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Larry Gatlin Debuts ‘Johnny Cash’ Video; New Releases List; Charlie Robison Winners
Watch the new video from Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, “Johnny Cash Is Dead And His House Burned Down.”
New releases for the week of June 23, 2009 include:
Charlie Rich – Once a Drifter (Reissue)
AmazonCharlie Robison – Beautiful Day
Amazon | Lone Star MusicDavid Frizzell & Shelly West – The Very Best of David Frizzell & [...]
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Blogs Abuzz With Stories from CMA Music Fest
Chet Flippo recapped Alan Jackson’s free 20th anniversary concert at Cadillac Ranch on Wednesday night. He also recapped Jackson’s career in his latest Nashville Skyline column.
Gretchen Wilson played a handful of new songs during her opening set at CMA Music Fest and told the audience that she expects a late summer release for her next [...]Continue reading "Blogs Abuzz With Stories from CMA Music Fest"
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2008 Americana Music Awards Doled Out
The 7th annual Americana Music Awards were handed out last night (Sept. 18) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and the Alison Krauss/Robert Plant duo took top honors, winning Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year, while Levon Helm took Artist of the Year home. Nanci Griffith received the Americana Trailblazer Award, [...]
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February ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up
Blue Highway – Through the Window of a Train
If Dierks Bentley ever makes a bluegrass album, and I suspect that he will, it would sound a lot like this. The Dierksache may not much resemble Tim Stafford’s high lonesome, but Through the Window of a Train finds this veteran bluegrass group crooning a self-penned set [...] -
Chris LeDoux To Encore With “Ridin’ For A Fall” Video
Capitol Nashville/EMI will honor the legacy of Chris LeDoux on April 29th with a new CD/DVD collection titled Classic Chris LeDoux.
Among the 15 audio tracks and 15 videos on the new collection are LeDoux’s “Bang A Drum” with Jon Bon Jovi, “Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy” with Garth Brooks, and the music video for [...]Continue reading "Chris LeDoux To Encore With “Ridin’ For A Fall” Video"
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Imagine A World Where Alan Jackson Is A Nashville Clone
The New York Times profiles Alan Jackson and considers his place in country music.
There’s no question that Mr. Jackson is a country kingpin, respected even by the impatient young singers who complain that the country industry relies too heavily on proven hit makers like him. But outside the world of country music, Mr. Jackson is [...]Continue reading "Imagine A World Where Alan Jackson Is A Nashville Clone"
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Gary Allan Watches “Airplanes” Take Off To No. 1
Gary Allan hit No. 1 on the Country Aircheck Chart this week with “Watching Airplanes.” On a sidenote, how’d you like that incredibly cheesy post title?
Trisha from Buffalo wrote in with this nugget of information:
Seems that the song “Lost In This Moment” which was released by Big & Rich was written by John Rich and [...]Continue reading "Gary Allan Watches “Airplanes” Take Off To No. 1"
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Jewel – “Stronger Woman”
Songwriters: Jewel/Marv Green
Growing up in Alaska, Jewel used to ride out into the wilderness on horseback, with a .45 strapped to her hip. She also killed a bear when she was only three.
One of the above is a true story.
Either way, though, it’s hard to deny that Ms. Kilcher has her feet soundly [...]
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