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American Idol’s Uncomfortable Bedfellow
There are three finalists remaining on Fox’s American Idol, and tonight one more goes home. I don’t know David Cook, David Archuleta or Syesha Mercado from Adam, and I have no opinion about which contestant should or will win because my interest in this year’s competition began and ended with Kristy Lee Cook, the [...]
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Album Review: Josh Gracin – We Weren’t Crazy
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Tim Hensley Opry Audience Surprised by Kenny Chesney Visit
Friday night’s Opry audience got a surprise when Kenny Chesney popped by to support his band member Tim Hensley, who has a new bluegrass album out. And the night before Clint Black made his own surprise appearance at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville to rehearse for his part on Secret Talents of the Stars.
If there’s [...]Continue reading "Tim Hensley Opry Audience Surprised by Kenny Chesney Visit"
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Mel Tillis Gets Remastered
Three out-of-print Mel Tillis albums have been remastered and are scheduled for release on April 29.
Despite having a rough few weeks and speculation about his sexuality, Chace Crawford (whoever that is) is doing fine since his split with Carrie Underwood.
Founding member and lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver [...] -
Buddy Miller Gets Cover Treatment From No Depression
No Depression plans to enshrine Buddy Miller on the cover of their last issue.
John Goodspeed gushes over the new George Strait album and says while Strait can nail a number of styles, “he really hammers western swing,” particularly the duet with Dean Dillon on “West Texas Town.” Robert Earl Keen shares writing credits with Dillon [...]Continue reading "Buddy Miller Gets Cover Treatment From No Depression"
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Josh Gracin – “We Weren’t Crazy”
Josh Gracin just keeps coming back. One of Country Music’s underrated male vocalists, Gracin has delivered a consistent string of solid up-tempos, including “Favorite State of Mind” and “I Keep Coming Back”–both of which managed a feeble crawl up the charts, eventually landing, disappointingly, at #19 and #28 respectively.
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Mailbag: I’ll Be Hurtin’ When I Wake Up On The Floor
When is Toby Keith’s latest CD going to be released?
Technically, his latest CD has already been released. All kidding aside, his next CD, Big Dog Daddy, is slated for release on June 12, 2007. – Brady
Who sings “I Miss You Daddy”?
Songwriter Karen Mason. You can buy a CD or MP3 of the song, and read [...]Continue reading "Mailbag: I’ll Be Hurtin’ When I Wake Up On The Floor"
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Western Underground Remembers Chris LeDoux And Little Texas Records A New Album
Remember Chris LeDoux’s band, Western Underground? They’re still touring. At first they were going to do kind of a goodbye/tribute tour, but found out that the fans weren’t ready for them to go anywhere yet. Mark Cowling wrote an article about the band in which the members talk about how they got started with LeDoux [...]
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Josh Gracin Subs For Lonestar, Toby Keith’s 2007 Tour Dates, & Mark Wills Has Dinner With The President
Lonestar’s lead singer Richie McDonald couldn’t make his show in Corpus Christi on Wednesday due to suffering complications in a recent back surgery. Josh Gracin stepped up and took Richie’s place on lead vocals for a crowd of an estimated 3,500.
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Josh Gracin Announces the Birth of His Third Child
Josh Gracin announced the birth of his third child on his website. Gabriella Ann Gracin was born November 15th at 1:29 PM. Josh Gracin is the marine who made a name for himself on the second season of American Idol where the judges said he should stick with country music. Since the show he [...]
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