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Jim Reeves – Pioneered Crossover
2007-03-23 20:08:00
One of the crossover pioneers was Jim Reeves. He was a top artist in both the pop and country fields. With his velvet voice, Jim referred to his singing style as a “happy medium”; between the two, “happy” it was for Jim and his listeners. The wonderful, warm Jim style earned him a string of hits that hark back to country winners like Mexican Joe and Bimbo and continued through an amazing succession of pop successes. In 1962 he had even greater success with his recording of Adios Amigo. For the ones who don’t know Jim, at the age of ten he was given his first professional job. For $15 he sang with the staff band at KRMD in Shreveport, Louisiana. At one point, Jim set his sights on a career in major league baseball and he was actually signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher and sent to their Mobile, Alabama, farm club. A back injury suffered during a game forced Jim to give up baseball and the accident turned out to be the music world’s gain. Jim went on to become a...
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SATURDAY NIGHT JUKEBOX
2007-03-23 00:54:00
Welcome to Saturday Night Jukebox . In this jukebox there is a compilation of 100 (about five hours) various genres of new and old country songs selected for your listening pleasure. This compilation will be rotated and changed every week and will only be available on Saturday Nights. Bookmark this page and make this your entertainment centre. Support the artist(s) by purchasing their original albums. Kindly go to "My Store" to purchase music or "Support Me Through My Sponsers". Send an email to mickeybull@yahoo.com if you need assistance in locating a specific artist(s) or song(s), and I will assist you. Thank you and enjoy!FEATURING NEXT WEEKENDMy Store

NEW COUNTRY JUKEBOX
2007-03-23 00:49:00
Welcome to New Country Jukebox . In this jukebox there is a compilation of 25 (about an hour) various modern country songs selected for your listening pleasure. This compilation will be rotated and changed Everyday (except weekends). Bookmark this page and make this your entertainment centre. Support the artist(s) by purchasing their original albums. Kindly go to "My Store" to purchase music or "Support Me Through My Sponsers". Send an email to mickeybull@yahoo.com if you need assistance in locating a specific artist(s) or song(s), and I will assist you. Thank you and enjoy!Powered by eSnips.comMy Store

OLD COUNTRY JUKEBOX
2007-03-23 00:17:00
Welcome to Old Country Jukebox . In this jukebox there is a compilation of 25 (about one hour) various old country songs selected for your listening pleasure. This compilation will be rotated and changed Everyday(except weekends). Bookmark this page and make this your entertainment centre. Support the artist(s) by purchasing their original albums. Kindly go to "My Store" to purchase music or "Support Me Through My Sponsers". Send an email to mickeybull@yahoo.com if you need assistance in locating a specific artist(s) or song(s), and I will assist you. Thank you and enjoy!Powered by eSnips.comMy Store

Memories of Ricky Van Shelton
2007-03-22 19:07:00
I can still recall back the first RVS album I purchased. I picked up the album “Wild-Eyed Dream”, got home and played it. Instantly I realised this artist has something special which would make him one of the biggest male country stars. Infect he did become one of the biggest country male stars during the 80s. RVS has one of those unique vocals which will melt anyone’s heart when he sings those lovely country ballads. Many of his songs bring back sweet and sour memories. This is one of those albums which I would play when I am feeling secluded. It doesn’t cheer me up, but it calms me. I should post this article in “My Music My Memories ” blog, but for the meantime, I would like to share some of his greatest hits with everyone who has supported my blog. Powered by eSnips.com
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Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
2007-03-22 17:26:00
One again Carrie Underwood ’s “Some Hearts ” have captured the number one spot on the Billboard Top Country Album, after being on the charts for 70 weeks. What else can I mention about this album when everything has been written about it, other than it is “SENSATIONAL”.Powered by eSnips.com

Tammy Wynette – Our Queen of Stone
2007-03-20 23:46:00
She left us with the legacy of being the “First Lady of Country Music”. There’s so much to write about Tammy, but let’s take this moment to remember her as a person. Tammy always kept a large crystal chalice of cotton balls on her living room coffee table. It reminded her of her rising, she liked to tell visitors. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh in Itawamba Country, Mississippi, she had toiled in the fields alongside her grandparents, whose rural farmhouse she grew up in. She frequently talks a lot about those days, as if that time and place weren’t so long ago and far away. She described with sadness in her eyes her musical father’s tragic death from a brain tumour, when she was an infant and how his last wish had been that his baby girl learns to play music. He left her an assortment of stringed instruments to make sure this would come to pass. Growing up fatherless was hard and she had to pick cotton beginning at age seven. One time, when she had to stuff the burlap sack w...
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Don Williams – The Gentle Giant of Country Music
2007-03-20 03:02:00
He earned his nickname for his mellow vocals and yielding tones. Since his recent retirement, I am starting to miss him. I wish he makes a come back or another album soon because fans like me can’t get enough of Don. When Alan sang one of Don’s greatest hits “It must be love” I realised Alan’s vocals suits Don’s songs. I wish he will contribute more of Don’s songs in the future. Anyway, where ever the Giant is, we wish him the best of health and let’s take a stroll down memory lane with some of Don’s Greatest Hits.Powered by eSnips.com
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Slim Whitman - King of Yodeller
2007-03-20 01:45:00
One of the forgotten country artists of all times is Slim Whitman. Back then, Slim was popular in the United King dom and Europe, but his music was never recognised by the American public, even after his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. Guess the only time the world knew him was when one of his songs featured in a 1996 movie, “Mars Attacks!” The song which eventually saved the world from Mars aliens. Slim was an excellent yodeller and known for his mellow, romantic and clean-cut singing styles. He is one of the artists with unique vocals. Probably no other male artist could hit some of those notes he used to bring to his music. He has one powerful voice. Probably his music is mellow to my taste, but I got to respect this man’s contribution to country music. Will there be another Slim Whitman? Powered by eSnips.com

Let’s Hear Some Rockabilly Rhythm
2007-03-19 23:42:00
Rockabilly is an up tempo hillbilly music with a strengthened rhythm that is partially derived from R&B, jumping guitar solos that owed a lot to R&B and the country boogieman, and a lot of slap-back echo on hot-potato-in-the-mouth vocals. Some people have mistaken rockabilly as Rock n Roll, even though I don’t defy that most of their songs are co-related, and arrived from the same roots. Rockabilly has a much stronger rhythm than most country music and the heavy off-beat was usually emphasised by the drums. Back then, drums were virtually unknown in country music and were actually prohibited on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Drums were used by Black-American’s music since they first came to America. During the 50’s drums were very important part of urban blues, driving the small jump band, and clattering drummer became part of the Chicago blues scene. Rockabilly borrowed this feature of Black-American music. Nowadays, drum plays a big roll in country music and any genres...
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Rodney Atkins - If You're Going Through Hell
2007-03-19 15:48:00
This is Rodney’s third album and you would like this album if you’re into traditional. Instrumentally, this album is loaded with traditional country styles. Matter of fact, Rodney is one of those artists who holds-on-to his traditional roots. Most of the songs her wrote have deep idealistic messages, and common/real life issues which Rodney is attempting to express to his audiences. Probably with his major in psychology he is the perfect artist to listen to. Anyway, I feel this album is strong and should please any country music audiences regardless of genre. By the way if you weren’t aware, Rodney featured his family (son) on this music video “Watching You”. I like this video, because in a way it had inspired me to be a better person. So, all you daddy out there, this is an inspirational music video for you. You got to watch it. Good messages Rodney!Powered by eSnips.com
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Is Shania Twain a TRUE COUNTRY GIRL?
2007-03-19 02:23:00
If you ever happened to go to General Banter forum at http://boards.countryweekly.com/cgi-bin/i konboard/ikonboard.cgi , don’t you dare to mention any negative things about Shania Twain or else you would get blasted away. I learned it the hard way. Anyway, I would like to say something about the proclaimed biggest selling albums by a female (which I believe is Madonna), and country music’s greatest selling album of all time. First of all, can we consider Shania a true living legend of country music? Does she belong up there with the legendary country superstars like Loretta Lynn, who had 50 top 10 country hits? Have she proven enough to be a country superstar? My answer to the entire above question is “NO YET”. Some even call her “Queen of country music”, which is totally silly. She’s not even a country phenomenon to me. Frankly, what in hell does the mainstream audience know about country music and its history? The rightful queen of country music is Kitty Wells.Even no...
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Watch out POP, here comes COUNTRY
2007-03-18 18:27:00
Got to take this off my chest.Pop music is actually popular music. Pop music often includes the more famous genres of music, such as rock, hip hop, reggae, dance, R&B, soul and funk, and country music have never been categorised among the pop music genres. Why? Because the audience for country music is limited (mostly from Southern United States) and not internationally renown, like the other music genres. Most contemporary stereotype youngsters’ categorise country music as old and silly. They feel it’s meant for the more matured audiences, like their parents and grandparents. Most country singers (back then) are not considered hip or trendy. Matter of fact, fashionably, they all look the same, with the cowboy hats and boots, and I do agree with them, country artists back then are plain. But why there is a sudden change of heart among the youngsters lately?Country music is becoming more popular or should I say Country Pop. Country pop has always been around since the 1960s and s...
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Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
2007-03-17 01:13:00
The harmony boys are back with their “Me and My Gang ” album. Frankly, until today I am still confused. Does this group deserve to be in the country music chart? They seem to be more related to Pop or R&B, anyway they could be consider country pop/rock for a small number of songs. Anyway, I had a little bit more feeling of country from this album, especially the song “Backwards” which resembles one of Garth Brooks’ numbers. Ok! Ok! I think this group is more adult pop, so you young ones out there, stay away, they are ours, just kidding. Rascal Flat ts truly know how to pick the right materials, the right producers and musicians. That’s why this album is exceptional well designed to meet the mature audiences, but frankly their songs still make me confuse, but I am staring to like this album, oh god! I am turning pop, ha ha ha, just kidding.Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang

SugarLand Rock On - Enjoy The Ride
2007-03-17 00:34:00
Sugarland is back, but no longer a trio, with the sudden and mysterious exit of Kristen Hall. Probably she has other plans of her own, but the saddest part is I can’t see her name mentioned on this album, even though she was one of the core founders and main song writer of this group. This is a break or make album for Sugarland and after listening to it, I am able to declare that Sugarland will be around for a while. Once again this album is country pop/rock or should I say those “yuppie yihaoooo” type of music. What’s happening to this group album covers. It looks like something came out from the 70s. Anyway, we should not judge the book by its cover right. Most of the songs in this album are tough, lean, direct and in their way poignant. I like the song “Country Line” with crunchy six-strings, popping snares and kick drums, and mandolins and fiddles with an ornate B-3 to fill in the spaces, rock & roll meets the folksiness of country music. The music sounds more like o...
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Josh Turner Sings Traditional - Your Man
2007-03-16 22:59:00
The deep voice of Josh Turner is back with his second album “Your Man”. This album is more towards traditional country music other than pop. What a brave move this young chap is taking. I wonder if some of the borrowed songs from Anderson and Don Williams will portray him like his idol and influence Randy Travis. Will he take over his footsteps? Well, the first time I heard this album instantly I fell in love with it. I would recommend all you traditional lovers to grab this one. “Young Man” and “Me and God” are my favourite numbers. Keep it up Josh, I for one going to follow your music. Josh Turner - Your Man
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The Dixie Chicks - Bye Bye Dixie, Hello LA
2007-03-16 22:27:00
Are the Chicks sticking their heads into trouble waters? Well, I believe they deserve the rights to express their opinions to anti George W. Bush and antiwar comments on the Iraqi War. Probably they are creating enemies, but I just feel they are themselves. The Chicks have always been against WAR. Anyway, who likes WAR, except for those arms dealers and greedy individuals. This is my two cents thought. This world would be peaceful if we found-out GOD is actually an alien, and we don’t need to live on oil. Anyway, what would I know, I am just a music lover and a dum ass blogger. Please don’t dislike me, if I feel sorry for the sufferings, regardless who they are. Anyway, this album “Taking the Long Way” is more of a country rock and more towards pop. Anyway, the Chicks are International known and they are not merely a country act. Even the album cover looks more urban. They look like they are in London. Will this album portray a Nashville sound? Guess not. But anyway who care...
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Taylor Swift - Album Taylor Swift
2007-03-16 20:25:00
Her sweet sixteen moments is behind her and what’s looking good for Taylor Swift at 18. Has she matured to storm the country music charts? Will she move on or take a little shift to the pop charts? I believe there’s a strong possibility; because she’s definitely has the looks, the right attitude, morevoer the voice for it. She’s indeed one of the rising new stars of country music (watch out for her in next year’s Grammy or CMA). Honestly, I am starting to fancy her songs, didn’t really at first. This young lady’s talent extended from her grandmother, who was a professional opera singer. Frankly, who needs “American Idol” when you got some much talent from your grandma. She released her debut single, “Tim McGraw,” in August 2006, followed by a self-titled album that October. This album was recorded when she was 16. She sounds a little girlish, probably she’s still fresh, but full of hope. I am sure she will be a hit among the youngsters, as I speak, probably s...
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Country's Sexiest Man 2007 - Vote
2007-03-15 23:37:00
Once again its time to vote for your sexiest country’s male 2007. Last year Keith Urban had the most votes. Can he hold on to it? Tough, very tough indeed! I can’t wait for the girl’s category to be published. I heard it might be out soon. Anyway, I will put it in here when it comes out and as for the male category, I think I will give this one a skip and vote for the girls. Fell kind of strange voting for a man, but my prediction is…..THE MOST SEXIEST COUNTRY MAN 2007…..is ME!! VOTE ME! VOTE ME! Please, I need it, ha ha ha.Click On Picture To Cast Vote

Patsy Cline - Final Album "Sentimentally Yours"
2007-03-14 14:04:00
One of the sweetest voices of country is Patsy Cline . She is indeed a songstress and one of the pioneers who blended country and pop. Her album “Sentimentally Yours” is an example of the blending of both different classes of music. The incredibly light swing and brush drums produces a sensational feeling of calmness and it’s good to listen when you need to lay back or just chill-out. I would also recommend playing it during passionate moments. This album also features some of Hank’s numbers, which was nothing short of a revelation. This is actually Pat’s third and final album to appear during her lifetime. One thing about Pat is that she had shown that she could appeal to pop audiences, likewise country. What a lovely singer. Patsy Cline's Sentimentally Yours
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The Legends Of Country Music - Part 3
2007-03-12 20:33:00
This is Part 3 of “The Legends of Country Music ” which features Conway Twitty and Don Williams. If your are a married man and your wedding anniversary is around the corner, I would recommend you to dedicate the song “You’re My Best Friend” by Don to your lovely wife. I hope the day will come when I can also do the same.
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I Can't Stop Loving You
2007-03-11 13:36:00
One of the most remembered song of all times is “I Can’t Stop Loving You” which was written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson back in 1957 (in BOX). Don knew he had something special the day he composed this song together with “Oh Lonesome Me”, both in one afternoon. What a talented musician he was, two great songs in a day. Don is known as “the sad poet” because of all the sad songs that he wrote. Poor guy, probably he was a sentimental person or maybe he was lonely. Anyway, whatever the reason(s) we thank him for his songs and memories. He is also the first artist to record this song and subsequently follow up by more than 700 other versions by various artists.The most notably version was by the legendary Ray Charles back in 1962. Frankly, I enjoyed Ray’s version of this song, but the power version by Elvis was so life-full and upbeat. I prefer Elvis. It has been almost 50 years now since this song was first sang by Don and recently...

Blog's Rules and Disclaimer
2007-03-11 00:21:00
I guess its time to lay down some straightforward set of rules and explain my standing on this blog. I made this blog for the sole purpose of entertaining everyone by introducing the artists and their music/videos and movies, which comes from my personal collections. I can ensure you that ALL music and movies and most music videos in this blog belongs to me through many years of purchasing LPs, CDs, Carbon Tapes, DVDs and Musical & Movie Videos. I spend a great deal of time, effort and money, converting my LPs, VHS and Carbon Tapes to MP3 & CDs, moreover spending hell of a time uploading them. Therefore, small donations would be much appreciated. It doesn’t have to be CASH, which I will further explain later. Sometimes, I hate new technologies, but we all got to live with it. Frankly, I could’ve bought a brand new car or even a house, with the amount of money I spend on music and videos. I can ensure you that they are all legitimately purchased and originals, whereas some ar...
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The Legends Of Country Music - Part 2
2007-03-08 17:30:00
This is Part 2 of “The Legends of Country Music ”, which features Waylon Jennings’ live performance with some good back-up musicians. The second part features Billie Jo Spears’ live performance of her hit song, “Blanket On The Ground”. She is one of my favourite female country artists, and I will write more about her in the future. Probably, I might make her one of the album of the week. So watch out for that.
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The Legends Of Country Music - Part 1
2007-03-08 16:25:00
I am going to play in parts of this video “The Legends of Country Music ”, which features some of the top country music legends such as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Charley Pride and more. Part 1, will feature George Jones and Willie Nelson live performance. If you love the old country, this is a collectable item, so if you don’t have it, you better get one before it no longer exists. Willie's guitar plucking is so good.
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