Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and music publisher for Combine Music and founder of Monument Records, Fred Foster each received the Dale Franklin Award, an award honoring their unique leadership in country music during an invitation-only event on Sunday night (Aug. 29) in Nashville. On hand to perform were friends Rodney Crowell, Jamey Johnson, Lyle Lovett, [...]
The Country for Our Country benefit concert will occur in Tyler, Texas this Saturday night (10/24). The event will celebrate the troops and benefit wounded soldiers by providing them with counseling and support during a difficult transitional period in their lives. The benefit will feature performances by Joe Nichols, Heidi Newfield, Derek Sholl, and Kacey [...]
The winners of the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards went to: Dailey & Vincent : Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper : Instrumental Group of the Year, Dan Tyminski – Male Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley – Female Vocalist of the Year, Wheels : [...]
Chico California’s NewsReview.com features a brief interview with local resident Merle Haggard. Whitney Self at the CMT.com blog details the story behind Kris Kristofferson’s most famous hit and its Italian cinematic motivation.See him perform this and more on Studio 330 Sessions. More on Kristofferson – ABC’s Good Morning America’s Weekend Drive cruises around Nashville with [...]
Vince Vaughn is not only hilarious, and tall, but he loves country music. Or is it Americana music…hell I can’ keep up. The Americana extravaganza that is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is next weekend people. John Prine, Lyle Lovett, Boz Scaggs, Steve Earle, Ricky Scaggs, Gillian Welch, Booker T and the Drive By Truckers as his [...]
Scottish-Canadian country singer Johnny Reid was in the running for six awards, including Album of the Year for his latest release Dance With Me.The singer took home five trophies including Album, Songwriter, Video and Male Artist of the Year from the Canadian Country Music Awards. Dean Brody won Single of the Year for Brothers, Crystal [...]
Has the monetary success of Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson allowed mainstream Nashvegas artists, Like Tim McGraw, to explore their dark side? (Country’s Raw Side: Don’t Like It? Tough! – New York Times) The 9513′s Matt Griffin draws comparisons to Levon Helm’s newest release, Electric Dirt, and Johnny Cash’s latter career reviving American Recordings. The [...]
For a man in his 70s Willie Nelson is showing no signs of slowing down. The Texas Yoda is reportedly working with producer T Bone Burnett (O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Walk the Line soundtracks, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant – Raising Sand, Elvis Costello’ s - Secret, Profane and Sugarcane and much more) [...]
The Possum will be all over the place this month in support of his exclusive new release with Cracker Barrel A Collection Of My Best Recollection. George Jones is set to appear on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, September 9th, and on Friday, September 11th will perform on NBC’s Late Night with [...]
With all the recent high-profile celebrity and political deaths it completely escaped me that one of my favorite authors, Elmer Kelton, had died on August 22, 2009 of pre-leukemia in San Angelo, Tex. Kelton wrote award-winning western novels about real people in real hard times. The 9513.com features an excellent piece on singer/songwriter Radney Foster [...]