AP - Apr 11, 2009
Billy Bob Thornton s band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country s fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online....
More »E! Online - Apr 11, 2009
Maybe it was bad gravy? Billy Bob Thornton and his band, the Boxmasters, have nixed the last two dates of their Canadian tour after their guitarist and several crew members caught the flu. The announcement...
More »AP - Apr 8, 2009
Joaquin, you have competition. In a radio appearance reminiscent of David s Letterman s recent interview with actor-turned-rapper Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton gave a puzzling and difficult interview...
More »Reuters - Jun 10, 2008
He is an acclaimed actor and Oscar winner for writing the movie Sling Blade but most of the time Billy Bob Thornton would rather be pursuing his first love: music. Thornton's band, the Boxmasters...
More »AP - Jul 24, 2007
Billy Bob Thorton, Beautiful Door (New Door/Universal) Like many of his fellow actors, Billy Bob Thornton moonlights as a musician. Unlike many of his counterparts, Thornton s music has quality and...
More »AP - Mar 30, 2006
Tim McGraw asks a lot of his fans. Onstage, the country singer encourages them to live, love, dance, care, grab it all. Offstage, he urges them to vote, give blood, donate money, to help any way they...
More »E! Online - Oct 11, 2005
When you think of soul music, Peter Gallagher of The O.C. is not exactly the first image that comes to mind. But Epic Records is betting on the actor s Otis Redding-inspired vocal chops, and will...
More »AP - Oct 27, 2004
Had things worked out differently, it might have been Queen Latifah in Monster s Ball instead of Halle Berry . The rapper-singer-actress says she was slated to play the lead in the movie that netted...
More »Reuters - Sep 28, 2004
With a performance of How Bad Do You Want It, Tim McGraw will open the 38th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 9 at Nashville s Grand Ole Opry House and airing live on...
More »AP - May 22, 2004
The cartoon ogre tale Shrek 2, Tom Hanks crime comedy The Ladykillers and Michael Moore s Fahrenheit 9/11, a scathing attack on the White House, were among films competing for Cannes Film Festival prizes...
More »AP - Apr 7, 2004
When he heard there was a new movie being made about the Battle of the Alamo, Asleep at the Wheel s Ray Benson figured there would surely be a CD featuring music from the film. Then The Alamo co-star...
More »AP - Feb 5, 2004
Country singer Tim McGraw has landed his first studio film deal, playing the alcoholic father of a football player in a movie starring Billy Bob Thornton . Filming starts this week on Friday Night...
More »Reuters - Feb 4, 2004
Similar to last year s host-less Grammy Awards ceremony, the 2004 event on Sunday will use music, film and television personalities to introduce performance segments of the show. Madonna , Beck, Queen...
More »AP - Jan 6, 2004
Some of Nashville s finest pickers threw a surprise party Tuesday for banjo great Earl Scruggs on his 80th birthday — and they brought their instruments with them. Scruggs, whose three-fingered...
More »E! Online - Dec 18, 2003
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spoken and nothing was Lost in Translation. Sofia Coppola s semi-autobiographical tale of jet-lagged travelers in Tokyo is a leading contender among the Golden...
More »USRN - Mar 28, 2002
(3/28/02, 10 a.m. ET) -- Billy Bob Thornton will promote his first country album, Private Radio, with a two-week tour this spring. The mini-tour will kick off on May 17 in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theater...
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