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Lost Highway To Release Willie Nelson Compilation; Country’s Shrinking Middle Class
Lost Highway Records will release a 17-track Willie Nelson compilation on August 11 to celebrate his 10 years with the label. The track list was culled from nine different albums and includes three previously unreleased songs.
New releases for the week of July 14, 2009 include:
Angela Easterling – Black Top Road
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Forgotten Artists: Patsy Montana (1908-1996)
Kitty Wells may have had the first number one single for a solo female country artist, and she undoubtedly deserves her crown as the “Queen of Country Music,” but she was not the first country female to sell a million copies of a single release. That honor belongs to Patsy Montana, who in 1935, during [...]
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One Night Rodeo Voted First-Ever Next GAC Star
The band One Night Rodeo came out on top of last night’s finale of the Next GAC Star, making them the first winners of the competition. Their first single will be released on iTunes next week. Here’s a little info on the band from a press release:
One Night Rodeo is composed of band members Duane [...]Continue reading "One Night Rodeo Voted First-Ever Next GAC Star"
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