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Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
Songwriters: Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram.
There are many adjectives to describe pop-country juggernaut Carrie Underwood’s vocal ability. Powerful and technically proficient? Sure. Overbearing and over the top? Sometimes.
But understated? Not so much.
That’s why it’s refreshing to hear Underwood complement The King of Rock and Roll (who first recorded the pensive, eight-line [...]Continue reading "Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”"
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Elvis Debuts Songs On Charts Two Weeks In a Row With Help From Country Ladies
It’s been ten years since Elvis Presley appeared on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, but he logged his second entry in two weeks with the No. 43 debut of Martina McBride’s duet on “Blue Christmas.” That follows last week’s No. 60 bow of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with Carrie Underwood. It also marks the [...]
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The Bellamy Brothers’ “Let Your Love Flow” Experiences Resurgence
Originally released in 1976, “Let Your Love Flow” went to No. 21 for The Bellamy Brothers, but a recent credit card commercial introduced the tune to a wider audience, helping it rise up the UK charts. (watch the commercial)
Lee Ann Womack earned the 26th spot on Paste magazine’s Best of 2008 list.
Watch the black and [...]Continue reading "The Bellamy Brothers’ “Let Your Love Flow” Experiences Resurgence"
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CMA Announces Plans To Build Retirement Community for Musicians
The CMA has plans to offer a retirement community specifically for musicians, songwriters and those who made a career in the music industry but don’t have the fame or money of more prominent country stars. Mitchel Kline reports that the proposed community could feature recording studios, performance halls and an amphitheater.
A new six-disc boxed set [...]Continue reading "CMA Announces Plans To Build Retirement Community for Musicians"
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Bonnie Hill Is On a Mission to Get Keith Whitley Honored In Hall of Fame
Keith Whitley uber fan Bonnie Hill is on a mission to get the late singer recognized alongside all the legends already inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her online petition has amassed nearly 2,000 signatures, including those of Ralph Stanley, J.D. Crowe and Alan Frizzell. Hill knows her petition alone won’t get Whitely [...]
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Forgotten Artists: Charley Pride
While he’s not exactly forgotten, it’s been a nineteen years since Charley Pride received much airplay on Country Radio–which seems unbelievable considering the dominant force he was on the charts. For the ’70s, Billboard has Charley listed as its third ranking singles artist behind only Conway Twitty and Merle Haggard. Pride also shows up as [...]
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Lack of Female Nominations for Entertainer of the Year Disappoints Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood commended Miranda Lambert for her Album of the Year win, but feels like women deserve a little more recognition, namely in the Entertainer of the Year category.
“I think there have been several women over the past decade that should have been nominated at some point,” she said. “It’s disappointing that they haven’t been, [...] -
Tribute To John Hughey: Remembering The Steel Guitar Legend
It seemed at the visitation yesterday of Steel Guitar Hall of Fame member John Hughey, that everyone in Nashville had lost a family member. There wasn’t a parking spot to be found within a block of the funeral home. I even heard someone say that not since Chet Atkins has the Nashville [...]
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Three Country Debuts Top Billboard 200
Tune into WSM tonight between 7 pm and 12 am for a five hour remembrance of Porter Wagoner hosted by Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs and featuring interviews with many of Porter’s closest friends.
Merle Haggard, George Jones, Jack White, and Dwight Yoakam chime in on the loss of Porter Wagoner.
Josh Timmermann says “The [...] -
Dolly Donates, Chesney To Produce Willie, And Country Stars To Appear On Wheel Of Fortune
Dolly Parton contributed $500,000 to a hospital in honor of the doctor who delivered her in 1946. She says “Daddy paid him with a sack of cornmeal, and I’ve always joked that I’ve been raking in the dough ever since.”
Kenny Chesney is going to produce an album for Willie Nelson…
Wheel of Fortune has announced that [...]
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