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Going Once: Former Home of Johnny Cash’s Parents Up For Bid
The former home of Johnny Cash’s parents, which sits across the street from where Johnny and June’s home was burned down last year, is up for sale on eBay. For only 1.4 million dollars you get the house, Johnny Cash memorabilia, including a gold record of “I Walk the Line,” and you’ll be neighbors with […]
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Music Spanned Generations at 2008 CMA Music Festival
Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood rolled through the hits at LP Field in Nashville on Friday night. Craig Shelburne has the highlights. Whitney Self tackled Saturday’s events, where Kenny Rogers closed the evening with some of his hits.
Marc Hirsh says Jason Aldean performed an opening set for Tim McGraw’s recent concert at the Comcast Center […]Continue reading "Music Spanned Generations at 2008 CMA Music Festival"
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Brad Paisley Recording Duet With Buck Owens
The forthcoming Brad Paisley instrumental album won’t be strictly instrumentals. According to GAC, there will be three or four vocal pieces, including a duet with Buck Owens.
Brad got permission to work with the track from Buck’s company, and Brad thinks it’s “the most special thing on the record.”
“He wrote a song that works great as […]Continue reading "Brad Paisley Recording Duet With Buck Owens"
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Jason Boland and Aaron Watson Team Up for Texas Tour
Score 1 for the traditional country fans in Texas. Jason Boland and Aaron Watson announced they’ll be joining forces for a tour across the Lone Star State starting in April.
While discussing past magazine ideas, No Depression’s Grant Alden mentions the issue with Miranda Lambert on the cover was, to the best of his knowledge, […]Continue reading "Jason Boland and Aaron Watson Team Up for Texas Tour"
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CBS Anchor Sets Sights On Opry
Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer, age 71, is retiring after the next President is inaugurated to tour with his country band, Honky Tonk Confidential. Schieffer says that his goal is to play the Grand Ole Opry.
I don’t know if he’s serious or not, but in today’s episode of Crook & Chase, Mel Tillis […] -
Jamie Foxx Tests Country Music Waters On New Rascal Flatts Album
While searching for a location to shoot their new video, Randy Kohrs and his crew stumbled upon the perfect abandoned house with a for sale sign. Filming went smoothly… until it was time to leave:
Leaving the place actually cleaner than when they arrived, the band members began to drive off of the property, a mere […]Continue reading "Jamie Foxx Tests Country Music Waters On New Rascal Flatts Album"
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“Country has become the pop radio as we knew it…” - Tim McGraw
Thirty-nine weeks after its release, Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut reached the #1 position on Billboard’s Country Album chart. Like Jim mentioned, that’s some crazy impressive stuff.
Jason Aldean is slated to open for Rascal Flatts this Saturday in San Antonio. About his song titled “Johnny Cash”, John Goodspeed writes, “the song is not about the Man […]Continue reading "“Country has become the pop radio as we knew it…” - Tim McGraw"
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Tribute Albums To Shed Light On Buck Owens’ Influence
John Goodspeed wrote an article about the self-proclaimed “Cowboy Capital of the World,” Bandera, TX, and how some want it to become the next Branson. The McKay Brothers “are just hoping it’s not a victim of its own success.”
Dwight Yoakam is paying tribute to Buck Owens with with an album due out on October 23rd. […]Continue reading "Tribute Albums To Shed Light On Buck Owens’ Influence"
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The Realities of Fantasy: A Day With Jason Aldean
I spent the day with a platinum recording star and all I got was this way-too-realistic view of the music business.
You sell over a million records and still have to polish your own guitar? When did the music business become so damn business-like?
I guess the absence of a full-time staff guitar polisher is […]Continue reading "The Realities of Fantasy: A Day With Jason Aldean"
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Sony BMG Apologizes To Radio For Cease-And-Desist Demands
Jason Aldean’s producer, Michael Knox, on the singer:
“The first time I saw Jason Aldean, I knew I couldn’t have found a better act that gels the past and future of country music better than he does,” Knox said. “He’s got a unique sound we’ve been working together to perfect for almost 10 years now.”Sony BMG […]
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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.
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