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Gary Allan Watches “Airplanes” Take Off To No. 1
Gary Allan hit No. 1 on the Country Aircheck Chart this week with “Watching Airplanes.” On a sidenote, how’d you like that incredibly cheesy post title?
Trisha from Buffalo wrote in with this nugget of information:
Seems that the song “Lost In This Moment” which was released by Big & Rich was written by John Rich and […]Continue reading "Gary Allan Watches “Airplanes” Take Off To No. 1"
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Cancer Patient Granted Wish to Visit Opry
The Charleston Gazette ran a touching story on Christmas Eve about Steve Johnson, a 50-year old cancer patient who had fulfilled two of his three wishes. The last thing he wanted to do before he died was visit the Grand Ole Opry, something he didn’t think he was going to happen. While looking up information […]
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The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007
The 9513 began as a country music news site. During the past year we have diversified our content but daily news roundups remain popular among our readers. Thus, it’s only fitting that our Year in Review series for 2007 ends with a roundup of the year’s top country music news stories.
20. Sammy Kershaw’s Troubles. I […]Continue reading "The Year in Review: Top 20 Country Music News Stories of 2007"
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Tim McGraw Set To Launch His Own Fragrance
File this one under the sketchy column, but apparently Beyonce is intent on recording a “country” album.
“She is a big fan of country music and thought that would be an interesting and exciting way to go.
“She tested the waters at the American Music Awards last weekend and she is up for it.”
And who is she […]Continue reading "Tim McGraw Set To Launch His Own Fragrance"
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Porter Wagoner Transferred To Hospice
According to WSM DJ Eddie Stubbs, Porter Wagoner’s lung cancer is moving aggressively and on Friday Porter was transferred from the hospital to a hospice care facility. The Associated Press has more info.
Wagoner, 80, a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1957, was hospitalized Oct. 15. Hospice workers will now do what they can […] -
Sammy Kershaw’s Political Bid Fizzled By Incumbent
Porter Wagoner remains in a Nashville-area hospital and has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
With four kids at home Kelly Willis put her musical career on the back burner. She didn’t feel like she had time to write until an interviewer reminded her that she could do other people’s songs. One thing led to another […]Continue reading "Sammy Kershaw’s Political Bid Fizzled By Incumbent"
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Nashville Earning Less Than Stellar Reviews After First Show
The Chicago Tribune doesn’t have anything good to say about Fox’s new reality show, Nashville, which premiered on Friday night:
The show, which follows the career of aspiring singers on the Nashville music scene, seems suspiciously timed to promote the career of one of the guys on the show, a good-looking country crooner named Chuck Wicks.
An […]Continue reading "Nashville Earning Less Than Stellar Reviews After First Show"
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Country Singer Sammy Kershaw Throws His Hat Into Political Race
The next lieutenant governor of Louisiana just might be country singer Sammy Kershaw. He officially entered the race yesterday as the Republican candidate.
Faith Hill appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show yesterday and talked about The Incident. You know, the one where a fan groped Tim McGraw and she chastised the fan from the stage.
“I […]Continue reading "Country Singer Sammy Kershaw Throws His Hat Into Political Race"
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“They’re just songs. It’s not brain surgery.” - Guy Clark
Mark Adams has an in depth review of To Live’s To Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt by John Kruth. Throughout most of the article Adams refers to the author as Knuth, if you can get passed that it sounds like the book is an interesting read.
Knuth clearly has good material […]Continue reading "“They’re just songs. It’s not brain surgery.” - Guy Clark"
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Today Marks The Debut Of Johnny Cash Dot Com Radio
The CMA Music Festival set a record for attendance. Climbing steadily each year, it peaked at 191,154 people this year.
Country Standard Time has a track listing for the Billy Joe Shaver gospel album, Everybody’s Brother, due out on August 7th. Can’t wait.
Kellie Pickler talks to People magazine about her hockey flame, Tootoo. The two met […]Continue reading "Today Marks The Debut Of Johnny Cash Dot Com Radio"
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Forgotten Artists: Goldie Hill Had Carl Smith and Goldie Hill been born 30 or 40 years later, they might have been like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw–the dominant married couple in country music.
Forgotten Artist: Wynn Stewart Both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard have cited Wynn Stewart as a major influence on their careers, yet somehow, he was never able to translate his enormous talent into extended and consistent success for himself.
Miranda Lambert - “More Like Her” This kind of material, as opposed to her tough-chick-done-wrong romps like “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Gunpowder and Lead,” is where her real promise lies
Joey Rory - “Cheater, Cheater” It’s actually downright frivolous, but that just makes it all the more fun. And really, are you allowed to say “ho” on country radio?
Josh Gracin - “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” Despite initial marketing that touted the album as deep and personal, “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” is anything but deep or personal.
Josh Turner - "Everything Is Fine" Turner is the rare example of an artist who records material that’s both quality and trademark.
Darryl Worley - "Tequila On Ice" A groovy mid-tempo that sways, a refreshing reprieve from the exhausting pace of a format that clamors for loud music and swelling choruses.
Blake Shelton - "She Wouldn't Be Gone" It’s all about nailing the melody rather than providing a legitimate interpretation that accentuates the lyrical content, although Shelton does do a pretty good job of injecting what limited emotion he can.
Don’t look now, but Darius Rucker, lead singer of 90s rock group Hootie & The Blowfish, has a country hit on his hands. What you probably haven’t heard is that Rucker is the first black artist to chart a single in the country top 20 since Charley Pride last did it in 1988.
News that former Sugarland member and co-founder Kristen Hall is suing her ex-mates, to the tune of $1.5 million, goes a long way towards providing a bit of context regarding the Atlanta singer/songwriter’s sudden departure from the group.
In Memory of Don Helms (1927 - 2008) Helms dated back to a time when an excellent four or five piece band and a good singer were all that were needed to make great country music. No drums, no light shows, no production tricks in the recording studio–just good music.Current Discussion
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