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Julio Iglesias, Jr. - ?The Way I Want You?
2008-03-11 22:06:00 You knew it was coming–the winner of Gone Country was bound to release the promised single and it has arrived. Julio Iglesias, Jr. was the winner and judging by comments made by the show’s judge, John Rich, he was chosen based on his ethnicity and sex appeal. If Rich had listened to a little ...
CBS Anchor Sets Sights On Opry
2008-02-01 17:16:00 Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer, age 71, is retiring after the next President is inaugurated to tour with his country band, Honky Tonk Confidential. Schieffer says that his goal is to play the Grand Ole Opry. I don’t know if he’s serious or not, but in today’s episode of Crook & Chase, Mel Tillis ...
Brad Paisley Celebrates Two No. 1s in Four Months
2007-11-30 17:26:00 Let’s suppose you were going to create a list of the 100 Greatest Christmas Downers of All Time. I’d assume that you’d include plenty of country songs, because country is known for it’s downers, right? Well, EW.com saved us all the trouble and did exactly that. They’ve got Merle, Loretta, Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, ...
Lawsuit Filed Against ?Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer? Singer
2007-11-28 17:50:00 Here’s an eBay auction for our readers with a big heart and some dough to spare. SIR Nashville is auctioning off a guitar autographed by twenty three famous musicians; a few of them are country (Dolly Parton, Wynonna, Randy Owen, Alison Krauss, Deanna Carter, Big & Rich). All of the proceeds will benefit St. Jude ...
Jim?s Big State Wrap-up: Sunday
2007-10-19 19:06:00 Concluding our post-event coverage of the 2007 Big State Country Music Festival, here is the second half of my weekend wrap-up. Sunday: Colin Gilmore, 11:15. The son of Texas icon Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Colin played to a small but very enthusiastic crowd at the BMI stage. Admittedly, I only had chance to stick around for about ...
And The Bands Played On: Big State Festival Day Two
2007-10-17 00:59:00 Kelly Willis and The Wrights were on the brink of starting their 12:30 sets when we arrived at the festival grounds on Sunday. Writing the Saturday wrap-up kept us from showing up earlier to watch Colin Gilmore and Ashley Ray. Our famished stomachs led us straight to the nearest food while we half-heartedly listened to ...
Laidback Atmosphere At The Nutt Complements Drew Kennedy And Bruce Robison
2007-09-10 00:36:00 Just before sunset Saturday evening Drew Kennedy climbed the steps to the small side stage at Nutty Brown Cafe to serenade the audience with an acoustic show underneath the Hill Country live oaks. He started out with “Baytown”, and the hour and fifteen minute performance consisted mostly of other songs from his latest album, Dollar ...
20 Underappreciated Songs
2007-09-01 06:51:00 I’m proud to introduce a new feature on The 9513. On the first day of every month, one of our editors will present a countdown of his or her favorite songs within a given category. This month, I present the 20 most underappreciated songs of the modern era (1986-present). After recently seeing Bobby Bare in ...
Digital Dolly Parton Wants You To Give Her A Play
2007-08-29 16:43:00 Despite their musical prowess, Bruce Robison and his wife Kelly Willis like to keep their careers separate for the sake of their own sanity. John Goodspeed says they “could portray the everyday American married couple ? if the average family had four children under age 6.” Willis mentions that their four year-old twins write songs ...
Bruce Robison Gives Away His Secret For Writing Hit Songs
2007-08-10 16:47:00 In their latest crop of reviews The Austin Chronicle stamps three stars apiece on The Derailers - Under the Influence of Buck, Dale Watson - The Little Darlin’ Sessions, and Sam Baker - Pretty World. Judging from all the glowing reviews for The Little Darlin’ Sessions you wouldn’t know why Dale Watson protested its release. ...
Bruce Robison Picks A Couple Of Songs From Latest EP He Hopes Get Covered
2007-08-03 16:32:00 It seems like I’m always linking to a John Goodspeed article. This time his article prefaces Bruce Robison’s appearance at John T. Floore’s Country Store tonight. When talking about songs that get cut from albums before they’re released, Robison says: “It hurts,” Robison said. “Believe me, I’m not crying. But it’s just one of the things ...
EP Review: Bruce Robison - It Came From San Antonio
2007-05-16 20:16:00 Bruce Robinson is bringing the 70s back, or at least that’s the image that comes to mind when listening to the first track from his latest EP, It Came From San Antonio, and I’m not talking about 70s country. “It Came From San Antonio” reminds me of those long car rides to school with ... |
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