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Posted on 12/4/2008 2:30:47 PM
Categorized in Music, Concerts and Tours
George Strait, the most-honored artist in the 42-year history of the Country Music Association Awards, has unveiled a 17-date tour for summer 2009.
The condensed performance schedule, which features several festival stops, begins May 9 in Hidalgo, Texas, and wraps July 25 in the Chicago area. A large portion of the dates — including stops in Charlotte, Virginia Beach, Salt Lake City and...
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Posted on 8/26/2008 2:25:09 PM
Categorized in Concerts and Tours
NASHVILLE – The CMA Songwriters Series returns to Joe’s Pub in New York City for another intimate night of songs and storytelling on Tuesday, Sept. 9 (6:30 and 9:30 PM/ET) with special guest Josh Turner during the second show.
“Hosting the Songwriters Series at Joe’s Pub the night before we announce the final nominees for the CMA Awards on ‘Good Morning America’ made perfect sense. It showcases...
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Posted on 6/30/2008 10:49:43 AM
Categorized in Music, General, Concerts and Tours
Randy Owen, who entered the Country Music Hall of Fame as the lead vocalist for Alabama, will release his autobiography, Born Country, in November, CountryStandardTime.com reports.
It is, by all accounts, a rags-to-riches story in which the band’s commercial peaks were sometimes accompanied by personal tragedies. That includes the death of his father just weeks before Alabama launched f...
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Posted on 6/30/2008 9:54:43 AM
Categorized in Music, General, Concerts and Tours
Jessica Simpson has booked an appearance during the Country Thunder USA festival in Twin Lakes, Wis., in what her representatives say is her first full concert since shifting from pop music into country.
Jessica’s performance comes July 19, on the final day of a four-day event that features more than 40 acts, including Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Sara Evans and Taylor S...
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Posted on 6/9/2008 2:54:03 PM
Categorized in Music, General, Concerts and Tours
After four days of rank humidity and righteous country performances, the CMA Music Festival reached its appropriate finale Sunday night as Dwight Yoakam delivered a languid version of Buck Owens’ "Close Up The Honky Tonks" at Nashville’s LP Field, the last in a series of stadium shows that started in a pop vein and gradually moved toward a more traditional bent.
Dwight’s appearance, his...
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Posted on 4/18/2008 10:00:56 AM
Categorized in Music, General, Concerts and Tours
One of the most unusual artistic pairings in recent years came when Alison Krauss teamed up with Led Zeppelin founder Robert Plant for the album "Raising Sand," leading to a Grammy award for the duo earlier this year.
Now Alison and Robert are set to hit the road this Saturday, kicking off the tour in Louisville, Ky., and playing dates in Europe and the U.S. through July 19, when the tr...