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Hall Of Fame Induction

By admin ⋅ July 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Country Music Hall of Fame recently held it’s annual medallion induction ceremony honoring Tom T Hall and the Statler Brothers as the newest members of the Hall. Joining the Hall in honoring these two legends were Bobby Bare and Reba McEntire who are legends themselves. Chet Flippo of CMT.com was there to catch all [...]

Country Music Legend: Dolly Parton

By admin ⋅ June 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Dolly’s effect on country music is truly epic and heartfelt. GATV reports:
“I’ve always been a writer. My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved,” says Dolly Parton of her incredible career, which has spanned nearly five decades and is showing no signs of slowing down. [...]

Loretta Lynn Steals the Show at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction

By admin ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Loretta Lynn was recently inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame. CMT points out:
NEW YORK — Once a year, New York City hosts a grand celebration of the art of songwriting. Each time around, the Songwriters Hall of Fame — founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and currently chaired by Burt Bacharach’s famed writing [...]

Variety: Documentary on Country Music Planned

By admin ⋅ June 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Twang Nation highlights:
From Variety.com - Plans are in motion for documentarians David Leaf (The U.S. vs. John Lennon) and Morgan Neville (The Night James Brown Saved Boston) to chronicle the history of country music/ the series will be produced by Shout! Factory and Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The individual segments will be [...]

Country Music Legend: Ray Price

By admin ⋅ June 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Country Music Hall of Fame details the life of Ray Price:
Price has been one of country’s great innovators. He changed the sound of country music from the late 1950s forward by developing a rhythmic brand of honky-tonk that has been hugely influential ever since. As steel guitarist Don Helms, a veteran of Hank Williams’s [...]

Country Musics Unsung Legends: Don Helms

By admin ⋅ June 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

One name you don’t hear too much on the radio or CMT is Don Helms. However, Helm’s has had an amazing impact on country music. For instance:
As a member of Hank Williams’ Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms achieved legendary status as one of the most important sidemen in country music. The sound of Helms’ [...]

Country Music Classic Chet Atkins

By admin ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Words are almost inadequate to describe the musical stylings of country great Chet Adkins. The Country Music Hall of Fame highlights:
No single country instrumentalist has achieved the renown and respect of Chester Burton Atkins. His immense musical influence on country, rock, and jazz musicians from Jerry Reed to George Harrison, Duane Eddy, and Earl [...]

Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code of Honor

By admin ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Its important to live by a code. Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code of Honor is helpful for folks trying to make life’s decisions:
A cowboy never takes unfair advantage - even of an enemy.
A cowboy never betrays a trust. He never goes back on his word.
A cowboy always tells the truth.
A cowboy is kind and [...]

Bluegrass Legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

By admin ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are country music legends. Marty Stuart, a country music legend in his own right highlights in May the Circle Be Unbroken, “Lester Flatt’s singing Earl Scrugg’s unique banjo picking were the cornerstones of an act that took Bluegrass around the world.”
If you want to hear some fantastic Earl [...]

Country and Folk Legend Nanci Griffith

By admin ⋅ May 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Country Universe points out:
The eighties brought a mini-folk revival to Music Row, with coffeehouse artists scoring major label deals. Of this group, only Mary Chapin Carpenter went on to mainstream country success, but one of the earliest of the wave made inroads into the Americana scene before it even had that name.
Nanci Griffith called [...]