September 30, 2008 - It may be September, the Christmas season is upon us in the form of Faith Hill and Mary Chapin Carpenter's first holiday CDs. Other CDs out today include Kellie Pickler, bluegrass family band Cherryholmes and Earl Scruggs.
Faith Hill finally releases a holiday CD, "Joy to the World" (Warner) with... »»»September 29, 2008 - Justin Townes Earle is about to start work on a new CD. Earle released his first full-length, "The Good Life," earlier this year on Bloodshot Records with the disc receiving positive reviews. Earle said late last week in Boston that he would enter the studio in October to record new music.... »»»September 29, 2008 - Late Night with David Letterman goes the country route this week. Darius Rucker will visit Letterman Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Lucinda Williams pays a call the following night. Rucker presumably will play his number one song, Don't Think I Don't Think About It. Williams, who releases a new CD, "Little... »»»September 29, 2008 - Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban will perform at the 42nd annual Country Music Association awards, it was announced Monday.
"The CMA Awards shine a three-hour spotlight on Country Music, exposing our artists and their... »»»September 29, 2008 - Kenny Chesney will develop a new premium rum in a deal he signed with Constellation Spirits. This is not Chesney's first involvement with rum as Cruzan has sponsored his tours.
"As an entertainer, my goal is to create an enjoyable experience for
people," said Chesney. "I'm going to take that... »»»September 28, 2008 - Country singer Joe Diffie signed to Rounder Records and will result in a return to bluegrass music. Prior to his moving to Nashville, Diffie spent several years touring and recording with the bluegrass band Special Edition. Rounder will release his album in the spring 2009.
Since he first topped the... »»»September 26, 2008 - George Ducas, who had a hit for himself with Lipstick Promises, inked a recording deal with WhiteStar Nashville and a publishing agreement with WhiteStar Publishing, it was announced Friday. Ducas, the flagship artist for WhiteStar, will be a creative advisor to future writers to develop the WhiteStar catalog.... »»»September 26, 2008 - Vince Gill and Amy Grant will embark on a 16-date Christmas With Amy & Vince Tour Dec. 4, in Manchester, N.H. and bring it home Dec. 22 and 23 with two shows in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium.
"The job of spreading Christmas cheer has simply gotten too big for Santa and Rudolph to do alone," Gill joked.... »»»September 26, 2008 - What goes around comes around (and far away) for Faith Hill's There You'll Be. She recorded the song in 2001 for the soundtrack for "Pearl Harbor." The song has had a new lease on life in England. After 18-year-old Amy Connolly sang it for her audition, the song is number 5 on the British charts and... »»»September 26, 2008 - Julianne Hough's debut was only released a few months ago, but she soon will be out with her second CD, a Christmas effort "NBC Sounds of the Season The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection," in October.
The release is part of NBC's "NBC Sounds of the Season" CDs with the other being by the late Nat King Cole.... »»»September 26, 2008 - Charlie Daniels will release a live concert DVD package "Preachin', Prayin', Singin' with Charlie Daniels & Friends: Live From Nashville," Koch Records on Nov. 11.
Daniels performed in Nashville in 2005 to debut songs from his Grammy-nominated bluegrass-gospel album "Songs From the LongLeaf Pines.... »»»September 25, 2008 - Darius Rucker and held down the top spots on the Billboard country song and album charts for the week ending Oct. 4 with Don't Think I Don't Think About It and "Learn to Live" respectively. He took over the album chart from Jessica Simpson's "Do You Know," which fell to third. Rucker assumed the top... »»»September 25, 2008 - The Country Music Association will make a $1 million endowment gift to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's "Words & Music" program.
"CMA has been a longtime supporter of the important work of the Hall of Fame and Museum," said Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn, past president and chairman of CMA... »»»September 25, 2008 - SonyBMG Nashville head Joe Galante was surprised Thursday at a Country music Association board meeting by receiving the President's Award, which is awarded annually at the discretion of the board president. CMA President Randy Goodman praised the leadership, creative thinking and dedication that Galante... »»»September 25, 2008 - Lady Antebellum will be Lookin' For A Good Time or at least play the song from their number 1 self-titled debut album on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, Sept. 26.
The trio will hit the road with Jason Aldean for CMT On Tour '08, kicking off Oct. 8 at Western Carolina University and... »»»September 24, 2008 - Toby Keith was named one of the world's best-paid music stars by Forbes. Keith ranks number 3 on the list, behind the Police and Beyonce, with $48 million in earnings between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008. Following Keith in the top five are Justin Timberlake and Madonna.
Keith also will receive the... »»»September 24, 2008 - Darius Rucker's debut country album, "Learn to Live," hit number 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and was fifth on the overall The Billboard 200. The disc sold 60,414 units sold during its first week of release. This milestone for Rucker, lead singer for Hootie & The Blowfish, means he has... »»»September 23, 2008 - By Jeffrey B. Remz
The annual fest of the Americana Music Association had the usual requirements of such a gathering - a lot of music and schmoozing, panels to discuss the finer points of such topics as "Artistic Development Teamwork: The Band of Heathens" and "State of Americana radio" and the chance... »»»September 23, 2008 - Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris will perform at the second annual All for the Hall New York benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Oct. 14. Presented as a guitar pull, the benefit at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square will feature songs, stories, musical collaborations and... »»»September 23, 2008 - A Texan, an old time based band and a member of a famous bluegrass family are out with new releases today.
The Randy Rogers Band goes the self-titled route on their second major label CD (Mercury. The CD from the Texas rootsy rockers was produced by Radney Foster. The first single is In My Arms Instead.... »»»September 23, 2008 - With the release of Kenny Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" nearly a month away, eager fans can get a head start on Sept. 23 with iTunes' "Countdown To Kenny Chesney's Lucky Old Sun" when one track from the new album will be made available every week leading up to release.
Nowhere To Go, Nowhere To Be will be... »»»September 23, 2008 - James House, who has a few hits under his belt, is resurfacing on a small, independent label for two new releases by early next year.
Rick Jarrard and Tim Blixseth, co-founders of Nashville-based Friday Records signed House with a Christmas album, "On This Christmas Night," set for an October release... »»»September 22, 2008 - Alan Jackson invited fans to give him a hand with the video for Country Boy, the third single off "Good Time." Fans need to post their own videos showing themselves 'having fun country boy style" on YouTube, and 10 winners will be picked to be featured in Jackson's next... »»»September 22, 2008 - Johnny Cash and Gene Watson will receive a special spotlight exhibit in the next few weeks at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. On Tuesday, Sept 30, "Johnny Cash: Man in Black" will open with "Gene Watson: Fourteen Carat Voice" begin Oct. 7. Both exhibits will run through spring 2009.... »»»September 22, 2008 - Carrie Underwood starts the fall part of the "Carnival Ride Tour" tomorrow with a show in Cleveland. The tour ends Dec. 14 in Gainesville. Fla. More than 700,000 fans have attended the tour so far, with 51 more shows planned this fall in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of the year, Underwood will have... »»»September 22, 2008 - Darius Rucker hit number one charts with his debut country single Don't Think I Don't Think About It, his label reported Monday. The song, written by Rucker and Clay Mills, is on Rucker's "Learn to Live," the Frank Rogers-produced album. Rucker takes over the top of the chart from Jimmy Wayne's Do You Believe Me Now.... »»»September 21, 2008 - Glen Campbell may tour next year in support of his just released covers disc. Following Campbell's appearance Saturday night at the Americana Music Association Convention at which he played five songs, his producer guitarist Julian Raymond said Sunday that they were considering dates in early 2009 in the northeast.... »»»September 19, 2008 - Texas can be its own country so to speak when it comes to making music careers. Many homegrown artists barely ever leave the state to give concerts.
"They appreciate you for whoever you are," said singer Rosie Flores during a panel discussion the "Lone Star Legacy: The Role of Texas in Helping Shape... »»»September 19, 2008 - Look for a new Buddy and Julie Miller out next year. A song from the upcoming disc, Matches & Gasoline, was previewed at the Americana Music Festival & Conference Thursday.
The sexually-charged song has an edgy, brooding quality with a retro sound. T Bone Burnett produced the disc with the song having his stamp on it.... »»»September 19, 2008 - Honky tonk singer Heather Myles has not been heard from in six years, but now she is ready to release new music, she said Thursday.
"This is all new songs that I've written," said Myles in an interview during the Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville.
Myles' last release in the U.S.... »»»September 19, 2008 - Americana radio is at the low end of the listening totem pole, but the situation is not necessarily bleak, according to a report issued Thursday at the Americana Music Festival & Conference.
"There is definitely an opportunity there," said Rounder Records label executive Brad Paul in an interview after... »»»September 18, 2008 - Craig Morgan was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry Thursday during a special concert for U.S. troops at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. The evening was a homecoming of sorts for the singer, who was stationed at Ft. Bragg from 1990 to 1992 during his 10-year active duty tenure in... »»»September 18, 2008 - Levon Helm and Alison Krauss and Robert Plant were the big winners at Thursday's Americana Music Association's seventh Annual Honors & Awards show in Nashville. Helm won artist of the year, while Krauss and Plant took home album of the year for "Raising Sand" and duo/group of the year.... »»»September 18, 2008 - Jimmy Wayne is number one on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Sept. 27 with Do You Believe Me Now, as Brad Paisley's Waitin' on a Woman slipped to second. On the album chart, Jessica Simpson's "Do You Know" debuted at number one with Sugarland's "Love On the Inside" falling to second.... »»»September 18, 2008 - Billy Joe Shaver was indicted Thursday by a Texas grand jury in connection with the shooting of a man outside a bar in Lorena, Texas in April 2007. The singer was charged by a McLennan County jury with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony and unlawful carrying of a handgun by... »»»September 18, 2008 -
Academy of Country Music's first-ever ACM Honors, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, was held last night in Nashville featuring a series of musical tributes to winners along with video... »»»September 17, 2008 - Jessica Simpson's country debut, "Do You Know," will debut at number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and four on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart today when the charts are released Thursday.
Simpson heard the news following her most recent stop in Salt Lake City, Utah.... »»»September 17, 2008 - Colorado bluegrass band Spring Creek signed with Rebel Records. The quartet plays music inspired by the classic sounds of traditional bluegrass. This marks the first time that the label has signed an act from west of the Mississippi.
Rebel executive Mark Freeman said, "We are thrilled to be working... »»»September 16, 2008 - John Hiatt and Delbert McClinton are the latest artists who will join the stage with Levon Helm on Wednesday at Ryman Auditorium in the kickoff of the Americana Music Association annual conference. Hiatt and McClinton will join Sam Bush, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Miller and Billy Bob Thornton as special guests... »»»September 16, 2008 - Mark Wills' new studio album, "Familiar Stranger," will be out Oct. 28 on Tenacity Records. His first single, The Things We Forget," ships to radio Sept. 22 with a video to follow.
"On this album I have a chance to show the other side of my personality," he said. "The side that rocks.... »»»September 16, 2008 - Dolly Parton will make her first national television appearances for her "Backwoods Barbie" CD with performances of the newly-released single Shinola on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Friday, Sept. 19) and the Ellen Show (Monday, Sept. 22).
This will be in advance of a new round of dates for Parton in the U.S.... »»»September 16, 2008 - The Americana Music Association will hold keynote interviews with musician/producer T Bone Burnett and Rodney Crowell at this week's Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.
Crowell, recipient of the 2006 Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, will play a few songs and talk... »»»September 16, 2008 - A longstanding country star, now in his 80s, a former member of Merle Haggard's band and an Aussie are among the acts releasing new music this week.
Charlie Louvin, 81, is out with the gospel CD "Steps to Heaven" (Tompkins Square) with 10 songs, including 2 from the Louvin Brothers.... »»»September 15, 2008 - Rascal Flatts' annual headline show in Nashville, slated for Oct. 17, will once again benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. In the past 3 years, Rascal Flatts has donated $2.2 million to the hospital from these Nashville concerts. Taylor Swift is the special guest.... »»»September 15, 2008 - Texas honky tonker James Hand just finished recording his second CD for Rounder Records with a January release date. The disc was produced by Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) and Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks).
Hand will participate in the Americana Music Festival this week with a show Friday at the... »»»
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September 15, 2008 - Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson will celebrate their number 1 Americana Radio Album "Rattlin' Bones" and their 2008 ARIA Awards (Australia's Grammys) for Album of the Year and Best Country Album with an appearance on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tuesday. That is the day the CD is released via Sugar Hill.... »»»September 15, 2008 - Craig Morgan goes back home again, playing a show for military personnel and their families at Ft. Bragg, N.C. this Thursday, Sept. 18, a concert that will be filmed for television.
Morgan was stationed at Ft. Bragg from 1990 to 1992 during his tenure in the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division.... »»»September 15, 2008 - The Grascals, Dailey & Vincent, the SteelDrivers, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and the Steep Canyon Rangers will be among the bluegrassers playing at the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards at the Ryman in Nashville on Oct. 2.
Hosted by McCoury, who with his band has won the IBMA's... »»»September 12, 2008 - Laura Bryna will sing the national anthem tonight at Fenway Park, prior to the start of the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays baseball game in Boston. This week is particularly exciting as the Red Sox broke the Major League Baseball record for consecutive game attendance sellouts, with 456 games dating... »»»September 12, 2008 - Emerson Drive has just finished recording a brand new album with producers Teddy Gentry of Alabama fame and Josh Leo, which is set for release in early 2009. The first single from the new project is expected in November.
The Canadians were on Midas, but this release will be through Midas and Valory... »»»September 12, 2008 - Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Walker, who had a hit with Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, died Friday at 81 from colon cancer in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Born in Copeville, Texas on Nov. 2, 1926, Walker started singing as a high school student, then played country music during World War II over the Armed... »»»September 11, 2008 - Brad Paisley will participate in "50 States in 50 Days," an initiative launched by ABC News and USA Today to coincide with Election Day. Reporting from every state in the weeks leading up to the election, the media event kicks off with a weeklong rail journey, as ABC's Good Morning America airs live... »»»September 11, 2008 - Billy Ray Cyrus was in Tarzana, Cal. late last month to film the music video for his recently released single, "Somebody Said A Prayer," written by Neil Thrasher and Craig Wiseman. The song is from his upcoming CD, "Back To Tennessee," scheduled to release Nov. 18.
The video for "Somebody Said A... »»»September 11, 2008 - Reba McEntire will get the boxed set treatment this fall with the release of a three-CD set containing 46 of her top 10 songs..
"Reba McEntire - 50 Greatest Hits" (MCA Nashville/UMe), comes out Oct. 28, spanning her tenure on MCA since 1984 and ending her recent number two duet with Kelly Clarkson, Because of You.... »»»September 11, 2008 - Brad Paisley topped the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Sept. 20 with "Waitin' on a Woman," a song from his previous album," Time Well Wasted,"not his current "5th Gear" CD. Sugarland retook first with "Love on the Inside " on the album chart from the compilation disc "NOW That's What... »»»September 11, 2008 - - One Night Rodeo was the choice Wednesday as the fans choice as the first-ever Next GAC Star.
One Night Rodeo is composed of band members Duane Allison (bass), Mike Elrod (drums), Cory Hildreth (lead vocals) and Jack Tamburin (electric guitar). Currently rooted in Bradenton, Fla.... »»»September 10, 2008 - Luke Bryan will head home to Georgia to host his first charity songwriter's event on Oct. 5. The event, in honor of his late brother and sister Chris Bryan and Kelly Bryan Cheshire, will benefit the Lee Branch YMCA of Leesburg, Ga.
Since Chris' death, I've been waiting for the right charity event to... »»»September 10, 2008 - Nominations for radio personalities and stations for the 42nd annual Country Music Association awards were disclosed Wednesday with Kix Brooks being among the nominees for a radio show he hosts. If he wins, he would be the first artist to win a broadcast CMA award.
>Many of the radio stations and... »»»September 10, 2008 - Kenny Chesney was predictably pleased with capturing seven Country Music Association nominations Wednesday to lead the pack. George Strait, who had five nominations, shared Chesney's happiness.
Chesney received nominations for Entertainer of the Year category, Male Vocalist, Album of the Year for "Just... »»»September 10, 2008 - Brad Paisley will extend his Paisley Party tour into 2009 with the final show being in Washington March 1. Paisley invited fellow Opry member Dierks Bentley to be his very special guest on the 24-day tour starting in January with Darius Rucker opening January dates and Crystal Shawanda February dates.... »»»September 10, 2008 - Dierks Bentley has a new single at radio, Feel That Fire, the first single from his upcoming Feb. 3, 2009 disc. Written with longtime producer/co-writer Brett Beavers and Brett and Brad Warren, the love song went to radio Monday.
"I think you get to a point where you recognize what attraction is all... »»»September 10, 2008 - Kenny Chesney scored seven Country Music Association award nominations apiece Wednesday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the year. Sugarland and George Strait earnered five nominations, while Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson captured four.
Nominated for entertainer of the year... »»»September 9, 2008 - Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors will spend Sept. 11 entertaining troops at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. This special show is organized to entertain San Antonio military personnel and their families. Organizers are anticipating 25,000 in attendance.
"We can only begin to sympathize the immense... »»»September 9, 2008 - George Jones was chosen to receive the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors.
"I am completely overwhelmed to be the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors," said Jones. "I can't believe that I have been included in the same company as previous winners that are country music legends: Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash,... »»»September 9, 2008 - Doc Walker was the big winner at the Canadian Country Music Association awards Monday, taking home five awards, including Group or Duo of the Year, Album of the Year and the coveted Fans' Choice Award. Johnny Reid took home Male Artist of the Year and displayed his appreciation later in the show when... »»»September 9, 2008 - It's a busy Tuesday with many new releases ranging from Jessica Simpson to Patty Loveless.
Pop singer Simpson releases her country CD, "Do You Know" (SonyBMG). Simpson had a hand in writing 8 of the 11 tracks on a CD produced by Brett James and John Shanks. The first single is Come On Over.... »»»September 8, 2008 - Brad Paisley hit a new milestone today as he topped Billboard's country airplay chart with Waitin' on a Woman. He now has eight consecutive, non-seasonal chart-toppers - more than any other country artist in the 18-year history of Nielsen BDS-monitored airplay. The charts will be officially released Thursday.... »»»September 8, 2008 - An experiment of couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton to tour together this summer apparently worked because now Lambert and Shelton will hit the road this fall in a co-headlining tour.
"For obvious reasons, Miranda and I have wanted to tour together for a while now. We wanted to do something... »»»September 8, 2008 - Alison Krauss' "A Hundred Miles or More: Live From The Tracking Room" drops Nov. 11 on DVD through Rounder. The DVD features a television taping of Krauss performing many songs from her solo album, "A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" (Rounder) with members of her band, Union Station and special guest musicians.... »»»September 8, 2008 - Grammy-nominated acoustic trio The Greencards signed with Sugar Hill Records after previously being on Dualtone. The band is busy now in the studio with producer Jay Joyce crafting their fourth album, slated for release in the spring of 2009.
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Kym Warner said, "As... »»»September 8, 2008 - The disc from former Jayhawks Gary Louris and Mark Olson's album, "Ready For The Flood," was slated to be released Sept. 16. But only eight days before the scheduled drop date, an announcement was made Monday that the music will now be released in early 2009 on New West Records.
No reason was given for the delay.... »»»September 5, 2008 - An expanded version of one of country's great live albums is coming Oct. 14. Johnny Cash recorded "At Folsom Prison" on Jan. 13, 1968. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of this recording, "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition" features previously unreleased materials including a new... »»»September 5, 2008 - Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro and John Hiatt will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Berg and Shaprio were named from the songwriter category, while Hiatt made it from the artist songwriter category.
"Like their predecessors, Matraca, Tom and John have made meaningful and lasting... »»»September 5, 2008 - Tim McGraw's Swampstock 2008 was postponed until next year due to the effects of Hurricane Gustav on Louisiana. The Rayville area has experienced more than 20 inches of rain over the last few days as the state has been declared a disaster area by government officials and critical resources are being... »»»September 4, 2008 - Jimmy Wayne believes in his new song alright because "Do You Believe Me Now" is number 1 on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Sept. 13. The song jumped from fourth to first, replacing Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt," which fell to third. On the album chart, the hits... »»»September 4, 2008 - After one single, Fisher Stevenson is no longer on Big Machine Records. Stevenson release No Tomorrow Here Tonight through the label earlier this year, but despite a radio promotion tour, the single never took off. The Virginia singer did not release a full-length CD with the label.... »»»September 4, 2008 - Jessica Simpson's next stop is the Grand Ole Opry, where she'll be making her televised debut on the historic stage this Saturday, Sept. 6. Opry Live airs on GAC at 8 p.m. Central. Joining country music legend Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless and newcomer Crystal Shawanda for a Ladies Night themed evening,... »»»September 3, 2008 - Garth Brooks' concerts in January to raise money for wild fires in California led to the disbursal of $6 million to victims, firefighters, their families and others, it was announced Wednesday.
The McCormick Foundation's Board of Directors approved more than $6 million in grants for the 2008 southern... »»»September 3, 2008 - Sugarland will perform the finale of the "Stand Up To Cancer" event Sept. 5 with Melissa Etheridge, which will air live from Los Angeles on ABC, CBS and NBC at 8 p.m. eastern/Pacific. Other participants include Jennifer
Aniston, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Katie Couric, Sally Field, Charles
Gibson,... »»»September 3, 2008 - Only two country discs will be in the top 20 of all music sold on Billboard's top200 chart when it is out Thursday. "NOW That's What I Call Country," a various artists package of recent hits, debuts at number 7 on the overall chart and first in country, while Sugarland's {Love on the Inside" was eighth... »»»September 3, 2008 - Taylor Swift hits the stage tonight at London's King's College for her first-ever European performance with the show sold out. Swift also is in London to meet the Universal Music Group staff that will release her new album, "Fearless," worldwide in 2009.
Swift will leave England and fly directly to... »»»September 3, 2008 - Faith Hill fan club members who pre-order her Christmas album, "Joy To The World," will receive a free download. The album, which streets Sept. 30, is available to pre-order now at www.faithhill.com.
Fans who join or renew their FaithFullAccess membership can pre-order the album and get a free... »»»September 3, 2008 - The second Big State Festival is not going to happen. Promoter C3's Charlie Walker said "a lack of top tier talent" was the reason, according to the Austin 360 web site.
The festival had been planned for the Dallas suburb of Frisco. Last year's event, which was held in October, included Tim McGraw,... »»»September 3, 2008 - Craig Morgan will make his BNA debut Oct. 23 with "That's Why." The first single is Love Remembers,co-written by Morgan, is currently in the top 30.
"This album is a continuation of the life-telling stories that I have done throughout my career, and now, I have been given so many new tools to work... »»»September 2, 2008 - Rodney Crowell tops the list of new releases this week, which also includes Bruce Robison, Chris Knight and Mark Erelli.
Crowell is out with "Sex & Gasoline" on Yep Roc. This disc is autobiographical, about his daughter's rehabilitation. Joe Henry produced the 11 songs.
Robison has done well as a... »»»September 2, 2008 - Country singer and actor Jerry Reed died Monday at 71 of emphysema. Reed was best known for his hit song, When You're Hot You're Hot for which he received a Grammy for best male country vocal performance in 1972. Reed also sang the theme song from the first "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, East Bound and Down.... »»»
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