In a way that you never look at me
This love affair of yours has gone too far
And I’m tired of playing second fiddle to an old guitar
From “Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar),” Capitol Records, 1964Kitty Wells may have been the reigning Queen of Country Music during the [...]
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The Year In Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories Of 2008
20. Joey + Rory Rising: A Talent Competition Actually Finds Talent
Outside of American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Nashville Star castoff Miranda Lambert, the spate of talent competitions that we’ve endured since the advent of reality TV has produced few artists who could be said to possess a level of talent that aligns them with [...]Continue reading "The Year In Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories Of 2008"
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Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs
The European CMA announced their award winners and according to his MySpace, singer/songwriter Billy Yates won Male Vocalist of the Year. Carrie Underwood took the top prize for female vocalist, Brooks & Dunn notched another duo award and George Strait scored an album of the year trophy.
Folk singer U. Utah Phillips–who modeled his name after [...]Continue reading "Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs"
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Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Passed Away This Morning
Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold passed away early this morning at age 89.
Before Garth Brooks came along, Arnold was easily country music’s biggest record-seller. Sales of his discs from the mid-1940s to the present, in every recorded medium from 78s to CDs, have topped 80 million. Along the way, Arnold became a key [...]Continue reading "Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Passed Away This Morning"
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Tim McGraw Scores Assist On New Def Leppard Single
The new single from rock band Def Leppard’s forthcoming album was co-written by Tim McGraw.
McGraw, a current Grammy nominee as a songwriter for “If You’re Reading This,” initiated the co-write idea three years ago through his longtime tour manager Robert Allen, brother of Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.
(via Coolfer)
The cover story of this week’s issue [...]Continue reading "Tim McGraw Scores Assist On New Def Leppard Single"
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Hillbilly Poetry Playlist: An Introduction to Recitations
The recitation is a tradition embedded deep in country music. It’s the art of storytelling that involves spoken words with musical accompaniment, and usually has a strong moral undertone. They vary in subject matter, from the honorary (”I Remember Johnny Horton” – Claude King) to the infinitely cheesy (”To a Sleeping Beauty” – Jimmy Dean). [...]
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Breaking News: Josh Turner Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry
I missed history by this much.
The family was in town and we decided to attend Saturday’s second Opry show to watch Josh Turner, my father’s favorite of the contemporary country crop. Needless to say, Joe Diffie’s off-hand remark near the beginning of the show came as quite a surprise: “Congratulations to Josh Turner for [...]Continue reading "Breaking News: Josh Turner Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry"
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Jamie Foxx Tests Country Music Waters On New Rascal Flatts Album
While searching for a location to shoot their new video, Randy Kohrs and his crew stumbled upon the perfect abandoned house with a for sale sign. Filming went smoothly… until it was time to leave:
Leaving the place actually cleaner than when they arrived, the band members began to drive off of the property, a mere [...]Continue reading "Jamie Foxx Tests Country Music Waters On New Rascal Flatts Album"
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Bruce Robison Gives Away His Secret For Writing Hit Songs
In their latest crop of reviews The Austin Chronicle stamps three stars apiece on The Derailers – Under the Influence of Buck, Dale Watson – The Little Darlin’ Sessions, and Sam Baker – Pretty World.
Judging from all the glowing reviews for The Little Darlin’ Sessions you wouldn’t know why Dale Watson protested its release. [...]Continue reading "Bruce Robison Gives Away His Secret For Writing Hit Songs"
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Mailbag: I’ll Be Hurtin’ When I Wake Up On The Floor
When is Toby Keith’s latest CD going to be released?
Technically, his latest CD has already been released. All kidding aside, his next CD, Big Dog Daddy, is slated for release on June 12, 2007. – Brady
Who sings “I Miss You Daddy”?
Songwriter Karen Mason. You can buy a CD or MP3 of the song, and read [...]Continue reading "Mailbag: I’ll Be Hurtin’ When I Wake Up On The Floor"
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