AP - May 17, 2007
She was an amazing talent, a young singer with a wonderful voice who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested and overweight to boot. Remembering the aspiring star, music executive...
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 - 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 »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 - 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 - Feb 13, 2006
Given that both artists joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on the same night in 1996, there s a symmetry to a Ray Price appearance at Buck Owens Crystal Palace. But what made Price s Bakersfield date...
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 »AP - Oct 26, 2005
In the rough-and-tumble roadhouse called Big O s, a teenage Gretchen Wilson felt at home with a microphone in hand, belting out renditions of old-school Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn that sliced through...
More »AP - Oct 13, 2005
The rendition of Happy Birthday at the Grand Ole Opry s 80th birthday bash this weekend is bound to be good. The guest list includes Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Travis Tritt, Ralph Stanley, Diamond...
More »Reuters - Oct 5, 2005
If you nail yourself down to one thing, you re gonna have a hurt foot, Waylon Payne says. Country singer-songwriter Payne has been a hard man to nail down lately. The musician, who released a fine but...
More »AP - Sep 24, 2005
The home of Patsy Cline, already a favorite stop for country music fans, is now recognized by Virginia as a landmark. Cline, born 1932 as Virginia Paterson Hensley in Winchester, was in 1973 the first...
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 »Reuters - Jul 18, 2005
ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS ALBUM: JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS . . . YOUNG, FLY & FLASHY VOL. 1 NEW YORK (Billboard) - This compilation is among the first phase of releases under songwriter/producer Jermaine...
More »AP - Apr 23, 2005
The Grand Ole Opry show turns 80 this year, and while the anniversary doesn t have the bang of a 75th or a 100th, the Opry is planning a big to-do, including a rare broadcast from New York s Carnegie...
More »Reuters - Mar 9, 2005
Radio has become a restaurant with horrible food and great service, says Doc Holiday, host of the weekly Watusi Rodeo on Indie 103.1 (KDLD-FM). Here, sometimes the service isn t so good, but the steak...
More »Reuters - Feb 13, 2005
Veteran country singer Loretta Lynn, who launched a bold comeback last year by joining forces with Detroit rocker Jack White of the White Stripes, won her first Grammy Award in 33 years on Sunday. Lynn...
More »AP - Dec 28, 2004
Legendary country, rock and jazz guitarist Hank Garland, who performed with Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline , Charlie Parker and many others, has died at the age of 74....
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
The third chart entry proves to be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Me Love You (3rd Street/J). The single moves 3-2, eclipsing the No. 4 peak of his...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2004
Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop from the top of Billboard s Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as his hit tune Drop It Like It s Hot featuring Pharrell logged a third week at No. 1. The cut stems from Snoop...
More »AP - Dec 1, 2004
LeAnn Rimes says she s glad she waited this long to make her first Christmas album, What A Wonderful World. It s really just classical and beautiful, she told reporters at a recent news conference...
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