Dwight Yoakam Waterfall-Video

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Dwight Yoakam Performs “Waterfall.” Dwight Yoakam performs “Waterfall” in an exclusive recording session live in the legendary Studio One at EASTWEST STUDIOS in Hollywood, CA. “Waterfall” comes from Yoakam’s recent album 3 Pears. You can also see him perform “3 Pears” by clicking HERE. Watch the video now! 3 Pears Track Listing: 1. Take Hold Of My Hand 2. Waterfall 3. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 4. Trying 5. Nothing But Love 6. It’s Never Alright 7. A Heart Like Mine 8. Long Way To Go 9. Missing Heart 10. 3 Pears 11. Rock It All Away 12. Long Way To Go (Reprise)

Kenny Rogers Releases Autobiography

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Kenny Rogers Prepares For His Book Tour For LUCK OR SOMETHING LIKE IT. Grammy Award-winning Kenny Rogers will start his busy fall season with the release of his autobiography, LUCK OR SOMETHING LIKE IT, on October 2nd, 2012. For the first time, Rogers has shared in detail his lifelong journey and rise to fame with his memoir, LUCK OR SOMETHING LIKE IT. Exploring the struggles of his long road, his story begins simply: growing up in Depression-era Texas, living in the projects, surviving in poverty, and listening to his mother, who always had just the right piece of wisdom. Rogers recounts his early years and musical career, sharing stories about the friendships that have meant the most to him, from Dottie West to Lionel Richie to Dolly Parton, and how through it all, he continues to make music with the passion that has defined him from the start. During release week, Rogers will appear on Good Morning America, The View, The Colbert Report, CBS This Morning, Piers Morgan Tonight, Anderson Live, Fox News, Canada AM and others, in addition to NPR’s Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, The Leonard Lopate Show, SiriusXM and numerous syndicated radio interviews. Rogers will also appear on a seven-city book tour beginning on October 2nd. Kenny Rogers – LUCK OR SOMETHING LIKE IT Book Tour: Oct. 2 – Ridgewood, NJ Bookends Oct. 3 – New York, NY Barnes & Noble (54th & 3rd) Oct. 5 – Hamilton, ON Walmart (675 Upper James St.) Oct. 6 – Lexington, KY Joseph-Beth Booksellers Oct. 7 – Atlanta, GA Barnes & Noble (Alpharetta – Mansell Crossing) Oct. 8 – Birmingham, AL Books-A-Million (Brook Highland) Oct. 12 – Houston, TX Barnes & Noble (River Oaks)

Craig Campbell Returns From Switzerland

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Craig Campbell Returns To The United States After A Successful Show In Europe. Craig Campbell recently made a trip to Gstaad, Switerzland where he made his European debut. He joined Martina McBride for a two day music festival in the Swiss Alps and received a standing ovation from a crowd of over 5,000. Campbell tweeted us and said the trip was a success, “It was great! The Swiss love country music. Gstaad was absolutely beautiful.” Below is a video that gives fans a special look at how the trip played out. It is a pretty funny video, so I suggest you watch!

Colt Ford Gets Surprised By Fellow Musicians

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Colt Ford Was Surprised With A Plaque By Some Of His Musical Friends. The First Annual Colt Ford & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held just outside of Atlanta, GA this past weekend. The charity was put on in support of St. Jude and many came out to do their part. After a day of golfing Colt Ford hit the stage, but during his performance he was surprised. Jake Owen, Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, John Anderson, John Michael Montgomery and Ken Block of Sister Hazel came out with a No. 1 Plaque commemorating his fourth studio album, Declaration of Independence. The album that reached the top of the Billboard Albums chart, was released on August 7 and is the highest debut for Ford. Others that joined in the festivities, but aren’t pictured below were PGA stars Stewart Cink and Boo Weekley, NFL alumni Corey Miller, Atlanta Falcon Matt Bryant, NASCAR Driver David Ragan and more. Pictured L-R: Justin Moore, Colt Ford, Jake Owen, John Anderson, Ken Block, John Michael Montgomery and Darius Rucker.

This Is Where The Cowboy Rides Away

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George Strait Announces Final Tour. Yesterday it was announced that George Strait will be putting on his last official, structured tours in 2013 and 2014. This is very sad news that hit me like a ton of bricks! I, along with many of you out there, have been singing along to King George for as long as I can remember. I grew up with my Mama, my Grandma, my aunts and every other important lady in my life in love with him. And naturally, my cousins and I followed in their good taste footsteps! He has had 59 #1 hits in his career and I believe I could sing them all word for word. They are the kind of songs that never get old. I could listen to a Strait song for hours on hours and not need a different artist in there to change things up. How many other singers can keep a person that focused? Not many! As I started writing this I turned Pandora on and immediately “You Look So Good in Love” filled the room. A huge smile came across my face and I was at a great place. There is no explaining it, you just get all happy inside. That is what George Strait does to people. And for that, millions of country music fans will always be grateful! I will do whatever it takes to see one of these shows! That is a PROMISE!

George Strait Announces FINAL Tour

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George Stait Announces Announces Final Tour…But NOT Retiring! Wearing a black cowboy hat, jeans and a button up shirt, one of Country Music’s biggest icons, the man who can claim fifty-nine number one singles, the King, George Strait, stepped behind a podium at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN this morning to announce that after 2014, he will no longer be touring. Strait and his team were very clear however, that George is NOT retiring. He will continue to write and cut records. So, now that we know that, we can all sigh a sigh of relief. Let’s look at what details we gathered during the press conference! George Strait Final Tour Details. In 2013, George Strait will be kicking off 40 tour dates that will run through 2014. We know that the 20 dates for 2013 will include Martina McBride. Strait also specifically indicated that Randy Rogers and Miranda Lambert will be performing at the upcoming Houston, TX date. He then stated, “There’s just no tellin who might show. Hopefully we’ll have some surprises for people.” George Strait, New Music In The Works! There was more exciting news for country music fans, though! George let us know that he is already planning on getting back into the studio. He will be making time to work on a new record, come October. He said that this was the longest break he’d taken between records since 1981, and he was ready to get back to work on some new music!! Its good to know that Strait is still going to be giving fans new music in the years to come. Despite this very good news though, some fans are no doubt still heart broken at the prospect that George will only be playing fourty more live tour dates. He did suggest that if a special event came up, he and the band would consider getting back together on an off and on basis. As far as the structured, set dates of a full tour, though, after 2014, that will be no more. There was one tiny ray of possible hope as the king did admit that this decision isn’t entirely written in stone, “I believe I made the right the decision. Only time will tell… After two years…maybe I’ll reconsider.” When asked what he would do with his free time, he told those listening in, that he didn’t really know what he was going to do, though he did give us a little bit of an idea… a little golf, some fishing and spending time with family, especially his grandson. Sounds like a good plan to us! Well, that was a whirlwind of information, and I’ll leave you with this…when asked why he thinks he’s so successful, George gave the best possible answer. He said he doesn’t really know, but he thinks it has something to do with having such great fans. “I don’t really know exactly how to answer it. I think the most important thing is Continue reading George Strait Announces FINAL Tour→

Ashley Forrest Releases Debut Single

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Ashley Forrest Is Releasing Her Debut Single, “Pourin’ Over Me,” To Country Radio This Week. Newcomer Ashley Forrest is releasing her debut single, “Pourin’ Over Me,” to radio this week. Produced by Grammy-nominated producer Mark Moffatt, “Pourin’ Over Me” is a mandolin-infused track that Forrest calls a “get up and go, feel good song.” Nashville songwriters Kate and Kacey Coppola, Danny Myrick and Jeff Spence penned the upbeat number. “Everyone works so incredibly hard these days and needs that time to take a break from their job every once in a while. ‘Pourin’ Over Me’ is all about living life to the fullest and having a great time soaking up the sun, which is exactly what I believe in! We all need a little more ‘live-it-up, fun days’ in our lives!” -Forrest Forrest has been writing and recording her full-length debut album with Moffatt. In addition to several Forrest co-writes, the project features cuts from a number of chart-topping Nashville songwriters, including: Dave Haywood/Charles Kelley/Hilary Scott (Lady Antebellum), Victoria Banks, Dave Berg, Marty Dodson, Robert Ellis Orrall and Rivers Rutherford, among others. “Pourin’ Over Me” is now available for purchase at iTunes, Amazon.com and most major digital retailers. Forrest’s album is currently scheduled for an early 2013 release through Truro Entertainment Group/GMV Nashville.

Emmylou Harris and Mumford & Sons On CMT Crossroads

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Country Legend Emmylou Harris And English-Folk-Rock Quartet Mumford & Sons Hit The Stage For The Latest Episode of CMT Crossroads. Mumford & Sons will share the stage with Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Meeting and collaborating for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Nashville, Mumford & Sons and Harris will perform acclaimed Harris favorites “The Road” and “Orphan Girl” and the group’s “Awake My Soul,” “The Cave” and more from their new release, Babel. This is the second time Harris has taken the stage for CMT CROSSROADS since collaborating with Dave Matthews in 2003. Mumford & Sons and Emmylou Harris join an elite group of performers who have taped CMT CROSSROADS, the critically-acclaimed series that pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genres—pop, rock, R&B—to play together, swap stories, and share their common love of music. CROSSROADS has aired on CMT for over a decade and has featured over 40 musical pairings, which have included recently Joe Walsh & Friends, Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood; Sting and Vince Gill; as well as Bon Jovi and Sugarland; John Mayer and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnn Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Def Leppard and Taylor Swift; Train and Martina McBride; and The Pretenders and Faith Hill, and many more. CMT CROSSROADS: MUMFORD & SONS AND EMMYLOU HARRIS premieres Thursday, September 27 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.

Ricky Skaggs Makes National Appearances

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Ricky Skaggs Will Be Making Numerous National Appearances In The Coming Days In Support Of His New Album, Music To My Ears. Ricky Skaggs released his new Country and Bluegrass album, Music To My Ears, yesterday, his first new album in more than three years! In support of the album, Skaggs is set to make several TV and radio appearances in the coming days. Yesterday, September 25, he was on GAC’s “On The Streets,” CMT Radio and The Michael Berry Show. Today he was on The Steve Gill Show and will be on The Rusty Humphries Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Talk Radio Network). Tomorrow Skaggs will be on The Mike Huckabee Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Cumulus Media). Saturday, September 29, he will be on Crook & Chase (airs on syndicated affiliates at various times depending on market / re-airs Sunday, September 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern on RFD-TV). Next Saturday, October 6, Skaggs will appear on Fox News Channel LIVE at 12:00 PM Eastern, CMT “Insider” (airs at 12:00 PM Eastern / re-airs Sunday, October 7 at 12:00 PM) and American Country Countdown w/ Kix Brooks (Cumulus Media) air date to be announced Be sure and go and get your copy of Music To My Ears!