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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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Willie Excited Every Morning He Wakes Up And Kenny Chesney Celebrates Star Studded Birthday
Willie Nelson did an interview with CMT Insider in which he discusses his new record label, his sons, working with Kenny Chesney, and attracting women like Jessica Simpson and Mariah Carey.
What do you wake up in the morning the most excited about?
That I woke up. (laughs) That knocks me out every morning.
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Chely Wright Returns To The Studio And Birdhouses Designed By Country Stars To Be Auctioned
The bulk of the news is coming from Country Standard Time today:
Chely Wright is returning tot he studio to begin work on her seventh album. Rodney Crowell will be producing the project. Maybe we’ll see some duets between the two.
Gretchen Wilson has been working on her newest album as well. “One of the Boys” will [...] -
Superb Charlie Louvin Article, Jason Aldean Nabs Platinum Status, And Patty Griffin’s Vivid Vignettes
This month Little Dog Records is featuring Scott Joss’s album, A New Reason to Care. He’s certainly got the credentials:
Scott Joss has earned his place as one of the brightest talents guiding country music towards a Renaissance of musical values. Emerging from a promising apprenticeship as California State Men’s Fiddle Champion (three consecutive years), protege [...] -
Strait’s Songs Becoming Caricature And Jason Aldean Films Johnny Cash Video
There are some country executives in Nashville who aren’t happy with the way the Grammys unfolded. They feel snubbed since Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts couldn’t perform their own songs and say that this isn’t the only year that country music has been discriminated against, but years past as well, and all the pent up [...]
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Nice Profile On Rick Rubin And Stay Tuned For An Exclusive Interview With John Michael Montgomery
The past couple of days seems to have been a little slow on the news front, but we’ve found a few things of interest. By the way, you’ll want to visit the site tomorrow, we’ve managed to land an email interview with Jenna’s favorite singer of all time…John Michael Montgomery! She said she was all [...]
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Cracker Barrel Releases Legends Live At The Opry On CD And Blake Shelton Talks Pure BS
Cracker Barrel is releasing five new CDs in the “Live Classics” series. The performances are from the Grand Ole Opry and contain country legends such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Dolly Parton and Waylon Jennings. The live shows are from the 60’s when the Opry was broadcast on radio and the [...]
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Tuesday Morning News Roundup
I mentioned yesterday that Taylor Swift is joining the George Strait 2007 arena tour, today USA Today has an article about Swift’s past relationships and inspiration. She mentioned that she even encoded secret messages into the lyrics of her CD jacket. The idea came from the Beatles.
New Music Weekly held their annual awards show and [...]
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We've labored long and hard to come up with our list of the Top 10 Country Albums of 2008. Click here to see who claimed the honor of the year's top album, as chosen by The 9513's staff and writers.
Don’t confuse disappointing with worst, as that list would most likely be dominated by obscure indie knockoff bands along with a couple of mainstream releases. There has to be a modicum of expectation that’s dashed upon the release of an album for it to qualify for the year’s most disappointing.
Join host Kelly Dearmore as he shines the light on several noteworthy album releases you might have missed and interviews various artists, from Sarah Borges to Trent Willmon and Reckless Kelly to Wade Bowen, in the first two episode of The 9513 podcast.
Jim Malec counts down the top 20 country music news stories of 2008. How many times do you think John Rich will be mentioned?






