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January Mailbag: What Does Alan Jackson Like On His Eggs?
What does Alan Jackson like on his eggs?
Cheese and corn. — Stephen
He still likes bologna. — Ken
A load of salsa. — Jim
Hens. — CMW
What message is Tim McGraw saying in Southern Voice?
The message is that while most people think the South is full of uneducated rednecks and hillbillies, there are actually a number of noteworthy [...]Continue reading "January Mailbag: What Does Alan Jackson Like On His Eggs?"
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Album Review: Sugarland – Gold and Green
Much like holiday movies and specials, Christmas albums bring out the children and the Scrooges in all of us with their chintzy production and forced cheeriness. Typically, they’re filled with the musical equivalent of switches and ashes: perfunctory run-throughs of the same old songs you hear every year and uninspired new compositions you won’t remember [...]
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (11-29-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
The 9513 group is up to 132 members, and 30 of them listened to Brad Paisley last week, making him the #1 artist. That should give him some consolation for having his #1 Billboard singles streak broken. Right behind him is George Strait (27 listeners), Miranda Lambert (26), Alan Jackson (25) and Dixie [...] -
September Mailbag: Is Dave Haywood Going Solo?
Is Dave Haywood going solo?
Only if he thinks his latest song he’s written, “I’m Leaving The Gravy Train” is going to be a hit. – Ken
No, but he will be featured on the upcoming season of Meerkat Manor. — CMW
I don’t think so, because he’s a pretty integral part of… um, what band is he [...]Continue reading "September Mailbag: Is Dave Haywood Going Solo?"
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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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What does Alan Jackson like on his eggs?
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- Music Lover: Finally, whatever we like or not, she'll stay quite a long time in music. All we can do is watch ...
- Music Lover: The vocal problem TS has is not about the fact that she was born with thin, flat vocal or her ...
- Joey: The reason why she sounds decent in studio is because it's auto-tuned. And her winning grammy for white horse? I ...
- Steve M.: I prefer live acts. But i again question how you can expect a long career if you can't sing live. ...
- Music Lover: I know, I also don't like TS winning Vocal awards except Grammy for White Horse. That deserve a debate. TS ...
- Steve M.: If you think 40 is old, then you are in for a shock later in life. Again, how is it ...
- Music Lover: You sound like an old stubborn man. Let's stop here. I've read your comments about Taylor and I know how ...
- Steve M.: How is it rude to point out she can't carry a tune live?
- Music Lover: Oh ho ho!!! Here we go, again. You seems like you don't really read my comment. Yeah, I already said that ...
