Articles Tagged “Country”
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New Music: The Band Perry, Kenny Chesney and More
Things are heating up out there. The Band Perry, Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton have offered fresh, new material over the last month or so. Willie Nelson, the Randy Rogers Band, Gretchen Wilson and a…
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OFFSTAGE: Brantley Gilbert on Jana Kramer’s "Valiant Effort"
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Brantley Gilbert recently told me he doesn’t always make healthy choices when it…
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Stagecoach Festival: Scorching Heat and Lots of George Jones Songs
INDIO, Calif. — When the Zac Brown Band performed Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” as part of their climactic set Sunday night (April 28) at the Stagecoach Festival, it may have had a special significance for the…
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Around the Web: Watch Stars Sing George Jones
Country stars tribute George Jones during weekend concerts. Lady Antebellum give voice to the “urgency of love” on Golden. Kenny Chesney stops to enjoy the good life on Life on a Rock. Randy Rogers Band…
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Avett Brothers Come Home to MerleFest
WILKESBORO, N.C. — The Avett Brothers injected a sense of anticipation in the days leading up to their Sunday night (April 27) appearance at MerleFest. Wherever you wandered in the event, which began on Thursday,…
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OFFSTAGE: American Idol: Avoiding the Inevitable
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Everybody wins? Nobody loses? Why did I feel like I watched a kindergarten…
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HOT DISH: George Jones’ Death Saddens Country Community
(CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by veteran columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel’s Hot Dish: Cookin’ With Country Stars, she also hosts CMT’s Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith and…
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An Afternoon at George Jones’ House
I’ve been thinking about that steak since George Jones died. Oh, it’s not that I’m that much of a steak eater. Being a freelance journalist is more of a hamburger existence. Secondly, a steak sits…
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Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum Top Country Albums, Airplay Charts
Blake Shelton’s Based on a True Story bounces back to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard country albums chart, while Lady Antebellum’s “Downtown” wears the country airplay crown for the second week. Lots of new…
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George Jones: 10 Prime Hits
George Jones will always be remembered for his magnificent, evocative voice. That golden throat graced dozens of country classics across six decades of recording. Here are 10 prime hits (listed alphabetically) that helped define his…
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