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Jerry Allison death: The Crickets drummer dies aged 82 - www.msn.com - USA
msn.com
23.08.2022

Jerry Allison death: The Crickets drummer dies aged 82

Buddy Holly in American rock band The Crickets, has died aged 82. The drummer, who is credited with co-writing hits including “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue”, died on Monday 22 August. His death was announced on the official Buddy Holly Facebook page, with a statement paying tribute to Allison as a “musician ahead of his time”.

Mandy Moore Stars as Nashville Music Influencer Sue Brewer in Audible Scripted Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Nashville - Indiana - county Moore - city Moore
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14.02.2024

Mandy Moore Stars as Nashville Music Influencer Sue Brewer in Audible Scripted Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Mandy Moore stars in a new Audible podcast series as Sue Brewer, the unsung hero of the outlaw country music movement whose home became the epicenter of the scene in 1960s Nashville. Moore — singer, songwriter, producer and actor (“This Is Us”) — leads the cast of “The Boar’s Nest: Sue Brewer and the Birth of Outlaw Country Music,” a scripted podcast from Fresh Produce Media for Audible.

Charley Crockett on His New ‘$10 Cowboy’ Single, Mixing Traditional Country With ‘Swamp-Pop-Soul,’ and Working With Willie Nelson - variety.com
variety.com
22.01.2024

Charley Crockett on His New ‘$10 Cowboy’ Single, Mixing Traditional Country With ‘Swamp-Pop-Soul,’ and Working With Willie Nelson

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Charley Crockett is known as one of the modern kings of country traditionalism, following in the footsteps of his heroes, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the latter of whom is a pal and collaborator. And Crockett’s forthcoming album, the just-announced “$10 Cowboy” (due out April 26), offers plenty to chew on for fans of steel guitar-driven honky-tonk music.

Sundance: Director Bao Nguyen On ‘We Are The World’ Docu, Lionel Ritchie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & Return To Park City - deadline.com - Britain - Los Angeles - county Jones - Ethiopia - city Philadelphia
deadline.com
19.01.2024

Sundance: Director Bao Nguyen On ‘We Are The World’ Docu, Lionel Ritchie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & Return To Park City

“I didn’t really know much about the making of the song,” admits The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen of 1985’s star-studded Ethiopian famine relief hit “We Are the World.” “You just make these assumptions about how things are made because it just happens. But when you think now of 46 great artists getting together to make that, it would be really impossible for that to happen now.”

Justin Timberlake announces free show in Memphis - www.nme.com - Nashville - Tennessee - county Jennings
nme.com
13.01.2024

Justin Timberlake announces free show in Memphis

Justin Timberlake has announced a free show in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.The singer shared the news on social media, where he will perform at the Orpheum Theatre on January 19.“Tickets are free but space is limited,” the former *NSYNC singer captioned the post. Tickets are on sale now and will be available until January 15 – get yours here.The announcement follows the news that Timberlake had wiped his social media accounts, sparking rumours that new music was on the way.

Jessi Colter, the Reluctant ‘Outlaw Queen,’ on Life After Waylon and Working With Margo Price on New Album - variety.com - Arizona - Wyoming
variety.com
29.10.2023

Jessi Colter, the Reluctant ‘Outlaw Queen,’ on Life After Waylon and Working With Margo Price on New Album

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There are quite a few things Jessi Colter, of “I’m Not Lisa” fame, is not — besides Lisa. The country music veteran laughs at the idea that she is an “outlaw queen,” even though one of her claims to fame is being one of the four participants included on the trending-setting 1976 album “Wanted! The Outlaws,” along with her husband Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser.

WME Signs Estate Of Iconic Nigerian Musician Fela Kuti To Agency’s Legends Division - deadline.com - New York - USA - Nigeria
deadline.com
24.10.2023

WME Signs Estate Of Iconic Nigerian Musician Fela Kuti To Agency’s Legends Division

WME has signed the Estate of Nigerian bandleader, composer, political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti for management worldwide under its WME Legends division.

John Corbett's road from steel plant worker to Bo Derek's leading man - www.foxnews.com - New York - California - state West Virginia
foxnews.com
02.08.2023

John Corbett's road from steel plant worker to Bo Derek's leading man

John Corbett won over audiences playing Aidan Shaw, the down-to-earth boyfriend of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City," and fans were ecstatic when he returned for the second season of "And Just Like That…" Before he became an actor, Corbett grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia, with his mother and stepfather. While there, he got his first taste of the entertainment world helping out at his uncle’s club, where he first became interested in guitar. He watched country greats like Buck Owens and Waylon Jennings perform, and eventually his mom bought him his first guitar.

ACM performer Keith Urban shares the rule that keeps his marriage to Nicole Kidman strong - www.foxnews.com - Texas
foxnews.com
11.05.2023

ACM performer Keith Urban shares the rule that keeps his marriage to Nicole Kidman strong

Keith Urban is revealing the secret to his successful relationship. Urban and actress Nicole Kidman have been married for 17 years, but during an interview with Fox News Digital ahead of the ACM Awards, the singer shared it is not always easy managing his career with his personal life. The rule that works for them? "It’s always family first." "It's balanced, so it means it goes out of balance sometimes, and we just put it back in balance," Urban said.

Is ‘Cocaine Bear’ Based on a True Story? Here’s What’s Fact and Fur-ction - thewrap.com - Las Vegas
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24.02.2023

Is ‘Cocaine Bear’ Based on a True Story? Here’s What’s Fact and Fur-ction

An Associated Press article from 1985 detailed the scene: The bear’s body was found near three duffel bags with 218 pounds of cocaine. An autopsy showed the bear had only absorbed 3-4 grams of cocaine into its bloodstream, though it could’ve ingested more. Eventually, 300 pounds of cocaine from Thornton’s stash were found in the surrounding areas.The animal was later dubbed “Cocaine Bear.” It also had the nickname “Pablo Escobear” (a play on Pablo Escobar, the notorious cocaine kingpin).No.

Country Music Superstars Team To Make Magic In ‘The Return Of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile’: Contenders Documentary - deadline.com
deadline.com
04.12.2022

Country Music Superstars Team To Make Magic In ‘The Return Of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile’: Contenders Documentary

Country music legend Tanya Tucker has been enjoying a career resurgence of late, a phenomenon due not only to her talent but also to the efforts of a fellow country superstar, Brandi Carlile. 

Miranda Lambert joins Willie Nelson for special record - hellomagazine.com - Texas - Chicago - county Nelson
hellomagazine.com
19.08.2022

Miranda Lambert joins Willie Nelson for special record

Miranda Lambert has shared the news with fans that she will join the likes of Willie Nelson in a special tribute record for Billie Joe Shaver.MORE: Miranda Lambert pleads with fans in emotional video Billie Joe died in October 2020 at age 81 and it has now emerged that New West Records will release a compilation record called Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver on 11 November which will see Miranda perform with singers including Amanda Shires and George Strait.WATCH: Miranda Lambert's rise to fame "Excited to be a part of this," Miranda commented.Billie Joe Shaver was born in 1939, in Corsicana, Texas, and over the years he wrote songs including Waylon Jennings’ landmark album Honky Tonk Heroes, You Asked Me To, recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, and Georgia on a Fast Train by Johnny Cash.MORE: Miranda Lambert looks fierce in black leather alongside husband Brendan McLoughlinREAD: Miranda Lambert reveals her mom's heartbreaking secret cancer battleMiranda's news comes after she took to Instagram to share photos of herself performing at the Windy City Smokeout in July - Chicago's country music, BBQ and beer festival.She rocked a pair of denim shorts for the show, which was teamed with a tasseled denim sleeveless jacket and cream cowboy boots.

Bill Robinson Dies: Rep For Carol Burnett, Robert Duvall, Maggie Smith & More Was 92 - deadline.com - Los Angeles - USA - county Bedford - state Massachusets - North Korea - county Moore
deadline.com
16.08.2022

Bill Robinson Dies: Rep For Carol Burnett, Robert Duvall, Maggie Smith & More Was 92

Bill Robinson, a talent agent and manager who represented stars like Carol Burnett, Robert Duvall, Maggie Smith, and Audrey Hepburn, has died. He was 92.

Bill Robinson, Veteran Talent Agent for Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett and More, Dies at 93 - variety.com - Los Angeles - Malibu - county Bedford - state Massachusets - North Korea - county Moore
variety.com
15.08.2022

Bill Robinson, Veteran Talent Agent for Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett and More, Dies at 93

Carson Burton Bill Robinson, a veteran talent agent who represented the likes of Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett, died on Aug. 6 in Malibu after a long illness, his family announced. He was 93 years old.“I knew Bill for many, many years…since 1959,” Burnett said.

BeachLife Ranch Festival to Bring More Americana to L.A., With Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, Wilco and More - variety.com - Los Angeles - Greece - city Pasadena - city Indio
variety.com
25.05.2022

BeachLife Ranch Festival to Bring More Americana to L.A., With Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, Wilco and More

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIn another example of it raining when it pours, the greater Los Angeles area, which previously had zero country or Americana festivals, is now going to have two in the coming months. The latest to be announced is the BeachLife Ranch Country & Americana Festival, to take place Sept.

Review: Heifetz debut blends immigrant experience, Americana - abcnews.go.com - New York - USA - Texas - Nashville - city Baghdad
abcnews.go.com
30.03.2022

Review: Heifetz debut blends immigrant experience, Americana

refugees, and his melting pot musical mix ranges from Eastern European folk and Yiddish theater to Jimmy Buffett and John Prine.Heifetz’s voice could be mistaken for Steve Goodman’s, and there’s a twinkle in his twangy tenor as he finds humor in the immigrant experience. But it’s not all yuks as he reflects on outliers and outsiders, dislocation, disorientation and striving to belong in the land of plenty.“I’m foreign as the fourth day of July,” Heifetz sings.

Kurt Vile undergoes some deep reflection in video for new single ‘Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
25.03.2022

Kurt Vile undergoes some deep reflection in video for new single ‘Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)’

Kurt Vile has dropped a pensive new single, ‘Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)’, which sees the indie artist deliver a reflective croon over whispering guitars.Released overnight (March 24), Vile comes to grips with himself in the track’s accompanying music video, as, through the course of the laid-back groove, he skateboards through the titular town’s streets, experiencing some intense hallucinations in nearby woodsWatch the scenic video – directed by Drew Saracco – below:From the forthcoming album ‘(watch my moves)’, the Philadelphia-based singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer has dropped two other singles – ‘Hey Like A Child’ which was released earlier this month and ‘Like Exploding Stones’ which dropped in February, coinciding with the album’s announcement.The ninth studio effort – and follow-up to 2018’s ‘Bottle It In’ – is set for release on April 15 via Verve Records, marking the artist’s debut with the label. Recorded largely at OKV Central, Vile’s home studio in the Mount Airy suburb of Philadelphia, he said in a statement of the self-produced record: “When Waylon Jennings became an outlaw country artist, he liked to record at Hillbilly Central, which was Tompall Glaser’s studio.

Wild Story Of Country Star Mickey Gilley & Honky-Tonk That Inspired ‘Urban Cowboy’ Set Up As Limited Series - deadline.com
deadline.com
04.02.2022

Wild Story Of Country Star Mickey Gilley & Honky-Tonk That Inspired ‘Urban Cowboy’ Set Up As Limited Series

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ revealed earlier this week that it had a series adaptation of John Travolta movie Urban Cowboy in the works.

Keith Urban’s Tour Production Manager, 72, Dies From Fall - etcanada.com - Ohio - Lake
etcanada.com
04.09.2021

Keith Urban’s Tour Production Manager, 72, Dies From Fall

The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert.

Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall - abcnews.go.com - Ohio - county Bay - Lake
abcnews.go.com
03.09.2021

Keith Urban's tour production manager, 72, dies from fall

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert.Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died on Aug.

Sanford Clark (1935–2021), rockabilly singer known for “The Fool” - legacy.com - county Clark
legacy.com
06.07.2021

Sanford Clark (1935–2021), rockabilly singer known for “The Fool”

Sanford Clark was a rockabilly singer and guitarist known for his 1956 hit song, “The Fool.”After serving in the U.S. Air Force in the South Pacific, Clark met songwriter Lee Hazlewood (1929–2007) and recorded his song, “The Fool.” Clark had a No.

Patsy Bruce (1940–2021), country music songwriter - legacy.com - USA - Nashville - county Nelson
legacy.com
18.05.2021

Patsy Bruce (1940–2021), country music songwriter

Patsy Bruce was a country music songwriter who co-wrote “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” with her then-husband, Ed Bruce (1949–2021).Bruce and her husband co-wrote “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” in 1975. She was responsible for the song’s iconic title: Ed had been working on a song called “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Guitar Players,” when Patsy suggested a tweak that made it work.

Ed Bruce (1939–2021), country music songwriter - legacy.com - county Maverick
legacy.com
11.01.2021

Ed Bruce (1939–2021), country music songwriter

Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), released their version in 1978 and it was a number one smash and won a Grammy. Bruce finally had his own coutnry number one song in 1982 with “You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had.” He also acted, co-starring with James Garner in the Maverick revival TV series “Bret Maverick,” which ran for one season in 1981.“It was a top 15 record for me.

Country singer-songwriter and actor Ed Bruce passes away at 81 - www.nme.com
nme.com
09.01.2021

Country singer-songwriter and actor Ed Bruce passes away at 81

Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings recording the most notable version of it. The track earned Nelson and Jennings a Grammy in 1978 and spent several weeks in the Billboard charts.Bruce later found chart success of his own, scoring six hits in the Billboard Top 10 during the 1980s, including ‘After All’ and ‘You’re The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had’.

Ed Bruce, Writer of Country Classic ‘Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,’ Dies at 81 - variety.com - Tennessee
variety.com
09.01.2021

Ed Bruce, Writer of Country Classic ‘Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,’ Dies at 81

Chris Willman Music WriterEd Bruce, a singer/songwriter and actor who had his own run of hits on the country charts but was best known for co-writing Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings’ “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” has died at age 81. He died in Clarksville, Tenn.

Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020), legendary outlaw country songwriter - legacy.com - Texas - Nashville
legacy.com
02.11.2020

Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020), legendary outlaw country songwriter

Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings.  Shaver was a Texas native who made his way to Nashville to further his country music career. While he had some trouble making a name for himself as a performer, he found success as a pioneering outlaw country songwriter.

Team Blake’s Levi Watkins and Joei Fulco Deliver ‘Perfect Performance’ on ‘The Voice’ Knockouts: Watch - www.billboard.com
billboard.com
14.04.2020

Team Blake’s Levi Watkins and Joei Fulco Deliver ‘Perfect Performance’ on ‘The Voice’ Knockouts: Watch

Blake Shelton had a difficult decision as the Knockouts kicked off Monday night on NBC's The Voice.Team Blake’s Levi Watkins and Joei Fulco were the first to strut their stuff.

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