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Rich’s Manager Wants Lawsuit Dropped; Opry Experiments With Captioning
WSMV Nashville obtained audio tapes of a conversation John Rich’s manager, Marc Oswald, had with Jared Ashley in which Oswald tried to get Ashley to drop his lawsuit against Rich.
The audio recordings are supposedly a conversation between Oswald and Ashley on May 22. The recordings are edited. Ashley never speaks.
“One thing about the music business, [...]Continue reading "Rich’s Manager Wants Lawsuit Dropped; Opry Experiments With Captioning"
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Blaine Larsen Joins New Treehouse Records; George Strait To Open Cedar Park Center
Blaine Larsen is the first artist signed to new label Treehouse Records.
David Brown profiled Hayes Carll for Texas Music Matters and introduced the acclaimed songwriter before a performance at Austin City Limits’ ‘Studio 6B,’ which is available for download.
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George Jones and Stanley Brothers Songs Picked For National Recording Registry
The Librarian of Congress has selected 25 culturally significant recordings to preserve in the National Recording Registry. George Jones‘ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and the Stanley Brothers‘ “Rank Stranger” are among those that were chosen for this year’s honor. GAC has more info about the two songs.
Missing from yesterday’s new release list was Justin [...]Continue reading "George Jones and Stanley Brothers Songs Picked For National Recording Registry"
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Musician’s Hall Announces Inductees; Radio & Records Closes Doors
After 36 years of publication, Radio & Records is calling it quits.
The current state of affairs has left The Nielsen Company with no other alternative but to immediately cease all services, products and events related to Radio & Records. The magazine’s final edition is the June 5 issue. Electronic products end today, the Web site [...]Continue reading "Musician’s Hall Announces Inductees; Radio & Records Closes Doors"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-31-09)
So much for thinking that a two-hour special devoted to George Strait would make him the sure-fire #1 artist on the charts this week. The best he could do was tie for fourth with Patty Loveless at 22 listeners. Sugarland is on top this week with 24 listeners, and Alan Jackson and Johnny Cash are [...]
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John Rich Booted From Cafe; New Release List; Performers Added to CMT Awards
John Rich was booted from Cafe Coco early this morning after a server asked him to surrender his beer during a Roger Miller song.
…when the server went to grab the beer, John snatched it up first and threw it over the fence into the street — right in front of the police sergeant. You can [...]Continue reading "John Rich Booted From Cafe; New Release List; Performers Added to CMT Awards"
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Miranda Lambert Cozies Up With Cotton
Miranda Lambert, along with two other singers, is the new face of Cotton Inc.’s revived “The Touch, The Feel of Cotton” campaign, which was originally launched in 1989 and the melody of which was popularized by Richie Havens and Aaron Neville. The cotton website currently has a download of Lambert’s “The Fabric of Our Lives” [...]
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John Rich Updates His Mug Shot While Chesney Considers Banning Cameras
John Rich turned himself in to the Metro Davidson Country Criminal Justice Center in Nashville yesterday afternoon. TMZ has the scoop.
Nashville Hype weighed in on the NO Camera Policy that was considered for Kenny Chesney’s shows. Apparently, they quickly backed away from the idea, but not before ruffling a few feathers.
How long will it be [...]Continue reading "John Rich Updates His Mug Shot While Chesney Considers Banning Cameras"
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John Rich: The Interview
John Rich may be contemporary country music’s most enigmatic figure, a cross between a larger-than-life symbol of excess and a genuinely well-intentioned purveyor of heartland populism.
Rising from an unheralded member of the band Lonestar, Rich gained national prominence as one half of Big & Rich. An immensely successful songwriter, producer and TV personality, in [...] -
Mailbag: What Did Brad Paisley Have for a Baby?
Why isn’t John Rich singing with Big Kenny anymore?
Big & Rich is all about loving everybody. Rich stepped away for a while so that he could hate some people (liberals, Germans, Japanese, former Nashville Star contestants). – CM
What are country music fans like?
They’re a lot like normal people, just with better taste. – CM
How do [...]Continue reading "Mailbag: What Did Brad Paisley Have for a Baby?"
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