Walk The Line Voted Number One Music Biopic
- There was a scary moment at last night’s WSM Listener Appreciation concert starring new Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Mel Tillis. While talking to the crowd, Tillis fell off the Ryman Auditorium stage and into the first row of the audience. Both Tillis and an elderly female fan claimed to be okay after what appeared to be an ugly collision.
- If you can’t get enough of the CMAs (hehe), check out ABC.com. Tomorrow they’ll begin “The Countdown to Country Music’s Biggest Night” with interviews from artists and coverage of events leading up to the show.
- Ben Magill says “nothing screams credibility like a great producer,” and Darryl Lee Rush pulled Gurf Morlix for his 2005 release, Llano Avenue. He’s got a superbly fantastic harmonica player, too, if that’s your thing.
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- Online DVD firm Lovefilm polled more than 2,000 fans who voted Walk the Line the number one music biopic. Ray came in at number four.
- Elizabeth Cook will join Steve Earle, Mojo Nixon, Cowboy Jack Clement, Shooter Jennings and John Anderson as a host of her own show on the SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Outlaw Country channel. Her five-hour show, Apron Strings, will be a mix of music, recipes and household cleaning tips and will premiere Friday, November 2nd at 6 am ET on channel 63.
- Listen to a few songs from Alison Krauss and Robert Plant’s Raising Sand on NPR.
- Brian Mansfield describes Porter Wagoner as a bit of a technology geek.
When he thought he had the right audience, Porter Wagoner liked to reach into the inner breast pocket of his electric-blue sport coat and remove a slender electronic device.
“iPod!” he exclaimed. “One thousand songs! My entire career is on here.”
Mansfield also built a playlist of 11 notable tracks by or associated with Wagoner.
- Peter Cooper says Wagonmaster is a likely candidate for a Grammy nomination.
- One thing that’s recurring through all the quotes about Wagoner is that all these notable artists (Parton, Loveless, Stuart) considered him part of their family.
- Both visitation and the funeral are open to the public.
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October 30, 2007 at 11:35 am Permalink
If Bryan Mansfield is right, I was at Porter Wagoner’s final Opry performance, the second show on September 29th. Wow. I just assumed that he had performed the next weekend.
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