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Pam and Mel Tillis Announce Dates For “A Tillis Family Christmas” Tour
Pam, Mel and the Tillis family announced “A Tillis Family Christmas,” their holiday tour that begins later this month.
Blake Shelton on “Bare Skin Rug,” a collaboration with girlfriend Miranda Lambert on his new album, Startin’ Fires:
“What’s funny about it, man, you’ll never believe — I had to kick and fight and cuss and was pretty [...]Continue reading "Pam and Mel Tillis Announce Dates For “A Tillis Family Christmas” Tour"
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Haggard Is In Good Spirits After Surgery to Remove Lung Tumor
Merle Haggard underwent surgery on Monday to remove a lung tumor that was discovered in May. Doctors believe they’ve removed all the cancer and according to Haggard’s publicist, he’s resting and recovering in a Bakersfield hospital.
That Nashville Sound compares Jet Black and Jealous, the new album from the Eli Young Band, to the prize at [...]Continue reading "Haggard Is In Good Spirits After Surgery to Remove Lung Tumor"
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Taylor Swift Makes European Debut to Sold-Out Crowd
Taylor Swift made her debut in London last night to a sold-out crowd and The 9513 forum member SamB was there to catch all the action.
She did most of the hits (no Tim McGraw, which was odd), and some stuff off the new album, including Change, which I loved, and Love Story, which she said [...]Continue reading "Taylor Swift Makes European Debut to Sold-Out Crowd"
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Riders In The Sky Picks Up Cowboy Spirit Award
Western music group Riders in the Sky and actor John Wayne are 2008’s recipients of the National Festival of the West Cowboy Spirit Award — recognizing those setting the example of Western heroes with the integrity, strength of spirit, and moral character depicted by the American cowboy.
The Dixie Chicks will be the first country act [...]Continue reading "Riders In The Sky Picks Up Cowboy Spirit Award"
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Tracy Lawrence Made History At CMA Awards With Win
Trisha Yearwood hates the fact that ticket scalpers are getting a hold of some of the $31 tickets to Garth Brooks’ shows and selling them for astronomical prices. Witness the prices on eBay.
Country music is keeping Jessica Simpson busy these days. She attended the BMI Awards to see her buddy Willie Nelson canonized, made sure [...]Continue reading "Tracy Lawrence Made History At CMA Awards With Win"
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Bruce Robison Picks A Couple Of Songs From Latest EP He Hopes Get Covered
It seems like I’m always linking to a John Goodspeed article. This time his article prefaces Bruce Robison’s appearance at John T. Floore’s Country Store tonight. When talking about songs that get cut from albums before they’re released, Robison says:
“It hurts,” Robison said. “Believe me, I’m not crying. But it’s just one of the things [...]Continue reading "Bruce Robison Picks A Couple Of Songs From Latest EP He Hopes Get Covered"
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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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