tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61067095536471085122024-03-13T23:56:19.414-07:00Country Classic USAClassic Country Music NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106709553647108512.post-23053730480684030752016-03-01T09:30:00.003-08:002016-03-01T09:30:47.601-08:00Don Williams Announces Retirement<div abp="1306" style="text-align: center;">
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<span abp="1317" style="font-size: 14px;"><span abp="1318" style="font-family: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong abp="1319">Nashville, Tenn. (March 1, 2016)</strong> – Country Music Hall of Famer and CMA/ACM award winner Don Williams, who became one of the biggest country stars known as the “Gentle Giant” with his relaxed songs and 6-foot-1-inch frame, is retiring after six decades of making music and entertaining crowds.<br abp="1320"><br abp="1321">“It’s time to hang my hat up and enjoy some quiet time at home. I’m so thankful for my fans, my friends and my family for their everlasting love and support,” Williams said.</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://countryclassicusa.blogspot.com/2016/03/don-williams-announces-retirement.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106709553647108512.post-83441095752556384832016-02-25T09:00:00.001-08:002016-02-25T09:00:24.057-08:00Legends Appear For Opry Benefit<div abp="1001" class="e2ma-p-div" style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Arial , Helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span abp="1035" class="e2ma-style" style="font-size: 10px;"><strong abp="1036">(L to R) Bob Kingsley; Kenny Rogers; Pete Fisher, VP/GM, Grand Ole Opry; <br abp="1037"> Jim Ed Norman; Don Henley</strong></span> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://countryclassicusa.blogspot.com/2016/02/legends-appear-for-opry-benefit.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106709553647108512.post-71627123930697310502015-12-23T12:07:00.002-08:002015-12-23T12:07:27.510-08:00Brenda Lee "Rockin'" With a #1<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450901111754_1830" style="text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450901111754_1816" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450901111754_1815" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450901111754_1821">NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 23, 2015) </strong>– Iconic entertainer Brenda Lee dashes to the top of the charts with “<a href="http://websterpr.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a&id=ace6d8d225&e=7fd180c393" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Rockin Around the Christmas Tree</a>” at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs and hits the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since 1961.<br /> <br /> The Christmas standard landed in the Hot 100's top 40 for the first time since Jan. 7, 1961, when it placed at No. 18 and peaked at No. 14 the week of Dec. 31, 1960. It’s Lee’s return to the top 40 with any record since 1967 when she went to 37 with Ride, Ride, Ride.<br /> <br /> Most recently, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Holiday Airplay charts.<br /> <br />“It’s amazing how that song continues to resonate with every age group and just about everybody. I was just a kid when we recorded ‘Rockin Around the Christmas Tree’ and it makes me feel so good knowing it still brings Christmas joy to others,” Lee said.<br /> <br /> The Country Music Hall of Famer recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” written by Johnny Marks (“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas”), when she was 13 years old. The tune was originally released in 1958.<br /> <br /> Lee, who celebrated her 71st birthday Dec. 11, is enjoying the holidays at her Nashville home after performing for a packed crowd during the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Deck the Hall concert series.<br /> <br /> Known as “Little Miss Dynamite,” Lee has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and charted in more categories – including pop, rhythm & blues, rock, easy listening and country – than any other women in the history of recorded music. She’s been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rockabilly Hall of Fame.<br /> <br /> Lee can belt out rockabilly, country and pop standards with equal conviction with the kicking, countrified upstart of “Jambalaya” and “That’s All You Gotta Do,” the pert, jaunty rocker of “Sweet Nothin’s” and “Let’s Jump the Broomstick,” the heartbroken balladeer of “I’m Sorry” and “Break It to Me Gently,” the sophisticated songstress of “I Just Want to Be Wanted” and “You Can Depend on Me,” and the country storyteller of “Big Four Poster Bed” and “Nobody Wins.”<br /><br />For more information, visit <a href="http://websterpr.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a&id=04df1245bd&e=7fd180c393" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">brendalee.com</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445549621127_2326" style="font-size: 18px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445549621127_2325" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445549621127_2324"><span class="yiv6446876343title" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445549621127_2323" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 110%;">EXILE TO PERFORM NEW SONGS FROM HOLIDAY ALBUM<br><i>WRAPPED UP IN YOUR ARMS FOR CHRISTMAS</i><br> THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17<br> AT FRANKLIN THEATRE</span></b></span></span></div>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (October 18, 2015) – American music legend <b>Merle Haggard</b> made a surprise appearance on the Grand Ole Opry last night, performing some of his most-loved hits including “Big City,” Silver Wings,” “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink,” and “The Fightin’ Side Of Me.” Haggard, a Grammy®-winner and Kennedy Center honoree, had a night off as he rolled through Nashville and wanted to honor the Opry’s 90th Anniversary celebration with a performance on the storied stage.<br>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: 12pt;">Nashville, Tenn. (October 14, 2015) - Sixty years ago, <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers</b> <br>discovered they could sing. When <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">Larry</b> was 6, <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">Steve</b> was 4 and <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">Rudy</b> was 2, the brothers, under the direction of their mother, Billie, started performing Gospel music. Gospel music was the catalyst that jumpstarted their success toward becoming one of the most recognized family trios in the history of music. This year, in celebration of six decades of music, the brothers are returning to their roots with the upcoming release of <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;"><i style="font-style: italic;">T</i></b><b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;"><i style="font-style: italic;">he Gospel According to Gatlin</i></b>, available from <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">Curb Records</b> on <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">November 6,</b> <b style="background-attachment: inherit; background-color: inherit; background-image: inherit; background-size: inherit; border-image: none; border: currentColor; color: inherit; font-weight: bolder; padding: 0px;">2015</b>.</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;">New 14-Track CD and DVD Recorded on February 20 at Texas's Largest Honky Tonk Features LIVE Versions of Fan Favorites Like "Southern Boy," "Long Haired Country Boy," "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," "The South's Gonna Do It (Again)," and Many More<br><br> Released by Smith Music Group as Part of Critically-Acclaimed </span></span></b></i><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;">Live at Billy Bob's Texas</span></span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Series</span></span></b></i><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>The Oak Ridge Boys Receive Country Song Of The Year Award at 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards for "Sweet Jesus" Recorded With Merle Haggard</b></span></span><br><a href="http://websterpr.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a&id=13632faaee&e=fb8ca70a48" target="_blank"><b><img alt="Oak Ridge Boys: Rock Of Ages" height="450" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bf141dbbd818f4f933816b13a/images/a96b8e41-c4cc-48f8-90e3-7d989a1ebefa.jpg" width="450"></b></a><br><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Award Marks 10th Career Dove Award for the 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees</i></b></span></span><br> </div>
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