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JOHNNY
CASH brushing his teeth with a mouthful of toothpaste?
ANITA
CARTER fainting onstage in the middle of a show?
TOM T. HALL downing Scotch, Hall's beverage of choice, during a 1989 bacon and cabbage lunch?
MERLE HAGGARD refusing
to tour Ireland?
JERRY LEE LEWISperforming an impromptu private concert of obscure country songs in Dublin.
These are just some of the events Irish promoter/manager/musician KIERAN CAVANAGH witnessed and details here.
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DOLLY PARTON, the subject of JASON SHEELER's December, 2022 Better Homes & Gardens cover story, discusses all things seasonal including her reliance on food coloring in the making of red and green pancakes.
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TAYLOR SWIFT pioneered building a country music fan base via social media, but did you ever wonder how many of Taylor's most recently reported Instagram followers have turned out to be fake?
Scams.info
has the answer. Its research reveals that of the 231,200,000
Instagram accounts supposedly belong to Swifties, an estimated
60,921,200 (or 26.35%) of these are bogus followers.
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Thanks to JASON ASHCRAFT for the invitation to attend ADAM WARNER's music showcase and album pre-release party on December 7, 2022 (a/k/a the 81st anniversary of the Day of Infamy) at The Local.
Reflecting on the group's residency, JOE BONSALL
reminded the invitation-only media that the first year of the show- a
series of 2020 pandemic performances- required its own unprecedented
degree of due diligence. Last year, with the availability of
vaccination, some of the uncertainty amid masking and social distancing
gave way to a more traditional show with a larger crowd.
This year's festivities will feature 32 total performances including Thank God For Kids, originally featured on the Oaks' 1982 gold Christmas LP.
DUANE ALLEN
indicates the sheer number of Oaks' recordings over the years gives the
group the opportunity to dust off some of those earlier recordings that
fans haven't heard in awhile and add them to the mix.
RICHARD STERBAN
added that, as the Oaks "don't sing" on any stage, without performing
their secular signature songs, that mix will include include Elvira,.
WhileWILLIAM LEE GOLDENgood-naturedly
endured ribbing about giving Santa beard tips, the group was proud to
announce its 2023 tour schedule, the Oak Ridge Boys' current
configuration's 50th anniversary on April 23, 2023 and, last but not
least, its 2023 partnership renewal as spokesmen for AARP's Fraud Watch.
Thanks to LIBBIE COFFEY for the invitation to attend (just prior to our national Veterans Day
commemoration and federal holiday on November 11, 2022) the
November 8, 2022 Rock to RememberGibson Gives Guitars for Vets Awareness and Fundraiser. Hosted by JARED JAMES NICHOLS and featuring several other artists, the live concert at Gibson Garage
also offer attendees food, drink and a the opportunity to bid on
auctioned items, sales of which fund "music programs for returning U.S.
military veterans afflicted with PSTD." (Recorded for broadcast, Rock
to Remember streams globally on Wednesday, December 7 (Pearl Harbor
Day) here and here. .
JOHN RICH threw his Nashville home open to well-heeled guests on October 20, 2022 for "an evening of fun and country music.''
The occasion was a fundraiser for Colorado CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT.
Donors shelled out "suggested contributions" of $12,900 (Gold Sponsors),
$5,000 (Sponsors), $3,000 (Individuals) or $2,000 (Attendees).
Gold sponsors received two cocktail reception tickets, a place in the
photo line and entrance to the general reception. Sponsors received a
single ticket, a place in the photo line and entrance to the general
reception. VIPs received a photo line ticket and entrance to the
general reception.
Covid postponed last year's AWA awards, so, along with her fellow
category winners, Vernell was properly recognized (as an ELMER
KELTON LITERARY AWARD recipient) when the 26th
annual AWA
awards winners convened in Fort Worth at Texas Christian University's Brown Lupton Ballroomon October 13, 2022.
In 2022, radio income continues to drive earnings, with streaming a
close second, the latter increasing 74% over the past five years. Want a piece
of ALABAMA's
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In 2022, radio income continues to drive earnings, with streaming a
close second, the latter increasing 74% over the past five years.
A share of
songwriter royalties from the group's hit, If You're Gonna Play in Texas is now available to
the highest bidder. Details here. **** A share of songwriter
royalties from the group's hit, If You're Gonna Play in Texas is now available to
the highest bidder. Details here.
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DIANE JORDAN is impressed with the array of old TV
shows (complete with the original commercials) available 24/7
(along with the complete schedule of offerings on the same page)
here: "I watched
a couple of episodes of Ozzie and Harriet.
Diane worked with "Mr. Teardrop" and notes that Marty's son was a
big fan of the Nelsons as well. She recalls RONNY ROBBINS telling
her that "When he was little, he'd see Ozzie on TV and point and say,
"Daddy." (The bandleader turned TV producer and family sitcom star was,
in fact,
a notorious philanderer, but that's an entirely
different story...)
Effective
October 1, 2022 Gray
Television (Circle TV's parent company) is raising pay for its
roughly 2,000 employees ranging from TRENT
BARRY CLUTTS
to lesser-known full-time, part time workers and freelancers when those
lowest
on the media organization's totem pole receive the company's new
minimum wage of $18/hour. https://muckrack.com/jasonsheeler
... and to DOUG
HALL, JULIA CASEY
and LIBBIE COFFEY
for media invitations to attend Transatlantic Unplugged
("a private invite only event," the September 13, 2022 celebrating "the
very best of singular artists from the UK and US, across the Big Feat roster
and beyond" earmarks "donations at the door [for] Gibson Gives).
https://muckrack.com/jasonsheeler
... to Doug and Julia for the invitation to attend MARCUS KING's sold-out performances at The Ryman on September
29 and 30, 2022.
... to LEIGH GREANEY
for the invitation to attend THE PARANOYDS' September 21, 2022 showcase at SOFT
JUNK where they'll "do a more DIY show in Nashville before the big
show at the BLUE
ROOM on October 21st."
You may know that ZAC BROWN BAND travels with a full gym,
but Brown tells BRANDEN PETERS
that his rolling workout center performance is essential to the
singer' s wellbeing: Without it, Zac says he runs the repeated risk of
getting "hunched over" to the point where, in 2021, after he sustained
"L5 issues, a bulging disc" and the inability "to move my leg, I had to
have surgery to take some of the trash out."
With his tendency to gain weight, Brown insists he's more about fitness
than fat, though his goal is to "get my body fat percentage down... I
want to be running up and down mountains when I'm 70 years old. I
don't want to be alcoholic, red-faced, hunched over, can't move... I
want to be a ripped old dude."
Guests attending the August 18, 2002 event are assured of a good time
that begins with a Media Preview of the
collection and Happy Hour ("cocktails and small bites will be served"),
during which media types will also be able to hobnob with Reid and
Gibson CEO JAMES "JC" CURLEIGH.
Stories and sound bytes to that point in hand, it will then be time to
take a second look at what otherwise may have been missed before
settling back to enjoy the rest of the evening featuring MARGO PRICE in performance.
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Don't blame the messenger (as you're reading it here first, that would
be yours truly), but I suspect that LORETTA LYNN, CONNIE SMITH and fans who are unable to suspend
disbelief (or who might have other objections) will not be entirely
pleased to learn of JACK TRUMAN
Productions' upcoming original one-act play titled (what else?) Connie and Loretta. (On second
thought, Truman could
have dubbed his production "Loretta and Connie," but I digress...)
What's not to like?
Some will say "Nothing," though the actors may grumble that they
won't be paid for their roles (though they will be credited) in this
"independent" production.
Still others will cite the storyline: Set in the 1960s, the Lynn and
Smith characters "evolve into a lesbian relationship." (Is there
no budget to pay the actors because of a budgeted expense that would
prevent the issuing of a cease-and-desist order?)
While this isn't a
docudrama, fictionalized accounts of recognizable, living people tend
to be problematic, though if the production receives CHUCK LONG's
notice- endorsement or condemnation of the play's execution- we'll hear
more about it on Out & About Today.
And- if, like many
stage plays, this one ever makes it to the silver screen, I hope CINA SAMUELSON (who probably wishes it were
possible to copyright a title) will be featured on the title song of the soundtrack.
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Oy vey!
CHARLEY CROCKETT tells L. KENT WOLGAMOTT thatCrockett
is of "mixed Black, Cajun, Creole and Jewish heritage," thus the
question of the singer, who was raised by a single mother (as one might
expect of someone carrying the aforementioned baggage): If you haven't
already, do you plan to join the Black
Jewish Entertainment Alliance? (On a slightly related
note, Charley adds of his musical influences "I know there's a Grand Canyon for some folks between BOB DYLAN and TOM T. HALL.
"I love Tom T. Hall [but] the reality is if you took Tom T. Hall out of
me, I'd still be good. But take Dylan out and I probably wouldn't
be doing it at all."
If TRACE ADKINS has his way, ANDY OGLES
will be Tennessee's next (gerrymandered) fifth district
congressman.
Adkins is showing his support in turning the traditionally blue
district in the red state red by joining Ogles for a VIP roundtable and
meet-and-great fundraiser to which all interested are invited.
Levels of access to the July 19, 2022 event in Lebanon, Tennessee are
tied to contributions ranging from $25 to $5,800. More
information is available here.
A share of publishing royalties from Combs' certified platinum hit, She Got the Best of Me is now available to the
highest bidder. Details here.
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SARA EVANS' quest for justice is now
somewhat resolved. Though, thanks to his criminal defense attorney,
SHYANNE RIDDLE, JAY BARKERgets by with a slap on the
wrist, Barker's
one-year's probation won't officially end until Jay receives the "all
clear" at a probation hearing now set for May 11, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. inBirch Building Courtroom 4C.
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Re: TOBY
KEITH's
stomach cancer diagnosis: Toby announced on June 12, 2022 that, after a
Fall, 2021 diagnosis, he's "spent the last six months receiving chemo,
radiation and surgery."
According to the American Cancer Society, Toby's early intervention
and treatment gives him an excellent chance for survival beyond the average five-year
prognosis.
