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Buddy and Julie Miller Big Winners at Americana Awards; Capitol Records Shu
2009-09-18 17:25:00 Peter Cooper recapped last night’s Americana Awards where Buddy and Julie Miller were the big winners for their collaboration on the album Written In Chalk. If you’re not already, let this be your reminder to follow us on Twitter where Pierce is giving a play-by-play account of his experience at the Americana Music Festival. Here are ...
Miranda Lambert: Budding Urban Bow Hunter
2008-02-21 18:02:00 The latest edition of Field & Stream includes a short Q&A highlighting Miranda Lambert as a reader of the magazine. She enjoys hunting and recently got into bow hunting when Blake Shelton bought her a bow. Here’s a humorous excerpt: New Pastime: Scaring urbanites. “I bring my bow on the road and practice a lot. I ...
Rare Bob Wills Hotel Recording Discovered
2008-02-08 17:09:00 A previously unreleased and unknown recording of Bob Wills has been discovered and is available for purchase on bobwills.com. ?The recording is of Bob Wills telling his life story, in his own words, of how his career developed. It?s about half an hour long and it is certainly Bob Wills?s voice, answering questions asked by ...
Folsom Prison Concert Scheduled for 40th Anniversary of Cash Recording
2008-01-09 16:03:00 W.S. “Fluke” Holland, longtime drummer for Johnny Cash, and other Cash affiliated musicians are scheduled to perform at Folsom Prison for the 40th anniversary of the recording of Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison. UPDATE: Here’s another article about the concert, which will be held on Sunday, January 13. UPDATE DEUX: It has been canceled. ...
Even Elvis? Crap Turns to Gold
2007-12-26 17:22:00 John Gerome lays out all the logistics of a Christmas album from the label side of things. Basically, the peak season for a Christmas album is between late October and Christmas, it usually sells well for a few seasons, and if it makes it to gold status, then it’s hugely successful. Gerome says Elvis’ Christmas ...
Bob Wills is Still the King
2007-10-03 05:55:00 I was just listening to the live version of Waylon Jennings‘ tribute to Bob Wills — “Bob Wills is Still the King”. Although it isn’t exactly one of Waylon’s best written songs, it’s one of my favorites. And that’s saying a lot because I LOVE Waylon Jennings. My favorite thing about this song is that it ...
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Anthology
2007-06-27 01:58:00 This double-disc Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys retrospective provides an invaluable service in collecting material from every phase of the group’s career. From 1935’s “Maiden’s Prayer” to 1973’s “What Makes Bob Holler,” ‘Anthology 1935-1973′ follows Wills’s journey through a flurry of different labels, vocalists, and band members, collecting along the way some of the ... |
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