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Grammys to Honor Gene Autry and Brenda Lee with Lifetime Achievement Award
Gene Autry and Brenda Lee will be honored alongside the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Dean Martin and Tom Paxton with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on Feb. 7, and will be acknowledged during the Grammy telecast the next evening. (Wikipedia has a list of past winners)
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New Bear Family Series Exemplifies Country Music From 1945 to 1950
Barry Mazor introduced the new Bear Family series Country & Western Hit Parade: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke And Hillbilly Music in his most recent column for NoDepression.com. The first six volumes are structured around a given year from 1945 through 1950 and attempt to gather songs that represent that year without necessarily relying on by-the-charts [...]
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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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Mindy McCready Uses Her ‘Get Out of Jail Early’ Card
Mindy McCready is getting out of jail today after serving just half of her 60-day sentence. Speaking of sentences, TMZ says she read enough of them to finish two books while in the slammer–no word on which books, though.
Trace Adkins, George Jones and daughter Georgette, and Brad Paisley are among the artists performing at the [...]Continue reading "Mindy McCready Uses Her ‘Get Out of Jail Early’ Card"
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Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart
Willie Nelson made his first Billboard Hot Country Songs chart appearance in five years with this week’s No. 56 debut of “That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)” — credited to Kenny Chesney. His last appearance was another Chesney collaboration on “Pretty Paper.”
The debut of “That Lucky Old Sun” expands Nelson’s country [...]Continue reading "Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart"
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Actor Kevin Costner Records Country Album; Drops Nov. 11
Actor Kevin Costner plans to drop a country-rock album on Nov. 11 and become musician Kevin Costner. Actually, he’s been playing with some of his band mates for nearly 20 years and this is just one of his dreams. The album, recorded with his band Modern West, is set to consist of 12 original tunes, [...]
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Marty Stuart Bringing Traditional Country Music Back to TV
The RFD-TV cable network channel plans to start broadcasting The Marty Stuart Show on Sunday nights starting in November and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs will be his sidekick.
“This show is about authenticity, from the artists who visit us in the studio every week to the people watching at home,” said Stuart, a sideman [...]Continue reading "Marty Stuart Bringing Traditional Country Music Back to TV"
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Album Review: George Jones – Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets
Over several days in the winter of 1993, during one of the worst ice storms in Tennesee history, George Jones, producer Brian Ahern and a boatload of country and pop stars retreated to the famous “Bradley Barn” studio to record Bradley Barn Sessions, an album of Jones classics performed as duets between The Possum and [...]
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Sugarland Co-founder Kristin Hall Sues Former Bandmates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush
Sugarland co-founder Kristen Hall is suing former bandmates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush for $1.5 million. Hall claims that she had an agreement with Nettles and Bush to share profits after she left the band but has not received her portion of Sugarland’s earnings. (more coverage on Law.com)
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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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- Jon: @Steve M. Bob Dylan's a songwriter, not a poet. He didn't place his words alone on paper, he ...
- Steve M.: Yes, i know there is a difference. But place Dylan's words alone on paper, they make for greater poetry in ...
- stormy: Jon: And if Taylor were soulful or authentic or had an iota of talent, she would get a pass ...
- merlefan49: Why would the word ouch mean I'm enjoying it? I meant ouch that was bad.
- Jon: And by the way, Dylan is a songwriter, not a poet. There's a difference.
- Jon: Steve M., I believe that's from the big Robert Shelton review that helped get Dylan so much attention; believe me, ...
- Michelle: Sorry, didn't know. I assumed some guy was really enjoying it, my bad! Yeah, it was sucky to me too!
- Jon: Well, Michelle, I'll say this much: most of the intelligent and useful things you can say about music don't involve ...
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