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Posted on 3/1/2008 6:07:40 PM
Categorized in General, Collaborations, Sports
Last year two members of Tim McGraw's Dancehall Doctors ran in the New York City Marathon in November, and now plan to lead Team McGraw in the Country Music Half-Marathon in Nashville April 26.
In November, Team McGraw raised over $280,000 for brain tumor research on behalf of the Tug McGraw Foundation, named for Tim's father, who died with a tumor.
"We've had widespread inte...
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Posted on 10/24/2007 10:00:25 AM
Categorized in Music, General, CD and DVD Releases, Collaborations
"I was just thoroughly amazed," Gene Watson tells CMT.com from his home in Houston. The source of his amazement was just how well the pieces of his new album, In a Perfect World, came together. What began as a solo project evolved into
one of the most striking duet albums of the year.
Watson's voice still has the warm resonance of a cello, but it's enriched considerably on the CD by ba...
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Posted on 10/15/2007 12:30:03 PM
Categorized in Music, General, CD and DVD Releases, Collaborations
On Deana Carter's new album, The Chain, she collaborates with her musical heroes, including Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and George Jones, on some of country music's biggest hits.
Deana's father, legendary session guitar player Fred Carter, Jr., also performs throughout the record. Regarding the project, Deana says, "Ever since I knew that music was going to be my lif...
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Posted on 9/17/2007 10:16:51 AM
Categorized in Music, Collaborations, Radio
Elvis Presley will be honored by a number of pop and country singers on Sept. 18 during the ABC news special, "Elvis, Viva Las Vegas." The special includes performances of Presley's hits by Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Willie Nelson, as well as Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Beyonce, Brandi Carlile, Daught...
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Posted on 9/8/2007 3:15:56 AM
Categorized in Music, Collaborations, Concerts and Tours
Platinum recording artist, Clay Walker recently enlisted some of country music's biggest stars to help battle against Multiple Sclerosis. Walker's non-profit charity, Band Against MS has partnered with the Washington D.C. metropolitan area Chapter of the National MS Society by offering an autographed guitar for auction at the Society's Annual Ambassadors Ball on September 19 in the nation's capit...
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Posted on 9/7/2007 1:40:42 AM
Categorized in Collaborations, Concerts and Tours
Bucky Covington and Jason Michael Carroll have announced a tour together, billed as the Raisin' the Bar tour. The itinerary begins Oct. 25 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and concludes Dec. 8 in Baltimore. Covington was an American Idol finalist whose singles include "A Different World" and "It's Good to Be Us.</em...