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Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next
For years the Country Music Hall of Fame was caught in the position where many deserving performers had died off before their turn for induction arrived. This was mostly due to the Hall’s practice of electing only one new member per year (and in at least one year, electing no one).
By the time the [...]Continue reading "Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next"
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New Reckless Kelly Album Slated For June 24
The band Reckless Kelly plans to release their new album, Bulletproof, on June 24 on Yep Roc Records.
Band frontman Willy Braun co-wrote one of the new songs, “God Forsaken Town,” with Robert Earl Keen, based on a person holding out from evacuating during Hurricane Katrina. Another song, “American Blood,” criticizes the war in Iraq because [...]Continue reading "New Reckless Kelly Album Slated For June 24"
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More Performers Added To CMA Music Festival Lineup
A whole slew of performers were added to the lineup for the CMA Music Festival, including everybody’s favorite Celebrity Apprentice, Trace Adkins. The lineup also sees Randy Travis returning after a decade long absence.
Do Lyle Lovett and Australian pop singer Ben Lee look alike? Sixty-eight percent of the voters at Spinner see at least some [...]Continue reading "More Performers Added To CMA Music Festival Lineup"
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Big Kenny Doing What He Can In Sudan
Tanya Tucker, who just moved from Nashville to Malibu in July, may lose her home, wardrobe, and memorabilia to wildfires that have destroyed some 200,000 acres in the area. Tucker was in Las Vegas when her daughter and four pets had to evacuate the home.
Carrie Underwood reveals that she doesn’t ever want to be pigeon-holed [...] -
Former Fiance Of Tanya Tucker Steals Her Clothes, Mentions A Barrel
The Tennessean has a fairly in-depth article on Martina McBride talking about the possibility that she could be in the running for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards this year. Joe Galante, chairman of Sony BMG Nashville, says that even if she won’t admit it, she wants to be in the Country Music [...]
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Tanya Tucker Sued By Manicurist And Tim McGraw Hits Platinum For Let It Go
Check out the online country music video contest they’re holding over at FameCast. They emailed us to let us know that the first season was a great success and now they’re accepting submissions for the second season. The public votes for which video they think is the top one and the winners move on. It [...]
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Concert Review: George Jones at the Ryman
You know that you’ve purchased tickets to the right concert when there are as many A-list recording artists watching in awe from the wings as there are fans in the audience.
Maybe that wasn’t exactly the case for George Jones’ Sunday night show at a packed Ryman Auditorium, but it sure seemed like it. While the [...]Continue reading "Concert Review: George Jones at the Ryman"
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Thursday News Roundup
Despite the bad luck George Jones has endured this past year (pneumonia and a fractured wrist), he has set a full tour schedule for 2007. His October release God’s Country, includes an all-star line up performing many of George’s classic numbers. Performers on this album are: George Jones himself, Garth Brooks, Sammy Kershaw, Pam Tillis, [...]
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Our Condolences Go Out To Tanya Tucker
Beau Tucker Passed away Thanksgiving Day after a battle with lung cancer.
He was a construction worker when his wife Juanita gave birth to Tanya in 1958 in Seminole, Texas. In 1967, the family moved to Phoenix, where he booked his young daughter as the opening act for nationally-known country touring acts at VFW halls and [...]
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Born Leonard Sipes near Oklahoma City, OK, Tommy Collins was the first of the Bakersfield artists to reach prominence.
Becky Schlegel - "Jenny" It's a study in interpretation and supportive arrangement that maximize the emotional significance of the lyric, reflecting artistry without becoming inaccessible.
Taylor Swift - "Love Story" "Love Story," like her previous work, hints at an artist who might just surprise us someday. 
Dierks Bentley - "Feel That Fire" It doesn't take much imagination to write a song of this caliber and to do so with such meager results doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the direction of Bentley's next album.
Aaron Watson - "Love Makin' Song" This song stands up well and it's great to hear something that aims for a good time and actually hits the mark.
Alan Jackson - "Country Boy" That little white flag flapping in the wind when "Country Boy" comes on the radio is Alan Jackson surrendering to the mediocrity of contemporary country music.
Sunny Sweeney - "East Texas Pines" What makes the song worthwhile is the distinction of Sweeney's voice, which enables her to inhabit the song and instantly develop the narrator's character.
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 August.
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.Current Discussion
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