CMA Songwriters Series returns to NYC with Jamey Johnson
The series will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 8 (6:30 and 9 p.m.) Tickets for the series are $25 and go on sale Wednesday, July 14.
Featuring two-time CMA Song of the Year Award winner and Universal Music Nashville recording artist Johnson (Honky Tonk Badonkadonk recorded by Trace Adkins, Give It Away recorded by George Strait, and In Color recorded by Johnson), the series allows fans insight into the stories behind some of their favorite songs.
Joining Johnson will be Buddy Cannon (Give It Away recorded by George Strait, and Set 'Em Up Joe recorded by Vern Gosdin, and She's Not Cryin' Anymore recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus), and Bobby Pinson (She's A Hottie recorded by Toby Keith, and Want To and All I Want To Do, both recorded by Sugarland). Bob DiPiero (Southern Voice recorded by Tim McGraw, Blue Clear Sky recorded by George Strait, and You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl recorded by Brooks & Dunn) will serve as host for the evening.
More news for Jamey Johnson
- 05/14/22: Johnson joins Opry
- 03/19/22: Opry invites Johnson to join; he says yes
- 01/12/21: Johnson, Houser announce Country Cadillac Tour
- 10/22/12: Jamey Johnson slates fall tour
- 10/16/12: Aldean, Johnson release new music
- 08/31/12: Johnson slates Ryman gig night of Cochran tribute disc release
- 07/31/12: Johnson gives Cochran the tribute treatment
- 08/23/11: Jamey Johnson tributes ZZ Top
CD reviews for Jamey Johnson
When ace country songwriter Hank Cochran died in the summer of 2010 it didn't take long to establish who could pull off a fitting tribute to the man who penned timeless classics like Eddy Arnold's Make the World Go Away and Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces. Country outlaw Jamey Johnson, who had bonded with Cochran during his final years battling pancreatic cancer, stepped up to the challenge. And boy, has he delivered.
Rounding up the likes of Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Merle ...
The beginning of Jamey Johnson's second CD has little to do with today's typical country fare. The sound of footsteps are heard with someone telling him, "Mr. Johnson...you're free to do whateve r you want to do. Just stay out of trouble." He's leaving jail, but maybe the jail was the handcuffs he may have felt in life, including musically, because his semi-hit, "The Dollar," did not prepare listeners for this.
The Alabama native gets mighty personal on ...
Jamey Johnson counts traditional country, new country and southern rock among his influences, and the Alabama native melds them together in a unique way with special emphasis on traditional sounds on his 11-song debut album. Johnson is a great storyteller, whether that song is going to cause laughter or tears depends on one's perspective.
The self-titled track is about a family spending time together, written from the child's perspective while "Flying Silver Eagle" is a tale of a superficial ...
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