Miranda Lambert, the reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, is saddled up and ready to ride off into Las Vegas.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Bobbie Nelson, the older sister of country music legend Willie Nelson and longtime pianist in his band, has died, her family said. She was 91.An original member of the Willie Nelson and Family Band, Bobbie Nelson played piano for more than 50 years with her brother. She died Thursday “peacefully and surrounded by family," the Nelson family said in a statement.
A cause and location of her death were not released.“Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place,” the Nelson family said. “She was the first member of Willie’s band, as his pianist and singer. Our hearts are broken and she will be deeply missed.”Raised in Abbott, Texas, Bobbie Nelson played honky-tonks alongside her brother but gave up playing music to attend business college after her husband, Bud Fletcher, died.
Her first job out of college was at the Hammond Organ Company where she worked in the company's music library and demonstrated the company's organs, the Nelson family said.“That was a good experience for me, too, because I had so much music at my fingertips,” Bobbie Nelson told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview. “I was like a little child in a candy store.”In 1972, she joined her brother’s backing band and played with him for decades.“Our whole life has been one song after another,” she said, “learning to play music and his beautiful ability to write songs. I love to play his music.
Miranda Lambert, the reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, is saddled up and ready to ride off into Las Vegas.
Gallery: RIP Jamal Edwards. . . 'We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. The goal is to create something that will' (BANG Showbiz)Carson also reached the top five of the charts with 'The Car'.
Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with "Not On Your Love," and "The Car" before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said. Carson was 58. Carson died of a heart attack at a hospital in Franklin, said Jeremy Westby of 2911 Media.
. In total, he achieved 14 charted singles on the Billboard chart.In 2009, Carson retired from music and became a law enforcement officer with the Franklin Police Department in Williamson County, Tennessee, where he worked up until his death.Carson is survived by his wife, Kim Cooper Carson, son Dayton Grei Herndon Carson, mother Virginia Norton, brother Steve Herndon, sister Karen Spurlock, as well as aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love,” and “The Car” before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Even country music legend Willie Nelson found it hard to vote absentee in the March 1 primary under new Texas election laws, his wife said. Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.
election laws, his wife said.Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.She said their first applications were rejected because of inconsistent identification information provided on the forms. She said they’re concerned for those wanting absentee ballots but aren't as tech-savvy as her and her musician-husband.Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation’s first primary of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules that are part of a broad campaign by Republicans to reshape American elections, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.Roughly 13% of mail ballots returned in the March 1 primary were discarded and uncounted across 187 counties in Texas.
Kelis‘ husband Mike Mora has died after a battle with stomach cancer.The 37-year-old photographer’s death was confirmed by Steve Satterhwaite of Red Light Management, in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.“Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away,” he said. “We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family’s privacy as of right now.
Brad Martin has died at the age of 48.RELATED: In memoriam: remembering famous faces we lost in 2022The Before I Knew Better hitmaker passed away on Friday, 11 March. While no cause of death has been disclosed, Brad's sister, Melissa Lea Hobbs, revealed on an online fundraising page that he had suffered "severe internal damage" in "a work-related injury" in January " that was exasperated by an "already existing health crisis".Brad Martin was best known for his hit Before I Knew BetterOn March 9, just two days before his death, Brad's sister shared an update on his health, revealing he was "alert and oriented".John Ramey, who formed the duo Martin Ramey with Brad in 2008, shared the news of his friend's death in a Facebook post: "I can't believe I'm saying this… My dear friend and music brother Brad Martin passed away this afternoon..
Kelis' husband Mike Mora has tragically died aged 37. The star's husband has died from stomach cancer. The singer has been left grieving with their two children.
Matt Powell News that country music fans had long dreaded arrived this week: The Ernest Tubb Record Shop, a fixture of Nashville since 1947 and a mainstay in its current Lower Broad location since 1951, will be closing some time this spring, according to owners who purchased the iconic business and building two years ago. The store was famous not only as a very old-school physical media mecca, but for hosting performances on its rear stage for the “Midnite Jamboree” program by the likes of Loretta Lynn or even a nascent Elvis Presley.Writer Matt Powell, who began working at the store in 1999 and was its manager from 2001-2005, penned an eloquent appreciation of the shop that Variety is sharing here: I arrived at the turn of the century, time enough to catch the falling tail of the old Nashville, with its honky-tonk music and easy charm.
Millie Bobby Brown was all smiles making her red carpet debut with boyfriend Jake Bongiovi at the 2022 BAFTAs.The 18-year-old ‘Stranger Things’ star looked absolutely glamorous, wearing a black velvet gown with a lace and a dramatic black train, accessorized with black gloves, a silver necklace, and a stunning ring.While the 19-year-old son of Jon Bon Jovi wore a classic black Fendi suit with a matching bowtie, showing support for Ukraine with the Ukrainian flak to his lapel.The happy couple walked side by side on the red carpet of the British Academy Film Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London.Rumors of their romantic relationship started last in June 2021, after being photographed together in New York City.
A red carpet debut! Millie Bobby Brown made her first awards show appearance with boyfriend Jake Bongiovi at the 2022 BAFTAs on Sunday, March 13.
Millie Bobby Brown is making the BAFTAs a very special night!
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are red carpet official. The actress was joined by her boyfriend, and Jon Bon Jovi’s son, Jake Bongiovi during the BAFTAs on Sunday. The 18-year-old actress stunned in a custom black laced dress by Louis Vuitton.
Willie Nelson's older sister and longtime bandmate has died. Bobbie Nelson passed away on the morning of Thursday, March 10, «peacefully and surrounded by family,» according to a statement from the Nelson family that Willie posted to Instagram. She was 91.«Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place,» the statement reads.