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The Little Nashville Opry Burned Down; Music Fog Films Americana Festival; Jerry Lee Lewis Download
The Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana burned down over the weekend.
In celebration of the fall return of “Opry Country Classics,” Opry.com asked a few country artists to name their favorite country classics. (via Country Music Tattle Tale)
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Miranda Lambert Soundcheck; New Release Tuesday; Luke Bryan Doin’ His Thing
New releases for the week of September 15, 2009 include:
Aaron Watson – Deep in the Heart of Texas: Aaron Watson Live
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceBrad Colerick – When I’m Gone
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceCharlie Daniels Band – Midnight Wind … Plus (Reissue)
Amazon | Raven RecordsChris Knight – Trailer II
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceClaire Lynch – [...]
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Steel Guitar Hall of Fame Inducts Barbara Mandrell; Willie Nelson Bluegrass; Ricky Skaggs Stream
Barbara Mandrell has become the first woman inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.
Country California fake news:
Between canceled shows and a CMA Entertainer of the Year snub, fans of pop-country duo Sugarland have had a rough go of it in recent months. Sadly, there’s more bad news on the way: doctors have ordered Kristian [...] -
Taylor Swift Times Ten Million; Johnny Cash’s ‘Strawberry Cake’; The Wildes’ Murder Ballad
Taylor Swift passed the 10 million mark for albums sold.
Juli Thanki on James Hand’s new album Shadow On the Ground:
Equal parts wry humor, frank honesty and gut-wrenching heartbreak, “Shadow on the Ground” is a reminder of how good country music can be, especially when it’s sung by a man who “always drinks, seldom thinks and [...] -
Live Corb Lund DVD Coming Soon; Garth Brooks’ Lone Top 40 Hit
Corb Lund is scheduled to release his first live DVD sometime this month. Until then, audio from the sold-out show featured in the DVD — which took place at Rexall Place in Alberta last year — can be streamed from CBC Radio 2. (via A Truer Sound)
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40 Songs About The Moon
This July marks the 40 year anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission in which man first set foot on the moon. And what better way to celebrate than with a lunar-loving playlist? Pop in those earbuds, fix yourself a big glass of Tang, and do a little stargazing this month.
40. “Defy the Moon” – [...]
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Pre-Order Radney Foster CD and Preview Zac Brown Band’s ‘Toes’
Radney Foster’s new album, Revival, is available for pre-order and the first 1,000 fans to do so will receive a free five-song EP. The new CD will be released on Sept. 1 and includes collaborations with Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker.
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Garth Brooks Steps Into Producer Role For Lifetime Movie
Garth Brooks is in the process of developing a movie for Lifetime titled Unanswered Prayers, based off his hit song of the same name.
Country California: What artists (old or new, obscure or mainstream) have you started paying attention to in 2009?
More Texas and Oklahoma dates have been added to the New American Voices Tour.
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Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam Hits the Field Sunday
The Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam takes place this Sunday, April 19.
New Simmons Research data reports that bluegrass listeners increased 15 percent from 2007 to 2008, and compared to average American consumer, bluegrass fans are 89 percent more likely to eat a Cracker Barrel.
The Gobblers Knob Awesome Song Alert: Paul Eason’s “Mountains of Nuevo Leon.”
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Toby Keith Confronts Music Journalist Peter Cooper
The current issue of Rolling Stone has a profile of Kris Kristofferson in which actor Ethan Hawke recalled a confrontation between Kristofferson and an unnamed country singer at Willie Nelson’s 70th birthday party in 2003. The Tennessean then ran a story about that story and identified the unnamed singer as Toby Keith. However, a furious [...]
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