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Is CMA Fest’s Nashville Future In Jeopardy?
CMA board member Kix Brooks believes the annual CMA Music Festival needs to start paying artists to play at the event, instead of asking them to perform for free year after year.
“It’s not in immediate danger, but we need to do some housekeeping,” he said. “I was pleading today with civic leaders to get on [...]Continue reading "Is CMA Fest’s Nashville Future In Jeopardy?"
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Folsom Prison Concert Scheduled for 40th Anniversary of Cash Recording
W.S. “Fluke” Holland, longtime drummer for Johnny Cash, and other Cash affiliated musicians are scheduled to perform at Folsom Prison for the 40th anniversary of the recording of Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison. UPDATE: Here’s another article about the concert, which will be held on Sunday, January 13. UPDATE DEUX: It has been canceled. [...]
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Free Christmas Song Downloads
I don’t know how long they’ll be available, so start downloading.
Sugar Hill Records has three free mp3 downloads on their MySpace from Sugar Plum: Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill. You have to be logged in with pop-ups enabled to download these: “That White Christmas Song” – Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers; “Silent Night” – The [...]
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