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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-24-09)
It can take years for a singer’s career to build and grow before they become a major, chart-topping sensation. The end of that phase of a singer’s career can happen almost instantaneously. Sometimes it’s in the choice of albums they make. Patty Loveless was still producing Top 20 hits when she went into bluegrass mode. [...]
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Gary Allan To Face Stalker In Court
Gary Allan will face an “aggressive stalker” in the courtroom tomorrow.
New releases for the week of May 26, 2009 include:
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women – Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
Amazon | iTunes | RhapsodyGeorge Jones – Walk Through This World With Me – The Complete Musicor Recordings, 1965-1971 (Box set)
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-10-09)
Considering that The 9513 Group jumped up to 65 members this week, I was interested to see how that would affect the charts. Would we start to turn into every other group on Last.fm and have Radiohead among the top artists? Thankfully, no. Instead, the infusion of new blood created one of the best Top [...]
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Stephen Bruton, Longtime Guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, Succumbed to Throat Cancer
Guitarist, producer and songwriter Stephen Bruton, who played with Kris Kristofferson for 17 years, lost the battle to throat cancer over the weekend. He was 60.
Austin Music Source’s Michael Corcoran says Bonnie Raitt mentioned Stephen Bruton after almost every song during her concert at the Bass Concert Hall on Sunday.
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Donald Trump Fires Clint Black and Lyric Street Drops Josh Gracin
Clint Black couldn’t fill Trace Adkins‘ shoes and was fired on Celebrity Apprentice last night, just shy of earning a spot in the top four.
Josh Gracin added a new song to his MySpace titled “Enough,” and in a blog post he mentions that it’s his first project without Lyric Street. (via CountryMusicIsLove)
Jason Michael Carroll on [...]Continue reading "Donald Trump Fires Clint Black and Lyric Street Drops Josh Gracin"
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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 [...] -
Mark Chesnutt – “She Never Got Me Over You”
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran, and Keith Whitley.
Mark Chesnutt’s new single is an anachronism of the highest order.
Penned by Keith Whitley and famed songwriters Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon in the late ’80s, Whitley’s recording of the song has never been officially released. This is the first time most people will hear it, even [...]Continue reading "Mark Chesnutt – “She Never Got Me Over You”"
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Country Music Loses The Beat With the Passing of Buddy Harman
Buddy Harman, dubbed the father of modern country drumming by Eddie Stubbs, passed away yesterday evening at the age of 79 from congestive heart failure.
A native Nashvillian born Murrey Mizell Harman Jr., Mr. Harman played drums on more than 18,000 recordings, including Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman,” Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” Tammy [...]Continue reading "Country Music Loses The Beat With the Passing of Buddy Harman"
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Bonnie Hill Is On a Mission to Get Keith Whitley Honored In Hall of Fame
Keith Whitley uber fan Bonnie Hill is on a mission to get the late singer recognized alongside all the legends already inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her online petition has amassed nearly 2,000 signatures, including those of Ralph Stanley, J.D. Crowe and Alan Frizzell. Hill knows her petition alone won’t get Whitely [...]
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Black Crowes Sue Gretchen Wilson For Copyright Infringement
Let us know what you think about Black Crowes suing Gretchen Wilson over the song she sang for a “Saving Grace” commercial. Do they have a case? (Thanks to Paula for the link)
Congrats to the fine folks over at Country Universe for passing one million views since moving their blog to WordPress two years ago. [...]Continue reading "Black Crowes Sue Gretchen Wilson For Copyright Infringement"
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- Steve M.: That reminds me I haven't seen Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan lately.
- TexasVet: Much better "Undo It" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymORaEZtvo Like it or not, this song will become quite the earworm...listen once and it will stuck ...
- Steve M.: Oh boy! That is some great rock and roll there.
- Paul W Dennis: Decent effort - Kelly's songs always seem to add up to more than the sum of the parts, which suggests ...
- TexasVet: I don’t know, but the Crickets refuse not to fade away. These crickets never will: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt02zuoxGj4
- Steve M.: I don't know, but the Crickets refuse not to fade away.
- abuckycovingtonfan4-ever patricia: Thank you so much for the interview you did with our man bucky what can i say he is an ...
- merlefan49: Is one of the crickets a brown eyed handsome man :D
- ALJID: LOL...I though they were insects. Buwahahahahaha...Anyway the meaning is still a give away. If you don't understand the message then ...
- ALJID: "Undo what, exactly? I am sorry, but the 30 minutes of crickets chirping one of my favorite singers recorded tells ...
