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Charlie Robison Delivers the Goods at Nutty Brown
There wasn’t anything overly remarkable about Charlie Robison’s show on Saturday night at the Nutty Brown Amphitheatre, just a set of good tunes from a seasoned veteran plying his craft. Surprisingly, the night was light on songs from his upcoming album and didn’t even include his current single, “Reconsider,” but then again, it’s not likely [...]
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March ‘08 Album Review Wrap-Up
Carlene Carter – Stronger
Born the daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith and step-daughter to Johnny Cash made Carlene Carter an heir to a rich line of country music nobility, but that doesn’t mean you’ll finder her latest album dripping with steel guitars, fiddles, and hillbilly twang. Stronger is at times beautiful and poignant, [...] -
Junior Brown Modeling New Show After 1960s Country Music Programs
Word has it that guit-steel inventor Junior Brown shot three pilot episodes for the Junior Brown Show last Tuesday. Negotiations with possible outlets are just beginning, but the show is modeled after country music programs from the 1960s like The Porter Wagoner Show. “Along with selections from Brown’s catalog, each episode also spotlights a different [...]
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Mel Tillis Gets Remastered
Three out-of-print Mel Tillis albums have been remastered and are scheduled for release on April 29.
Despite having a rough few weeks and speculation about his sexuality, Chace Crawford (whoever that is) is doing fine since his split with Carrie Underwood.
Founding member and lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver [...] -
Zane Lewis – “Come With Me”
Songwriters: Branden Hart and Mark D. Sanders
Zane Lewis pours all the Dierksache he can muster into the first single release off his upcoming, self-titled album on Slant Records. “Come With Me,” a song about asking a woman to give him a chance, is a slow down from his self described fuel-injected country.
Lewis does a [...]
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