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New Texas Tornados Album Will Include Freddy Fender
Shawn Sahm led the surviving members of the Texas Tornados, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiminez, in a six-song romp at Antone’s last night that was part of a two-hour tribute show to his father, the late Doug Sahm.
In addition to a documentary that’s being made about his father, Shaw Sahm also told the crowd that [...]Continue reading "New Texas Tornados Album Will Include Freddy Fender"
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Jo Dee Messina Welcomes Her First Child
Jo Dee Messina and her husband welcomed their first baby, Noah Roger Deffenbaugh, into the world at a Nashville-area hospital yesterday.
The folks from the Music Fog blog interviewed Bruce Robison and Sunny Sweeney at the Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball yesterday and posted videos of performances from Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jack Ingram, Gary P. [...] -
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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Dolly Parton To Take Her Hits To American Idol Tomorrow Night
Dolly Parton will be the first of four superstar guest mentors on American Idol this year. Her stint as mentor begins tomorrow night when contestants will choose from her catalog for their performances, but don’t expect her to be too critical. “Even the bad (singers) are just as sincere as the good ones,” Parton said. [...]
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John Rich & Gretchen Wilson No-Shows at Alabama Concert
Gretchen Wilson, John Rich, and Cowboy Troy failed to appear at a concert designed to honor Sam Phillips. Although not scheduled to appear Big Kenny filled in for the no-shows. An attorney for the radio station that organized the events says the non-appearances are a breach of contract while a spokesperson for Gretchen Wilson cites [...]
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Georgia Anti-Dogfighting Ad To Feature Willie Nelson
Sissy Spacek and Reese Witherspoon land on EW.com’s list of favorite singing actors for their respective roles as Loretta Lynn and June Carter Cash. Spacek portrayed Loretta in the 1980 biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter and Witherspoon played June in Walk the Line.
In his description of Miranda Lambert and her music Chris Gray writes “…live is [...]Continue reading "Georgia Anti-Dogfighting Ad To Feature Willie Nelson"
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Martin Sheen Claims Bush Bullied Dixie Chicks
I get the distinct feeling that Martin Sheen doesn’t care for George Bush after the comments he recently made over the President’s handling of the Dixie Chicks incident four years ago.
“If George W. Bush were a true Christian, like he proclaims himself to be, you know what he would have done? He’d have invited them [...]Continue reading "Martin Sheen Claims Bush Bullied Dixie Chicks"
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Porter Wagoner Celebrates 50 Years With Opry And Stagecoach Highlights Different Sub-Genres Of Country
On Saturday, May 19 Porter Wagoner will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Marty Stuart will host the one-hour event to be televised on GAC and Patty Loveless and Dolly Parton will be giving special performances. Also to honor the occasion, The Martin Guitar Company is introducing the Martin [...]
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Loretta Lynn Scheduled To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Music
Pretty soon you’ll be saying Dr. Loretta Lynn. The Berklee College of Music is scheduled to present her with an honorary doctorate of music when she performs at the Grand Ole Opry on March 17.
“Loretta Lynn’s songs have squarely addressed real-life situations faced by many women, and she’s used her artistry to deal openly with [...]Continue reading "Loretta Lynn Scheduled To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Music"
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