It was craft versus
showbiz at the inaugural Stagecoach festival, held Saturday and
Sunday in Indio, Calif., the site of the Coachella rock
extravaganza the weekend...
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A revenge-themed song by
"American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood scored a double video
win on Monday in the 2007 Country Music Television Awards.
Her song "Before He...
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A revenge-themed song by
"American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood scored a double video
win on Monday in the 2007 Country Music Television Awards.
Her song "Before He...
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Kris Kristofferson, who has written some of country music's most enduring hits, will receive CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award, the cable network announced Monday.
Rosanne...
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Target Corp on Thursday said it
will release exclusive CDs by artists like Kenny Loggins and
David Cassidy in the latest example of stars "of a certain age"
bypassing music...
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It's hard to believe how many times Brooks & Dunn have won Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.
The Hillbilly Deluxe artists, who also hosted the...
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Songwriter Marijohn
Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad "Long Black Veil" and
other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86.
Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been...
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Songwriter Marijohn
Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad "Long Black Veil" and
other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86.
Wilkin, who died on Saturday, had been...
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You could say Americana,
that indefinable roots music, is the new punk rock. But the
punks in question are older and make a lot of money.
Last week, a record 1,200 people...
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Years ago, conductors with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra would get hot under the collar when they'd arrive for rehearsal and find their best string players missing, holed...
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Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for...
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Songwriter Kris Kristofferson and his late friend, country singer Waylon Jennings, were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Thursday.
"I guess it's an honor," said...
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Various Artists, "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson" (American Roots Publishing)
Kris Kristofferson has enjoyed a celebratory run of late, his from...
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The voice on the other end is gruff, familiar, and, to be honest, a little intimidating. "I was about to pick up the phone and track you down," Kris Kristofferson grumbles,...
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It wasn't too long ago that Norah Jones was living a double life, and trying hard to shield it from public view.
In the late-night hours, the smoky-voiced jazz singer and...
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This year's South By
Southwest Music Conference & Festival in Austin was a zoo, with
more than 15,000 animals prowling the downtown streets at
nighttime showcases and...
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A new soundtrack award honoring artists for their contributions to Texas film will be presented to Lyle Lovett, the Austin Film Society announced.
Lovett will receive the...
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To mark Kris Kristofferson's
upcoming 70th birthday, Nashville-based American Roots
Publishing will release "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris
Kristofferson" June...
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Given that both artists
joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on the same night in
1996, there's a symmetry to a Ray Price appearance at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. But what...
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Here is a look at some of the
notable artists who died in the past year.
Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died
December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif....
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When the new Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line" opens in theaters Friday, Kris Kristofferson will probably be watching more closely than most.
As a close friend and...
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It's a difficult image to conjure: Isaac Hayes struggling to overcome a nasty case of stage fright.
Not the hippest guy in the room, the epitome of cool.
Not the genius...
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"If you nail yourself
down to one thing, you're gonna have a hurt foot," Waylon Payne
says.
Country singer-songwriter Payne has been a hard man to nail
down lately. The...
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The Americana Music Assn. will pay
special tribute to songwriter John Hartford, who died in 2001,
and to singer/songwriter Judy Collins at its fourth annual
Honors & Awards...
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It's almost a given for veteran singers to dust off the American songbook and cut an album of standards. But Dolly Parton does them one better on "Those Were the...
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Acclaimed fiddle virtuoso Vassar
Clements, dubbed the "Miles Davis of bluegrass," died Tuesday
near Nashville following a battle with lung cancer. He was 77.
Clements...
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"I'm on a small label right
now making some noise," said the brash, dark-haired kid. "But
if I get a recording contract with a major company, I want you
to back me...
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"I'm on a small label right now
making some noise," said the brash, dark-haired kid. "But if I
get a recording contract with a major company, I want you to
back me...
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Of all the acts that have become
prominent figures in the contemporary worship movement, the
Newsboys' impact might be the most surprising.
The band has come a long way...
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Johnny Cash's guitars, his black
leather boots and a tin cup from Folsom Prison are among the
memorabilia from the late country music star displayed on
Tuesday ahead of an...
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George Jones will be the subject of
an all-star tribute to air Nov. 25 on PBS.
Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Harry Connick Jr., Aaron
Neville, Martina McBride and Wynonna...
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Jazz singer Norah Jones ' current
album "Feels Like Home" will be re-released Sept. 21 as a
double-disc package featuring three previously unreleased songs
and a DVD.
The...
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Between an upcoming role in the
Johnny Cash biopic and a deal promoting DKNY clothes, newcomer
Waylon Payne looks to grab more attention than the typical new
artist with...
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Amidst a surge of interest and
popularity, Loretta Lynn has been ordered by doctors to cancel
her tour plans for the coming month.
According to her official Web...
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Kris Kristofferson 's return last
year to recording yielded four new songs on "Broken Freedom
Song: Live from San Francisco," the concert set that Oh Boy
Records...
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Singer Terri Clark , a raven-haired Canadian with a driving country sound, will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry next month.
The 35-year-old received a...
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Formerly Weezer member Matt
Sharp is preparing to release his first solo album, a plaintive
country affair in stark contrast to his past work.
The self-titled release is...
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Nothing ruins a perfectly good conga line like when the long arm
of the law joins in.
Austin's annual music biz confab,
South
by Southwest, got some controversy mixed...
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The Bottom Line, the legendary New
York music club where for nearly 30 years stars like Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis took the stage, has hit the finish
line over a...
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The late Johnny Cash — a pioneer of both country and rock music — was honored with a tribute featuring artists and performances as diverse and far-reaching as his...
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The Man in Black is gone but not forgotten.
Johnny
Cash was awarded three of Nashville's highest honors at the Country
Music Association's 37th Annual Country Music...
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Vince Gill , who will host the Country Music Association Awards for the 12th time, says he'll try to be low-key.
"I've always felt that my role is to try to make everybody...
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Singer Kid Rock and country duo Brooks & Dunn are the latest artists to be added to the Nov. 10 musical tribute to Johnny Cash at the Ryman Auditorium, organizers announced...
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Tim Robbins will host the Nov. 10 musical tribute to Johnny Cash at the Ryman Auditorium, Cash's longtime manager Lou Robin said Monday.
"He's looking forward to being...
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Actor Tim Robbins will be the host of the Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute at Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 10.
Artists confirmed to take part in the service include Willie...
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The Man in Black is reaching out to fans from beyond the grave.
Next month Johnny
Cash not only becomes the focus of an all-star
concert, but also a just-announced...
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A public musical tribute to the late Johnny Cash has been changed from November 12 to November 10 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Artists confirmed to perform include...
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Legends from the worlds of country and rock music will be in Nashville tonight as the Country Music Association (CMA) gears up for its 40th anniversary celebration. An...
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Travis Tritt, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash will start filming The Long Kill next week. The CBS western is being shot in Spain on sets originally used...
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