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Pat Green and BNA Records Split; New Releases; Country Hall Looking to Double In Size
Pat Green and BNA Records have parted ways.
New releases for the week of September 22, 2009 include:
Adam Steffey – One More for the Road
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceArty Hill and the Long Gone Daddys – Montgomery on My Mind: The Hank EP
Amazon | iTunes | MySpace | MP3 SamplesDiamond Rio – The Reason
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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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Haggard & Kristofferson Schedule First Ever Performances Together
Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson will be performing together for the first time ever come April. That doesn’t seem possible, but Twang Nation lists the three dates, all on the west coast, for the special acoustic performances.
Zalman King, a director for the ’90s erotic and drama series Red Shoe Diaries, is in talks to film [...]Continue reading "Haggard & Kristofferson Schedule First Ever Performances Together"
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Vince Gill Named New Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Artist-In-Residence
Vince Gill has been announced as the successor to Jerry Douglas as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Artist-in-Residence, a program that honors a musical master who can be credited with contributing a large and significant body of work to the canon of American popular music. As part of his residence honors, Gill [...]
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Ho, Ho, Ho: Joey+Rory Add Holiday Spirit to “Cheater Cheater” Remix
Just in time for the holidays, Joey+Rory created a “Sleighbell Mix” of their song “Cheater Cheater” and posted it on MySpace. Unfortunately, they removed the hip hop inspired “King Mix” before I had a chance to listen to it, but based on forum response, I didn’t miss much.
The Austin Chronicle’s Doug Freeman says honky-tonk can’t [...]Continue reading "Ho, Ho, Ho: Joey+Rory Add Holiday Spirit to “Cheater Cheater” Remix"
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