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Kenny Chesney Taking A Breather; New Lady Antebellum Video; Keen’s Rose-Colored Vinyl
With all of his endeavors at full-throttle, Kenny Chesney confessed in an interview with EW.com’s Whitney Pastorek that he’s been running on empty for the past couple of years. In order to refuel, he’ll be sitting out the summer of 2010.
Country Haiku has a series of haikus inspired by the Kanye West/Taylor Swift controversy: The [...] -
The Best Video of All Time, Courtesy of Willie Nelson
Ken Tucker says George Strait’s true precursors are gentleman crooners Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold, but he goes on to note that even those comparisons don’t quite fit: “Strait is his own man, ornery and independent in a quiet but firm way. Neither Reeves nor Arnold, for example, ever recorded a song about killing a [...]
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News Roundup – The Stalker Edition; Hank Jr. Lashes Out; He’s Got A…Mustache
Rumors of an affair between LeAnn Rimes and her Lifetime movie co-star Eddie Cibrian continue to burn, and now Us Weekly reports that Cibrian’s wife, Brandi Glanville, has left him.
“LeAnn is a stalker,” Glanville told Us last month. “She refuses to leave us alone. It is shameful and scary. People are going to say it [...]Continue reading "News Roundup – The Stalker Edition; Hank Jr. Lashes Out; He’s Got A…Mustache"
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Elizabeth Cook Joins Cast of Conway Twitty Musical
The folks behind the musical production Conway Twitty: The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical announced that Elizabeth Cook (MySpace) has been added to the cast to play the role of Joni Twitty, one of Conway’s daughters. (via press release)
The New York Times‘ Jon Caramanica calls John Rich’s “Shuttin Detroit Down” the first great [...]Continue reading "Elizabeth Cook Joins Cast of Conway Twitty Musical"
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The Dixie Bee-Liners Plan Bluegrass Concept Album for Fall
The Dixie Bee-Liners expect to release their third album in fall of 2009. Brandi Hart says the album, titled Susanville, will be the first of several bluegrass concept albums the band has been planning.
Peter Cooper talked with Steve Martin about his new banjo album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo:
“Writing lyrics was the [...]Continue reading "The Dixie Bee-Liners Plan Bluegrass Concept Album for Fall"
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Carrie Underwood – “I Told You So”
Leading up to the release of Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood’s sophomore album was lauded as having a “more country” sound than her debut. Her cover of Randy Travis’ “I Told You” surely played a part in those proclamations, and when the steel guitar weaves throughout the song it might superficially sound that way. Here, [...]
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Jon Hager of Hee-Haw’s The Hager Twins Found Dead
Jon Hager, who performed as one-half of The Hager Twins with his brother Jim in the original cast of Hee-Haw, passed away last week at the age of 67. Sam Lovullo, a producer of Hee-Haw and friend of the Hagers, said Jon had been in poor health and was depressed since Jim had died in [...]
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The People Choose Underwood and Flatts At People’s Choice Awards
Carrie Underwood scored wins in the “Favorite Female Singer” and “Favorite Country Song” (for the song “Last Name”) categories at the People’s Choice Awards last night, and Rascal Flatts took home the trophy for “Favorite Group.”
Asleep at the Wheel published the track list and personnel credits for their upcoming album with Willie Nelson, Willie and [...]Continue reading "The People Choose Underwood and Flatts At People’s Choice Awards"
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Judge Seals Future Documents In Eddy Arnold Paternity Case
A Tennessee judge ordered all future documents relating to a paternity case against the estate of Eddy Arnold to be sealed. A California man, Christopher Edward Tanner, claimed that Arnold fathered him during an affair with his mother, who was a secretary at Arnold’s record label. The judge asserted that Arnold deserves to have his [...]
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The Year In Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories Of 2008
20. Joey + Rory Rising: A Talent Competition Actually Finds Talent
Outside of American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Nashville Star castoff Miranda Lambert, the spate of talent competitions that we’ve endured since the advent of reality TV has produced few artists who could be said to possess a level of talent that aligns them with [...]Continue reading "The Year In Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories Of 2008"
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