Posts Tagged ‘Tenn.’

Brad Paisley To Be First Musical Guest When Jay Leno Returns To “the Tonight Show” March 1

Brad Paisley To Be First Musical Guest When Jay Leno Returns To “the Tonight Show” March 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 22, 2010) The guest line-up for Jay Leno’s first show back as “The Tonight Show” was just released and Brad Paisley will be the musical guest – along with Jamie Foxx and Olympic Gold medal Skier Lindsey Vonn. “The Tonight Show” airs weeknights at 11:35pm ET on...
February 23rd, 2010 | Appearances | Read More

Chart-toppers named as performers for New Faces of Country Music Show

Chart-toppers named as performers for New Faces of Country Music Show
Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. announced recently the performers slated for the CRS 2010 New Faces of Country Music Show to be held Friday, February 26. Some popular and hit-making names top the list of performers this year, including Randy Houser (Universal South), Chris Young (RCA), Justin Moore...
January 21st, 2010 | Features, Release Dates | Read More

September Marks Jack Daniel’s 159th Birthday

September Marks Jack Daniel’s 159th Birthday
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (pop. 361) – For most, birthdays come only one day each year, but in Jack Daniel’s case it is a month-long celebration.  Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born in Lynchburg (pop. 361), Tenn. in September, 1850.  However, we have no idea his exact date of birth. You see,...
September 21st, 2009 | Fans, Features | Read More

Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss/Soggy Bottom Boys)

Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss/Soggy Bottom Boys)
The image is forever burned into our pop-culture consciousness. George Clooney, sporting overalls and scruff, wailing “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the Coen Brothers’ twangy Odyssey O’Brother, Where Art Thou? Then, there’s the man behind that scene: bluegrass singer-songwriter Dan Tyminski,...
August 31st, 2009 | Favorites, Features, Interviews | Read More

Bellamy Brothers Release Career Retrospective, The Anthology, Volume 1

Bellamy Brothers Release Career Retrospective, The Anthology, Volume 1
Digital Release Now Available, CD In Stores Sept. 29 (Nashville, TN – Aug 6, 2009) Legendary Country duo, The Bellamy Brothers, have released a career-spanning collection titled The Anthology, Volume 1, at iTunes and through their website at www.BellamyBrothers.com. The single-disc set, produced...
August 12th, 2009 | Release Dates | Read More

The Recording Academy® Hosts Grammy Salutes Vince Gill

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

PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD

PATTY LOVELESS TO RELEASE SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED MOUNTAIN SOUL CD
Nashville, Tenn. – Fans of roots music have asked Patty Loveless for years to reprise the Appalachian sound of her 2001 Mountain Soul CD, and now she has. Saguaro Road Records will issue Mountain Soul II on September 29. Like its predecessor, the album will feature Patty’s crystalline country...
July 25th, 2009 | Release Dates | Read More

Garth Brooks, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Daniels, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Loggins, Patty Griffin, To Appear on “Legends & Lyrics” Show July 4

New Weekly Series Features Performances and Interviews with Hit Songwriters, Legendary Artists An all star cast of Country superstars will be appearing on a new singer-songwriter series called “Legends & Lyrics,” airing Saturday, July 4 at 10 p.m. on local Nashville public television...
July 2nd, 2009 | Appearances | Read More