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Nicole Kidman?s Bump is Keith Urban?s Baby
2008-01-08 17:06:00 The rumors were true, Keith Urban is going to be a dad. Country Music Hall of Famer Ken Nelson passed away at age 96. He was known as a Capitol Record executive that was an integral part of the “Bakersfield Sound” and well as the “Nashville Sound” and the producer of Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally,” Merle ...
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 ...
Country Music: Republican or Democrat?
2007-11-21 17:27:00 Bob Doerschuk says Porter Wagoner’s legacy is secure and unique. “I may not be the world’s greatest singer,” Wagoner said in his 2007 interview with CMA Close Up. “But I know how to sing Country Music. I know what separates Country from other kinds of music. I’ve learned that it’s important, if you’re a singer or ...
Hank Thompson & Porter Wagoner Bear Family Records Winners
2007-11-16 23:23:00 First off, huge thanks to everyone who participated in our first anniversary giveaway. We’d like to give a Bear Family box-set to each and every one of you, but unfortunately a collection of Bear Family magnitude doesn’t come cheap so we can only give two collections away. And, it looks like I win both of ...
Hank Thompson (1925-2007)
2007-11-08 22:44:00 Man, has it been a rough couple of weeks. Yet another classic country legend has succumbed to lung cancer. There is this nice writeup about Mr. Thompons in The Tennessean that gives a pretty extensive history of his life. I think this says a lot about the kind of guy Hank Thompson was… Mr. Thompson requested a ...
Hank Thompson (1925 - 2007)
2007-11-08 00:37:00 For the second time in just over a week, country music has lost one of its greats. Hank Thompson, the King of Western Swing, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. As with Porter Wagoner last week, Thompson passed from lung cancer.Thompson's music career started after his stint in the Navy during World War II. He dropped out of electrical engineering school and formed a group, the Brozos Valley Boys, in his home of Waco, Texas. Over the next two years, the group recorded for the Globe and Bluebonnet labels to regional success. That exposure caught the eye of Tex Ritter, who helped Thompson get a deal on Capitol Records starting in 1947.The next year, their single Humpty Dumpty Heart went up to number two on the country chart and was followed by 59 more top 40 hits over the next 33 years. The biggest came in 1952 when The Wild Side of Life spent fifteen weeks at the top of the chart, the longest of any record that year.Thompson was only able to top the chart two more times, ...
Country singer Hank Thompson dies at 82
(AP)
2007-11-07 22:48:00 AP - Hank Thompson, who mixed honky-tonk and Western swing on such hits as "A Six Pack to Go" and "The Wild Side of Life," has died. The country singer and bandleader was 82.
Hank Thompson Moved To Hospice
2007-11-05 05:17:00 Less than a week after the passing of Porter Wagoner, another Country Music icon has been moved to hospice care. WSMV-Nashville is reporting that Hank Thompson’s lung cancer, the same ailment that claimed Wagoner’s life, is “getting worse”. The 9513 will have more updates on Thompson’s condition as they are made available.
Singer Hank Thompson, 82, to Retire
2007-11-03 14:16:00 DALLAS (AP) — Country music singer Hank Thompson has canceled the rest of his tour and retired from singing, two days after his release from a hospital, his spokesman said Friday. Share This
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