Posts Tagged ‘grammy’
Levon Helm Documentary to premiere at 2010 SXSW Festival!
Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm, directed by Jacob Hatley, finds the musician thrust into the spotlight after a Grammy nomination and increasing popularity, but he is also now forced to confront the dark times after The Band’s demise. He’s haunted by throat cancer, bankruptcy,...
February 17th, 2010 | Appearances, Features, Honors & Awards | Read More The Recording Academy® Hosts Grammy Salutes Vince Gill
Inaugural Event, Presented by MasterCard®, Pays Tribute to the Legendary Country Music Artist on Sept. 9 at The Loveless Barn in Nashville, Tenn.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (July 28, 2009) — As part of its ongoing tradition of celebrating musical excellence throughout the year, The Recording Academy®...
July 29th, 2009 | Honors & Awards | Read More Jamey Johnson “That Lonesome Song” Mercury Nashville
Raw. Real. Rebelicious. County music’s newest outlaw, Jamey Johnson, belongs in the ranks of Hank, Merle and Walylon. His sophmore album, That Lonesome Song, is a train ride of hard-living, hard-drinking and heartache, the kind of music that can be felt in your gut no matter how many times you’ve...
January 12th, 2009 | Record Reviews | Read More Rodney Crowell "Sex and Gasoline" Yep Roc Records
by Mike Hennessey
Rodney Crowell is a critically-acclaimed member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame with thirty years worth of chart-topping, Grammy-nominated music behind him. However, his latest release, Sex and Gasoline, arrives with a tired title stripped from the album’s faintly...
November 10th, 2008 | Record Reviews | Read More Hit Man Takes Aim on Shelton
Blake Shelton is one of the stand-out performances on “Hit Man: David Foster and Friends.” The 15-time Grammy winner brought together Shelton and artists from other genres for the DVD/CD that will be available Nov. 11. Foster has worked with a prestigious list of artists including Celine Dion, Barbra...
November 1st, 2008 | Release Dates | Read More Old Crow Medicine Show
by Jesse Hill
On September 23rd, Old Crow Medicine Show will release their third album Tennessee Pusher, a beautifully cinematic and empathetic album about a people and from a people, the American people, the people from which this musical tradition is sprung. After going into the lost alleys and forgotten...
September 20th, 2008 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | 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 Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer" Vanguard Records
Lindsey Oechsle
“Ramble On: Levon Helm has yet to dance his Last Waltz”
Sometimes even the strongest soldier falls, but folk rock legend Levon Helm is still peacefully battling on. His latest victory—overcoming throat cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 1996—inspires the 2007 release...
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Phil Vassar: I did it my way December 30, 2009 17:12 -
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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Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” Version Two March 12, 2010 08:03 -
Bret Michaels teams up with Miley Cyrus on new single March 11, 2010 06:03 -
James McMurtry Interview March 10, 2010 22:03 -
The Drive-By Truckers’ Balancing Act March 5, 2010 21:03 -
Brooks and Dunn to be recognized at Honors Gala March 22 March 4, 2010 11:03
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