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Jeff Hanna Is Proud That Nitty Girtty Dirt Band’s Circle Remains Unbroken
If Jeff Hanna sounds like he’s done and seen it all—it’s probably because he has. As a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for 43 years, Hanna has played the 1984 Olympics, won GRAMMY awards, and has graced stages from the states to Japan. As part of the NGDB, Hanna has had songs atop [...]
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Album Review: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Speed of Life
It’s been five years since the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released an album. Though they haven’t exactly been resting on their laurels, this interval between records isn’t too surprising: After all, once a band’s been together for 45 years, don’t you think they’d get a little bored with it all? Listening to Speed of Life, [...]
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Poets and Prophets: Matraca Berg at Country Music Hall of Fame
Matraca Berg looks like a country singer. She’s slim and pretty. When she speaks, it’s with a strong Kentucky drawl. The boys would gush over her and the girls would all want to be her. But that’s not what Berg is. She’s a songwriter—and a good one at that.
So good, that she was picked to [...]Continue reading "Poets and Prophets: Matraca Berg at Country Music Hall of Fame"
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Radney Foster Celebrates 50th; Songs On Songwriting; Free Mark Wills
Austin Music Source’s Brian T. Atkinson published a brief Q&A with Radney Foster, who celebrates his 50th birthday with a star-studded lineup at Hill’s Cafe tonight.
Darius Rucker told us recently that he’s thought of recording your entire ‘Del Rio, Texas, 1959’ album.
Well, that’s incredibly flattering (laughs). I’ve known for a long time that he’s a [...]Continue reading "Radney Foster Celebrates 50th; Songs On Songwriting; Free Mark Wills"
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40 Songs About The Moon
This July marks the 40 year anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission in which man first set foot on the moon. And what better way to celebrate than with a lunar-loving playlist? Pop in those earbuds, fix yourself a big glass of Tang, and do a little stargazing this month.
40. “Defy the Moon” – [...]
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New Sara Evans Single; Joe Pug Releases Free EP; Patsy Cline Autograph Fetches Top Dollar
Listen to Sara Evans‘ new single “Feels Just Like a Love Song.” ( MySpace | iLike )
Saguaro Road Records is giving away a free download of Tanya Tucker’s “Love’s Gonna Live Here” on Amazon. The track is from her upcoming album My Turn, which can be streamed in its entirety on CMT before its release [...] -
Montgomery Gentry Joins Opry; Hall to Highlight Matraca Berg
Montgomery Gentry officially joined the Grand Ole Opry last night.
“Uh, my daddy, he loved what it stood for and what it was about. And I promise you, me and T won’t let you down. And uh, omagosh, Dad…” Eddie said, clutching his Opry trophy and looking up, “we made it.”Matraca Berg is the next songwriter [...]
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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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Billy Bob Thorton Acts Bizarre in Radio Interview; Cleary, He Does Not Do Mornings
Yesterday morning, Billy Bob Thorton and his band, The Boxmasters, went to an interview in Toronto, Canada, except Thorton didn’t appear to be coherent when host Jian Ghomeshi began asking him questions. Apparently Thorton was perturbed that Ghomeshi briefly mentioned his acting career when he introduced the band. EW.com has video of the bizarre interview.
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Former ‘Nashville Star’ Contestant Sues John Rich
John Rich is being sued by former Nashville Star contestant Jared Ashley and the affidavits, police reports, complaints are online along with videos and voicemail messages.
The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper and Los Angeles Times‘ Randy Lewis wrote obituaries for the singer, songwriter and guitarist Duane Jarvis, who passed away Wednesday morning in his Los Angeles apartment [...]Continue reading "Former ‘Nashville Star’ Contestant Sues John Rich"
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