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Dwight Yoakam Living the Singles Life?

The recording business has gone through fundamental changes several times, driven by the evolution of technology. For decades in its beginning stages, the industry made its money on the sales of singles. The Beatles helped develop an album mentality, ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Dwight Yoakam,  The Beatles,  Buck Owens,  Val Kilmer

Atticus

Julie’s comeback attempt given the kiss of . . . Lembit The Tory MP Julie Kirkbride, who is currently trying to un-resign over her expenses claims, has received an unexpected setback in her campaign to stand again in Bromsgrove. Lembit Opik has ...

From ROLAND WHITE, Times Online,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Liberal Democrats,  Julie Kirkbride,  Charles Kennedy,  Mark Oaten,  Iain Dale

Tim McGraw: Blind Side Matches Home Side

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill arrive on the Red Carpet for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.Photographer: Jim Hagans / CMA. The much-talked-about movie The ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tim McGraw,  Faith Hill,  Sandra Bullock,  Southern Voice,  Lady Antebellum

Joe Nichols Has Respect, Will Travel on Top 20

Joe Nichols recently visited troops on US military bases in Kuwait and Iraq. His trip was filmed for the GAC special, Joe Nichols: My Military Diary, premiering Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 10 p.m. Eastern. Joe Nichols spent a week this summer singing for ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Joe Nichols,  Nan Kelley

Kenny Chesney Hints at Summer in Late-Fall Trailer

“It wouldn’t be summer without you!” So Kenny Chesney yells at the end of his 69-second trailer for Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3D, which appeared Wednesday on Moviefone, AOL Music and AOL’s country section, The Boot. Kenny will nonetheless spend much of ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kenny Chesney,  America Online

Miranda Lambert: Zen Country Star

“Life,” according to the teaching of Buddha, “is suffering.” The characters in Miranda Lambert’s best-known songs — “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder & Lead” and the current “White Liar” — know suffering and difficulty well. Domestic violence, dishonesty and ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Miranda Lambert,  Kenny Chesney,  Brad Paisley

Lady Antebellum Plays Successful Numbers Game

"I Run to You," performed by Lady Antebellum and produced by Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley, wins Single of the Year and the group wins Vocal Group of the Year at "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, live from the Sommet Center in ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Lady Antebellum,  USA Today

Wanda Jackson Puts Jack White On Her Dance Card

Wanda Jackson in the '50s; Wanda and fellow rockabilly artist, Jerry Lee Lewis in 2009. Photo courtesy of myspace.com/wandajacksonmusic. Wanda Jackson, the rockabilly queen who’s been enjoying a resurgence in attention, is about to follow in the ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Wanda Jackson,  Loretta Lynn,  Jerry Lee Lewis,  Myspace,  Jack White

Brand has to step up

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From ROLAND LAIRD, NJ.com,  17 Nov 2009

The Judds: Together Again in 2010

Wynonna and Naomi Judd arrive on the Red Carpet for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards," on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network. Photographer: Jim Hagans / CMA. Fans who attended the CMA Music ...

From TOM ROLAND, Great American Country,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Naomi Judd

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