Seventy-four-year-old legend Loretta Lynn, whose first single, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," hit the country singles chart in 1960, is as busy as ever. She still tours,...
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She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested and overweight to boot.
Remembering...
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Country music queen Loretta Lynn, the coal miner's daughter, is getting an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music.
Berklee President Roger H. Brown will...
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ZZ Top, Evanescence and Velvet
Revolver are among the acts scheduled to play the inaugural
Rock on the Range festival, set for May 19 at Columbus Crew
Stadium in Columbus,...
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Soon you can call her the coal miner's doctor.
Loretta Lynn is slated to receive an honorary doctorate of music from Berklee College of Music during her March 17...
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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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Grammy-winning country
singer Gretchen Wilson's debut was titled "Here for the Party,"
and a party is exactly what she sets out to provide in concert.
Thursday night, the...
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Country legend Loretta Lynn is taking it one day at a time.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter underwent shoulder
replacement surgery Thursday and is expected to make...
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Rock stars, country stars and even songwriters have their own halls of fame. Now their backing musicians are getting into the act, too.
The Musicians Hall of Fame and...
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Even without a surprise
appearance from high-profile fan Jack White of the White
Stripes, Cincinnati-based power trio the Greenhornes held their
own Friday with an hour-plus...
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Punk icon Iggy Pop says he has been
holed up in "a little cottage in the boonies on a little river"
in Florida writing music with his old band the Stooges. Yes,
the...
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Hank Williams Jr. will receive Country Music Television's Johnny Cash Visionary Award during the 2006 CMT Music Awards show next month, the cable network announced...
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Ray Charles' 1962 album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" was a milestone that broadened the audience for country music and brought new respect to the genre, and...
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Martina McBride hit it
right on the nose.
"Anyone who's a new fan cause of the 'Timeless' album must
be wondering what the hell happened," the country singer joked
shortly...
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Country singers Wynonna Judd and Cowboy Troy will host the fourth season of the USA Network's "Nashville Star" talent search series.
The eight-week show, which combines...
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Jack White's about to fall in love with a girl--or boy--all
over again.
The White Stripes mastermind and his wife
of five months, British model Karen Elson, are...
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Sometimes art does imitate life: Take this week's album chart,
which finds Rod Stewart chasing after a younger blonde woman--Ashlee Simpson.
Jessica's lip-synching...
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In the rough-and-tumble roadhouse called Big O's, a teenage Gretchen Wilson felt at home with a microphone in hand, belting out renditions of old-school Patsy Cline or...
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When MTV descends on Miami on Aug. 28 for the annual Video Music Awards, it will bring a seemingly endless lineup of rappers, rockers, teeny boppers and even...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will
be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares' annual
pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said
Wednesday.
The...
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An ongoing bout with double pneumonia has forced Loretta Lynn to postpone a series of concert dates next month. The legendary singer is unable perform a scheduled July 3...
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Even after selling millions of records and winning Grammy awards, Jack White says he still isn't sure what makes The White Stripes work.
There are only two members in the...
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Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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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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Usher's
new confession: He can't touch Eminem.
Becoming the first new chart topper since March, the
Eminem -led rap group D12 knocked off Usher's Confessions
and took...
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Country icon Loretta Lynn and
rocker Jack White of White Stripes fame might appear to be a
musical odd couple. But one listen to Lynn's new White-produced
album, "Van Lear...
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Broken Social Scene, the Walkmen,
the Von Bondies, Bumblebeez, Danger Mouse and the Datsuns have
been added to this summer's Lollapalooza festival,
Billboard.com has...
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Eerie guitar licks creak and swirl on Loretta Lynn 's new album as she sings about a woman on death row: "Now they've strapped me in the chair / And covered up my eyes / And...
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With praise and worship
titles commanding a healthy share of the Billboard Top
Christian Albums chart, the genre clearly has become a driving
force in Christian...
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White Stripes frontman Jack White will appear in two videos for the new album from country legend Loretta Lynn, according to MTV.com. White produced the album, titled Van...
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A whirlwind of court dates, award shows and tabloid rumors aren't slowing down Jack White.
The White Stripes frontman has recently been producing Loretta Lynn 's upcoming...
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When producer T Bone Burnett set out to make the soundtrack to the Civil War-era film, "Cold Mountain," he drew as much from his love of rock 'n' roll as from traditional...
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The self-titled debut from
Audioslave -- the band comprising former Soundgarden frontman
Chris Cornell and three-fourths of Rage Against the Machine --
polarized music...
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Ernest Ray Lynn, son of country music star Loretta Lynn , has been charged with vehicular homicide and DUI stemming from an October accident.
Lynn, 50, turned himself in...
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Teddy Wilburn, a driving force
in country music with his late brother Doyle as The Wilburn
Brothers, has died at age 71, officials at Southern Hills
Medical Center said on...
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Jack White, one half of the White Stripes duo, continues his fascination with one of his heroes, country music star Loretta Lynn.
White is producing tracks for Lynn's next...
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Loretta Lynn will release her second autobiography, Still Woman Enough: A Memoir, on Sunday (April 3). The book is a follow-up to her number-one New York Times best-selling...
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Country legend Loretta Lynn will have to miss performing in the tribute concert for her friend Johnny Russell Thursday evening (March 22), due to a bout with pneumonia. Lynn...
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Loretta Lynn will release her new album, Still Country, today (September 12). It's her first collection of original music since 1988. It features two songs penned by the...
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Loretta Lynn will release her first solo album in 12 years on September 12. The album, titled Still Country, features two songs penned by the legendary performer, including...
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Loretta Lynn filmed a new video for her current single, "Country In My Genes," in Nashville on Wednesday (June 21), where she was joined by fellow singers and fans Martina...
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The twin daughters of veteran country crooner Loretta Lynn will release their debut CD February 10th as the Lynns. The sisters tried to hide their showbiz roots, at first...
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Producer, recording industry executive and musician Owen Bradley died January 7th in Nashville of complications from the flu. He was 82.
Bradley was a key architect of the...
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