-
LeAnn Rimes and Husband Split; New Lee Ann Womack Video; Slaid Cleaves in Stuido 1A
LeAnn Rimes and her husband split.
On August 9, Shelby Lynne will make a guest appearance on the Lifetime series Army Wives and debut two new songs, “Like a Fool” and “Beat the Blues.”
Jimmy Carter has lots of coverage from Alan Jackson’s Aquapalooza concert over the weekend.
Watch the new video for Lee Ann Womack’s “Solitary Thinking.” [...] -
Sara Evans Settles Suit; Jack Ingram Bests Taylor Swift; What’s Country?
Sara Evans‘ former nanny scored more than $500,000 in the settlement for a defamation suit she filed against the country singer in April 2007.
Kathy Mattea on the divide between traditional and pop influences in country music: (via GAC)
“This tension between a real traditional sound and pop music, it’s nothing new,” said Mattea. “We had Barbara [...]Continue reading "Sara Evans Settles Suit; Jack Ingram Bests Taylor Swift; What’s Country?"
-
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (7-5-09)
One thing about The 9513 Last.fm charts, it’s pretty easy to tell when a popular artist has a new album out. Consider the all-Paisley, all-the-time charts for this week. It’s not unusual to see Brad Paisley among the most popular artists on most weeks. Sure, his Play album didn’t really make a dent on the [...]
-
Mini Playlist: Songs About Girl Singers
It’s no secret that we love girl singers here at The 9513; whether they’re ethereal songbirds or barroom belters, there’s just something about a woman who can sing country music. And 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 [...]
-
John Michael Montgomery Will Cover Outlaw Hits For New Album
Now that John Michael Montgomery has the freedom that comes with owning his own record label, he plans to cut an album of his favorite Outlaw hits from the ’70s and early ’80s. He’s working with Time Life on the project, which he plans to record late summer/early fall.
Dateline NBC is devoting an entire hour [...]Continue reading "John Michael Montgomery Will Cover Outlaw Hits For New Album"
-
George Jones Shows Signs of Age and Hard Living
Karlie Justus reviewed a recent George Jones concert where he had a few slip-ups, but still conveyed heartache through is performance.
Brian T. Atkinson has a brief interview with Sugarland’s Kristian Bush for Austin360.
My Kind of Country reviewed Vern Gosdin’s 1989 album Alone, which isn’t formally available but can be picked up on the cheap used.
Buddy [...]Continue reading "George Jones Shows Signs of Age and Hard Living"
-
Delayed Ashley Monroe Album Finally Earns Release Date
Ashely Monroe announced that the album she made for Sony when she was 19 (now 22), titled Satisfied, will be released digitally on May 19.
Ferlin Husky is home recovering after a trip to the hospital last weekend for congestive heart failure and pneumonia.
In an interview published on Reuters, Steve Earle talks about his new album, [...]Continue reading "Delayed Ashley Monroe Album Finally Earns Release Date"
-
The Paisley’s Name Second Son Jasper Warren Paisley
The Paisley’s named their second son Jasper Warren Paisley.
The house belonging to Jimmy Dean and his wife caught fire last night, injuring three firefighters. Fortunately, the country singer and his wife were able to escape without harm.
The New York Times‘ songwriting blog, Measure for Measure, is temporarily closing down and as an encore, they [...]Continue reading "The Paisley’s Name Second Son Jasper Warren Paisley"
-
Big Kenny Donates To Charity To Celebrate His First No. 1
Mario Tarradell has an article about Shanachie Records, the record label who signed Daryle Singletary, David Ball, and Confederate Railroad to record albums of old classics.
Why the sudden interest in country?
“We think there is a void in country music,” says Randall Grass, Shanachie’s general manager. “Country has become very pop-oriented and very youth-oriented in the [...]Continue reading "Big Kenny Donates To Charity To Celebrate His First No. 1"
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
- Vicki: Or Alison Krauss and Union Station, Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless and Vince Gill
- Vicki: The Beatles, Carrie Underwood, Jamey Johnson and Josh Groban.
- Matt: I'm glad you chose to review this as opposed to the new Joe Nichols album. Instead of complaining about bad ...
- Terry Ridont: I think its cool. Thats what I like about indy rock artists, everything isn't the same high budget packaging and ...
- Stormy: Jon: The problem is that the progressive country music is now being called Americana. And why is it ...
- Razor X: Maybe his brother did talk him into it but what’s to say he hasn’t ‘always loved’ and ‘wanted’ to ...
- Brian: Josh Kelley will be fine. At the very least it means Katherine Heigl may show up on country award shows regularly. ...
- Razor X: Change may be inevitable but we aren't required to support it and if enough people boycott it, it doesn't last ...
- Jon: "You can’t stop “progress”… We can if we try hard enough. Um, no. Not that I think "progress" is a good ...
- Joe: When she moved from Mercury to BNA, I think we were all just allowed to think there'd be some grand ...
