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Songwriters: Who’s Your Favorite Unsung Hero?
Without songwriters, we wouldn’t have any songs, but they hardly receive the recognition they deserve for the contributions they make. We have the greats that are obvious like Harlan Howard, Cindy Walker, and even Hank Williams that are hard to pass up–and they really aren’t all that lacking in the accolades–so let’s limit this to [...]
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50th Annual Grammy Awards Wrap-Up
We haven’t featured much Grammy coverage here on The 9513, but give us credit for weighing in when it counts: after the results have been revealed and with the benefit of perfect hindsight (we certainly wouldn’t want to stick our necks out before the votes have been cast).
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January ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up
Catherine Britt - Little Wildflower
Catherine Britt released her third album, Little Wildflower, in her native Australia. This album, produced by Brett Beavers, attempts to cover ground in both contemporary and traditional country and while her contemporary contributions are decent, they blend in with current offerings from other artists. However, Britt’s performance and smoky vocals [...] -
Carrie Underwood’s Exclusive Inner Circle Threatens Her Career
The video for Carrie Underwood’s “All-American Girl” is out and, surprise, it’s directed by Roman White. Roman White has directed all seven of Carrie’s music videos (for those trying to do that math, that’s six studio singles plus Disney’s “Ever Ever After”). If you have to choose one video director for the rest of your [...]
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Kristofferson to star alongside Affleck, Aniston
Kris Kristofferson will appear with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, and Drew Barrymore in the upcoming film titled, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” based on the book of the same name, which claims to offer the, “No-excuses truth to understanding guys.”
Didn’t Tracy Byrd already cover everything the ladies need to know in “The [...]Continue reading "Kristofferson to star alongside Affleck, Aniston"
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Legendary Songwriter Hank Cochran Talks About His Hits
Songwriters Hall of Fame member Hank Cochran was in studio with WSM radio’s Eddie Stubbs on Thursday night to discuss his legendary career in country music. On Saturday, Hank will be the inaugural guest in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s “Poets and Prophets” series which highlights the careers of the genre’s best writers. Eddie [...]
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We've labored long and hard to come up with our list of the Top 10 Country Albums of 2008. Click here to see who claimed the honor of the year's top album, as chosen by The 9513's staff and writers.
Don’t confuse disappointing with worst, as that list would most likely be dominated by obscure indie knockoff bands along with a couple of mainstream releases. There has to be a modicum of expectation that’s dashed upon the release of an album for it to qualify for the year’s most disappointing.
Join host Kelly Dearmore as he shines the light on several noteworthy album releases you might have missed and interviews various artists, from Sarah Borges to Trent Willmon and Reckless Kelly to Wade Bowen, in the first two episode of The 9513 podcast.
Jim Malec counts down the top 20 country music news stories of 2008. How many times do you think John Rich will be mentioned?Current Discussion
- northtexas: Jewel commented in her blog: People's Choice Awards Recap Posted in From Jewel on January 7, 2009 Hi! So the awards ...
- Drew: Is there any link to the Eddy Arnold accusation story? I'm interested to read the whole thing.
- Jim C.: Is there such a thing as 'the Americana scene'? Maybe just Russell is projecting his own thoughts on his crappy band.
- Paula_W: The People Choose Underwood and Flatts At People’s Choice Awards What people? Not me!
- Nashville4U: Great to see Carrie Underwood win those awards but Rascal Flatts....I don't know if they deserved that one. Also that ...
- Brady Vercher: Britt's demo is tacked onto the end of the final track, "Bruised," on her Little Wildflower album, but like Rick ...
- Rick: Let us not forget that Catherine Britt was the co-writer with Rory Feek on "Sweet Emmylou". Catherine recorded a rough ...
- Jim Malec: I think "Sweet Emmylou" is the kind of song that few people are capable of writing. There's a reason why ...
- celeritas: I quite like this song but it should not be a single. Curb have lost it with this CD. There ...
- Brady Vercher: That's what I was going for. And if you connect "Down the Road" with the yellow brick road...
