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Afternoon Update - R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, UB40, Mel Tillis
2008-05-01 01:26:00 In an interview with Billboard, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck says to expect a lot of older material during the upcoming tour. We're obviously going to play the new record. We've been playing nine songs off it, which is 28 minutes or something, so there's a lot of space for us to do stuff from all through our career." He also stated to expect the selected tunes to fit closer to the harder-rock nature of Accelerate rather than their more recent softer material.Although nothing is yet on paper, Jon Bon Jovi has told sportsillustrated.com that they are working to put together a big show in New York's Central Park.Roger Waters can stop worrying, although he may be in mourning. His giant inflatable pig which broke free during his performance at Coachella, has been found in the California desert in tatters. The two couples who found the ramains in their yards will split the $10,000 reward along with the four lifetime passes to the festival.UB40 have announced that departed singer ...
Touring - Zombies, Stray Cats, A Whole Bunch of Osmonds, more
2008-04-26 23:33:00 Zombies Featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent7/03 - Detroit, MI - Downtown Detroit New Center (Comerica CityFest) 7/05 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Grounds 7/10 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun 7/11 - New York, NY - Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza 7/12 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Marina 7/13 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center 7/15 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere 7/17 - Anaheim, CA - Grove Of Anaheim (with Jefferson Starship) 7/18 - North Las Vegas, NV - Cannery Casino Hotel 7/19 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club 7/20 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom At Regency Center (with Jefferson Starship)7/23 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 7/24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon 7/25 - Langley, BC - Gateway Cascades Casino 7/26 - Calgary, AB - Deerfoot Inn & Casino 7/27 - Edmonton, AB - Century Casino 7/29 - Saskatoon, SK - Dakota Dunes Casino 7/30 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina Show Lounge 7/31 - Winnipeg, MB - Club Regent Casino Stray Cats7/22...
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 ...
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 ...
John Rich Flying Solo On New Album
2008-01-25 17:30:00 In the we-saw-this-one-coming category, John Rich has announced that he will release a solo album in 2008. “I would only do this with Kenny’s blessing,” he said. Rich recorded his first solo record, Underneath The Same Moon, in 1999, but it was not released until 2006. The only country star among the first set of ...
Aces Beat Kings: Charley Pride Bests Luke Bryan
2007-12-20 17:07:00 Luke Bryan got his butt whipped by Charley Pride at a charity poker event in Las Vegas last week. “I made the final table with Charley. He and I were the chip leaders. There were about four people left, and I got dealt a pair of kings - the money hand. I bet BIG and Charley ...
Charlie Daniels Invited To Join The Grand Ole Opry
2007-11-20 14:09:00 Less than a month after officially inducting Josh Turner, the Grand Ole Opry surprised Charlie Daniels by extending an invitation to make him the newest member of the Opry family. While he was hosting his annual Christmas For Kids benefit at the Ryman Auditorium, Martina McBride walked on stage with a small gift box ...
Songwriting Doesn?t Come Easy For Trailblazing Lyle Lovett
2007-11-01 16:29:00 A local Austin news station obtained a copy of the episode from the “Sam and Bob Morning Show” that co-host Sam Allred was fired for. Below is the sequence that apparently led to his punishment: Sammy: “If you knew what it was, why did you call and ask?” Bob: “It’s not until this coming weekend.” Caller: “Sammy, no ...
Walk The Line Voted Number One Music Biopic
2007-10-30 16:22:00 There was a scary moment at last night’s WSM Listener Appreciation concert starring new Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Mel Tillis. While talking to the crowd, Tillis fell off the Ryman Auditorium stage and into the first row of the audience. Both Tillis and an elderly female fan claimed to be okay after ...
New Hall of Famers Gather at the Ryman
2007-10-30 10:42:00 There was one more ghost than usual in the wings of the Ryman Auditorium on Monday night. Less than 24 hours after the passing of their brother in the Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry, new Hall of Fame Members Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium for ...
Country Music Hall of Fame Ceremony Inducts Three
2007-10-30 06:40:00 Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery became the three newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday night in Nashville. Their names were first announced back in early-August but they had to wait for the induction ceremony which, in the past, had been done at the CMA awards but are now relegated to a separate occasion.TV and radio host Emery was inducted first with Raul Malo singing You Gave Me a Mountain, a song written by Marty Robbins who was Emery's most frequent guest. Other performers included the Gaither Vocal Band, Con Hunley and Ray Stevens performing Everything is Beautiful. Gill's section of the ceremony was highlighted by a duet between Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris on Some Things Never Get Old, a performance of Go Rest High On the Mountain by Michael McDonald, Guy Clark with The Randall Knife and Al Anderson with Next Big Thing. Bill Anderson made the induction speech for Gill, talking at length about how he thought his songwriting days were well p...
Emery, Gill and Tillis Bestowed With Hall Of Fame Honors
2007-10-29 18:24:00 Wanting to work where no one would bother them, Gary Allan and songwriters Jim Lauderdale and Odie Blackman visited the jungles of Costa Rica for a week. Peter Cooper has a synopsis of the Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Ralph Emery, Vince Gill, and Mel Tillis. Asked is he still considers himself a ...
The CMA Awards Continue to Snub the Hall of Fame Inductees
2007-10-20 22:23:00 As has been previously reported, the induction of the newest members to the Country Music Hall of Fame will not be aired on the CMA Awards, nor are there plans to even mention them on the three hour broadcast, all under the guise that there isn’t time to do them justice. What a cop ...
Mel Tillis, Vince Gill, And Ralph Emery To Be Enshrined At The Hall
2007-08-08 16:43:00 All the big news outlets are reporting on the induction of Mel Tillis, Vince Gill, and Ralph Emery into the Country Music Hall of Fame, but The Tennessean has the best coverage so far. Peter Cooper writes that Tillis was in his garden and fumbled his eggplant when he heard the news, while Emery was ...
Merle Haggard Agrees To Produce New Johnny Rodriguez Album
2007-06-12 16:09:00 Kathy Coleman scored an interview with Dale Watson on About.com. Watson says he’d love to sing a duet with Loretta Lynn and claims that “Your Love I’m Gonna Miss” is his favorite song that he’s written. How do you like working with Hyena Records this time out? Hyena Records, though an independent label, doesn’t think small. Every ...
Breaking News: Mel Tillis Invited to Join Grand Ole Opry
2007-05-13 08:33:00 A few weeks ago, I asked, Who Will the Opry Induct Next? In that article, I noted that Opry invitations are notoriously unpredictable and that there are several legendary traditionalists who have not yet become members. Most of our readers thought that the next inductee would and should be young Josh Turner, but the Opry ... |
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