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Sara Evans Divorce Update, Planned Chris LeDoux Statue, And New Willie Nelson Record Label
In an effort to curb what is called “payola” in the radio industry, radio broadcasters have agreed to pay the government 12.5 million and provide free airtime for independent record labels and local artists. The article doesn’t list any genres specifically, but hopefully this deal is inclusive of the country genre and we’ll see some [...]
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Johnny Bush Writes About Honky Tonks And James McMurtry Visits NPR
Ten months ago a cocktail waitress accused Hank Williams, Jr. of yelling obscenities and choking her at a hotel. Those charges were dropped over the weekend. The District Attorney says that they didn’t feel like they had a case they could prove and the accuser, Holly Hornbeak, still says that the case was not driven [...]
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Sara Evans Writes A Book, Ty England Makes It To No. 1, and Kenny Rogers Surprises Dolly Parton
Sara Evans has turned her latest single, “You’ll Always Be My Baby”, into a book. Sara, Tony Martin, and Tom Shapiro wrote the book together as a thank you to fans who are supporting her through her hard times. A CD single will be included in the package. Sara wrote a personal introduction, which inclues [...]
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Saturday News Roundup
Sara Evans will sing the national anthem tomorrow for the Indianapolis Colts vs.Tennessee Titans game at LP Field in Nashville. The game starts at 1:00 p.m. (EST)/12:00 p.m. (CST) and will be broadcasted by CBS.
Wynonna Judd made an apperance in New York for a special event at a retail store in Manhattan yesterday, marking World [...] -
Monday Morning News Roundup
On Wynonna’s very first Christmas album: “She has grown weary of vocal acrobatics displayed by singers who are intent on changing the classic songs that mean so much to so many.” Can I get a big, fat Amen? Leave the classics alone people. If you want to sing it, then sing it like it’s meant [...]
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Sara Evans Returns to Dancing With the Stars for Season Finale
Last night, Sara Evans returned to Dancing with the Stars for the season finale. She left the show about a month ago after filing for divorce from her husband Craig Schelske. The divorce is a whole nother story in itself. Anyways, each of the couples who had already been voted off the show got [...]
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In an attempt to discover and highlight the best music every month, We'll be publishing a list of the best songs released throughout that period. Here's Brady Vercher's picks for October.
For the second episode of The 9513 Country Music Podcast, your host Kelly Dearmore caught up with two seemingly different artists in Sarah Borges and Trent Willmon. Take a listen.
Free Music Downloads: If you’ve only recently come to country music, or have never delved past the genre’s surface and it’s most famous names, you may not have heard of Tom Russell. That’s a shame, and The 9513’s Free Music series is here to help set you down the right path.
Martina McBride - “Ride” Catchy, but a little low on cogency–not to mention originality. And it essentially resolves into the same kind of positive “message song” that has defined so much of McBride’s recent work.
Richie McDonald - “How Do I Just Stop” So gloriously simple and unequivocally lackluster that people of every political persuasion should rejoice in the opportunity to come together and have a hearty laugh at its expense.
Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You” Combinining a golden trifecta of country music—steel guitar, fiddle and a strong, twangy vocal—"If I Didn't Love You" pulls together a sweet, toe-tapping ditty reminiscent of Marty Raybon-era Shenandoah.
Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying” A charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity, a musical remnant from a time when songwriters understood that often the best thing to do is just get out of the song’s way.
John Rich - “Another You” For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. 
George Ducas - “Walk Through This World” Ducas banks on the success of recent artists’ pleasantly bland lyrics and agreeable instrumentation for his first release with WhiteStar Nashville.
In this exclusive interview for The 9513, Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook talks about life with the band, as well as A Place to Land, the group’s current album, which has charted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart on two separate occasions
Forgotten Artists: Cal Smith - When the Florida Sunshine Opry (Eustis, FL) booked its first “name” (non-local) act back in 1999, the act they chose was Cal Smith. No wonder, since Cal is an excellent singer, musician, storyteller and showman. | View more artists featured in Paul W. Dennis' recurring "Forgotten Artists" feature »
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