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Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates
Nashville Star’s Gabe Garcia scored a couple of articles in San Antonio’s Express News, which reports that his hometown of Lytle, TX has Gabe fever. Tonight’s show is devoted to love songs and Gabe will be singing Billy Currington’s “Must Be Doing Something Right.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban bought an 1878 two-story Georgian mansion in […]Continue reading "Small Texas Town Catches Gabe Fever; John Rich Salivates"
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Is Country Music Festival Causing Spike In Number of Pregnancies?
A Grand Junction, Colo. health official says the number of pregnant women her agency sees per month usually jumps from about 30 to 80 around five weeks after the Country Jam music festival rolls through.
ACountry has a sweet track-by-track explanation of That Lonesome Song from Jamey Johnson. It’s fascinating to find out where inspiration […]Continue reading "Is Country Music Festival Causing Spike In Number of Pregnancies?"
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Kenny Chesney Most Played Artist In First Half of 2008
The list of artists with the most airplay from the first half of 2008 is topped by Kenny Chesney, with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts rounding out the top five.
After more than a decade with Epic Records, Patty Loveless is going indie with the September 9th release of Sleepless Nights–her […]Continue reading "Kenny Chesney Most Played Artist In First Half of 2008"
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The Statler Brothers and Tom T. Hall Enshrined In Hall of Fame
The first song ever recorded by The Statler Brothers was a tune by the name of “The Ballad of Billy Christian,” written by Tom T. Hall. In that regard, it was only fitting that both were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Ford Theater on Sunday night.
Last week Rick drew our […]Continue reading "The Statler Brothers and Tom T. Hall Enshrined In Hall of Fame"
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Tim McGraw Helps Detain Unruly Fan
Tim McGraw helped detain a rowdy fan during his recent concert in Auburn, Washington. He called for security to take the man away when he witnessed him rush forward and allegedly attack a female fan. After security was unable to get to the man fast enough McGraw helped drag him on stage. The band continued […]
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Q&A With Carter’s Chord - The Exclusive 9513 Interview
The sisters of Carter’s Chord–Becky, Emily, and Joanna Robertson–have a direct link to one of the most legendary families in country music history: their parents, Barney and Carter, were members of Waylon Jenning’s touring band, The Waylors. In this exclusive interview with The 9513, the Show Dog Records trio, on tour with label head Toby […]
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Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs
The European CMA announced their award winners and according to his MySpace, singer/songwriter Billy Yates won Male Vocalist of the Year. Carrie Underwood took the top prize for female vocalist, Brooks & Dunn notched another duo award and George Strait scored an album of the year trophy.
Folk singer U. Utah Phillips–who modeled his name after […]Continue reading "Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs"
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Hacienda Brothers’ Chris Gaffney Succumbed to Liver Cancer
One of the roundups at the beginning of the month included the news that founding member and lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver cancer. His insurance wasn’t going to cover all of the costs, so a benefit and a website were set up to help collect donation. In a […]
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Q&A: The Honky Tonk Kid, Aaron Watson, Is All About The Old School
Aaron Watson’s latest album, Angels & Outlaws was released yesterday, April 1, and I had the opportunity to have him answer a few questions for the readers here at The 9513. Read on to find out what his favorite songs are on the new album, who he’d like to record with in the future, and […]
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Your Take: Visionary Collaborations
Collaboration between established artists has created some interesting and successful pairings throughout country music’s lifetime. Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, Alan Jackson and George Strait, and with the advent of technology, Alison Krauss & Keith Whitley, and Hank Williams and Bocephus. Last year, Raising […]
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Brad Paisley - “Waitin’ On a Woman” Bizarrely, it took a song written by someone other than Brad Paisley for radio to hear what the Paisley style can truly accomplish.
LeAnn Rimes - “What I Cannot Change” When LeAnn Rimes enters a recording studio, she carries with her the most impressive instrument in the room.
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The two-time Dancing With The Stars champion, Julianne Hough, recently took some time to answer questions for The 9513 in this exclusive interview.
After cutting ties with Warner Bros. Records, Ray Scott decided to take the proverbial bull by the horns and form Jethropolitan Records, a place where he can get back to the blood and guts of what he terms “real country music,” the kind of stuff you don’t hear on radio anymore.
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