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Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next
For years the Country Music Hall of Fame was caught in the position where many deserving performers had died off before their turn for induction arrived. This was mostly due to the Hall’s practice of electing only one new member per year (and in at least one year, electing no one).
By the time the [...]Continue reading "Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next"
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Country Music Hall of Fame Plans Exhibits for Johnny Cash and Gene Watson
Next Tuesday the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will unveil a special spotlight exhibit dedicated to Johnny Cash. The following week they’ll open a new one for Gene Watson. Both exhibits will run through Spring 2009.
Darius Rucker joined an exclusive list of Ray Charles and Charley Pride as the only black artists to [...]Continue reading "Country Music Hall of Fame Plans Exhibits for Johnny Cash and Gene Watson"
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Steve Holy Held At Gunpoint After Late Night Game of Foosball
Inviting strangers over to play foosball in your garage after a night of drinking can be very dangerous, even if said strangers are off-duty police officers. Just ask Steve Holy, who had a gun held to the back of his head. The situation escalated when Holy failed to provide sufficient evidence about his identity to [...]
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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.
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Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2007
The list of the most disappointing albums of the year includes a few good albums, some great artists, disappointing studio sets from veteran acts and two poor debut records. Here’s hoping that everybody does better next time.
10. Living Hard, Gary Allan
Gary Allan is at his best when he paints outside the lines. Smoke [...] -
Miranda Lambert Introduces Her Own Private Label Wine
Hallmark Gold Crown scored an exclusive Valentine album release from Reba McEntire. The singer said she’d love to do it, but didn’t have many love songs in her catalog. No problem though, she recorded four new songs exclusively for the release which will be available in January and February.
Miranda Lambert has started her own brand [...]Continue reading "Miranda Lambert Introduces Her Own Private Label Wine"
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Album Review: Gene Watson - In a Perfect World
It’s been a year of cover albums, with a trio of legends recording a collection of old favorites, an up-and-comer disguising Texas standards as new material, and everything in between. With few exceptions, these projects have left me feeling less than satisfied, despite the fact that listening to talented, even legendary, vocalists performing some of [...]
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September ‘07 Album Review Wrap-Up
Due to time constraints we don’t get to give a proper review to every album we would like to, so we decided to begin a weekly monthly wrap-up of the albums we’ve had a chance to listen to along with our brief opinion and a rating. We’re kicking off this feature with a list of [...]
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Here’s To Hank Williams
Referring to Joe Nichols’ new album Edward Morris asks, “So what is the ‘real thing’ when it comes to Joe Nichols? Is he the brooding, introspective soul conveyed in ‘The Impossible’ and ‘If Nobody Believed in You’ or the party animal implicit in ‘Tequila’ and ‘What’s a Guy Gotta Do’?”
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Friday The 13th Not So Kind To Gene Watson
At 8 PM on July 23rd, ABC is going to broadcast a two-hour special titled CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock that was filmed during this year’s event. This will be the third year that ABC has aired the show. CMA Chief Operating Officer Tammy Genovese commented on the overall growth of the festival [...]
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In an attempt to discover and highlight the best music every month, We'll be publishing a list of the best songs released throughout that period. Here's Brady Vercher's picks for October.
For the second episode of The 9513 Country Music Podcast, your host Kelly Dearmore caught up with two seemingly different artists in Sarah Borges and Trent Willmon. Take a listen.
Free Music Downloads: If you’ve only recently come to country music, or have never delved past the genre’s surface and it’s most famous names, you may not have heard of Tom Russell. That’s a shame, and The 9513’s Free Music series is here to help set you down the right path.
Martina McBride - “Ride” Catchy, but a little low on cogency–not to mention originality. And it essentially resolves into the same kind of positive “message song” that has defined so much of McBride’s recent work.
Richie McDonald - “How Do I Just Stop” So gloriously simple and unequivocally lackluster that people of every political persuasion should rejoice in the opportunity to come together and have a hearty laugh at its expense.
Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You” Combinining a golden trifecta of country music—steel guitar, fiddle and a strong, twangy vocal—"If I Didn't Love You" pulls together a sweet, toe-tapping ditty reminiscent of Marty Raybon-era Shenandoah.
Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying” A charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity, a musical remnant from a time when songwriters understood that often the best thing to do is just get out of the song’s way.
John Rich - “Another You” For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. 
George Ducas - “Walk Through This World” Ducas banks on the success of recent artists’ pleasantly bland lyrics and agreeable instrumentation for his first release with WhiteStar Nashville.
In this exclusive interview for The 9513, Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook talks about life with the band, as well as A Place to Land, the group’s current album, which has charted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart on two separate occasions
Forgotten Artists: Cal Smith - When the Florida Sunshine Opry (Eustis, FL) booked its first “name” (non-local) act back in 1999, the act they chose was Cal Smith. No wonder, since Cal is an excellent singer, musician, storyteller and showman. | View more artists featured in Paul W. Dennis' recurring "Forgotten Artists" feature »
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