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‘Noble Things’ to DVD; Trace Adkins/Luke McBain Returns; Best of Bluegrass ‘09
The film Noble Things, featuring Lee Ann Womack and Tracy Byrd in their big screen debuts, will be released on DVD December 22.
Feeling Austin was underrepresented on most of the decade lists cropping up, Jim Caligiuri took the liberty of chronologically listing 33 albums released by bands and artists that made living in the “Live [...]Continue reading "‘Noble Things’ to DVD; Trace Adkins/Luke McBain Returns; Best of Bluegrass ‘09"
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Nineteen-Year-Old Singer-Songwriter Attacked by Coyotes; Ticket Brokers Call Foul Over Garth Concerts
Nineteen-year-old Taylor Mitchell, who is described as a promising up-and-coming folk and country musician, was attacked by two coyotes on Tuesday while hiking alone in a national park in Canada. She died Wednesday morning from the resulting injuries. (MySpace)
Farce the Music Top 10s:
Top 10 Things Garth Brooks Has Been Doing During His Retirement
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (10-18-09)
Last.fm Top Artists
The margin was a little closer this week, but Miranda Lambert is the Artist of the Week for the third straight week, with 28 listeners. Apparently, three weeks of listening to her pretty consistently required some people to take a little break and try out the rest of their music collection. George Strait [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (10-4-09)
Last.Fm Top Artists
Ouch. We’ve had some pretty good results from singers before when new albums were released, but no one has had as good a showing as Miranda Lambert did this week. Not only is her 36 listeners one of the highest totals we’ve ever had on these charts, but there’s never been a greater [...] -
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, [...] -
The New And Improved Last.fm + Chart Update
Welcome to The 9513’s chart update, now with twice the charts. We’re trying a couple new things to give a slightly broader reach of what’s going on in the country chart world, so let me know if you like the changes. The focus of this feature will continue to be The 9513’s Last.fm charts, however, [...]
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Buddy and Julie Miller Big Winners at Americana Awards; Capitol Records Shuts Down Ronnie Milsap Single
Peter Cooper recapped last night’s Americana Awards where Buddy and Julie Miller were the big winners for their collaboration on the album Written In Chalk.
If you’re not already, let this be your reminder to follow us on Twitter where Pierce is giving a play-by-play account of his experience at the Americana Music Festival. Here are [...]
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Shania Twain Guests On American Idol; Dolly Parton Box Set Announced; George Jones Teams With Cracker Barrel
Shania Twain will fill in as a guest judge at an upcoming American Idol audition.
New releases for the week of August 18, 2009 include:
Augie Meyers – Country
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceBrady Seals – Play Time
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDavid Nail – I’m About To Come Alive
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDelbert McClinton & Dick50 – Acquired [...]
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Charley Pride Joins White House Lineup; Jack Ingram Schedules ‘Big Dreams’; New Releases
Charley Pride will join Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss and Union Station at the White House today to perform as part of an educational workshop about Country music. The event will be streamed live on the internet starting at 6:25 PM/CT.
Ken Tucker recently conducted an interview with Scott Borchetta which landed in the pages of [...] -
Josh Turner Announces Arrival of Second Son; The Bluegrass Blog Remembers Bill Harrell
Josh Turner’s wife Jennifer gave birth to Colby Lynch Turner, the couple’s second son, last Friday.
The Gobblers Knob’s Kelly Dearmore on the new Owen Temple album, Dollars and Dimes:
…an artful shot of reality, as told through the memory and perspective of a traveler with perhaps more questions than answers. Drawing on the current socio-economical climate, [...]
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While the voice of country’s future took home this year’s big honor, a legendary voice from country music’s past scored a win for Album Of The Year. Check out the winners in The 9513's 2nd Annual Country Music Awards now!
Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
Having played on more than 500 albums and toured with artists that range from Hank III to Dolly Parton, Randy Kohrs has become one of the go-to musicians when there’s a need for a resophonic guitar
Sammy Kershaw – “Better Than I Used To Be”
As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
Emily West Featuring Keith Urban – “Blue Sky” Emily West turns in a gorgeous performance on “Blue Sky,” hitting notes few of her contemporaries can reach.
What does Alan Jackson like on his eggs?
Cheese and corn; he still likes bologna; a load of salsa; hens? Answers to the questions you'd never dream of asking. (
In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Steve Harvey: That's an interesting observation. Personally, I've found it's the album of his that I've most easily been able to convert ...
- Razor X: Tough All Over was better than Living Hard or the current album but I didn't enjoy it as much as ...
- Mother Hubbard: So let me get this straight; Two releases = two campaigns = two budgets which are recouped from the ...
- Brian: This song is going to be a hit for them. It's going to gain a ton of steam as summer ...
- stormy: Okay, then, where are these women who like music like this. Out of the 30 female co-workers in my ...
- Steve Harvey: It's bearable. That's a vast improvement.
- Steve Harvey: This makes three albums in a row that have been disappointments. Why were you disappointed by TOUGH ALL OVER? As for this ...
- sam (sam): I've bought some of Gary Allan's past work but I haven't been impressed enough by any of the singles he's ...
- Jon: Dunno about irony. I'm guessing that Craig R. is a man, and he certainly made an insulting generalization about ...
- Razor X: It's just not to my taste. The string arrangements are overblown and it's just too rock-oriented. I don't think ...
