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Miranda Lambert Soundcheck; New Release Tuesday; Luke Bryan Doin’ His Thing
New releases for the week of September 15, 2009 include:
Aaron Watson – Deep in the Heart of Texas: Aaron Watson Live
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceBrad Colerick – When I’m Gone
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceCharlie Daniels Band – Midnight Wind … Plus (Reissue)
Amazon | Raven RecordsChris Knight – Trailer II
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceClaire Lynch – [...]
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Miranda Lambert Learns the Art of Subtlety; Dang Dang Dang; Alan Jackson Likes Bologna
DETAILS magazine has a brief Q&A with Miranda Lambert.
Q: Is anyone at risk on your new album?
A: There’s a couple, but it’s subtler. I’ve moved from that crazy girl to someone a little wiser. I kill them a little more softly this time around.Don’t forget your free priority tickets to the Darius Rucker show on [...]
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Going Once: Former Home of Johnny Cash’s Parents Up For Bid
The former home of Johnny Cash’s parents, which sits across the street from where Johnny and June’s home was burned down last year, is up for sale on eBay. For only 1.4 million dollars you get the house, Johnny Cash memorabilia, including a gold record of “I Walk the Line,” and you’ll be neighbors with [...]
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Country Music Lifer George Jones To Get New Box-Set From Time Life
Time Life plans to release Legends of American Music: George Jones, a three-CD boxed set covering the Hall of Famer’s career, on May 20.
John Goodspeed touches on a few country bending performances at SXSW, including: Shelby Lynne, Bruce Robison, Joanne Cotten, Deana Carter, and a few bands from The British Invasion with a twang.
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Country Singer/Songwriters Are Hot Investments
When someone starts talking about IPOs and investing my eyes gloss over, but if you have some money to blow, I mean invest, then country music is apparently a hot commodity. And by “some money,” I mean a minimum of $500,000.
Country singer/songwriters are the single hottest investment property you can find in 2008. A new [...]Continue reading "Country Singer/Songwriters Are Hot Investments"
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October ‘07 Album Review Wrap-Up
October is over with and it seems like there was a whirlwind of new music. Some was good. The rest? Not so much. Browse through our assessments of the albums and let us know what you thought about the quality of October’s releases.
Brooks & Dunn — Cowboy Town
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Story Of Johnny Cash’s Early Career To Be Told By First Wife In New Book
There’s plenty of books about the marriage and life of June Carter and Johnny Cash, and we’ve seen the movie I Walk The Line, but now we’ll get a chance to read about The Man In Black from his first wife, Vivian, in I Walked The Line: My Life With Johnny.
On August 28, Jim Murphy [...]Continue reading "Story Of Johnny Cash’s Early Career To Be Told By First Wife In New Book"
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Bucky Covington takes Buddy Jewell’s Place
As I wrote yesterday in the Monday News Roundup, Buddy Jewell won’t be playing this year’s GAC sponsored “Country Christmas Tour,” due to falling off a ladder while hanging Christmas lights. Replacing Buddy, will be American Idol alumnus, Bucky Covington. Other stars to play on this tour are, Deana Carter, Julie Roberts, Blue County, [...]
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