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Mailbag: Who sings old school cheerleader music?
Who sings on “South Texas Girl” with Lyle Lovett?
Accomplished songwriter/performer Guy Clark.
What does Keith Urban do for a living?
Picks his guitar and sings songs.
How did Townes Van Zandt die?
Wikipedia says it was “due to a massive pulmonary embolus (blood clot in the lungs) following hip surgery” while The Internet Movie Database cites a heart [...]Continue reading "Mailbag: Who sings old school cheerleader music?"
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Paisley, Strait lead 41st CMA Awards Nominees
In case you missed it, nominations were handed out this week for the 41st annual Country Music Association Awards, which will take place on Nov. 7 in Nashville. Leading the pack this year are Brad Paisley and George Strait, who each picked up five nominations. Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss and Martina McBride also scored big [...]
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First DVD Drawn From Johnny Cash’s TV Show Coming Soon
The LA Times (registration required) has a brief run-down of the four hour, two-disc The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show DVD.
“While a war in Vietnam divided America, a revolution on television brought us all back together,” explains a narrator, who goes on to cite examples of the social and political upheaval of the [...]Continue reading "First DVD Drawn From Johnny Cash’s TV Show Coming Soon"
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Martin Sheen Claims Bush Bullied Dixie Chicks
I get the distinct feeling that Martin Sheen doesn’t care for George Bush after the comments he recently made over the President’s handling of the Dixie Chicks incident four years ago.
“If George W. Bush were a true Christian, like he proclaims himself to be, you know what he would have done? He’d have invited them [...]Continue reading "Martin Sheen Claims Bush Bullied Dixie Chicks"
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The 9513 Mother’s Day Playlist
We’ve come up with a playlist to help you add a more personal touch to that expensive gift that we know you’re lavishing on your mom this upcoming Mother’s Day. Mother’s play a special role in the lives of their children and each one of the following songs pays tribute to that bond between mother [...]
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Angela Hacker Wins Nashville Star, Miranda Lambert Hits Platinum, And Josh Turner Goes Double Platinum
In a story that seems to never get old to the media, the Dixie Chicks are apparently patriotic since they criticized President Bush.
We’re a few days late, but Angela Hacker is your new Nashville Star. Her debut album will be released in less than a month, April 3rd.
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Hank Jr. And Terri Clark Announce Divorces And Rascal Flatts Bash Dixie Chicks
There’s a mighty good discussion going on in the comments for the post Your Take: Are Genre Jumpers Ruining Country Music?. Be sure to check that out, see what everyone else has to say, and leave your own opinion.
All these country singers need to stop getting divorced before they draw some unwanted attention to country [...]Continue reading "Hank Jr. And Terri Clark Announce Divorces And Rascal Flatts Bash Dixie Chicks"
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Tim McGraw And Faith Hill’s Mansion Burgarlized and Jason Michael Carroll Has Strong First Week
Before we get to the news I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! Does anybody have special plans for later tonight?
The Lucinda Williams album, West, which I reviewed yesterday has been getting some rave reviews from people not named Brody. Jim Kiest calls it “gorgeous, country rock gone to heaven,” while Cricket from [...]
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Willie & Family Perform At San Antonio Rodeo And The 100 Greatest Love Songs
I hope you guys aren’t sick of the concert reviews from the San Antonio Rodeo yet, because John Goodspeed has another great one from last night’s performance by Willie Nelson and three members of his family.
The concert was a family affair, too, with longtime pianist Bobbie Nelson, his little sister, and two new members — [...]Continue reading "Willie & Family Perform At San Antonio Rodeo And The 100 Greatest Love Songs"
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Bill Simmons’ Grammy Highlights
Aside from being a fan of country fan I’m a huge sports fan, and my favorite sportswriter is Bill Simmons from ESPN. Occasionally Simmons will write about other topics in his column and it’s always an entertaining read. I’ve read a lot of articles on the Grammys today, but his highlights were by far the [...]
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Free Music Downloads: If you’ve only recently come to country music, or have never delved past the genre’s surface and it’s most famous names, you may not have heard of Tom Russell. That’s a shame, and The 9513’s Free Music series is here to help set you down the right path.
Martina McBride - “Ride” Catchy, but a little low on cogency–not to mention originality. And it essentially resolves into the same kind of positive “message song” that has defined so much of McBride’s recent work.
Richie McDonald - “How Do I Just Stop” So gloriously simple and unequivocally lackluster that people of every political persuasion should rejoice in the opportunity to come together and have a hearty laugh at its expense.
Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You” Combinining a golden trifecta of country music—steel guitar, fiddle and a strong, twangy vocal—"If I Didn't Love You" pulls together a sweet, toe-tapping ditty reminiscent of Marty Raybon-era Shenandoah.
Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying” A charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity, a musical remnant from a time when songwriters understood that often the best thing to do is just get out of the song’s way.
John Rich - “Another You” For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. 
George Ducas - “Walk Through This World” Ducas banks on the success of recent artists’ pleasantly bland lyrics and agreeable instrumentation for his first release with WhiteStar Nashville.
In this exclusive interview for The 9513, Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook talks about life with the band, as well as A Place to Land, the group’s current album, which has charted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart on two separate occasions
Forgotten Artists: Cal Smith - When the Florida Sunshine Opry (Eustis, FL) booked its first “name” (non-local) act back in 1999, the act they chose was Cal Smith. No wonder, since Cal is an excellent singer, musician, storyteller and showman. | View more artists featured in Paul W. Dennis' recurring "Forgotten Artists" feature »
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