AP - Jul 22, 2009
The White House went a little bit country Tuesday. Now, I know folks think I m a city boy, but I do appreciate listening to country music, President Barack Obama said to guests gathered in the East Room...
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Country music artists Charley Pride and Marty Stuart and bluesman Pinetop Perkins will headline the third annual Mississippi Grammy gala. Other performers at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Tunica (...
More »AP - Feb 12, 2009
Country music singer Charley Pride dropped by the Arkansas Senate to lead lawmakers in a sing-along, and to praise the Little Rock hospital that removed a tumor from his vocal cords 10 years ago. In...
More »AP - Feb 9, 2007
Country took its turn in the Grammy week spotlight with LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Charley Pride and Porter Wagoner among the stars calling attention to efforts to preserve vintage country audio and video...
More »Reuters - Mar 10, 2006
No Limits, the title of Martha Munizzi s March 14 double CD, aptly sums up the way the diminutive blonde approaches her career. In a few short years, she has become one of the gospel community s most...
More »AP - Jan 19, 2006
The studio where Elvis Presley recorded Heartbreak Hotel is being torn down. And some say it s just heartbreaking. I m disappointed that the studio is being torn down, Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires...
More »Reuters - Nov 15, 2005
More than a little bit of country came to the city Monday night, when the Grand Ole Opry appeared at New York s Carnegie Hall as part of its 80th anniversary celebration. Broadcast live like every other...
More »Reuters - Sep 1, 2005
When country music pioneer DeFord Bailey is officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in the fall, he will become just the second black performer to join its august 95-member ranks, joining...
More »Reuters - Jun 13, 2004
At a time when Music Row is routinely accused of playing it safe, Warner Bros. has gone out on a limb with a completely different kind of country act in duo Big & Rich. As the name implies, this is...
More »AP - Jun 9, 2004
Country Music Television s list of the 100 greatest love songs: 1. I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton ) 2. You Were Always On My Mind (Willie Nelson ) 3. Sweet Dreams (Of You) (Patsy Cline )...
More »USRN - Oct 5, 2000
(10/5/00, 12 a.m. ET) - Charley Pride and Faron Youngwere inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country MusicAssociation Awards last night (October 4). Pride was born in Mississippi...
More »USRN - Mar 30, 1998
(3/30/98) - The Academy Of Country Music has named John Anderson, John Berry, Tracy Byrd, Gary Chapman, Terri Clark, Joe Diffie, Ty Herndon, Olivia Newton-John, Toby Keith, Kathy Mattea, Neal McCoy, Mindy...
More »USRN - Feb 9, 1998
(2/9/98) - Atlantic Recording artist Neal McCoy, whose Greatest Hits package and Be Good At It are head-to-head on the charts, is relishing another success these days. After being snubbed last year...
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