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Even Elvis’ Crap Turns to Gold
John Gerome lays out all the logistics of a Christmas album from the label side of things. Basically, the peak season for a Christmas album is between late October and Christmas, it usually sells well for a few seasons, and if it makes it to gold status, then it’s hugely successful. Gerome says Elvis’ Christmas […]
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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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Christmas Album Winners
The time has come to announce the winners for our Christmas album giveaway sponsored by EMI. I’d like to extend a big thanks to everyone who participated and thanks to EMI for offering to send a few free albums to the winners. As Napoleon Dynamite would say: Luckkyyyy. Also, if you’re interested in winning a […]
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Taylor Swift To Record A Duet, Goes Double-Platinum, And Almost 18
Sugar Hill Records is offering a few Christmas songs from their ‘93 release, Sugar Plums, for download on their MySpace page. If you haven’t registered yet, check out our Christmas playlist and register to win a Christmas album.
A new site, called Ceehive, for people to run creative contests is running a contest to give away […]Continue reading "Taylor Swift To Record A Duet, Goes Double-Platinum, And Almost 18"
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Christmas Playlist And Music Giveaway
Whether you’re a fan of Christmas music or not, it’s hard to avoid during the month of December. So in the spirit of the holidays each of The 9513’s editors decided to give you some download fodder and jotted out a list of their favorite holiday inspired tunes. Be sure to share some of your […]
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Surprise Guests Dropped by Asleep at the Wheel Performance at Antone’s
This past Saturday night Asleep at the Wheel played a gig at Antone’s where they were joined by Paul Shaffer.
Anyway, we got onstage about 10:30 pm, after Carolyn Wonderland had wowed Paul with her opening set. Paul took us for a spin through some of his favorite tunes by Texas artists, like “Treat Her Right” […]Continue reading "Surprise Guests Dropped by Asleep at the Wheel Performance at Antone’s"
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Brad Paisley Celebrates Two No. 1s in Four Months
Let’s suppose you were going to create a list of the 100 Greatest Christmas Downers of All Time. I’d assume that you’d include plenty of country songs, because country is known for it’s downers, right? Well, EW.com saved us all the trouble and did exactly that. They’ve got Merle, Loretta, Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, […]
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“Singer Nelson Begins Prison Term…”
Our readers seem to be just as excited as I am about Ashton Shepherd. Chet Flippo shares that enthuiasm and tells a pretty cool story:
She was “discovered” a few weeks ago at an Alabama fair at a Lorrie Morgan concert.
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Not In My Town
A few friends and family in Mississippi have formed a group to express their concern over the recent practice of substituting other phrases for the traditional “Merry Christmas.”
The group has composed and recorded a song entitled “Not in My Town” that expresses their belief that, according to the group’s founder Freddie Sanford, “when it […] -
Monday Morning News Roundup
On Wynonna’s very first Christmas album: “She has grown weary of vocal acrobatics displayed by singers who are intent on changing the classic songs that mean so much to so many.” Can I get a big, fat Amen? Leave the classics alone people. If you want to sing it, then sing it like it’s meant […]
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