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Posted on 9/29/2008 1:00:35 PM
Categorized in Music, General
Kellie Pickler releases her self-titled sophomore album on Tuesday, and it represents a larger investment of time and consideration than her 2006 debut.
The first CD, Small Town Girl, was recorded in a hit-and-miss fashion for logistical reasons. She was in the middle of the American Idol Tour and needed to get her first CD in stores while she still had momentum from the TV show. This t...
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Posted on 9/29/2008 12:15:35 PM
Categorized in Music, General
Fans of Kenny Chesney's live shows are familiar with his song, "Back Where I Come From," written by Mississippi songwriter Mac MacAnally. It's a mainstay in Kenny's live shows, in spite of never being a single. The song first appeared on Kenny's 1996 CD Me And You.
"Mac is just one of those writers every writer wishes they could be," says Kenny, who will release his new CD, Lucky Old Su...
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Posted on 9/29/2008 11:30:35 AM
Categorized in Music, General
GAC personality Nan Kelley is now officially one of Nashville’s most beautiful people. That designation will be there in print when the new edition of Nashville Lifestyles magazine reaches newsstands on Wednesday.
The publication tabbed Nan along with Chuck Wicks, the Tennessee Titans’ Kevin Mawae and WKRN-TV news anchor John Dwyer among the "25 Most Beautiful People In Music City." Ran...
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Posted on 9/22/2008 10:35:13 AM
Categorized in Music, General
"You got fins to the left, fins to the right, and you’re the only bait in town." So goes the chorus of one of Jimmy Buffett’s classic songs, and Kenny Chesney — who’s built part of his career around Jimmy’s island-escape imagery — is apparently intrigued by the song’s topic. His to-do list includes a deep-sea encounter with danger.
"I’d like to swim with sharks," he told the national ra...
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Posted on 9/22/2008 10:03:13 AM
Categorized in Music, General
Dolly Parton’s musical-theater version of "9 To 5" has been in previews in Los Angeles for much of the month, and she’s launching a promotional campaign for the show this weekend as it officially opens at the Ahmanson Theatre.
Dolly performs her new single, "Shinola," on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Friday and again on Ellen Monday. A video for the single was shot during a recent perf...
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Posted on 9/22/2008 8:26:13 AM
Categorized in Music, General
His current album is titled "Rock N Roll Jesus." A prior release was named "Cocky." Kid Rock’s music and his stage show are built on bravado, and he figures he earned the right to do it that way.
"I picked myself up after being kicked down so many times, I can't count 'em," he told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "I don't want to. You know, I learned how to swee...