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Writer’s Guild and Grammys Reach Interim Agreement
The Writer’s Guild of America came to an agreement with the producers of the Grammy telecast to allow writer’s to work on the show.
Martie McGuire of the Dixie Chicks is expecting her third daughter with husband Gareth. (Thanks Peter)
Production on a straight-to-DVD comedy starring Bill Engvall begins today. Engvall owns a small town bait shop […]Continue reading "Writer’s Guild and Grammys Reach Interim Agreement"
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Delightfully Spirited Dolly Parton Will Grace SXSW Audience
If you plan on attending SXSW this year the area shows just got a little sweeter with the announcement that Dolly Parton will be playing at the Austin City Music Hall.
With no Golden Globes to attend Tim McGraw and Jimmy Fallon hit the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills for a late night karaoke session. They […]Continue reading "Delightfully Spirited Dolly Parton Will Grace SXSW Audience"
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Walk the Line: Extended Cut DVD Scheduled for March
20th Century Fox scheduled the release of an extended edition of Walk the Line for March 25. Among the extra features is an additional 17 minutes of footage.
Josh Turner’s “Firecracker” narrowly beat out LeAnn Rimes’ “Nothin’ Better to Do” in the fight for the top spot on Club Connections’ Top Ten Club And Dance […]Continue reading "Walk the Line: Extended Cut DVD Scheduled for March"
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The Best Country Songs of 2007
First off, Happy New Year to everyone. To start the new year off, we’ve compiled a list of the best songs from 2007. The staff had a lengthy discussion about which songs should be available for nomination for such a list and we decided that a song had to be an original recording on an […]
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The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007
The 9513 began as a country music news site. During the past year we have diversified our content but daily news roundups remain popular among our readers. Thus, it’s only fitting that our Year in Review series for 2007 ends with a roundup of the year’s top country music news stories.
20. Sammy Kershaw’s Troubles. I […]Continue reading "The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007"
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The Year in Review: Comeback Kids
This is the first of a series of Year in Review articles that will appear on The 9513 between now and the new year.
In my mind, Porter Wagoner will forever epitomize country music in 2007.
Some may object to my hanging an entire year on the back of an artist who didn’t sniff the radio […] -
In the Land of Radio, Country Music is King
When it comes to radio, country music stations rule the roost, but that could be changing. News/talk stations are up by nearly 500 in the past ten years, whereas country stations have lost about 450 in that same time period. As of October this year there were 2,054 country stations and 2,026 news/talk stations.
Toby Keith […]Continue reading "In the Land of Radio, Country Music is King"
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Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis - “Workin’ for a Livin’”
It’s getting harder to argue that Garth Brooks is “retired,” and recent concert appearances in Kansas City, future appearances in Los Angeles, a number one hit and numerous television and other media appearances have sufficiently fueled the Garth fire that it’s hard to bet against any of the upcoming releases from The Ultimate Hits. However, […]
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Taylor Swift To Record A Duet, Goes Double-Platinum, And Almost 18
Sugar Hill Records is offering a few Christmas songs from their ‘93 release, Sugar Plums, for download on their MySpace page. If you haven’t registered yet, check out our Christmas playlist and register to win a Christmas album.
A new site, called Ceehive, for people to run creative contests is running a contest to give away […]Continue reading "Taylor Swift To Record A Duet, Goes Double-Platinum, And Almost 18"
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UT Quarterback Colt McCoy Cites Country Songs as Best Motivators
Josh Turner is set to host the four-hour America’s Grand Ole Opry Weekend Year-End Special.
On Friday, January 5th Chuck Prophet and friends were accidentally locked in Closer Recording Studios. Armed with a few beers, peanut butter, and a battery powered record player with Waylon Jennings’ Dreaming My Dreams LP the incarcerated occupants made the best […]Continue reading "UT Quarterback Colt McCoy Cites Country Songs as Best Motivators"
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Forgotten Artists: Goldie Hill Had Carl Smith and Goldie Hill been born 30 or 40 years later, they might have been like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw–the dominant married couple in country music.
Forgotten Artist: Wynn Stewart Both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard have cited Wynn Stewart as a major influence on their careers, yet somehow, he was never able to translate his enormous talent into extended and consistent success for himself.
Miranda Lambert - “More Like Her” This kind of material, as opposed to her tough-chick-done-wrong romps like “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” is where her real promise lies
Joey Rory - “Cheater, Cheater” It’s actually downright frivolous, but that just makes it all the more fun. And really, are you allowed to say “ho” on country radio?
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal.
Josh Turner - "Everything Is Fine" Turner is the rare example of an artist who records material that’s both quality and trademark.
Darryl Worley - "Tequila On Ice" A groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses.
Blake Shelton - "She Wouldn't Be Gone" It’s all about nailing the melody rather than providing a legitimate interpretation that accentuates the lyrical content, although Shelton does do a pretty good job of injecting what limited emotion he can.
Don’t look now, but Darius Rucker, lead singer of 90s rock group Hootie & The Blowfish, has a country hit on his hands. What you probably haven’t heard is that Rucker is the first black artist to chart a single in the country top 20 since Charley Pride last did it in 1988.
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.
In Memory of Don Helms (1927 - 2008) Helms dated back to a time when an excellent four or five piece band and a good singer were all that were needed to make great country music. No drums, no light shows, no production tricks in the recording studio–just good music.Current Discussion
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