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Category: Country MusicBy Jenny May on Jan 8, 2008 in Music, Reviews, Charts, Track Listings, Country Music, Rock, Cds, Singer/Songwriter, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Gary Allan, Living Hard, Songwriters, Decca Records | 2 Comments
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I’ve been listening to country singer Gary Allan’s latest album, ‘Living Hard’ the last couple of days. He has a cool voice and the songwriting and musicianship on the album is superb …
By bandweblogs on Jan 4, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Track Listings, Bands, Country Music, Rock, Cds, Pop, New Releases, Albums, R&B, Grammys, Quincy Jones, Ultimate GRAMMY Collection, Shout! Factory, The Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, Richard Foos, MusiCares Foundation, Bob Emmer, Garson Foos | 0 Comments
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In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®’s GRAMMY Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY winners from four of the legendary awards’ major genres …
By bandweblogs on Dec 20, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Videos, Interviews, Country Music, Cds, New Releases, Albums, Singers, Gary Allan, Living Hard, MCA Nashville, Yahoo Videos | 1 Comment
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It’s raw and emotional. It’s freight-train-to-nowhere lonely. It’s hard-rockin’, no-apologies country music that has traded in its twang for a gravelly growl millions of fans recognize as the voice of Gary Allan …
By Jenny May on Nov 15, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Videos, Charts, youtube, Country Music, Cds, Guitar, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Shows, Singers, Brad Paisley, Letter To Me, John Marshall High School, Country Music Awards, CMAs, Telecasters, Taylor Swift, Rodney Atkins, 5th Gear | 0 Comments
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Brad Paisley has released his latest single, “Letter To Me” off of his album ‘5th Gear’. It’s about what he would say to himself at age 17 if he could write a letter to himself today. The lyrics are full of advice and encouragement and I’m sure that the song will touch the heartstrings of many who can relate …
By bandweblogs on Sep 6, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Charts, Bands, Country Music, Cds, Events, Albums, Becca, Nari Records, National Anthem, Stan Perkins, Delaney Bramlett, Baseball, FOX, LA Country | 0 Comments
--------Nari Records recording artist Becca is to sing the National Anthem at the San Francisco Giants Vs Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball game on Saturday, September 8th 2007 at 12:55PM at ATT (Giants) Stadium in San Francisco, CA. The game is to be televised on the FOX network.
Becca is touring on the success of her number […]
By Jenny May on Aug 8, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Videos, youtube, Country Music, Singer/Songwriter, New Releases, Albums, Country, Kellie Coffey, Women, George Strait, Keith Urban | 0 Comments
--------Country singer/songwriter Kellie Coffey has a new video out for her latest release “I Would Die For That”. The song is the first single off of Kellie Coffey’s new album ‘Walk On’, released on the Duet label.
“I Would Die For That” is a song about a woman who desperately wants a child, and is unable […]
By Guest on May 18, 2007 in Music, Press Releases, Bands, Country Music, Cds, Events, Indie, Musicians, Becca, Nari Records, National Anthem, Country Charts, Stan Perkins, Delaney Bramlett, Singers, Monterey, Duets | 0 Comments
--------Nari Records is proud to announce that Becca will sing the National Anthem to start the U.S. Sports Car Invitational featuring the Rolex Grand American Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California on Saturday, May 19th. This race event is part of the year long 50th Aniversary celebration for the Mazda […]
By Guest on May 10, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Track Listings, Bands, Country Music, Rock, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, Gene Butler, Lucinda Williams, Concrete Country | 0 Comments
--------I love the way this album starts with “Momma Wish I’d Listened to You.” You know the singer is in trouble when he starts the proceedings locked up in a jail cell with black-eyed peas staring him in the face. So it goes when you don’t listen to what momma said.
Gene Butler sings some Concrete […]
By Jenny May on Dec 12, 2006 in Music, Bands, The Duhks, Country Music, Bluegrass | 0 Comments
--------The Duhks’ “Heaven’s My Home” and the Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready To Make Nice” have both received Grammy Award nominations for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal category.
This is very interesting indeed. I say this because a few months ago I discovered the Canadian band The Duhks, as I mentioned here […]
By Guest on Dec 4, 2006 in Music, Reviews, Track Listings, Country Music, New Releases, Joan Osborne | 0 Comments
--------Pretty Little Stranger was my introduction to Joan Osborne. I know her first album came out back in 1991 and I have missed a lot. Perhaps now with this stunning introduction I will see my way clear to seek out more of her music.
Grammy award winning producer Steve Buckingham (Dolly Parton) produced Pretty Little Stranger, […]
By Guest on Nov 21, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Country Music, Joan Osborne | 0 Comments
-------- Santa Monica, CA– Premier vocalist and songwriter, Joan Osborne, released her Vanguard Records debut, “Pretty Little Stranger” on November 14th.
Recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy winner, Steve Buckingham, “Pretty Little Stranger” highlights the soulful sound of Joan Osborne with elements of country blues and Americana. This 12 song collection features six original […]
By bandweblogs on Oct 16, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Country Music, Miko Marks, Erykah Badu, New Music Awards | 0 Comments
--------New Music Weekly magazine has nomimated singer/songwriter Miko Marks as “Best New Country Artist 2006″ for the 2006 New Music Weekly Awards being held on November 18th in Hollywood. Miko recently released the third single and first music video “Mama” (featuring Grammy winning Erykah Badu in the title role) from her full-length album “Freeway […]
By bandweblogs on Oct 2, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Country Music, Rock, Bluegrass, Indie | 0 Comments
--------Boise, ID–October 2, 2006– Jimmy Trip and David Miller (AKA Buttons Magoo) crossed paths one day and found that they were kindred spirits meant to create music together. Having similar backgrounds and tastes was the start for the duo then when they ventured into the studio, one thing led to another, and now […]
By bandweblogs on Sep 20, 2006 in Music, Reviews, Track Listings, Bands, Country Music, Rock, Pop, Alternative | 0 Comments
-------- Lost Engines gives you a grand tour of the Additional Moog sound. This band sounds like many bands you have heard before yet they put their own particular twist on everything.
16 tracks is a lot of music to take in, but it’s all very enjoyable and that’s a good thing. I thought about […]
By bandweblogs on Aug 22, 2006 in Music, Press Releases, Tour Dates, Country Music | 0 Comments
-------- Mirrome Records recording artist, Miko Marks has won the local level of the Colgate Country Showdown in her home state of California. She went on to compete at the state level on August 13 at the San Mateo County Fair.
This was the 25th Anniversary of the Colgate Country Showdown, which has grown into the […]
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