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Guilty Women’s Amy Farris Found Dead; Nashville at Nite Returns; New 1100 Springs Music on the Horizon;
Austin native and fiddler Amy Farris, who was part of the group The Guilty Women that played with Dave Alvin, was found dead at her residence in Los Angeles at the age of 40. Suicide is suspected, although an investigation is still underway.
Alt-512 Music Musings posted audio of Corb Lund’s CD-release show at Threadgill’s on [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (9-27-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
George Strait has held the #1 spot for most of the month of September, but Brad Paisley takes over this week with 29 listeners, one more than Strait. Dwight Yoakam, having a bit of a resurgence despite not having any new material, tied Tim McGraw for third place with 24. Miranda Lambert, [...] -
Ruby Wright Passed Away; New Releases; Holly Williams Married; Stream Cash’s ‘The List’
Ruby Wright, the daughter of Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells, was found dead in her apartment on Sunday. The cause of death was presumably heart problems.
Ms. Wright’s best known single was her 1964 “answer” to Roger Miller’s “Dang Me.” Her version was called “Dern Ya,” and it was featured in the Country Music Hall of [...] -
Revolution at the Ryman; George Strait’s Roots; Vince Vaughn Loves Country Music
Vernell Hackett recapped last night’s “Revolution at the Ryman” for The Boot.
After tearing through all 15 songs on ‘Revolution,’ Miranda cautioned the band, “Don’t go away, we’ll be right back!” Minutes later the she returned to the stage with her guitar. “Merle Haggard was a tremendous influence on me, so you can’t play the Ryman [...]Continue reading "Revolution at the Ryman; George Strait’s Roots; Vince Vaughn Loves Country Music"
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John Schneider Returns to Country Music; Two New Dolly Parton Projects Coming Soon
John Schneider, one-half of the Duke brothers, is returning to country music after a two decade hiatus and he’s attributing his return to a song titled “The Promise.”
“Johnny [Cash] told me that one day, you’re gonna get back in the music and one day you’re gonna hear a song that you will have to record. [...] -
Pat Green and BNA Records Split; New Releases; Country Hall Looking to Double In Size
Pat Green and BNA Records have parted ways.
New releases for the week of September 22, 2009 include:
Adam Steffey – One More for the Road
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceArty Hill and the Long Gone Daddys – Montgomery on My Mind: The Hank EP
Amazon | iTunes | MySpace | MP3 SamplesDiamond Rio – The Reason
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The Little Nashville Opry Burned Down; Music Fog Films Americana Festival; Jerry Lee Lewis Download
The Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana burned down over the weekend.
In celebration of the fall return of “Opry Country Classics,” Opry.com asked a few country artists to name their favorite country classics. (via Country Music Tattle Tale)
At least one country music DJ is upset that his station received a prerecorded interview with [...] -
Taylor Swift Interrupted; Canadian Country Awards; James Hand In Studio 1A
If you haven’t heard, Taylor Swift won female video of the year at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. It wouldn’t have been a big deal, but unfortunately, Kanye West felt the win was undeserved, so he took Swift’s mike mid-speech and let the whole audience know about it.
The 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards [...]Continue reading "Taylor Swift Interrupted; Canadian Country Awards; James Hand In Studio 1A"
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Taylor Swift Times Ten Million; Johnny Cash’s ‘Strawberry Cake’; The Wildes’ Murder Ballad
Taylor Swift passed the 10 million mark for albums sold.
Juli Thanki on James Hand’s new album Shadow On the Ground:
Equal parts wry humor, frank honesty and gut-wrenching heartbreak, “Shadow on the Ground” is a reminder of how good country music can be, especially when it’s sung by a man who “always drinks, seldom thinks and [...] -
Lost Highway Debut Announced for Robert Earl Keen; Rounder Celebrates 40; Kenny Snatches Camera
Robert Earl Keen will release The Rose Hotel, his Lost Highway debut and first album since 2005, on Sept. 29.
Buddy Jewell is the first artist signed to the new label ALL Entertainment, and should have a new single next month.
NPR has an interview with Loudon Wainwright III and song selections from his newest album, High [...]
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