Posts Tagged ‘grand ole opry’

Alison Krauss and Union Station to Perform at the White House

Burlington, MA – On Tuesday, July 21 Rounder recording artist, Alison Krauss and Union Station will participate in the ongoing White House music series celebrating the arts and demonstrating the importance of arts education. This event will feature Country Music artists Alison Krauss and Union Station...

July 16th, 2009 | Appearances, Concert & Tour Dates, Honors & Awards | Read More

Dolly Parton

Q: You’ve come a long way from Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Can you still claim to be backwoods? A: Yes, and proud of it. I stay close to my roots and my family. I never want to forget any part of it. I’m still just a hillbilly at heart, thus a Backwoods Barbie. Q: Congratulations on your...

November 18th, 2008 | Favorites, Interviews | Read More

Ryman Auditorium

by Meagan Lawson Just blocks from novelty shops that sell sequined tube tops and Elvis key chains, up from the corner where wishful thinkers strum cheap guitars, past the bedazzled, fringed, and spurred crowds, stands the mother church of country music. The neo-gothic, red brick Ryman Auditorium, with...

November 18th, 2008 | Fans | 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

Kevin Costner Debuts on Grand Ole Opry

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner debuted on the Grand Ole Opry Saturday, Nov. 8. Costner performed with the band, Modern West, as the Opry returned to the Ryman Auditorium for its winter run beginning this weekend. Other performers on the show include Josh Turner and Randy Travis. Costner is in Nashville...

November 9th, 2008 | Concert & Tour Dates, Fans | Read More

Carrie Underwood – DeSoto Civic Center, DeSoto County, MS

by Julie Hawkins Sunday, October 26, 2008 – DeSoto Civic Center, DeSoto County, MS Carrie Underwood delivered an astounding vocal performance once again on Sunday night. However, even with a nearly pitch-perfect show, the audience of over seven thousand was left disenchanted, as the artist, striving...

November 7th, 2008 | Concert & Tour Reviews | Read More

Hank III "Damn Right, Rebel Proud" Sidewalk Records

by Miles Price Shelton Hank Williams, III, the rambunctious grandson of country royalty, released his fourth self-produced record late last month. Damn Right, Rebel Proud is a hellbilly bender of smoking train beats and testimonials of losing control…and loving it. Just as tight and energetic...

November 7th, 2008 | Record Reviews | Read More

Revival Tour (Frontman of Against Me!, Avail, Hot Water Music, and Lucero) – The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA

by Jason Estopinal November 1, 2008 – The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA Lined up like a row of raw unshucked corn, punk/folk/Americana pillars Tim Barry (Avail), Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music, Rumbleseat), Ben Nichols (Lucero), and Tom Gabel (Against Me!) crowded the stage to a sold out audience...

November 3rd, 2008 | Concert & Tour Reviews | Read More

Grand Ole Opry – Kerry Collins Presents Jimmy Dickens autographed football in recognition of 60th anniversary as Opry member

On the stage of the Grand Ole Opry this past Saturday night, Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins presented Little Jimmy Dickens with a football autographed by the team in recognition of Dickens’ 60th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. Collins’ Opry visit was a good luck charm...

November 1st, 2008 | Honors & Awards | Read More

Country Music for President!

Grand Ole Opry is holding a poll for “Which country music superstar would get your vote for U.S. President?” “Make your voice heard through Election Day, as we pose the question, ‘Which country music superstar would get your vote for U.S. President?’ Cast your vote daily,...

October 17th, 2008 | Fans | Read More