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Friday Five: Country Stars and Their Cars
They just don’t make cars—or country singers—like they used to.
5. “Ol’ Webb’s Bullhorn Pontiac” – Gin Palace Jesters
There are countless Nudie suits floating around out there, but only a few Nudie cars. Webb Pierce’s ‘62 Bonneville was decorated with over 300 silver dollars, six-shooters, and longhorns. The unabashedly old school Gin Palace Jesters, fronted by [...]Continue reading "Friday Five: Country Stars and Their Cars"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (11-1-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
Two familiar faces are tied for #1 this week, as George Strait and Miranda Lambert both have 24 listeners. Alan Jackson is one behind to end up at #3, and the group of artists at #4 with 21 listeners includes Taylor Swift, Patty Loveless, Keith Urban and Johnny Cash. For Swift and Urban, [...] -
Sugarland Releases Live DVD; Billy Lee Riley Passed Away; Lorrie Morgan Lands Broadway Role
Billy Lee Riley, a pioneer of Rockabilly who was overshadowed by his contemporaries — Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, etc. — at Sun Records, passed away on Sunday at 75. (MySpace)
New releases for the week of August 4, 2009 include:
Cooper Boone – Cooper Boone
MySpace | Artist WebsiteGloriana – Gloriana
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75 Injured at Big Valley Jamboree; Sengelmann Hall Reopened; Free Jamey Johnson Download
The third and final day of the Big Valley Jamboree near Camrose, Alberta was canceled due to severe gusts of wind that caused the mainstage to collapse on Saturday, killing one person an injuring 75 others. One of the injured was country singer Billy Currington (black eye), who was on the stage at the time [...]
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Forgotten Artists: Narvel Felts
Give Me The Beat Boys and Free My Soul
I Want To Get Lost In Your Country Song
And Drift Away
Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis had quite a coterie of performers during the mid 1950s: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Harold Lloyd Jenkins (aka Conway Twitty), Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Carl Mann, Warren Smith, [...] -
ASCAP Honors Alan Jackson and Dave Berg with Songwriting Awards
Last night’s 46th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards honored Reba McEntire with the Golden Note Award, which is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits “A Woman’s Love” and “Small Town Southern Man.” Dave Berg took the songwriter of [...]
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Dolly Donates, Chesney To Produce Willie, And Country Stars To Appear On Wheel Of Fortune
Dolly Parton contributed $500,000 to a hospital in honor of the doctor who delivered her in 1946. She says “Daddy paid him with a sack of cornmeal, and I’ve always joked that I’ve been raking in the dough ever since.”
Kenny Chesney is going to produce an album for Willie Nelson…
Wheel of Fortune has announced that [...]
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While the voice of country’s future took home this year’s big honor, a legendary voice from country music’s past scored a win for Album Of The Year. Check out the winners in The 9513's 2nd Annual Country Music Awards now!
Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
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As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
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Cheese and corn; he still likes bologna; a load of salsa; hens? Answers to the questions you'd never dream of asking. (
In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Steve M.: I love the Crickets. Rave on Stormy.
- stormy: Undo what, exactly? I am sorry, but the 30 minutes of crickets chirping one of my favorite singers recorded ...
- steve: *thumbs down (I give Carrie a thumbs up for everything she touches, don't judge)
- ALJID: "What, exactly, is she supposed to be making me believe here?" That she wants to "undo it" dude..but of course, appreciating ...
- steve: predictable review, at best. why even do it? anyone who reads this site knows it would get a thumbs ...
- merlefan49: I have my favorites too. If any of them recorded this song with this arrangement I would be blasting them. ...
- stormy: What, exactly, is she supposed to be making me believe here?
- Nicolas: I'm very pleased that she released this as a single =) Its a great song and I hope it does ...
- ALJID: Paul W Dennis says: "Good performance – really mediocre song – of course Carrie’s idiot fans will love it regardless of ...
- Judy: I happen to be crazy about anything this woman sings. She is by far the most gifted, talented young artist ...
