Nichols to become father again
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – Joe Nichols and his wife are expecting their first child together.
The singer told People that he and his wife Heather will have their first child in the spring.
"After trying to have a baby for so long, we are thrilled to announce that I am pregnant," Heather told People.
"I have to give all the credit to my wife - she has been a trooper through all of this, and I am so happy," Nichols said.
The couple married in September 2007 in Georgia and knew each other since he performed at her father's Texas night club at 19. Nichols has a daughter from a previous relationship.
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A Traditional Christmas (digital only)
It's an instance of truth in advertising that Joe Nichols calls his new holiday album "A Traditional Christmas." Traditions are mostly wonderful things. Few would enjoy Christmas, for example, if it was celebrated completely differently every year. However, Nichols' new traditional album is a little too faithful to these familiar Christmas songs. It's as though he's being so careful, he won't open presents on Christmas morning for fear that he might mess up the wrapping paper. »»» |
It's All Good
A greatest hits collection released earlier this year helped remind country fans that Joe Nichols has been producing hits for a good decade now. While the sound of country has become much more pop and rock oriented since Nichols started, he has stayed relatively true to the traditionalist sound. While it hasn't always garnered him consistent chart-topping smash hits, it has given him a sizable fanbase - count George Jones and Merle Haggard among his admirers.
"It's All Good," »»» |
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits collections are easy to take to task for two things - 1) Does it cover an artist's chart success completely, and 2) Does it offer anything new? Sad to say, on this package, it's lacking on both counts. There's not a single new track here, and only 10 songs total. Even a cover tune would have been a welcome token. And as the Nichols faithful can attest, some very entertaining lesser lights that enjoyed decent airplay got left off the table.
Across seven studio »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
Concert Review: The Howlin' Brothers leave the radar behind –
The Howlin' Brothers - this trio, in reality, contains no brothers - are about eight years into their career and on their fifth album. To say they've been under the radar screen may be an understatement. You couldn't even say they've been flying under that screen because they have stuck very close to their Nashville environs.... »»»
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