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Catch Dolly Parton On Dancing With The Stars Tonight
Amazon unleashed their mp3 download store yesterday. The difference between it and iTunes? Amazon’s tracks are unencumbered by DRM and are priced at 89 cents. The same DRM free tracks on iTunes would run you $1.29, while DRM laden tracks go for 99 cents. For now, only EMI and Universal have made their catalogs available [...]
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“All The Good Stories Have Already Been Taken”
The Esquire feature “What I’ve Learned” with Merle Haggard is up online and as expected from a man who has lived as long as Haggard, he has some good stories and a few insightful things to say.
I think what we’re lacking in music today is it seems like all the good stories have been already [...]Continue reading "“All The Good Stories Have Already Been Taken”"
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Carrie Underwood Dubbed World’s Sexiest Vegetarian. World Yawns.
It’s been mentioned about a billion times by now, but Carrie Underwood was named the World’s Sexiest Vegetarian woman by PETA. Glancing over some of the past winners, I didn’t realize how many celebrities were vegetarians.
PopMatters dishes out some praise for Kelly Willis’s Translated From Love, giving it an 8 out of 10, while [...]Continue reading "Carrie Underwood Dubbed World’s Sexiest Vegetarian. World Yawns."
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Authenticty Is The Deciding Factor In The Future Of Country Music
John Goodspeed writes that the reason Miranda Lambert’s single “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” was pulled from radio was because “radio programmers couldn’t quite get their heads around a song about an angry, pistol-packing ex confronting her former boyfriend and his new babe.”
The Austin Chronicle has a couple of book reviews. The first Public Cowboy No. 1: The [...]Continue reading "Authenticty Is The Deciding Factor In The Future Of Country Music"
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Big & Rich Launch Video Via iTunes And Jason Aldean Expecting Second Daughter
After a decades worth of research, Holly George-Warren recently released Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. Oxford University Press asks Ms. George-Warren a few questions about Autry and her book on their blog.
OUP: What do you think Autry’s enduring legacy will be?
George-Warren: The image of the singing cowboy–gussied up in [...]Continue reading "Big & Rich Launch Video Via iTunes And Jason Aldean Expecting Second Daughter"
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Josh Turner Partners With Cracker Barrel And Kenny Chesney Draws On Wide Array Of Songwriters
It seems like each weekend when we try to relax and take a break from blogging all the other country music blogs come alive. It sure leaves a lot of material to catch up on when we get back into the groove of things, so we’ll start off with links to some of our favorites.
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What country artist, young or old, would you recommend as a must-listen artist to a newcomer on his/her journey through country music, and what would your essential song picks be?Current Discussion
- todd: Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, and Ashston Shepherd
- K: Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Little Big Town. I'd love to hear Carrie ...
- Rick: Ashley Monroe, Sunny Sweeney, Elizabeth Cook, Megan Mullins, The Wrights, Amber Dotson, Lane Turner, Amy Dalley, Susan Haynes, The Jenkins, ...
- Jo Jo: Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire
- highwayman3: George Strait, Reba, and Lee Ann Womack, oh wait, that's already happening, too bad they aren't coming anywhere near driving ...
- Mayor JoBob: Or Alan Jackson, Rodney Crowell and Marty Stuart with guest appearance by Jimmy Buffett!
- JCH: Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. No idea where the heck that came from.
- Mayor JoBob: Brad Paisley, David Ball and Highway 101!!!!!!
- Noeller: Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Eric Church and Zac Brown Band. It's the Bearded Saviours of Country Tour - would ...
- Sparkles: OMG - have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYENOUcaAsM I LOVE DOLLY!!!!
