by Liz Louche on 02-08-2010 My Morning Jacket, along with some all-star contributors, recently pitched into the upcoming Preservation Hall benefit album, due February 16 on RED. Out of that experience, something beautiful was born. (Apart from the tracks contributed by Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, Steve Earle, and many others, of course.) That something was the unbelievably dynamic pairing that is: THE...
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The Precious Littles keep their country traditional on Sometimes You Win By Adrian Mack The Precious Littles - Sometimes You Win (Bearwood Music) You’ll never catch them on CMT or JR Country, but the Precious Littles can knock pretty much any bunch of new-country jarheads into a cocked Stetson. The Sunshine Coast five-piece provides yet more confirmation that, sadly, the best roots music lives...
Easton Corbin's self-titled full-length debut album is slated for release March 2, 2010 on Mercury Nashville. Recognized for his unapologetically country sound and baritone drawl, he already has a Top 10 hit to his name with introductory single "A Little More Country Than That" which debuted in August.
The Hollywood legend, 79, on football, Brando and the tango Acting is art, but you should bring a healthy sense of irreverence in there and make it fun. When we did The Godfather there were a lot of jokes, a lot of laughs. We were mooning each other between takes! It keeps it loose. Outside of work, just try to get through life as best you can. Me, I'm trying to get from the cradle to the grave without...
Merle Haggard and The Strangers - Branded Man (1967) Posted by: zeefritz Merle Haggard - I Am What I Am (2010) Posted by: zeefritz Related articles: Merle Haggard Channels Senility, Paranoia Into New Topical Song (countrycalifornia.com) Neko Case, Merle Haggard...
Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Interview , Country When Rosanne Cash was 18, her father Johnny Cash gave her a hand-written list entitled '100 Essential Country Songs.' Rosanne was a budding songwriter and dad was alarmed that his Beatles -obsessed daughter lacked a deep understanding of country music. He compiled the list and told her to learn every song. In the fall of 2009, Rosanne Cash released...
Heckuva job, Barry! Add these to the jobs not saved category. Actually, it looks as though incredibly deep cuts were made. It had been a rough day at CBS News. Four and a half years earlier, CBS chief Les Moonves...
It’s February and reminders of Valentine’s Day are everywhere. Sure, having that special someone is nice, but when times get bad, the only one who will always stand by you is your dog. So we’re going to pay tribute to them this month. There was quite a library of songs to choose from, so we [...]
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With " Love & Circumstance " (4/13/2010 street release, Ninth Street Opus) Carrie Rodriguez demonstrates (if you weren't already convinced by her spectacular sophomore album, " She Ain't Me ") that she has fully matured into a confident and commanding solo artist, in spite of (or perhaps, because of) the fact that the new album consists entirely of covers. Like Emmylou Harris...
There were several other versions of this Haggard classic, but I liked this one the best. If you're a fan of the song, I'd suggest checking them out. I love it; it reminds me of starting h.s. and my big sis and her husband just married and this song was popular. I'm sure my sister and BIL had this on 8-track. I've never been a huge fan of C&W music, but I sure like Merle Haggard. Latest Activity...
My Morning Jacket has recruited New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a short trek that begins April 20th in Birmingham, Alabama. MMJ frontman Jim James was inspired to bring the PHJB on the road after collaborating with the group on a pair of tracks for Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & the [...]
Dunno what's up w/ the vid; the song ends at around the 3:00 mark, then there's two minutes of silence. I didn't like the other vids offered, one was a crappy concert recording and at least one other was personalized as a joke. Like I said, it's done with after three minutes. I have a greatest hits of Seger w/ this song on it and love it. One of the comments on this vid was "This was about Johnny...
http://www.mediafire.com/?1toxzgtmmzd Lefty Frizzell was the definitive honky tonk singer, the vocalist that set the style for generations of vocalists that followed him. Frizzell smoothed out the rough edges of honky tonk by singing longer, flowing phrases -- essentially, he made honky tonk more acceptable for the mainstream without losing its gritty, bar-room roots. In the process, he changed the...
Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and John Legend will perform at “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,” which airs on PBS on February 11th. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will host the Black History Month special from the White House’s East [...]
This year’s Stagecoach event, as the lineup has just been announced. This year’s concerts will take place on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25 next year (2010 concerts) The initial STAGECOACH 2010 line-up includes ........ Buy Tickets
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