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Just Call Him Señor George Strait; Miranda Lambert Shares Studio Footage
You know that new George Strait record due out in August? Ken Tucker says it will blow your mind.
Recorded at Jimmy Buffett’s Shrimp Boat Studios in Key West, Fla., the album includes a song that Strait sings entirely in Spanish, “El Rey,” which is a Mexican standard and was a giant mariachi hit for Vincente [...]Continue reading "Just Call Him Señor George Strait; Miranda Lambert Shares Studio Footage"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (6-07-09)
Ah, there’s the George Strait push that I was expecting last week. Twenty-six people in The 9513 group decided to give King George a listen, making him the top artist of the week by a pretty large margin. Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam were the closest, with 21 listeners apiece.
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-17-09)
One thing to keep in mind when looking at Last.fm charts and statistics is that the listener base tends to skew indie. According to the site, the most popular artists in the U.S. tagged as “country” are: Neko Case, Ryan Adams, The Avett Brothers, Nickel Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Carrie [...]
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Album Reviews: Martina McBride and “Live at Texas Stadium”
I saved reviews of the week’s two best releases for last.
Martina McBride, Waking Up Laughing
I had low expectations for this project after hearing “Anyway,” the over-produced and over-sung lead single, but Martina’s efforts as a producer have now generated two consecutive worthwhile albums. Indeed, on much of the album, Martina sounds like the artist [...]Continue reading "Album Reviews: Martina McBride and “Live at Texas Stadium”"
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Bucky Covington Signs To Lyric Street Records And Jimmy Buffett Goes Gold
First off, go check out Brody’s review of the Randy Rogers Band concert last Saturday night. I added a few pictures to the bottom of his post.
Afterwards, you can finish reading the following news.I guess Bucky Covington must have proved he’s got what it takes to be a country music performer afterall, for he has [...]
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Tuesday Evening News Roundup
Porter Wagoner is recording an album produced by Marty Stuart with a song that Johnny Cash gave him. Yes, it’s true. The Tennessean reports that while Marty Stuart was touring with Johnny Cash in 1981 Cash gave him the song and told him to give it to Porter. Stuart says he remembered it this year [...]
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Jimmy Buffett Filed a Lawsuit to Get Website Shut Down
Apparently some guy was using Jimmy Buffett’s trademark to sell goods on a website he owned. I couldn’t get the site to work, so maybe it’s already been taken down. This isn’t the first time the site owner, Robert Akard, has had one of his sites shut down. He had another site, parrotsofthecarribbean.com, shutdown by [...]
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