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Rock Band Plans Country Track Pack for July 21
The Dixie Chick’s “Sin Wagon,” Drive-By Truckers‘ “3 Dimes Down” and Kenny Rogers‘ “The Gambler” are three of the 21 add-on country tracks that the makers of the popular Rock Band video game plan to release.
Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame will induct Doc Watson for his contributions to both bluegrass and folk music on [...]Continue reading "Rock Band Plans Country Track Pack for July 21"
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Alan Jackson’s “Good Time” Tops List of Country Dance Songs
For the fifth consecutive year, a panel of more than 215 nightclubs and dance instructors throughout the country were surveyed to find the most requested and played country dance club songs of 2008. Country Music Is Love shared the results as announced by Marco Club Connection.
For an article in the Los Angeles Chronicle, Tom Roland [...]Continue reading "Alan Jackson’s “Good Time” Tops List of Country Dance Songs"
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Blaze Foley and Bill Neely Among Musicians To Be Enshrined In Austin Music Memorial
Singer-songwriter Blaze Foley, whose song “If I Could Only Fly” was popularized by Merle Haggard, and country bluesman Bill Neely are two of the artists among the second group of deceased Austin musicians set to be inducted into the Austin Music Memorial.
In an interview for The Steamboat Pilot & Today, Sam Bush talks about the [...] -
Willie Nelson Goes Naked For New Album
In the latest Rolling Stone, Vanessa Grigoriadis notes that aside from Willie Nelson’s project with Asleep at the Wheel, he has another album slated for early ‘09 titled Naked Willie. It’ll be produced by his harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, and consist of his RCA recordings from 1966 to 1970, without the strings and schmaltz. “For [...]
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Jewel Strikes First; Pranks Paisley
Notorious prankster Brad Paisley was the first to fall victim to not one, but two pranks on this year’s tour at the hand of Jewel. Yeah, it’s a slow news day.
Robert K. Oermann goes to great efforts and research to portray the Opry members as more than just artists in his new book, Behind the [...] -
Patty Griffin Live Album To Be Released Digitally Sept. 2
Patty Griffin performed an invitation-only show with keyboardist Ian McLagan and a string quintet in New York the same day her album Children Running Through was released last year. The fruits of that performance will be released on Sept. 9 on a digital album titled Patty Griffin: Live From The Artists Den. Paste Magazine has [...]
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Initial List Of Artists Announced For Americana Music Festival
Check out the initial list of artists performing at the 2008 Americana Music Festival in Nashville.
Nashville Star is on the verge of crowning the victor of their sixth season on tonight’s episode, which means Melissa Lawson has a real chance of winning. However, as the Star-Telegram’s Preston Jones points out, Lawson doesn’t fit the mold [...]Continue reading "Initial List Of Artists Announced For Americana Music Festival"
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Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates
Nashville Star’s Gabe Garcia scored a couple of articles in San Antonio’s Express News, which reports that his hometown of Lytle, TX has Gabe fever. Tonight’s show is devoted to love songs and Gabe will be singing Billy Currington’s “Must Be Doing Something Right.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban bought an 1878 two-story Georgian mansion in [...]Continue reading "Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates"
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Your Essential Willie Nelson Songs
Michael Corcoran lists “Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain” as the number one essential Willie Nelson song and asks, “Which Willie Nelson songs can you not live without?” It’s hard to argue with his list, but seeing as though it wasn’t included in the list of ten, I’d have to say the Townes Van Zandt [...]
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Todd Snider and John Carter Cash Play Part In New Loretta Album
Singer-songwriter Larry Joe Taylor–who doesn’t listen to mainstream music–participated in Galleywinter’s 20 Questions feature.
Your music and festivals really promote songwriting above show. What made you want to really focus on the songwriting aspect? And, who are some of your favorite songwriters?
Songwriting is a craft. I’ve spent all of my musical life trying to hone my [...]Continue reading "Todd Snider and John Carter Cash Play Part In New Loretta Album"
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