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Posted on 7/18/2008 10:12:49 AM
Categorized in Music, General
Randy Travis is one of the fittest stars in country music — not just currently, but one of the fittest who ever made a living by singing in the genre.
There’s a good reason for that: He’s committed to his workouts. He goes to the gym for an hour or more six days a week, and he’s kept up that regimen for more than 30 years, he told Lorianne Crook during tapings for GAC’s CMA Celebrity Cl...
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Posted on 7/18/2008 8:35:49 AM
Categorized in Music, General
Jimmy Wayne has a Top 15 hit on his hands with "Do You Believe Me Now," and his album of the same name is set for release on Aug. 26.
But Jimmy wasn’t entirely in control of the production. The album was officially completed at one point, but he discovered that he had an opportunity to give one of the songs, "No Good For Me," a special extra voice.
"Just when I thought I was ...
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Posted on 7/17/2008 12:21:30 PM
Categorized in Music, General
Folk singer Joan Baez will receive the Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award during the Sept. 18 Americana Honors & Awards, held at the Ryman Auditorium. The AMAs are just one of several trophy ceremonies on the docket for Nashville this fall.
The presentation will be made by Steve Earle, a former Free Speech winner who also produced Joan’s next album, Day After Tomorrow, which will be ...
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Posted on 7/17/2008 11:21:30 AM
Categorized in Music, General
Trent Tomlinson has had a busy period in his life over the first half of 2008, getting married to model Jessica Lowman and welcoming a daughter, Harleigh Tomlinson. But Trent’s also been working hard on an album, which is nearing completion.
Trent promises that fans will see some artistic advancement in the project.
"I’ve grown so much as a songwriter and an artist [and had] ...
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Posted on 7/15/2008 10:47:05 AM
Categorized in Music, General
It’s been more than eight years since Randy Travis last released a country album; the wait for fans is over tomorrow when Around The Bend hits the market.
Randy’s been nationally known for more than 20 years, and he remains a big enough star that when he signed autographs at the CMA Music Festival in June, he needed 10 people to usher him through the crowd when he was done. Being follow...
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Posted on 7/15/2008 10:00:27 AM
Categorized in Music, General
Kenny Chesney grabbed the title for his current Poets & Pirates Tour from his hit "Better As A Memory," and he employs some Barbaray Coast imagery in the staging for the stadium dates. Pirates historically were thieves on the high seas, but Kenny says that’s not really the point of the title.
"I mean the pirate part in the best way possible, not as the kind that’s stealing from everybod...