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Football Game Rumor Causes Minor Frenzy Over Death of Dolly Parton
Despite rumors to the contrary, Dolly Parton has not died.
Ross Bonander relays fives things you didn’t know about Johnny Cash in an article on AskMen.com, for instance, Cash’s recordings at Folsom Prison contain two songs that he had never performed live before, and only learned the night before: the Shel Silverstein penned “A Boy Named […]Continue reading "Football Game Rumor Causes Minor Frenzy Over Death of Dolly Parton"
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Rebecca Romijn Plans Tribute To Dolly Parton With Baby’s Name
Actress Rebecca Romijn recently met Dolly Parton at her Dollywood theme park and told the country icon that she is going to name one of her twins after her–twin baby, that is.
Long-time Cornell Hurd Band rubboardist and South Austin resident Danny Young passed away last night. He was 67. Aside from playing the rub board, […]Continue reading "Rebecca Romijn Plans Tribute To Dolly Parton With Baby’s Name"
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Album Review: George Jones - Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets
Over several days in the winter of 1993, during one of the worst ice storms in Tennesee history, George Jones, producer Brian Ahern and a boatload of country and pop stars retreated to the famous “Bradley Barn” studio to record Bradley Barn Sessions, an album of Jones classics performed as duets between The Possum and […]
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Sugarland Drops Miley For First Chart-Topper On Billboard 200
Sugarland’s sales saw a 45% decline, but it was still enough to take the top spot from Miley Cyrus on the Billboard 200 chart.
Leave it to Jamey Johnson to turn the often humorous Photocrap blog serious.
Jamey Johnson makes another appearance on Unplugged at Studio 330 next week, but for now you can go check out […]Continue reading "Sugarland Drops Miley For First Chart-Topper On Billboard 200"
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Sound Off On Carrie Underwood’s New Video For “Just A Dream”
Watch the new video for Carrie Underwood’s “Just A Dream,” and then go voice your opinion in the forums.
The proceedings for a lawsuit filed against Tim McGraw over a year ago were moved to Nashville last week. James Martinez filed the lawsuit in Texas, claiming McGraw copied his hit “Everywhere” from Martinez’s own song “Anytime, […]Continue reading "Sound Off On Carrie Underwood’s New Video For “Just A Dream”"
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Miley Cyrus and Sugarland Duke It Out For Top Spot
Miley Cyrus and Sugarland are duking it out for the top spot on next week’s Billboard 200. Cyrus stood at 110,000 sales while Sugarland wasn’t far behind with sales of 108,000 at the close of the business day yesterday.
Country music bad girl Mindy McCready admitted herself to a treatment facility, following a trip to the […]Continue reading "Miley Cyrus and Sugarland Duke It Out For Top Spot"
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Dolly Parton - “Shinola”
Songwriter: Dolly Parton
Songwriters, take note: building your hook around a pop culture reference that’s sixty years old does not a good single make.
It’s obvious from the single releases from Backwoods Barbie that Dolly Parton wants to get back on radio but that she’s not willing to make many compromises. Witness the wailing steel […] -
Put A Girl In It: Brooks & Dunn Put 100 Bikini Girls In New Music Video
Yesterday’s video shoot for Brooks & Dunn’s “Put a Girl In It” called for 1,000 models, but the duo had to settle for 100 bikini-clad girls. Bummer.
Porter Wagoner took “Satisfied Mind” to No. 1 in 1955, but the Hear Ya indie music blog introduces several other notable covers and posts a quote from one of […]Continue reading "Put A Girl In It: Brooks & Dunn Put 100 Bikini Girls In New Music Video"
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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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Kristy Lee Cook Hooks Up With Arista Nashville; Single Due In August
American Idol’s Kristy Lee Cook scored a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville. Her first single, “15 Minutes of Shame,” will hit radio on August 11 and her full album is due out sometime this fall. Last month, in his article proclaiming country music as American Idol’s uncomfortable bedfellow, Matt predicted that she’d be signed […]
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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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