JEFF COOK OF COUNTRY SUPER GROUP ALABAMA TO APPEAR ON THE DAILY BUZZ THIS WEEKENDJeff Cook, of Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama, will make a musical appearance on the nationally syndicated television show The Daily Buzz this weekend.Cook, now with his Allstar Goodtime Band, will be in Orlando, Florida this Friday morning to wake up America with a live performance of his current single and the title track from his latest solo-release, “Ashes Won’t Burn.”
OAK RODGE BOYS TO CBS EARLY SHOW, FOX NET AND MOREViewers will have several chances to tune in and see beloved country-crossover group The Oak Ridge Boys on television in July. The band will be out and about promoting their new Spring Hill Records album The Boys Are Back which hit stores May 19th. Kicking off their appearances will bring the Oak Ridge Boys to the Game Show Network during Game Show Live on Thursday, July 16th. The Oaks will join the show via Skype to help a lucky contestant win prizes while promoting their new album. The next morning will bring the Oaks to deliver a powerful performance as part of the Fox & Friends Summer Concert Series, soon followed by radio appearances. The Oaks will, once again, see the sunrise as they perform on the CBS Early Show on Saturday, July 19th, before heading to a concert appearance in New Jersey later that night. The following week on July 23rd, The Oak Ridge Boys will appear on the nationally syndicated mid-day show Better TV. Other appearances include SiriusXM , FoxNews.com, Fox Entertainment Feed, and United Stations radio.
HALFWAY TO HAZARD TEAMS WITH BIGGER PICTURE Bigger Picture Entertainment has teamed up with country duo Halfway to Hazard to provide radio promotion and marketing for the band’s yet-to-be named sophomore album due out third quarter 2009 on StyleSonic/Picnic Hill Records, Tim McGraw and Byron Gallimore's record label. The project’s first single, “I Know Where Heaven Is,” officially begins impacting radio on July 20 but is already garnering early spins on several radio stations including WQYK-FM in Tampa. Essential Broadcast Media and Jim Havey PR are collaborating to handle Halfway to Hazard’s publicity, and William Morris Endeavor continues to serve as the band’s booking agency. The duo, Kentucky-born Chad Warrix and David Tolliver, are managed by Christopher Washko of Fundamental Management.
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT…GET READY FOR THE WORLD TELEVISION Premiere of "JIM BREUER: LET’S CLEAR THE AIR" "The clouds are parting and laughter is shining through! COMEDY CENTRAL brings viewers the World Television Premiere of"Jim Breuer: Let's Clear The Air," Saturday, July 25 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. "Let's Clear The Air" is a laugh-out-loud hour of stand-up comedy. Breuer highlights the following in this special: his Long Island childhoodexperiences; a glimpse at the laughs he finds within his own family; the differences that come with responsibility; and the challenges of simply being an adult.
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TANYA TUCKER HITS THE “BIG APPLE” TO PROMOTE NEW ALBUMTanya Tucker arrives in New York City TODAY to promote her just released Saguaro Road Records (Time Life) CD, MY TURN. Appearances will include NBC’s BETTER TV, several programs on Fox News and Fox Business Channel, a special appearance on GSN - the Game Show Network, as well as Associated Press Television. NYC Profiles also plans to interview Tucker, whom Chuck Arnold of People Magazine recently dubbed “the Taylor Swift of her day.”
TINDERBOX CONTINUES TO FEED ACCLAIM FOR FRED EAGLESMITH As high praise continues to roll in for Fred Eaglesmith andhis latest and finest album, the Juno-award nominated Tinderbox, he alsolays rightful claim to another accolade: Hardest-working man in showbusiness. Since the spirited and visionary disc’s release a year ago, themasterful singer-songwriter has been barnstorming North America and EuropeNand reaping reams of glowing press in his wake, with his new work exploring the role of faith in the lives and souls of common folk."Often cited as a musical poet of small-town America... Eaglesmith hascarved out an enviable cult niche," observes the Minneapolis Star Tribune.He has built that following over the last three decades of his trulyindependent and alternative career by playing marvelous live shows thebetter part of every year and releasing superb albums. But now withTinderbox, Eaglesmith is ascending to the next level, packing most everyvenue he visits and being hailed as a "genius" (Arizona Daily Star) for notjust his "devastatingly good" songwriting (Philadelphia Inquirer) but allthat he does with it."His original tunes can sound like long-lost traditional songs with a modernedge," notes the Atlanta Journal Constitution. As the Nashville Sceneobserves, "His voice is varnished with whiskey, the raw scratch asprimordial as his earthy tales of desperate, often farm-bound folk...winding tense tales around bustling Bakersfield-tinged roots rock andbluegrass." While the Spartanburg Herald-Journal praises, "A giftedsinger-songwriter who paints vivid musical pictures filled with the kind ofblue-collar heroes found in the works of James McMurtry, Guy Clark and JerryJeff Walker."NEW SINGLE FROM MICHELLE TURLEYHard Times" is the title of Michelle Turley's debut single but radio is finding it an easy listen as over 109 radio stations have added the song. "Hard Times" gives a little whimsical twist to some of the real pinch many are eHer voice has been described as part Emmylou Harris and part Paulette Carlson, Michelle sings, "We've been livin through some Hard Times, My back is breakin just to make a little livin, I gotta crummy ole job and it doesn't pay much, Uncle Sam is taken what I'm givin." The lyrics stop short of the classic Johnny Paycheck anthem. "Take This Job."
START A BAND #1 PARTYMonday, June 13th, ASCAP will host the number one party at ASCAP's Nashville offices for "Start a Band," the Brad Paisley/Keith Urban smash. Writers Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley will be on hand to celebrate their collaboration.
PAISLEY'S "AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT" AN AMERICAN #1 DEBUT
Brad Paisley released his new album, American Saturday Night, on June 30, and fans were clearly ready and waiting to grab it up with first-week sales of more than 129,000 copies propelling the release to a #1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. This new success marks just another leap forward in a career that began with great promise, and step by studied step, fresh song after uniquely fresh song, forward it's delivered one of America's most versatile, sextuple-threat stars, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, humorist, and animator.Already home to “Then” – his record-setting 10th consecutive #1 single – American Saturday Night continues Paisley’s #1 streak in another way, becoming his fifth consecutive non-seasonal album to debut as the nation’s country best-seller. American Saturday Night marks his eighth album, in all, Paisley’s albums have launched 14 #1 singles – and the last 10 in a row – with album sales in excess of 10 million units, including his 2x-Platinum 2005 ACM and CMA Album of the Year, Time Well Wasted.One other thing that sets Paisley apart (besides being one of the truly nice guys and self-effacing genius), he's a kind of musical historian, a keeper of the brightest flames of country's past influences. From Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family on forward through decades of country's ever-changing styles, and seminal stars, Paisley can play them all...they're there dripping from his soul into his live performances, and shades of them reside in his own recognizable, contemporary sound that now stands to be as important as any new musical influence that has come along in the first 9 years of the new century.
CARRIE'S CARNIVAL RIDE BEARS PLATINUM AND GOLD DIGI FRUITCarrie Underwood will release a new album on November 3rd...which she can only hope does half the business she's done with Carnival Ride, especially in the digital market place. With the recent platinum digital certification of “All-American Girl” and gold digital certification of “Just A Dream,” all 5 of Underwood’s singles from the nearly triple-platinum Carnival Ride have been certified gold or platinum for digital downloads. Earlier this year, Underwood became the first country artist in history and the only American Idol winner to achieve 10 #1 singles from their first two albums. She is currently in the studio working on her new album with producer Mark Bright.
RASCAL FLATTS HELP WAKE UP AMERICA TOMORROW ON "TODAY"
KEITH URBAN HAS BECOME AN "APPLICATION" Here comes an application I plan to ad to my iPhone. Keith has teamed up with Zannel to create an application for iPhones and iPod Touches called “Keith Urban’s VIP Pass”. The app gives fans exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, pictures and updates delivered right to their iPhone or iPod. Keith is excited about the new way to connect with his fans because he says, “There is nothing like the live concert experience to connect with people, but the idea that we can stay connected, whether before or after our show has hit town, is really extraordinary.”
TAYLOR SWIFT MAKES FORBES' BEST PAID STARS UNDER 30 LIST
JOSH TURNER KICKS OFF NSAI’S “IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SONG” PERFORMANCE SERIES"Josh Turner takes the stage for the premiere of NSAI’s “IT ALL BEGINS WITH A SONG” Performance Series on Wednesday, July 22nd at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. “On behalf of all American songwriters NSAI is extremely grateful to Josh for helping launch what will be a permanent series supporting the work we do. NSAI was founded as an advocacy organization for songwriters. In recent years the organization’s work has increased the value of and the respect for songwriters’ copyrights and helped secure the growth of future royalties,” said NSAI President, Grammy-nominated songwriter Steve Bogard.
ROANOKE FOLK "GET CRAZY" WITH BILLY CURRINGTON POST CONCERT PARTYBilly Currington made a surprise visit to Corned Beef and Co. to play an additional set for Roanoke, Virginia fans following his opening gig on Sugarland's "Love On The Inside" tour stop Friday, June 26 at the local Civic Center. Star Country 94.9/WSLC helped promote the post-concert party that drew out a crowd that lined up for blocks and maxed out the venue where Currington entertained for over an hour.Catch Currington on GAC's Top 20 Countdown Friday, July 10 at 7 and 11pmCT as he helps host Nan Kelley countdown the fans' favorite videos. The fans have spoken and the "People Are Crazy" video nears the #1 spot this week, and holds strong at #4 on the radio charts.
COUNTRY MUSIC THE SOUNDTRACK OF NEW UNI STUDIOS ROLLER COASTER RIDEUniversal Studios Hollywood has a new roller coaster called the Rip Ride Rockit which will give you a chance to customize your ride by choosing your own soundtrack while you ride. When you get in your seat you can choose from a selection of songs from country, pop, rap, metal or club tunes, and only you will be able to hear the song you choose. The country selections available on the ride include "All Night Long," Montgomery Gentry; "Guitars, Cadillacs," Dwight Yoakam; "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" Jason Michael Carroll; "Living in Fast Forward," Kenny Chesney; "Midnight Rider," The Allman Brothers; or "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," The Charlie Daniels Band. The ride is set to open this summer at Universal Studios Hollywood.
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL FOR FREE Jason Michael Carroll will perform a FREE CONCERT at Harley Davidson's New Outdoor Event Center in Columbia, TN on Sunday, July 12 at 2pm. Also performing will be country group Carter's Chord and singer, Jeff Allen. Carroll latest single is "Hurry Home," the second single from his new album on Arista Records Nashville titled, Growing Up Is Getting Old.
PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CDFans of roots music have asked Patty Loveless for years to reprise the Appalachian sound of her 2001 Mountain Soul CD, and now she has. Saguaro Road Records will issue Mountain Soul II on September 29. Like its predecessor, the album will feature Patty's crystalline country vocals amid bluegrass-tinged instrumentation. "It's Appalachian, bluegrass and country combined," says Patty of her upcoming collection's sound. "You should never try to duplicate something like Mountain Soul. What you should do is enhance. So this is like a continuation."
LOVE AND THEFT SHOOT MUSIC VIDEO FOR HIT SINGLE, “RUNAWAY”
TAYLOR'S COOL INTERVIEW IN GLAMOUROne of Taylor Swift's most winning attributes is her candor and straightforward answers to probing questions. The result, she explains to Glamour Magazine, is she can remain a regular person.countryforever.comTaylor explains, "I’ve never felt like I needed to tone down being seen as a regular person. When I first started doing MySpace, I wrote my bio in the first person. I didn’t want my MySpace page to look like a publicity promo site, so I was the one doing all the commenting, and I was the one putting up pictures and videos. And I’ve approached my whole career like that—I don’t see that ever changing.Glamour: A lot of people who reach a level of fame similar to yours become guarded.TS: I get some paparazzi, but not enough to make me ever not appreciate what I have. It’s like, I wanted one thing [my] whole life…. I’m not going to get it and then complain about it. You have said, “Music is my boyfriend.” How do you date when you’re as famous as you are?TS: I don’t date a lot. The other day I was in my dressing room with one of my closest friends, [American Idol alum] Kellie Pickler, who is also my opening act, and she said something really interesting to me: “We can only give someone what’s left over.” She does the same thing I do, so she knows what it’s like to do interviews all day and give your heart and soul on stage every night. After all of that is taken, we can only give someone what’s left. So it’s hard."
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BLAKE SHELTON "TWITTICALLY INCORRECT"
cf.comBLAKE SHELOTN IS AN AVID tweeter and comes off funny a quirky as always. Reba McEntire is also a fan of Twitter, and her husband just happens to be Blake Shelton’s manager, so she recently called Blake out in her own tweets. She said, "Do u think Blake Shelton Drunk Tweets? Read his Tweets! Sounds like it to me... I'm just sayin'..." Later she posted a tweet that said, "To all my Tweebas! I told Blake to clean up his Tweets! My mama is reading them! Yes, he does spell better when he drinks..." Blake responded to Reba with a tweet that said, "Just found out Reba's mom is following me. So... like I was saying, I'm about to have some kool-aid and watch cartoons..."
JOE NICHOLS MAKING BELIEVERSWhile Joe Nichols is making believers among the Broadway set as he works on his lead role as "Dusty" in the Broadway adaptation of "Pure Country" slated to go up on stage in 2010, he continues to make believers at radio with "Believers" as it charges up the charts.
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LUKE BRYAN HAS BUSY SUMMER ON BOOKSA Twitter “FIRST”--Last night Luke hosted Yahoo! Music’s FIRST-EVER Country Music Wednesdays on Twitter! To join in on the conversation with Luke add twitter.com/lukebryanonline and twitter.com/yahoo_music to your follow list, then watch the conversation.
ASTONISHING JULY 4TH HISTORY WE BET YOU NEVER KNEWOur friend Cathy Gurley shared this amazing bit of history that puts the meaning of patriotism for out founding fathers into a whole new perspective. LEST WE FORGET !! GOD BLESS AMERICA...... Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 menwho signed the Declaration of Independence ?Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,and tortured before they died.Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;another had two sons captured.Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds orhardships of the Revolutionary War.They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes,and their sacred honor.What kind of men were they?Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.Eleven were merchants,nine were farmers and large plantation owners;men of means, well educated,but they signed the Declaration of Independenceknowing full well that the penalty would be death ifthey were captured.Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter andtrader, saw his ships swept from the seas by theBritish Navy. He sold his home and properties topay his debts, and died in rags.Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the Britishthat he was forced to move his family almost constantly.He served in the Congress without pay, and his familywas kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,and poverty was his reward.Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.At the battle of Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr.., noted thatthe British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelsonhome for his headquarters. He quietly urged GeneralGeorge Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed,and Nelson died bankrupt.Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmillwere laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forestsand caves, returning home to find his wife dead and hischildren vanished.It's a reminder of how much our founding citizens were willing to give up for the freedom we enjoy today.
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