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Darryl Worley - “Tequila on Ice”
Songwriters: Rivers Rutherford, Marty Dodson
Darryl Worley hasn’t had a hit since 2004’s “Awful, Beautiful Life.” If there’s any justice in the country music world, that’s about the change. “Tequila on Ice” is a groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses. […] -
Joey+Rory Sign To Vaguard/Sugarhill Records; Album Due This Fall
Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records announced the addition of Joey+Rory (from CMT’s Can You Duet) to their roster. Their first single will be “Cheater, Cheater,” which they performed on the show, and their debut album is expected to release this fall.
Time Life will begin releasing the 143 previously unreleased “Mother’s Best” Hank Williams recordings this fall. Included […]Continue reading "Joey+Rory Sign To Vaguard/Sugarhill Records; Album Due This Fall"
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Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates
Nashville Star’s Gabe Garcia scored a couple of articles in San Antonio’s Express News, which reports that his hometown of Lytle, TX has Gabe fever. Tonight’s show is devoted to love songs and Gabe will be singing Billy Currington’s “Must Be Doing Something Right.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban bought an 1878 two-story Georgian mansion in […]Continue reading "Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates"
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Taylor Swift Scores One For The History Books
BMI is holding an invitation-only songwriters event that will feature four Texas writers/artists: Bill Carter, Monte Warden, Sunny Sweeney, and Bruce Robison.
“This is for A&R people, producers, people looking for songs, artists looking for songs and publishers who come to hear these writers to hook them up with their writers,” Williams said. “It’s a networking […]Continue reading "Taylor Swift Scores One For The History Books"
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Miranda Lambert Introduces Her Own Private Label Wine
Hallmark Gold Crown scored an exclusive Valentine album release from Reba McEntire. The singer said she’d love to do it, but didn’t have many love songs in her catalog. No problem though, she recorded four new songs exclusively for the release which will be available in January and February.
Miranda Lambert has started her own brand […]Continue reading "Miranda Lambert Introduces Her Own Private Label Wine"
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20 Top War and Soldier Songs
War. It is the central issue of contemporary American political debate. It is also an unfortunate and deeply personal part of the American culture. War affects the way we see our place in the world, our duty to our nation, and our role within our communities. It can bond families in solidarity and it can […]
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Elizabeth Cook Is One Heck Of A Clogger And Women Sing About Revenge
Chris Cagle has been in the studio working on his next project. His last Top 5 hit came in 2003, so hopefully he can deliver on this one.
In a move that is bound to alienate some of his fans, Darryl Worley will be appearing nude in the July 2007 issue of Playgirl magazine. Jason […]Continue reading "Elizabeth Cook Is One Heck Of A Clogger And Women Sing About Revenge"
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Country Music Returns To LA Radio And Joe Nichols To Sing At Anna Nicole Smith’s Funeral
Los Angeles announced the other day that they’d be regaining a country music station and now San Francisco is following suit.
“Country music has never been stronger,” Scott Mahalick, the new KMAX program director, told the San Jose Mercury News. “Before you had country artists like Faith Hill crossing over to other formats. Now you have […] -
Kellie Pickler Does The Weather and Clint Black and Travis Tritt to Release New Albums
Rascal Flatts will perform at New York City’s Time Square during the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2007″ special on December 31, at 10pm Eastern on ABC. Their single “My Wish” scored them their sixth number one hit, and their album, Me and My Gang, is the best-selling artist album of the year.
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Darryl Worley, Mark Wills, and Keni Thomas will be returning to the Persian Gulf in mid December for the USO’s Hope and Freedom Tour 2006. Al Fraken, members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston will also join the tour.
GAC will soon begin construction of their new 7,200 […]
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Forgotten Artists: Bradley Kincaid In a manner similar to Alan Lomax, William Bradley “The Kentucky Mountain Boy” Kincaid was one of the great American musicologists and collectors of American folk, country and parlor songs.
Forgotten Artists: Goldie Hill Had Carl Smith and Goldie Hill been born 30 or 40 years later, they might have been like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw–the dominant married couple in country music.
Miranda Lambert - “More Like Her” This kind of material, as opposed to her tough-chick-done-wrong romps like “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” is where her real promise lies
Joey Rory - “Cheater, Cheater” It’s actually downright frivolous, but that just makes it all the more fun. And really, are you allowed to say “ho” on country radio?
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal.
Josh Turner - "Everything Is Fine" Turner is the rare example of an artist who records material that’s both quality and trademark.
Darryl Worley - "Tequila On Ice" A groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses.
Blake Shelton - "She Wouldn't Be Gone" It’s all about nailing the melody rather than providing a legitimate interpretation that accentuates the lyrical content, although Shelton does do a pretty good job of injecting what limited emotion he can.
Don’t look now, but Darius Rucker, lead singer of 90s rock group Hootie & The Blowfish, has a country hit on his hands. What you probably haven’t heard is that Rucker is the first black artist to chart a single in the country top 20 since Charley Pride last did it in 1988.
News that former Sugarland member and co-founder Kristen Hall is suing her ex-mates, to the tune of $1.5 million, goes a long way towards providing a bit of context regarding the Atlanta singer/songwriter’s sudden departure from the group.
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