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Posted on 7/2/2008 2:05:04 PM
Categorized in Music, General
George Jones joined classic-rock artist Peter Frampton in Nashville yesterday to announce the second annual inductees to the Musicians Hall of Fame, a list that includes a major country record producer and seminal players from both rock and R&B.
Billy Sherrill — who produced such classics as Tammy Wynette’s "Stand By Your Man," Charlie Rich’s "Behind Closed Doors," Johnny Paycheck’s "Ta...
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Posted on 7/2/2008 1:18:04 PM
Categorized in Music, General
The first half of 2008 is complete, and that period has been a winner for Rodney Atkins.
According to Country Aircheck, his single "Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)" was the most-played song on country radio from January through June. It was an appropriate week for Rodney to receive that information, since Friday’s holiday, the Fourth of July, honors the signing of the Declaration of ...
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Posted on 7/2/2008 10:58:45 AM
Categorized in Music, General
When the Statler Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, they made a point of thanking the late Johnny Cash for his role in their career.
In August 1963, when he was hot with "Ring Of Fire," they pursued him diligently, putting bass vocalist Harold Reid in charge of persuading Johnny to let them open for him. In March 1964, they got their chance when he sho...
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Posted on 7/2/2008 10:19:21 AM
Categorized in Music, General
The fastest way to get a recording contract in Nashville these days is to compete on "American Idol" and declare yourself a country artist.
Kristy Lee Cook, who ranked among the final 12 on this year’s edition of the TV singing competition, was officially announced yesterday as the newest member of the Arista Records artist roster, having signed to the label through 19 Recordings, a com...
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Posted on 7/1/2008 11:30:13 AM
Categorized in Music, General
George Strait may have more No. 1 hits than anyone in history, but when he was attending high school, a record-setting future wasn’t exactly an obvious part of his life’s journey. He started playing music around that time with a garage band, a group that now makes him laugh.
"It was one that never got out of the garage," he says. "It was one of those kinds. We kind of piddled around wit...
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Posted on 7/1/2008 10:45:13 AM
Categorized in Music, General
In most artists’ gameplans, a video comes after the song gets recorded, but for Sugarland, "All I Want To Do" owes its entire existence to a home video that had already been shot. The video featured Kristian Bush’s daughter, Camille, who turned three earlier this month.
"Kristian, I always ask him to bring home videos of his kids, because not only are they beautiful, but kids in general...