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September Mailbag: Is Dave Haywood Going Solo?
Is Dave Haywood going solo?
Only if he thinks his latest song he’s written, “I’m Leaving The Gravy Train” is going to be a hit. – Ken
No, but he will be featured on the upcoming season of Meerkat Manor. — CMW
I don’t think so, because he’s a pretty integral part of… um, what band is he [...]Continue reading "September Mailbag: Is Dave Haywood Going Solo?"
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Holly Williams Engaged; Red Cross Adds Julianne Hough; And Chris Gaines?
Holly Williams is now engaged to Nashville Drummer Chris Coleman.
NashvilleGab published a video from TMZ of Tim McGraw kicking the fan out of his recent concert. There’s not much to see unless you’re looking at Tim’s hideous shirt.
Caitlin & Will turned in a second version of the video for “Address in the Stars.” The differences [...]Continue reading "Holly Williams Engaged; Red Cross Adds Julianne Hough; And Chris Gaines?"
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The Week In Review: My Top 5 Stories
#5 — Tim Krekel:
The week will be remembered by most for the passing of Farrah Fawcett and the King of Pop, but country music lost one of its most talented on Wednesday.
Krekel’s songs were recorded by numerous artists that included Rick Nelson and Canned Heat. Crystal Gayle had a hit with his song “Turning [...] -
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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Pre-Order Radney Foster CD and Preview Zac Brown Band’s ‘Toes’
Radney Foster’s new album, Revival, is available for pre-order and the first 1,000 fans to do so will receive a free five-song EP. The new CD will be released on Sept. 1 and includes collaborations with Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker.
Congrats to Lanibug, Stormy and Nicole for picking up a copy of Ray Charles‘ Modern [...]Continue reading "Pre-Order Radney Foster CD and Preview Zac Brown Band’s ‘Toes’"
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Brad Paisley Wins Big; Hank Cochran Honored; Sugarland Plans Live CD/DVD
How ’bout those CMT Awards? Calvin Gilbert has a straightforward recap of the evening. Brad Paisley won three awards, Taylor Swift rapped with T-Pain (are they releasing a crunktry album together?) and won two of her own awards. During an acceptance speech she thanked CMT for allowing her to sing with her heroes, Def Leppard. [...]
Continue reading "Brad Paisley Wins Big; Hank Cochran Honored; Sugarland Plans Live CD/DVD"
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Grammy Awards Recognize Americana Roots Music
The Recording Academy announced that it has changed the name of the Grammy Awards “Folk Field” to the “American Roots Music Field,” which will include the Best Traditional Blues Album, Best Contemporary Blues Album and Best Bluegrass Album categories. (via Music Fog)
Lee Ann Womack replaced Julianne Hough (out with laryingitis) as the opening act on [...]Continue reading "Grammy Awards Recognize Americana Roots Music"
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John Michael Montgomery Will Cover Outlaw Hits For New Album
Now that John Michael Montgomery has the freedom that comes with owning his own record label, he plans to cut an album of his favorite Outlaw hits from the ’70s and early ’80s. He’s working with Time Life on the project, which he plans to record late summer/early fall.
Dateline NBC is devoting an entire hour [...]Continue reading "John Michael Montgomery Will Cover Outlaw Hits For New Album"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-3-09)
Welcome to the 9513 Last.fm Chart Update. This has been a feature of The 9513’s forums for a few months now and started off as a way to talk about the musical tastes of our readers. It’s now been called up from AAA to the big leagues.
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Kenny Chesney Debuts Video On MySpace
The video for Kenny Chesney’s song “Out Last Night” debuted on MySpace today. Proceed with caution, you’ll never get the next three minutes and 16 seconds of your life back.
Farce the Music sold out to make a serious recommendation for Do Wrong Right by The Devil Makes Three (MySpace). That’s the second strong endorsement for [...]
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