-
Poodie Locke, Willie Nelson’s Longtime Stage Manager, Passed Away
Willie Nelson’s stage manager of 34 years, Randall “Poodie” Locke, passed away at his home yesterday from a heart attack. He was 56. Michael Corcoran explains how he got the name Poodie:
As his mother Gloria “Momma” Locke loved to say, Poodie won the Most Beautiful Baby contest in Waco when he was just a few [...]Continue reading "Poodie Locke, Willie Nelson’s Longtime Stage Manager, Passed Away"
-
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"
-
‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ Concert Series Will Celebrate Americana Artists
Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Nanci Griffith and Foster & Lloyd have been confirmed to perform as part of the Americana Music Association’s ‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ series starting in February.
Little Big Town announced that bands and musicians can register to compete for an opening slot on the upcoming A Place To Land Tour. Fans [...]Continue reading "‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ Concert Series Will Celebrate Americana Artists"
-
November ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up
Trace Adkins – X (Ten)
Whereas Adkins’ previous albums have touched on redemption and reflection in passing, X puts those issues front and center. In fact, a majority of the album is comprised of truly outstanding material, which includes the sincere “All I Ask For Anymore,” and the fantastic Larry Cordle (of “Murder on Music [...] -
The Bobby Bares Are Collaborating on Tribute To Shel Silverstein
Bobby Bare Jr. says Shel Silverstein critiqued every song he wrote until he died and says he was his father’s best friend. In that respect, it’s only fitting that Bare Sr. and Jr. are collaborating on a tribute album to the late children’s author, artist, poet and songwriter. Scheduled for release sometime next year, the [...]
Continue reading "The Bobby Bares Are Collaborating on Tribute To Shel Silverstein"
-
Dealing Blind: Clint Black Files Lawsuit Against His Manager
Clint Black filed a lawsuit against his manager/accountant, Charles Sussman. Black asserts that Sussman and his firm “repeatedly engaged in self-dealing, negligence, and/or gross negligence” in steering his finances. Part of the dispute involves Little Big Town. Black believed the band was signed to a long-term deal with Equity Records, the independent record label in [...]
Continue reading "Dealing Blind: Clint Black Files Lawsuit Against His Manager"
-
Album Review: Randy Owen – One On One
For his first solo album, One On One, Randy Owen chose John Rich as producer due to his determination to create something unique and in order to achieve that goal, they approached the project from a personal vantage point. The designer must have gotten that memo because the liner notes contain eight headshots and [...]
-
Brad Paisley Leads Election Day Releases With Instrumental Album
Album releases for the week of 11/4/2008 include:
Beth Stevens – Strong Enough
Amazon
Brad Paisley – Play
Amazon | iTunes
The Churchmen – I’ll Be Long Gone
Amazon
Mark Wills – Familiar Stranger
Amazon | iTunes
Randy Owen – One on One
Amazon | iTunes
Trailer Choir – Trailer Choir EP
Amazon | iTunesCybergrass has more information on Strong Enough, the new album from Beth Stevens, [...]
Continue reading "Brad Paisley Leads Election Day Releases With Instrumental Album"
-
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)
Brady wrote a quick recap of an acoustic [...] -
Miranda Lambert Accused of Assault; Still Dating Blake Shelton
The sheriff’s department in Tyler, Texas is investigating an alleged assault case involving Miranda Lambert. According to reports, Lambert and her boyfriend Blake Shelton were attending a CD release party for an Adam Hood show when she was approached by Aisha Esbay for a photograph. She said Lambert told her “maybe later.”
Esbay said she went [...]Continue reading "Miranda Lambert Accused of Assault; Still Dating Blake Shelton"
Popular Stuff
Sponsor
Is Dave Haywood going solo? This and many other of country music's most pressing questions answered in the September edition of The 9513's world famous Mailbag!
Caroline Herring likes to sing songs about life in the South. No, not exactly like Justin Moore and Jason Aldean...
The 9513's resident historian Paul W. Dennis sits down for a chat with country music legend Gene Watson.
As much as we love girl singers, we love songs about girl singers even more. Here's just a few of the many tribute songs out there.
Step away from the river and up to a jukebox, because heartbreak is only temporary, but a good song about drowning yourself—like a diamond—lasts forever.
What do you think about music labels "testing the waters" with a single before providing access to an artist's entire album? 
What country artist, young or old, would you recommend as a must-listen artist to a newcomer on his/her journey through country music, and what would your essential song picks be?Current Discussion
- kurt: I personally don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with a country artist working with someone like Martin or Dioguardi if ...
- kurt: Thank you! Thank you! Carrie fans seem to think that “remixing” is the only way to make a country song ...
- Leeann Ward: Michael, That's ridiculous on more than one level.
- sam (sam): Why should we say, "You either like it or you don't. Just leave it at that?" I don't want to ...
- kevin w: I don't mind christian messages in songs, heck country has a tradition of christian messages in songs, along with the ...
- kevin w: "I grew up in the 1980’s when country was solidly blue collar democrat." Um, not exactly
- Joni: Reviews are just someone's personal opinion. Obviously this reviewer doesn't care for the song. I like the song a ...
- Paul W Dennis: actually, during the 1980s country was "Reagan Democrat"
- Jon: Since this is basically just the flip side of Dan E.’s claim – he says it’s getting better, you say ...
- Jon: And pop wasn’t so bad during the yesteryear. When the music made much more sense and singers actually sing songs. Since ...
