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Oildale Studio Built By Buck Owens Is Closing Its Doors
A recording studio built by Buck Owens that once served as his headquarters is shutting its doors. Rick Davis bought the legendary Oildale studio from Owens in 1992.
The two police officers accused of holding a gun to the back of Steve Holy’s head were indicted this past Monday on one count of aggravated assault […]Continue reading "Oildale Studio Built By Buck Owens Is Closing Its Doors"
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President Bush Parodies “Green, Green Grass of Home”
Here’s a YouTube video of President Bush singing a parody of “Green, Green Grass of Home” at the Gridiron Club’s Annual Spring Dinner on March 8th.
Taylor Swift thinks the problem labels are having with trying to capture a younger audience is due to them trying too hard.
“There are record labels that are admitting to the […]Continue reading "President Bush Parodies “Green, Green Grass of Home”"
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Country Music Lifer George Jones To Get New Box-Set From Time Life
Time Life plans to release Legends of American Music: George Jones, a three-CD boxed set covering the Hall of Famer’s career, on May 20.
John Goodspeed touches on a few country bending performances at SXSW, including: Shelby Lynne, Bruce Robison, Joanne Cotten, Deana Carter, and a few bands from The British Invasion with a twang.
The other […]Continue reading "Country Music Lifer George Jones To Get New Box-Set From Time Life"
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SXSW 2008: Friday and Saturday Music Wrap-Up
Burleson Heights Unplugged at Ventana del Soul
Friday’s venue hopping kicked off just after lunch at Cafe Ventana, a little cafe/coffee shop tucked into the Ventana del Soul Cultural Center. It’s located away from the bustling activities of SXSW in downtown Austin, and as it turned out, just about everyone in attendance was either an employee […]Continue reading "SXSW 2008: Friday and Saturday Music Wrap-Up"
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SXSW 2008: Palo Duro Records Showcase Wrap-Up
The first set of the Palo Duro Records Showcase on Wednesday night featured an acoustic lover’s wet dream with a song swap between Trent Summar, Tommy Alverson, Dallas Wayne, and Buzz Cason. All four artists were in a dapper mood, keeping the moderately sized Waterloo Ice House audience in high spirits. If the term “laidback” […]
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Dolly Planning Musical Tribute to Porter Wagoner
Hazel Smith says Dolly Parton is planning a musical tribute to Porter Wagoner. Parton will dress her band in the Wagonmaster attire and put Don Warden back behind the steel guitar, where he played for Wagoner from 1953 to 1974.
The Village Voice’s review of Alan Jackson’s Good Time wins the award for most over-written review […]Continue reading "Dolly Planning Musical Tribute to Porter Wagoner"
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Rare Bob Wills Hotel Recording Discovered
A previously unreleased and unknown recording of Bob Wills has been discovered and is available for purchase on bobwills.com.
“The recording is of Bob Wills telling his life story, in his own words, of how his career developed. It’s about half an hour long and it is certainly Bob Wills’s voice, answering questions asked by […]Continue reading "Rare Bob Wills Hotel Recording Discovered"
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Delightfully Spirited Dolly Parton Will Grace SXSW Audience
If you plan on attending SXSW this year the area shows just got a little sweeter with the announcement that Dolly Parton will be playing at the Austin City Music Hall.
With no Golden Globes to attend Tim McGraw and Jimmy Fallon hit the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills for a late night karaoke session. They […]Continue reading "Delightfully Spirited Dolly Parton Will Grace SXSW Audience"
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Concert Review: SXSW - Palo Duro & Shiner Records Showcase
The portion of the Palo Duro & Shiner Records Showcase at Waterloo Ice House that I was able to see last night ended up being quite gratifying. I had to leave at 11 which means I missed Two Tons of Steel and the guys I really wanted to see, Trent Summar and the New Row […]
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Concert Review: SXSW Showcase At Waterloo Ice House
Update: I didn’t know who hosted this showcase at the time, but found out it was put together by the guys over at K&B Talent.
After I had driven around for fifteen minutes looking for a spot to park I found one right out back. When Brady and I walked though the door Jason Allen had […]Continue reading "Concert Review: SXSW Showcase At Waterloo Ice House"
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