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Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller Return to the 2009 Americana Honors and Awards show

May 18th 2009 in alt.country

Steve Earle made a cameo on the 30 Rock season finale’. He takes part in a benefit , with Elvis Costello, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crowe and others, to get Alan Alda’s character a kidney.

Speaking of Earle, he was in San Francisco’s Amoeba Records last Thursday to support his new release Townes, a 15-song cover album of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late Texas singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. Earle will end up the brief promo tour on Wednesday live on WFUV-FM at 12:00 PM ET and will follow with a Summer tour.

The Duke and the King’s Nothing Gold Can Stay will be released by Ramseur Records on Aaugust 4th. The Duke and the King is Simone Felice of The Felice Brothers (The Duke) and Robert Chicken Burke (The King.)

Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller will return in key roles at the 2009 Americana Honors and Awards show on Sept. 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Lauderdale will host the eighth annual program, and Miller will again serve as the bandleader. The event takes place during the 10th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference scheduled for Sept. 16-19 at the Nashville Convention Center. This year’s nominees will be announced Wednesday

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