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‘Noble Things’ Now Playing in Select Theaters; Blake Shelton’s ‘Hillbilly Bone’; Augie Meyers Profiled
Noble Things, a movie featuring Lee Ann Womack and Tracy Byrd in their big screen debuts, opens in a limited number of theaters today. Read Pierce Greenberg’s review of the film.
Watch the video premiere of Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone” featuring Trace Adkins.
Ralph Emery has been on radio and television for the past 58 years and [...] -
Forgotten Artists: Johnny Duncan (1938-2006)
Johnny Richard Duncan was born in Dublin, TX to a very musical family. His mom played rhythm guitar in his uncle’s country band and many of his cousins went on to have fine careers in the music industry, including noted songwriter Troy Seals (”Rattle the Windows,” “Don’t Take It Away,” “Two Old Cats Like Us” [...]
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Tim McGraw Tops Charts with Scorned Hits Package
You know that Greatest Hits 3 album Tim McGraw apologized for? It’s now his 11th No. 1 album on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 44,000 copies in its first week.
On October 26, 10 different venues in 10 different cities across Texas will host a Concert for the Coast. The event will bring together over [...]Continue reading "Tim McGraw Tops Charts with Scorned Hits Package"
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Jamey Johnson Joins Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney In Farm Aid Lineup
Jamey Johnson is joining Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews for the Farm Aid music festival in New England on Sept. 20. Maybe this will end up being the first step towards a Jamey Johnson and Willie Nelson studio collaboration. Or maybe I’ll just keep on dreaming my dreams.
Keeping with [...]Continue reading "Jamey Johnson Joins Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney In Farm Aid Lineup"
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A Nation’s Affair With Western Culture: The Story of Marty Robbins’ “El Paso”
Born in Glendale, Arizona as Martin David Robison in 1925, Marty Robbins spent his childhood idolizing Gene Autry and the cowboy way. “I wanted to be Gene Autry,” he once said. “I wanted to ride off into the sunset.”
His penchant for the the Old West was further fed by romanticized stories told by his [...]Continue reading "A Nation’s Affair With Western Culture: The Story of Marty Robbins’ “El Paso”"
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Keith Urban T-Shirts Now Made With Recycled Plastic
Keith Urban has partnered with a company to help make his t-shirts more environmentally-friendly by being partially made from recycled plastic bottles. At the same time, Kenny Chesney says his tour requires 55 trucks and 28 buses to make everything work.
Who didn’t see this one coming years ago? Dolly Parton postponed her tour, citing [...]Continue reading "Keith Urban T-Shirts Now Made With Recycled Plastic"
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Songwriting Doesn’t Come Easy For Trailblazing Lyle Lovett
A local Austin news station obtained a copy of the episode from the “Sam and Bob Morning Show” that co-host Sam Allred was fired for. Below is the sequence that apparently led to his punishment:
Sammy: “If you knew what it was, why did you call and ask?”
Bob: “It’s not until this coming weekend.”
Caller: “Sammy, no [...]Continue reading "Songwriting Doesn’t Come Easy For Trailblazing Lyle Lovett"
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New Hall of Famers Gather at the Ryman
There was one more ghost than usual in the wings of the Ryman Auditorium on Monday night.
Less than 24 hours after the passing of their brother in the Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry, new Hall of Fame Members Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium for [...] -
Emery, Gill and Tillis Bestowed With Hall Of Fame Honors
Wanting to work where no one would bother them, Gary Allan and songwriters Jim Lauderdale and Odie Blackman visited the jungles of Costa Rica for a week.
Peter Cooper has a synopsis of the Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Ralph Emery, Vince Gill, and Mel Tillis.
Asked is he still considers himself a [...]Continue reading "Emery, Gill and Tillis Bestowed With Hall Of Fame Honors"
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The CMA Awards Continue to Snub the Hall of Fame Inductees
As has been previously reported, the induction of the newest members to the Country Music Hall of Fame will not be aired on the CMA Awards, nor are there plans to even mention them on the three hour broadcast, all under the guise that there isn’t time to do them justice. What a cop [...]
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