AP - Nov 19, 2009
Kris Kristofferson, Closer To The Bone (New West) One of American music s most celebrated songwriters, Kris Kristofferson, continues his renewed commitment to music on Closer To The Bone, the follow-...
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Kris Kristofferson considers his new album, Closer to the Bone, a sequel of sorts to 2006's acclaimed This Old Road. Emotionally, 'Closer to the Bone' is very much like 'This Old Road...
More »AP - Jun 30, 2009
Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization s country awards in November. BMI announced the selection Tuesday morning. The group gives the honor...
More »Reuters - May 7, 2007
It was craft versus showbiz at the inaugural Stagecoach festival, held Saturday and Sunday in Indio, Calif., the site of the Coachella rock extravaganza the weekend before. For the audience, the calculated...
More »Reuters - Apr 17, 2007
A revenge-themed song by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood scored a double video win on Monday in the 2007 Country Music Television Awards. Her song Before He Cheats won the top CMT Music Awards...
More »Reuters - Apr 16, 2007
A revenge-themed song by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood scored a double video win on Monday in the 2007 Country Music Television Awards. Her song Before He Cheats won the top CMT Music Awards...
More »AP - Mar 12, 2007
Kris Kristofferson, who has written some of country music s most enduring hits, will receive CMT s Johnny Cash Visionary Award, the cable network announced Monday. Rosanne Cash, Cash s daughter, will...
More »Reuters - Feb 1, 2007
Target Corp on Thursday said it will release exclusive CDs by artists like Kenny Loggins and David Cassidy in the latest example of stars of a certain age bypassing music labels to partner directly with...
More »E! Online - Nov 7, 2006
It s hard to believe how many times Brooks & Dunn have won Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. The Hillbilly Deluxe artists, who also hosted the ceremony Monday night at the...
More »Reuters - Oct 30, 2006
Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad Long Black Veil and other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86. Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been ill for some time with heart...
More »Reuters - Oct 29, 2006
Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad Long Black Veil and other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86. Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been ill for some time with heart...
More »Reuters - Sep 27, 2006
You could say Americana, that indefinable roots music, is the new punk rock. But the punks in question are older and make a lot of money. Last week, a record 1,200 people turned up in Nashville for...
More »AP - Sep 5, 2006
Years ago, conductors with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra would get hot under the collar when they d arrive for rehearsal and find their best string players missing, holed up in one of Chet Atkins RCA...
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 »AP - Jul 6, 2006
Songwriter Kris Kristofferson and his late friend, country singer Waylon Jennings, were inducted into Hollywood s RockWalk on Thursday. I guess it s an honor, said Kristofferson, 70, in a telephone...
More »AP - Jun 26, 2006
Various Artists, The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson (American Roots Publishing) Kris Kristofferson has enjoyed a celebratory run of late, his from induction to the Country Music Hall of...
More »AP - Jun 21, 2006
The voice on the other end is gruff, familiar, and, to be honest, a little intimidating. I was about to pick up the phone and track you down, Kris Kristofferson grumbles, sounding like that mob boss he...
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 »Reuters - Mar 20, 2006
This year s South By Southwest Music Conference & Festival in Austin was a zoo, with more than 15,000 animals prowling the downtown streets at nighttime showcases and clogging the clubs for daytime parties...
More »AP - Mar 4, 2006
A new soundtrack award honoring artists for their contributions to Texas film will be presented to Lyle Lovett, the Austin Film Society announced. Lovett will receive the AMD Live Soundtrack Award at...
More »Reuters - Feb 17, 2006
To mark Kris Kristofferson s upcoming 70th birthday, Nashville-based American Roots Publishing will release The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson June 27. Gretchen Wilson was the most recent...
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