AP - Aug 12, 2008
Don Helms, a renowned steel guitarist who played in Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys band and on country classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 81. Helms...
More »AP - Jun 6, 2007
The first of Dierks Bentley s two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme. He ll play for thousands of adoring country fans this week at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The second gig is tricker...
More »Reuters - Apr 19, 2007
Thanks in part to her first-rate Handsome Band and some intriguing stylistic excursions, Norah Jones delivered a first-rate concert that demonstrated a newfound liveliness. In the course of a 90-minute...
More »AP - Mar 5, 2007
Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced Monday in Nashville. The awards will be presented May 15 in Las Vegas. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks...
More »E! Online - Feb 28, 2007
Hank is off the hook. Citing lack of evidence, prosecutors in Memphis, Tennessee have dismissed a misdemeanor assault case against Hank Williams Jr. stemming from a hotel cocktail waitress allegations...
More »Reuters - Dec 2, 2006
British Pianist Jools Holland, once of pop-rock act Squeeze and long known for his versatility as both a musician and broadcast personality, has released a country music album. Moving Out to the Country...
More »AP - Oct 31, 2006
Two people accused of stealing a Hank Williams notebook believed to be worth $250,000 surrendered to police, even though one of the suspects claims to have legitimately obtained the item, officials said...
More »AP - Oct 31, 2006
Nashville police arrested two people accused of stealing a 59-year-old Hank Williams notebook containing notes and unpublished song lyrics. Sony/ATV Music Publishing said the book was stolen and was...
More »Reuters - Oct 25, 2006
On Monday I celebrated the fifth anniversary of the iPod s introduction at the Laundromat, listening to a recent Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan on my own iPod and reading a new book about...
More »AP - Oct 22, 2006
A music publishing company says a 59-year-old notebook that once belonged to the late country singer Hank Williams and is now in the hands of two collectors had been stolen from its offices. Sony/ATV...
More »AP - Aug 31, 2006
Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group s inspirational song...
More »Reuters - Aug 28, 2006
You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, Modern Times, shares a title with Chaplin s 1936 classic about automation, big business and...
More »AP - Aug 8, 2006
In Oakwood Cemetery, signs direct the faithful and the curious to the much-visited burial site of country music legend Hank Williams Sr., a monument that includes depictions of his hat and boots. A...
More »Reuters - Jun 26, 2006
Someone should really introduce Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to each other. At least that s the impression one got Friday night at New York s Madison Square Garden, where the country superstars stopped...
More »AP - Jun 9, 2006
Rock stars, country stars and even songwriters have their own halls of fame. Now their backing musicians are getting into the act, too. The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum opened Friday and honors...
More »Reuters - Jun 4, 2006
Country may have ruled the roost at the Roxy on Friday night, but it s a safe bet that the parade of topless girls who made their way from the crowd to the stage throughout Hank III s sold-out West Hollywood...
More »E! Online - May 4, 2006
Frankly, my dear...welcome to the family. White Stripes rocker Jack White and his wife, model Karen Elson, announced Thursday that they had their first child together Tuesday in Tennessee. They named...
More »AP - Apr 13, 2006
Hilary Williams, daughter of country star Hank Williams Jr., has been transferred to a Nashville hospital for continued treatment of injuries suffered in a traffic accident last month. Williams, 27,...
More »AP - Apr 12, 2006
It wasn t too long ago that Norah Jones was living a double life, and trying hard to shield it from public view. In the late-night hours, the smoky-voiced jazz singer and her friends would go out to...
More »E! Online - Apr 11, 2006
Nicole s man done good. Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley were among the big winners of the CMT Awards Monday night, with the American Idol alum managing to snag the only multiple win...
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...
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