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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 [...] -
Obama Boogies Back To Texas With Ray Benson and Joe Ely
An fundraiser for Barack Obama at the Austin Music Hall last night featured country artists Ray Benson and Joe Ely, and Obama himself even joined in for a performance of “Boogie Back to Texas.” The Asleep at the Wheel MySpace blog has several additional pictures.
Chet Flippo weighs in on Kix Brooks’ comments about artists getting [...]Continue reading "Obama Boogies Back To Texas With Ray Benson and Joe Ely"
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Mailbag: Second Edition
Last month Jenna posted the first edition of the mailbag, where the questions don’t actually come from email, but rather the search queries in our stats program. Today I’m bringing you the second edition. Since search queries are generally simple, the questions don’t get too complex. With that said, let’s get started.
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iPod Shuffle Contest Winners
This contest wouldn’t have been possible without the help of a lot of people and, of whom, we are very gracious for their support. So, I’d like to go through and thank each and every one of them and post their contact information so that anyone that appreciates their support can thank them as well.
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Woot for Moot! Moot Davis, That Is
From the very moment Moot Davis exhales the lyrics “Well they’re lining up outside my door to get a look at me…” from the first song of his self-titled, debut album, the listener can’t help feel his honky-tonk style is reminiscent of the late Hank Williams. That’s a good thing, there’s really not a whole [...]
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