AP - Aug 26, 2008
Marty Stuart thinks there s room on TV for the style of country music he remembers from The Porter Wagoner Show, Flatt & Scruggs and, of course, Hee Haw. So Stuart decided to create his own show. The...
More »AP - Jul 12, 2007
Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he s a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes. His collection...
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 - Jan 1, 2007
Billboard presents a look at the music you ll be hearing a lot about in the first quarter: JOHN MELLENCAMP Freedom s Road (Universal, January 23) Mellencamp s first album of originals since 2001...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
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 »Reuters - Aug 27, 2006
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New Birth Brass Band. The eight-piece played...
More »Reuters - Jan 23, 2006
It was an unseasonably warm evening in Manhattan when Kentuckian Ricky Skaggs and Mississippian Marty Stuart co-headlined a sold-out show at the Times Square BB King s on Sunday. The multiple Grammy...
More »Reuters - Nov 4, 2005
What do Pat Boone and Bono have in common? It turns out they are both fans of the Rev. Billy Graham. They are joined by such acts as Michael McDonald, LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, DC Talk and others on...
More »E! Online - Sep 22, 2005
Plans for a benefit concert intended to help victims of Hurricane Katrina have been blown off, courtesy of the rapidly approaching Hurricane Rita. With the Category 5 hurricane expected to connect...
More »Reuters - Aug 31, 2005
Three Louisiana-born stars -- Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis and Tim McGraw -- will headline a televised charity concert to air live on Friday for victims of Hurricane Katrina, NBC said on Wednesday...
More »AP - Jul 30, 2005
He sure wasn t thinkin bout an invitation to the Grand Ole Opry. Country singer Dierks Bentley was in the middle of a show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles when he got word that he was chosen to join...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2004
Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can t get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV s Pimp My Ride ? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician Xzibit was before becoming an actor...
More »Reuters - Sep 7, 2004
Johnny Cash s guitars, his black leather boots and a tin cup from Folsom Prison are among the memorabilia from the late country music star displayed on Tuesday ahead of an auction at Sotheby s. The...
More »AP - Jun 11, 2004
Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73. Ray Charles had a string of hits...
More »Reuters - Apr 18, 2004
With praise and worship titles commanding a healthy share of the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, the genre clearly has become a driving force in Christian music. Record sales and box-office success...
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 »AP - Nov 11, 2003
The late Johnny Cash a pioneer of both country and rock music was honored with a tribute featuring artists and performances as diverse and far-reaching as his own career. Rosanne Cash...
More »AP - Nov 1, 2003
Singer Kid Rock and country duo Brooks & Dunn are the latest artists to be added to the Nov. 10 musical tribute to Johnny Cash at the Ryman Auditorium, organizers announced Friday. Actor Tim Robbins...
More »AP - Oct 27, 2003
Actor Tim Robbins will be the host of the Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute at Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 10. Artists confirmed to take part in the service include Willie Nelson , Kris Kristofferson , Travis...
More »USRN - Apr 3, 2002
(4/3/02, 7 a.m. ET) - Marty Stuart was arrested just after midnight yesterday (April 2) morning and charged with DUI and violation of Tennessee s implied consent law for refusing a blood alcohol test....
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