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Brad Paisley Recording Duet With Buck Owens
2008-04-15 17:24:00 The forthcoming Brad Paisley instrumental album won’t be strictly instrumentals. According to GAC, there will be three or four vocal pieces, including a duet with Buck Owens . Brad got permission to work with the track from Buck’s company, and Brad thinks it’s “the most special thing on the record.” “He wrote a song that works great as ... More About: Recording
Album Review: Kathy Mattea - Coal
2008-04-15 16:21:00 Kathy Mattea’s recently released album, Coal , is a superb concept album centered around coal and it’s effect on the people who depend upon it for their livelihood. She’s taken a collection of songs that stood well on their own when released previously and molded them into her greater thematic vision to tell the story ... More About: Country Music , Review , Kathy Mattea , Album
Who Could Sue Country Music?
2008-04-14 18:01:00 In light of 50 Cent and Universal getting sued for promoting a gangsta’ lifestyle, Mike Severson asks who could sue country music for the lifestyle it promotes? “Soccer moms? Former 70?s rock fans? The state of Texas?” Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen all share the No. 50 song on Billboard’s Hot Country ... More About: Music , Country Music
A Nation?s Affair With Western Culture: The Story of Marty Robbins? ?El Pas
2008-04-11 22:56:00 Born in Glendale, Arizona as Martin David Robison in 1925, Marty Robbins spent his childhood idolizing Gene Autry and the cowboy way. “I wanted to be Gene Autry,” he once said. “I wanted to ride off into the sunset.” His penchant for the the Old West was further fed by romanticized stories told by his ... More About: Culture , Story , Country Music , Nation
Texas Monthly Gets Naked For Special Willie Nelson Cover
2008-04-11 18:25:00 Subscribers of Texas Monthly will receive a copy adorned with a portrait of Willie Nelson on the cover and no text. The preview is pretty flippin’ sweet. Jewel is returning to Nashville Star to join John Rich as a judge and mentor to the contestants. On July 8 George Jones will release Burn Your Playhouse Down (The ... More About: Keith Urban
Brandon Rhyder - ?Before I Knew Your Name?
2008-04-11 15:46:00 This song is currently #1 at the Texas Music Chart This single by Brandon Rhyder, which I believe is his first #1, kicks off with a cool roadhouse twang vibe and when his smooth, melodic voice chimes in, it provides a very interesting contrast. Things start to unravel shortly thereafter. The first verse really illustrates the problem ... More About: Country Music
Red Dirt: The Power of Infrastructure
2008-04-10 20:30:00 Having a major label record deal has never guaranteed success for an aspiring artist, but by and large in the past, having a major record deal served as a pre-requisite for success, after all, recording costs were prohibitively expensive and the majors had a lock on the retail distribution channels. We know now that it?s a ... More About: Power , Editorial , Infrastructure , Dirt , Red Dirt
Celebrate Poetry Month With Shel Silverstein Reissues
2008-04-10 18:11:00 Shel Silverstein’s 1969 country album Boy Named Sue has been reissued by Water Records and includes liner notes from Chet Flippo. George Jones performed a 30-song concert on Monday night that lasted for over 90 minutes. Robert Reid says his voice showed signs of wear, but it never abandoned him. (via ggcolumn) “I listen to the radio ... More About: Poetry , Willie Nelson , Dierks Bentley , Vince Gill , Dale Watson
Album Review: Josh Gracin - We Weren?t Crazy
2008-04-10 13:29:00 Four long years after the release of his self-titled debut, Josh Gracin returns with We Weren?t Crazy , a full-throttle, balls-to-the-wall effort that, despite its obsession with tempo, reads as the most sincere country effort yet from an American Idol alumnus. The album avoids all of the song-traps that artistically doom so many of its contemporaries, ... More About: Country Music , Review , Album
Riders In The Sky Picks Up Cowboy Spirit Award
2008-04-09 17:21:00 Western music group Riders in the Sky and actor John Wayne are 2008’s recipients of the National Festival of the West Cowboy Spirit Award — recognizing those setting the example of Western heroes with the integrity, strength of spirit, and moral character depicted by the American cowboy. The Dixie Chicks will be the first country act ... More About: Clint Black , George Strait
March ?08 Album Review Wrap-Up
2008-04-09 14:58:00 Carlene Carter - Stronger Born the daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith and step-daughter to Johnny Cash made Carlene Carter an heir to a rich line of country music nobility, but that doesn’t mean you’ll finder her latest album dripping with steel guitars, fiddles, and hillbilly twang. Stronger is at times beautiful and poignant, ... More About: Review , March , Alan Jackson , Album , Joe Ely
Album Review: James Otto - Sunset Man
2008-04-08 22:04:00 James Otto has garnered a few mentions on The 9513 thus far, including making Jim Malec’s list of Artists to Watch in 2008, but even so, his name may not be familiar. Hopefully that will change with the release of his sophomore album, Sunset Man, featuring John Rich and Otto as producers, with Jay ... More About: Country Music , Review , Album , James
Hayes Carll Releases Lost Highway Debut, Trouble In Mind
2008-04-08 17:14:00 Andrew Dansby of The Houston Chronicle sat down with Hayes Carll behind the Continental Club to “get some fresh air and smoke some cigarettes,” while he talked to the witty singer-songwriter about life, heroes, and his new album, Trouble In Mind . “A lot of the songs on this album are about specific memories,” he says. “Living ... More About: Lost , Lost Highway , Debut , Highway
The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten?s Impossible Question
2008-04-08 10:48:00 “Where is this going?” It was a simple question. In the wake of one unsuccessful single (?The Prize?), and with no immediate schedule for the release of a second, then-Warner Nashville recording artist Joanna Cotten wanted to talk about details. About timetables. About marketing. But this simple query was Cotten’s impossible question. Timetables? Marketing? ... More About: Question , Country Music , Editorial , Impossible
Tim Hensley Opry Audience Surprised by Kenny Chesney Visit
2008-04-07 17:19:00 Friday night’s Opry audience got a surprise when Kenny Chesney popped by to support his band member Tim Hensley, who has a new bluegrass album out. And the night before Clint Black made his own surprise appearance at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville to rehearse for his part on Secret Talents of the Stars. If there’s ... More About: Elvis , Kathy Mattea , Entire
Your Take: Favorite Line From A Song
2008-04-05 16:56:00 Sometimes a line in a song will make you stop and think a minute or you might not put two and two together until later, but you’ll pay attention to it every time it comes around when you hear that particular song, or it just might make you laugh out loud. Every line in “Pancho ... More About: Song , Line , Favorite
Trent Willmon - ?Broken In?
2008-04-04 18:21:00 The title track from Trent Willmon’s Broken In is the second single to make it off the album. It’s a simple song, but it’s well constructed and Willmon’s rough vocal suits it just fine, giving it a refreshing sound and an air of authenticity. “Broken In” conveys the cowboy character without the embellished romanticism and ... More About: Country Music
Junior Brown Modeling New Show After 1960s Country Music Programs
2008-04-04 17:00:00 Word has it that guit-steel inventor Junior Brown shot three pilot episodes for the Junior Brown Show last Tuesday. Negotiations with possible outlets are just beginning, but the show is modeled after country music programs from the 1960s like The Porter Wagoner Show. “Along with selections from Brown’s catalog, each episode also spotlights a different ... More About: Music , Country , Programs , Country Music
Kevin Fowler - ?Best Mistake I Ever Made?
2008-04-03 20:33:00 This single is currently #1 on the Texas Music Chart Why, Kevin Fowler ? Why did you write and sing this song? Why, Texas Radio? Why did you spin this song 1,131 times last week, thus forcing me to review it? Why, Red Dirt Music fans? Why have you established yourselves as an ... More About: Country Music , Made
Mel Tillis Gets Remastered
2008-04-03 17:22:00 Three out-of-print Mel Tillis albums have been remastered and are scheduled for release on April 29. Despite having a rough few weeks and speculation about his sexuality, Chace Crawford (whoever that is) is doing fine since his split with Carrie Underwood. Founding member and lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver ...
Album Review: George Strait - Troubadour
2008-04-03 14:53:00 George Strait has a knack for choosing the right songs, which has helped him remain a constant on the charts over the past twenty seven years, so it’s hard not to jump on his bandwagon and praise everything he does. His twenty-fifth studio album, Troubador, no doubt contains some strong singles and has him ... More About: Country Music , Review , George , George Strait , Album
Buddy Miller Gets Cover Treatment From No Depression
2008-04-02 17:17:00 No Depression plans to enshrine Buddy Miller on the cover of their last issue. John Goodspeed gushes over the new George Strait album and says while Strait can nail a number of styles, “he really hammers western swing,” particularly the duet with Dean Dillon on “West Texas Town.” Robert Earl Keen shares writing credits with Dillon ... More About: American Idol , Dolly Parton , Dale Watson , Treatment
Q&A: The Honky Tonk Kid, Aaron Watson, Is All About The Old School
2008-04-02 15:47:00 Aaron Watson ’s latest album, Angels & Outlaws was released yesterday, April 1, and I had the opportunity to have him answer a few questions for the readers here at The 9513. Read on to find out what his favorite songs are on the new album, who he’d like to record with in the future, and ... More About: School , Old School , Aaron , Honky Tonk
Eric Church - ?His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)?
2008-04-01 21:18:00 “His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love )” is the first single from Eric Church ’s upcoming sophomore album. It’s a good song, not as transcendent as Church would have you believe, but still good, nonetheless, maybe even really good. Although the song is worth a few spins, it isn’t without it’s faults. Hank Williams ’ ... More About: Country Music
A Fashion Line of Kenny Chesney Jeans Is In Concept Stage
2008-04-01 18:16:00 A fashion line of Kenny Chesney jeans is currently in the concept stage, according to a spokesman for Sights Denim Systems. Hopefully they’ll go well with the Toby Keith Hats. California-base label Shout! Factory acquired the catalog of Hightone Records last Friday. Past Hightone artists include Hank Thompsn, Joe Ely, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Tom Russell, Dale ... More About: Fashion , Willie Nelson , Vince Gill , Jeans
Album Review: Justin Townes Earle - ?The Good Life?
2008-04-01 15:30:00 Justin Townes Earle has given us an interesting, compelling album that sways and strides like a young, charming wino; The Good Life contains moments of picturesque reflection, moments of intense focus, and moments of grinning exuberance–all of which are informed and intensified by the sense of candor that accompanies that fourth glass of wine ... More About: Country Music , Review , Ray Price
Dolly Parton To Take Her Hits To American Idol Tomorrow Night
2008-03-31 16:59:00 Dolly Parton will be the first of four superstar guest mentors on American Idol this year. Her stint as mentor begins tomorrow night when contestants will choose from her catalog for their performances, but don’t expect her to be too critical. “Even the bad (singers) are just as sincere as the good ones,” Parton said. ... More About: Dolly Parton , Night , Robert Plant
Your Take: Bad List, Good List?
2008-03-29 13:41:00 In an email we received this week, one of our regular readers asked why the use of lists in the lyrics of a couple of recent single reviews was frowned upon. It’s a great question (see the latest mailbag for the other kind of question), so I decided to expand upon it and get feedback ... More About: List , Good
Trace Adkins Wins Over Colleagues, But Loses Celebrity Apprentice
2008-03-28 16:08:00 Despite what the title of The Tennessean’s article about Celebrity Apprentice might lead you to believe, I don’t think Trump directly told Trace Adkins he was fired, but he wasn’t named the celebrity apprentice, either. Former NBA power forward Wayman Tisdale has an album set for release on June 3rd, but the interesting part is ... More About: Kenny Chesney , Miranda Lambert , Toby Keith , Clinton
Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy Opens Tomorrow
More articles from this author:2008-03-27 17:29:00 Edd Hurt gave a good rundown of Family Tradition : The Williams Family Legacy, the exhibit that opens tomorrow at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and a brief history of the Williams family. Luke Bryan scored a co-sponsorship from Longhorn Steakhouse and Jack Daniels. As part of the deal he’ll make 24 appearances ... More About: Dolly Parton , Willie Nelson , Entire 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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