Posts Tagged ‘Earl Scruggs’
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 9 lineup too legit to quit
There are far too few places in this world where Stetsons and Hammer pants can successfully coexist. On October 2-4, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will become one of them with this year’s Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The festival, now in its ninth year, has a more extensive, eclectic...
July 9th, 2009 | Concert & Tour Dates, Features | Read More STAGECOACH 2009
April 25th, April 26th
Indio, Ca.
Kenney Chesney
Kid Rock
Little Big Town
Miranda Lambert
Earl Scruggs
Lady Antebellum
Jerry Jeff Walker
Ralph Stanley
Kevin Costner & Modern West
Zac Brown Band
+ 26 others
Deep in California’s armpit lies the hot and uninviting town of Indio, host city of Stagecoach,...
June 28th, 2009 | Concert & Tour Reviews | Read More Charlie Daniels
interview by Mike Hennessey
Charlie Daniels, “Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’” – Blue Hat Records, 2008
Charlie Daniels arrived in Nashville in 1967 with a wife, child, and a literal twenty dollar bill in his pocket. In a few short years, he was lending his fiddle to...
November 18th, 2008 | Favorites, Interviews | Read More Stagecoach 2009 returns April 25 & 26 with headliners Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Reba, Kid Rock
Having seen its audience double in size from 2007 to 2008, STAGECOACH: California’s Country Music Festival-Powered by Toyota Tundra returns to the California desert Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. The beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, once again plays host to an impressive lineup...
November 7th, 2008 | Concert & Tour Dates | Read More In the Footsteps of the Snowman: A Jerry Reed Retrospective
by Jon Black
“Atlanta to Texarkana and back in twenty eight hours? That ain’t never been done before.”
– Cledus Snow (The Snowman), Smokey and the Bandit
In 1977, Smokey and the Bandit exploded on to movie screens across the country. While the focus of the film was unquestionably Burt Reynold’s...
September 18th, 2008 | CMP Artists | Read More Earl Scruggs
Just a few quick facts about the mighty Earl Scruggs; 1) Earl Scruggs was born in Shelby, North Carolina in Cleveland County. 2) Earl began pickin’ on the banjo at age four and by the age of ten he had developed the infamous “Scruggs style” (amongst other names) banjo picking style. 3) Ol’ Earl...
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CMP Talks with Rosanne Cash about life, her legendary father and her extraordinary new album. November 17, 2009 11:11 -
Randy Houser is Keeping His “Boots On” – Interview October 6, 2009 01:10 -
Tracy Lawrence September 6, 2009 19:09 -
Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss/Soggy Bottom Boys) August 31, 2009 19:08 -
Gloriana August 21, 2009 10:08 -
Larry the Cable Guy December 17, 2008 18:12 -
Dolly Parton November 18, 2008 16:11 -
Charlie Daniels November 18, 2008 00:11 -
Darius Rucker October 22, 2008 12:10
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