Trace Adkins Acknowledges Reality Show Appeal of Living With Six Women
- Despite Trace Adkins‘ stellar performance on Celebrity Apprentice, he’s not so sure he’d be up to having a reality show based on his personal life, although he does concede that living with six women would be the perfect premise for a show.
- From Gary Allan’s website: With great sadness, we acknowledge the passing of Gary’s father, Harley Herzberg, today, September 24, 2008. Gary appreciates your thoughts and prayers for his family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
- Mainstream country has often been the butt of Photocrap’s honest album covers, but today, it’s literally Shelby Lynne’s butt (along with the hairstyles of Lyle Lovett, Ryan Adams, and Carrie Rodriguez and the wardrobe of Sawyer Brown) receiving the scorn of honesty for alt-country day.
- Chet Flippo details what you’ll find in the new Roy Orbison four-CD set titled Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll. It was put together by his widow and son.
And the attention shows throughout. For the first time, Orbison’s entire musical career is presented on disc, from his hard-scrabble West Texas rock ‘n’ roll beginnings to his final glory days as international rock superstar in the 1980s. It spans his work from his first recording of “Ooby Dooby” with his Teen Kings in 1956 in Odessa, Texas, to his last live cut of “It’s Over” on Dec. 4, 1988, just two days before his death. In addition to the 107 music cuts, of which a dozen have never been released, the box includes rare photos and remembrances and notes from a wide range of Orbison’s contemporaries.
- Advertising Age’s Charlie Moran takes a look at what makes country artists so appealing to corporate brands.
- Alison Bonaguro mentions that Darius Rucker threw in covers of Hank Williams Jr. and David Allan Coe alongside old Hootie hits and his newer country material at a bar in Chicago on Thursday night
- Country Music Association President Randy Goodman surprised Sony BMG head Joe Galante on Wednesday evening with the annual “President’s Award.”
- Listen to the previously unheard “I Am the Nation” recitation from Johnny Cash on People.com. According to the accompanying article, the words were originally written by Otto Whittaker in 1955 for a Norfolk and Western Railway public relations advertisement.
- Paste magazine’s Jedd Ferris published a Q&A with Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show.
Do you get sick of playing it ["Wagon Wheel"] every night?
As far as my love affair with it–it probably needs to be rekindled. I’ve had plenty of time to fall in and out of love with it. I don’t mind playing it every night. I like to see what it does to people, and it’s nice to have something that’s guaranteed, especially when you’re shuffling through new material. Sometimes people get obnoxious about it, but I’ve been obnoxious at shows and screamed shit until I was blue in the face. It’s celebratory, so I don’t really mind. - Flatpicking Guitar magazine is offering a free PDF download of their current issue along with the accompanying audio CD until Oct. 7. (via The Bluegrass Blog)
- PopMatters‘ Juli Thanki says there’s only one misstep on The Imus Ranch Record: “Big & Rich’s appalling, semi-rewritten cover of Beastie Boys classic ‘Fight For Your Right To Party’ that makes one wish for the sweet silence of burst eardrums.”
- In his historical pop culture column, “40 Years After,” Rick Campbell explores the events surrounding The Byrds‘ recording of Sweetheart of the Rodeo, an album that alienated their rock fans and made country fans weary at the time, but is now considered one of their most revered albums.
- Daily Trivia: Marty Robbins, Lynn Anderson, and Carlene Carter all have something besides country music on common. They share today as their birthday, albeit in different years: 1925, 1947 and 1955, respectively.
- These fake moustaches and beards are too cool not to include in today’s roundup, but to make it country related, who do you think has the best facial hair in country music? What about the most iconic?
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- sam (sam): Stormy - neither idea may be terribly original. But I see no entertainment value in Gary Allan's gimmick and at ...
- Sheep: For whatever reason, Keith Urban's "Til Summer Comes Around" dropped a spot to #13. If that song doesn't crack the ...
- Stormy: Sam: Except that neither Gary nor Laura Bell came up with anything that hasn't been done since the 1970's.
- richard: Also I have an announcement to make. This same Trish that was on Miranda's fan site a while back that ...
- sam (sam): Laura Bell Bundy's idea of on stage antics seems a lot more interesting than Gary Allan's.
- Noeller: Couple o' notes: -Will probably pick up that label-forced Cagle GH comp just 'cause I dig him... -Gary Allen is COOL. ...
- Michelle: Let's hope that Trish is very young, because then it would make sense. She didn't get her way and who ...
- Brady Vercher: Let's stick to a single name around here, please.
- richard: You are so right Stormy! Just because a lot of true country fans are happy about a good singers' success. ...
- Stormy: Trish: I don't think anyone hates Carrie Underwood except maybe Jessica Simpson. But its a long way from ...
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September 26, 2008 at 10:42 am Permalink
Interesting that Darius would cover DAC, given Coe’s history of recording some very racist songs (I can separate the man from the music though, I do own one of his hits collections). Oh and since when is anything recent by Big & Rich not a misstep? Thanks for the pub.
September 26, 2008 at 10:46 am Permalink
William Lee Golden gets my vote for the most iconic facial hair in country music.
September 26, 2008 at 10:55 am Permalink
George Jones’ sideburns get my vote. Iconic directional sideburns for sure …
September 26, 2008 at 11:22 am Permalink
Conway Twitty’s sideburns come to mind….yep William Lee Golden’s beard is iconic. Hank Jr’s beard due to his falling accident back in the day. Tim McGraw looks better with the goatee than without (in movies).
September 26, 2008 at 11:52 am Permalink
William Lee Golden and Leon Russell might nullify each other. Charlie Daniels’ beard is pretty much a part of his persona and you can’t discount Charlie Rich’s burns.
September 26, 2008 at 12:43 pm Permalink
The article on The Byrds’ “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” album is excellent. Thanks for the link.
Trailer’s Alt. country album cover revisions are a hoot as usual. My favorites are Angel Band and Lucinda Williams…..
For current male country artists with facial hair, Jamey Johnson’s beard is quite unique. In the bluegrass realm Cherryholmes family band patriarch Jere has a hillbilly beard second only to William Lee Golden. In concert Jere always makes the comment: “In answer to the two most common questions I’m asked: 1.) Yes the beard is real, and 2.) No, you may not tug on it!”. (lol)
September 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm Permalink
“…receiving the scorn of honesty for alt-country day” I love it!!!
September 26, 2008 at 1:37 pm Permalink
Fred Young’s (Kentucky Headhunters) sideburns were pretty darn scary back in the band’s heyday. I think they may have reached his elbows at one point.
September 26, 2008 at 2:54 pm Permalink
Lots of good facial hair choices so far and don’t forget David Allan Coe’s gnarly chin dreads.
September 26, 2008 at 3:21 pm Permalink
Does anyone remember when Vince Gill shaved his head? I kinda liked that look :)
September 26, 2008 at 3:50 pm Permalink
There should be a Facial Hair Hall of Fame so these guys could donate their beards after they die.
September 26, 2008 at 5:37 pm Permalink
Best facial hair-James Otto. Not too little, not too much, just right.
September 26, 2008 at 6:34 pm Permalink
Rick’s Random Tidbits:
OPRY ALERT!!! On Saturday night’s GAC video broadcast the segment will include The Carolina Chocolate Drops! All you 9513er’s that like Old Crow Medicine Show will like this bunch as well. Hopefully Rhiannon will sing their string band’s stylized version of a Beyonce song where her vocals are pretty darn amazing. On their previous Opry debut that song brought a standing ovation. If you don’t catch it live, be sure to catch one of the GAC “Opry Live” rebroadcasts.
http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/
http://www.opry.com/TicketsAndInformation/ThisWeek.aspx
PS – Its too bad The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band isn’t also on the GAC broadcast segment rather than The Whites. They sound a whole lot more interesting…….
September 26, 2008 at 6:56 pm Permalink
Actually, FFYRTP is the perfect Big and Rich song, because you know that inside their heads they are that song’s protagionist.
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