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Looking
Back at Country Music in 2006
A retrospective by Cheryl Harvey Hill
This has been a very interesting year for country music.
A lot of change has taken place within the industry and the
myspace.com phenomenon has opened a brand new door between the
country music fans and countless independent artists; many of
them on par with, or even superior to, major label artists.
We've always been champions of the indie artists here at
CountryStarsOnline.com so we were pleased as punch when Chris
Young garnered the title of Nashville Star...
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The
Year That Was... Almost
By George Peden
2007 has been a great year for music. It’s been great in
the sense of diversity and the arrival of so many new acts –
and those who had the strength of character and vision to
reinvent themselves...
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 Brad
Paisley - Christmas
By: Penny Rondinella
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In
Closing, The Best Of '06
By: Jim Moulton
Looking back at all of the albums I reviewed this year,
it seems like such a long year...
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 Mark
Knopfler And Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning
Concert DVD
Review By: Penny Rondinella
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 Erin
Hay
"When it’s too country for everyone else, it’s
just right for me". George Peden reviews
her new CD The Collection.
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 Sugarland
- Enjoy The Ride
By: Amy Ross
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 Kellie
Pickler is no stranger to American living rooms thanks
to her success on Idol, but how's the debut CD doing? Jim
Moulton has some answers.
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 Keith
Urban - Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
By: Brianna Nightingale
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 Kristen
McNamara has proven her abilities long before Nashville
Star. Find out more about her debut CD, by Penny Rondinella.
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 Vince
Gill - These Days
By: Jim Moulton
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 Ryan
Baysden
From Idol finalist to debut CD titled, What
Turns You On, Amy Ross gets us caught up.
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 Kickin'
Out The Footlights... Again
Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Ronnie
Milsap, Danielle Peck and Cledus T. Judd concert
review. By Jolene Downs
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 Royal
Wade Kimes
Strikin' Matches
By: George Peden
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 Pete
Wilke is Down From Montana with what he
calls "Brown Grass", got your interest yet? By George
Peden
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 Mark
Chesnutt
Heard It In A Love Song
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Gaylyn
Robinson: "We all know that
Texan's think they are the biggest and best of everything; well,
when it comes to this album, they have every right to
brag."
By Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Craig
Morgan - Little Bit Of Life
By: George Peden
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 Marshall
Tucker Band is out with their only live recording of the
all-original MTB.
By: Jim Moulton
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 Emerson
Drive
Countrified
By: Penny Rondinella
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 Montgomery
Gentry "Some People Change is an apt title.
And while it suggests a new direction, MG has proven to be
reliable with a hot blend of what they deliver best –country
with gritty attitude." By George Peden
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 Alan
Jackson - Like Red On A Rose
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Darryl
Worley is about to pass another milestone with the
release of the powerful song "Just Came Back From A
War" from his new album Here and Now. By Penny
Rondinella
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 Steve
Holy - Brand New Girlfriend
By: Brianna Nightingale
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 MySpace
is the Place
By Robert L. Doerschuk
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 Tracy
Byrd - Different Things
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Songs
Of The Year - Some of your favorite artists singing
some of the best ever country songs. By Amy Ross
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 Danielle
Peck - Self Titled Debut
By: George Peden
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 Taylor
Swift She’s new. She’s exciting. And you may not
have to write her name down to remember it. George Peden
has the scoop.
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 Aaron
Tippin - Now & Then
Album Review By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Dierks
Bentley’s new album Long Trip Alone is
in stores now, CSO's Amy Ross has more.
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 Brian
McComas - Back Up Again
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 The
Very Best Of Jerry Garcia (yes, that Jerry Garcia)
is in stores now and our Jim Moulton takes a musicians
listen.
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 Neal
McCoy - Live!
Album Review By: Jolene Downs
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 Zachary
Hunter's latest CD titled In Your Dreams
is in stores now and George Peden has your preview.
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 Freddy
Fender Battles Cancer
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 Tom
Wurth's self-titled debut CD is in stores now, Jolene
Downs takes a look and listen.
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 Allison
Moorer - The Definitive Collection
Review By Jim Moulton
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 Eric
Agnew's debut CD is out titled No Limits, and Amy
Ross got a bad case of the happy feet... read on.
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Ronnie
Milsap - My Life
Album Review by Jolene Downs
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 Toby
Keith's Broken Bridges Soundtrack has a
little for everyone. Brianna Nightingale has more.
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 Rodney
Atkins
If You're Going Through Hell
Album Review by Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Jerry
Lee Lewis, the Killer is still knockin' 'em dead after
all these years. George Peden has details on Last
Man Standing.
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 I
Don't Need A Record Deal!:
Your Survival Guide For The Indie Music Revolution
by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Book Review by Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Joan
Osborne jumps off into a country album titled Pretty
Little Stranger, and does it very well indeed. Jim
Moulton has more.
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 Willie
Nelson
The Complete Atlantic Sessions
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Tracy
Byrd releases his latest album this week titled Different
Things. Cheryl Harvey Hill has what you need to
know.
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 Hank
Williams Jr.
That's How They Do It In Dixie
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 When
the lights went down in Melbourne, Dwight cranked up the
country, read all about the recent Dwight
Yoakam concert down under. By George Peden
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 Blue
Collar Comedy Tour
One For The Road
By: Jim Weaver
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 Kameron
Ross has a demo CD out and our Amy Ross (no
relation) gives you a preview of a star in the making.
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Mark
Knopfler And Emmylou Harris:
All The Roadrunning
By: George Peden
Plus
Video Interview!
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 Guy
Clark is back with album number... umpteenth, titled Workbench
Songs, and our Jim Moulton has a preview.
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 Dixie
Chicks
- Taking The Long Way
Review By Jim Moulton
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 Tracey
K. Houston does a great tribute to Loretta Lynn,
our Amy Ross has more details...
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 Rhonda
Vincent - All American Bluegrass Girl
Review By Jim Moulton
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 Billy
Ray Cyrus' latest CD is in stores now, titled Wanna
Be Your Joe. George Peden takes a listen.
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 Phil
Vassar - Greatest Hits Volume 1
By Brianna Nightingale
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Phil
Vassar puts on one heck of a show, our Brianna
Nightingale caught one recently ...
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 Rockie
Lynne - Self Titled Debut
By Jim Weaver |
 Josh
Turner Sings from the Heart
By Robert L. Doerschuk
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 The
Changing World Of Brad Paisley
By Michael McCall |
 Sugar
Hill Records - A Retrospective:
Jim Moulton says you're in for a treat.
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 Toby
Keith - White Trash With Money
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 Local
boys done good... Heartland's
debut CD, I Loved Her First, is out and Penny
Rondinella has a look.
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 Rascal
Flatts - Me & My Gang
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 Chris
Young's big label debut is in stores now, Penny
Rondinella is a fan. Read on...
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 Jamey
Johnson - The Dollar
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 New
Artist Spotlight:
Henry Cho
By Peter Cronin
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 Tim
McGraw - Hits Volume 2: Reflected
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 Dionne
Chinn
Does originality mean anything any more? Listen to Where
Does Love Go From Here and we have our immediate answer
– yes!
By George Peden
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 SHeDAISY
- FortuneTellers Melody
By: Jim Weaver
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 Rhonda
Vincent's first Christmas CD is in stores later this
month titled Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection.
Jim Moulton has a preview.
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 Alan
Jackson - Precious Memories
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 Every
October, bull riders and bulls converge on Las Vegas to decide
who's the best bull rider of the year...
RANK
- a documentary review, by Jim Weaver.
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 Shannon
Brown - Corn Fed
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill
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 Carrie
Underwood’s Wild Ride
By Peter Cronin
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Josh
Turner - Your Man
By: Cheryl Harvey
Hill |
 New
Artist Spotlight:
Lost Trailers
By Peter Cronin
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 Kathy
Mattea - Right Out Of Nowhere
By: George Peden |
 We
go North of the border to introduce you to a young country
artist named Alysha
Brooke and her debut CD, I Talk Country.
By George Peden
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 James
Talley - Got No Bread.. 30th Anniversary Edition
By: George Peden |
 Staying
up in the cold North we have the debut release of Traci
Kennedy titled, How Many Hearts... by Jim
Weaver.
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 Van
Zant - Get Right With The Man
By: George Peden |
 Steven
Clawson - His Southern Soul is still Restless
Interview by: Melissa
Loncaric Miller
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Meet
Carrie Underwood
By: Gary Voorhies
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 New
Artist Spotlight:
Gary Nichols
By Peter Cronin
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 Rosanne
Cash - Black Cadillac
By: Cheryl Harvey Hill |
 Four
great albums are now two great CDs... The
Best Of Linda Ronstadt - The Capitol Years, and Jim
Moulton has your preview.
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 Collin
Raye
Twenty Years And Change
By: George Peden |
Rockie
Lynne holds our troops in the highest regard, and his
actions do speak louder than words. Read all about the Tribute
To The Troops, by Helen Peterson and Leah
Anderson.
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| Looking
Back at Country Music in 2005 |
 Mary
Sue Englund has released her latest simply titled Free.
George Peden has the well deserved glowing review.
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 Mindy
Smith releases her sophomore effort in October titled Long
Island Shores, Jim Moulton has your preview.
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 Eric
Church's debut CD on Capitol Nashville Records is in
stores now titled Sinners Like Me, Brianna
Nightingale has more.
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 Bill
Anderson and Little Jimmy Dickens Share Insights with Some
of Today's Hottest Artists
By Peter Cronin
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 David
& Howard? Noooo... it's Jesse
& Noah, with their debut album titled Nowhere
Revisited. Read more from George Peden here...
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 The
Duhks are gearing up for the release of their new CD
titled Migrations, Jim Moulton has the
scoop!
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 Amanda
Wilson's new CD is out, titled Small Town Girl,
find out more from Jim Weaver.
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The
Road to Sugarland
By Peter Cronin
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 Lantana's
debut CD hits the store shelves Tuesday, September 5th. George
Peden has your preview.
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 Jessi
Colter Moves On
By Rick Kelly
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 Chicago
was not one of those recently canceled so the Dixie
Chicks play on, our Brianna Nightingale was
there.
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 Bobby
Cage takes the stage with his 2004 offering titled Wrong
Side Of Love, by Jim Weaver.
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Danielle
Peck is labeled as one of the sexiest women in modern
country music, George Peden agrees... and the music on
her self titled debut CD? Read on...
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 Dearl
Hardy is back with another spiritual journey captured on
CD and Jim Moulton has the scoop.
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 The
Fearless Artistry of Radney Foster
By Bobby Reed
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 Ashley
Gearing is back and ready to take on the world with Maybe
It's Time... by Jim Weaver
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 The
cream really does rise to the top. Check out the new CD by JC
Andersen titled When The Tide Rolls In...
by George Peden.
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 Kate
Campbell has a new gospel CD on the way and Jim
Moulton has a preview.
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Ashley
Gearing is back and ready to take on the world with Maybe
It's Time... by Jim Weaver
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 From
a caller to a radio show to a great interview, George Peden
shares a conversation with Tunesmith Mike
Dekle.
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 Revamped
and cookin', The
Derailers make their triumphant return with Soldiers
Of Love. George Peden has the details.
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 Randy
Scruggs 1998 masterpiece, Crown Of Jewels,
is re-visited by our own Jim Moulton.
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 Pat
Green's new CD, Cannonball hits stores
later this month. Recently our Melissa Loncaric Miller
sat down with Pat for this CSO Interview.
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 An
Evening With a Legend - Roy Clark By Helen Peterson
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 NEW
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: JAKE OWEN
By Peter Cronin
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 "He’s
part poet, part troubadour, but mainly an honest
storyteller", that's how George Peden describes Billy
Joe Shaver. Read all about his latest DVD titled Live
From Austin TX.
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 Putting
most of the politics aside, are the Chicks
Still Country? Jim Moulton compares their latest
CD to previous works to get his answer.
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 Meet
Travis
Rush, Penny Rondinella has the scoop this week
about his debut CD, so Come And Get It.
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 Concert
Review: Ty
Herndon plays Michigan and our very own Christy
Cowan-Baker was there.
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 Sure
he’s more rock than county, but George Peden had to
bring this one to you anyway. Check out the latest from John
Fogerty.
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 What
an interesting collaboration, Linda
Ronstadt and Ann Savoy team up for Adieu
False Heart and Jim Moulton has the
scoop.
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 Revealing
more hidden talent from across the pond, meet country music
singer Karin
Wright from Oslo, Norway.
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 New
Artist Spotlight: Ashley
Monroe
By Peter Cronin
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 Curiosity
led George Peden to this weeks introduction, Big
Rain and their self titled CD.
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 Michelle
Branch and Jessica Harp together are The
Wreckers. Jim Moulton has a take on their debut
CD, Stand Still, Look Pretty.
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 George
Peden with introduction #2 this week, Michael
ONeill and his latest CD, Who's Bad Now.
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 No
Depression Magazine has released What It Sounds
Like Vol 2. Our Jim Moulton is all over it.
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 NEW
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Bomshel
By Peter Cronin
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One
more from the CMA Music Festival! Leah Anderson and Helen
Peterson's interview with Rockie
Lynne.
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 Tracy
Lawrence: Loving Life
By Rob Patterson
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 Christy
Cowan-Baker caught up with Ty
Herndon at the CMA Music Fest to find out about his
upcoming CD.
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 Julie
Roberts' new CD titled Men & Mascara
is in stores this week. Check out a little preview from Penny
Rondinella.
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 George
Peden follows up on a... follow up, Texas
Unplugged Volume 2 from Palo Duro Records.
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 Singer,
songwriter, musician Darrell
Scott releases album number six, The Invisible Man,
by Jim Moulton.
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 Are
you ready for the next Aussie on the country music hit parade?
It could be Natalie
Howard, George Peden has details.
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 Christy
Cowan-Baker does some catching-up with Kelly
Lang at the 2006 CMA Music Festival.
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 Talented
Canadian Codie
Prevost is ready to break out as we check out his debut
CD titled The Road Ahead. By George Peden
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 Tresa
Jordan is set to make her self-titled debut CD a reality
in July, and Jim Moulton got his hands on a copy!
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 Paulette
Carlson is back with a new album and It's About
Time. By George Peden
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 CSO
invites you to meet country newcomer Joni
Compretta and her debut CD Out Of Mississippi.
By George Peden
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 Brianna
Nightingale reviews newcomer Shevy
Smith and her debut CD titled Blueprint.
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 Canada’s
Jason McCoy
Goes Global
By Todd Sterling
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 Concert
Review: Craig
Morgan and Steve Azar put on a show, and our own Brianna
Nightingale was there.
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 Proving
once again that country music knows no borders, meet Rodrigo
Haddad. By George Peden
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 Bobby
Bare: The Return Of The Quiet Outlaw
By Rick Kelly
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 George
Peden takes a look at the new Rascal
Flatts CD, Me And My Gang.
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The
Wreckers are breaking the rules and making it work.
Check out their debut CD, Stand Still, Look Pretty,
by Penny Rondinella.
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 We
Have A Winner - It's the latest CD from Dave
Jorgensen, and George Peden has the scoop.
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 George
Peden gives us a sneak peek at Kate
Russell and "Powerful Stuff".
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Jim
Moulton gets a great sneak peek at the upcoming new release
from Allison
Moorer titled Getting Something.
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 Nashville
Star Update:
And the Winner is...
Chris Young!
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 George
Peden says this is "Good"... (sorry) Karen
Taylor Good releases her latest CD titled How Many
Women.
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 New
Artist Spotlight: Susan
Haynes
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 Georgia
native Randy
Archer releases his debut CD titled Shots In The
Dark and George Peden is all over it.
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 Jim
Moulton takes a look at a recent re-issue of the Grateful
Dead's Truckin' Up To Buffalo... yes, that
Grateful Dead. Read On!
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 Country
Music Hall Of Fame Member Dolly
Parton Is Busier Than Ever - By Deborah Evans Price
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 It's
different, but there's no denying the talent, check out the
upcoming CD from fiddler extraordinaire Casey
Driessen titled 3D.
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 Texas
Music artist and song writer Bruce
Robison has a new CD out titled Eleven Stories,
by Jim Moulton.
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 They
have been together for over 10 years so their debut CD is titled
Looking Back, meet the duo of Cook-Lamborn,
by George Peden.
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 Trent
Tomlinson is working the charts and getting the airplay,
have you checked out his debut CD yet? Jim Weaver has,
find out about Country Is My Rock now.
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 Can
a master telecaster country guitar picker actually be from
England? You bet he can, meet Albert
Lee and his latest CD titled Road Runner,
by Jim Moulton.
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 Interview
with Canadian artist Peter
Myles.
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 CMA
Closeup: Learn about and meet newcomer John Corbett,
by Gary Voorhies.
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 A
band on the verge, of what you ask? Find out about Desert
Heat and their debut CD Forever Road by George
Peden.
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CMA
Closeup: Learn about and meet newcomer Rockie Lynne,
by Gary Voorhies.
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 As
a musician you never know what night it's all going to come
together, but when it does... Check out Marty
Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives - Live At The
Ryman, by Jim Moulton.
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 CMA
Closeup: Learn about and meet newcomer Joey Martin,
by Gary Voorhies.
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 Picker
extraordinaire Bryan
Sutton has a new CD out titled Not Too Far From
The Tree, Jim Moulton has the scoop. |
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 George
Peden introduces us all to Robert
Bacon and his debut album titled Seeing Someone
New. |
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 CMA
Closeup: Learn about and meet newcomer Brice Long,
by Gary Voorhies. |
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 Songwriter
Mike Dekle
has released his fourth album aptly titled Tunesmith
and George Peden tell s all about it. |
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 Radney
Foster has a new CD slated for April 4th release titled This
World We Live In, our Jim Moulton has a sneak
peak for you right here. |
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 CMA
Closeup: Read all about songwriter/performer Rivers
Rutherford by Gary Voorhies. |
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 Jim
Moulton has made a discovery, her name is Lori
Willcuts and her new CD is titled Black-eyed Susan's.
Find out about her now. |
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 The
“must watch” country band of 2006 just might be Pinmonkey.
So says George Peden as he reviews their upcoming CD, Big
Shiny Cars. |
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 Cheryl
Harvey Hill concurs with the statement; "Pride will
carry you back to places you'll remember, and whisk you away to
places you will long to be", as she reviews the new CD
from Stephen
Pride titled, Pride On The Wild Side. |
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 CD
Preview:
SHeDAISY's 3rd CD is due in stores March 14. Check out some
videos and streaming audio from the album titled; FortuneTeller's
Melody |
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 Nashville
Star season four begins March 14th on USA Network. Get
up to date on who's in, who's judging, and who's hosting right
here. PLUS - We have a chance for you to win tickets,
T-Shirts and more! |
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 Jim
Moulton reviews the upcoming release from Garrison
Starr titled; The Sound Of You And Me. |
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 Introducing
Ray Scott
by CMA staff writer Gary Voorhies. |
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 George
Peden re- introduces a redone 1996 treasure form Tresa
Street titled Baby It's You. |
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 Gary
Voorhies introduces you to a new artist named Luke
Stricklin.
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 Angela
Howell gets us all caught up with the lovely, talented and
rejuvenated Kelly
Lang. |
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 Jim
Moulton reviews the
upcoming CD from Jessi
Colter titled Out Of The Ashes. |
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 Gary
Voorhies introduces you to a new artist named Shane
Owens.
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 Congratulations
to Michelle Rene´,
winner of the 24th Annual Colgate Country Showdown National
Finals! Click here for more
details. |
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 Jack
Ingram is staying true to
himself and it's finally paying dividends, Cheryl Harvey Hill
reviews the new live album titled, Wherever You Are. |
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 George
Peden introduces us to a little
country music from Norway... really! Read up on Arly
Karlsen. |
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 Jim
Moulton reviews the new Blue Grass CD from the Gibson
Brothers titled, Red Letter Day . |
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 Jim
Moulton checks out the new reissue of The
Duhks, Your Daughters And Your Sons. |
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 Country
Music Wraps 2005 On Strong Note
- The read the report right here from our friends at the CMA. |
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 Meet
Erika Jo,
By Gary Voorhies |
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 Roger
Murrah Is A Stellar Songwriter And Savvy Businessman,
By Bobby Reed |
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 The
Rider... The what, the who, the why? George Peden begins
to unravel the mystery.
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2005
In Retrospect - By
Jim Moulton |
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