Garth Brooks, George Jones help launch new Crook and Chase show
"We wanted to start the new year and the new show with a bang, and I believe we have accomplished that," said co-host Charlie Chase. "Garth and George are two of the most popular and legendary artists in the business. We wanted to set the tone of our new show right off the bat - that we're here to bring the entertainment world's brightest and best into the homes of our viewers - from the legends and superstars to the new up and comers."
"With the special friendship between George and Garth, and the fun relationship Charlie and I have enjoyed with both of them over the years, we are looking forward to sharing an entertaining show with our viewers," said co-host Lorianne Crook.
The weekly one-hour show will be produced by Jim Owens Entertainment and taped in front of a studio audience at Nashville's Opry House in Studio A. The show will premiere Thursday evenings at 9 p.m. eastern and repeat Fridays at 11 a.m. eaastern and again Saturday nights at 7 eastern.
RFD-TV was launched in December 2000 as the nation's first 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week television network dedicated to serving the needs and interests of rural America. Programming includes a wide-variety of shows focused on agriculture, equine, rural lifestyle and traditional music offerings. Currently, RFD-TV is distributed in over 30 million homes on DIRECTV, DISH Network, Mediacom, Charter, Suddenlink, Bresnan, NRTC and NCTC cable systems located in all 50 states. RFD-TV The Magazine, the channel's companion publication claims more than 140,000 subscribers. RFD-TV The Theatre opened in March 2007 in Branson, Mo,
More news
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- 11/02/23: Brooks becomes the "Rodeo Man"
- 10/25/23: Brooks becomes a "Time Traveler"
- 06/15/23: Brooks launches The BIG 615 radio
- 03/29/23: Brooks, Parton to cohost ACMs
- 12/20/22: Concert with Paisley, Bentley, Tucker honors Jones on 10th anniversary of death
CD reviews
If naming your release "Gunslinger," you'd better let it rip and go for a harder country sound, especially if donning a black cowboy hat on the cover. The reality does not exactly match that sentiment for Garth Brooks, but at times he comes mighty close.
The high points for Brooks are the three most traditional country songs - a couple of honky tonkers ("Honky-Tonk Somewhere" and "Cowboys and Friends") and a ballad ("Whiskey to Wine"). ...
After releasing his debut album in 1989, Garth Brooks released music almost every year until he announced his retirement in 2000. Since then, he has released repackaged hit collections, new music on "Scarecrow" and "The Lost Sessions" and last year's cover song collection "Blame it All on My Roots." Over the years, there have been live recordings, concert and music video collections. The country songwriter became a pop culture icon, transcending genre to become ...
Garth Brooks is back with his first release of "new" material since 2001's "Scarecrow." (Truth in advertising, his "The Ultimate Hits," which actually is part of the new box set, included four new songs back in 2007). And it's quite an undertaking - four CDs of covers - Country Classics, Classic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul and Melting Pot, an amalgam of country, rock, soul and folk; the two-CD set, "The Ultimate Set" and a DVD of his live performance in Vegas. ...
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