Ricky Skaggs: A Bluegrass Musician Returns To Roots - NPR

Ricky Skaggs: A Bluegrass Musician Returns To Roots
NPR
In 1985, the Country Music Association named him its entertainer of the year. Though Skaggs kept a low profile throughout the 1990s, he made a comeback with ...

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Late songwriter Elsie McWilliams to get marker on Mississippi Country Music Trail - WREG

Late songwriter Elsie McWilliams to get marker on Mississippi Country Music Trail
WREG
McWilliams, who died in 1985, was the sister of Jimmie Rodgers' second wife, Carrie. Officials say McWilliams wrote or contributed to music and lyrics for ...

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John Scofield says don't be afraid of jazz - Troy Record

John Scofield says don't be afraid of jazz
Troy Record
His own 30 albums have included covers of the Stones' “Satisfaction” and venerated country music icon Charlie Rich's “Behind Closed Doors. ...

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Country Music Association Award Nominations - allvoices

Country Music Association Award Nominations
allvoices
Earlier this week nominations for the forty-fourth annual Country Music Association Awards were released. Winners of the CMA Awards will ...

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Ark House is built on kindness of others - Dallas Morning News


Dallas Morning News
Ark House is built on kindness of others
Dallas Morning News
It's a barbecue dinner and country music concert in the family life center at Richardson First Methodist. Karen and John Frye said they have been ...

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Linda Alexander's Band Scan - Idaho State Journal

Linda Alexander's Band Scan
Idaho State Journal
The Oak Ridge Boys charted three #1 country music albums and several in the top 50 on the country charts. It's most recent release, “The Boys Are Back,” ...

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Blazer owner finds the good in $400 truck - Washington Examiner

Blazer owner finds the good in $400 truck
Washington Examiner
What music are you currently listening to in your truck? I like music with a lot of bass ... rock, rap and even some country music. And your first ticket? ...

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From the Vault: Patsy Cline (1995) - Country Weekly

From the Vault: Patsy Cline (1995)
Country Weekly
Patsy, a strong woman willing to show tenderness in her voice, has attained immortal status in today's country music scene, judging by the praise from top ...

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Randy Travis still having fun - Times and Transcript

Randy Travis still having fun
Times and Transcript
As he approaches the quarter-century mark since he first topped the country music charts, Randy Travis should be taking life easy and enjoying ...

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Ky. native Chris Knight is one of country music's top songwriters - Lexington Herald Leader


Lexington Herald Leader
Ky. native Chris Knight is one of country music's top songwriters
Lexington Herald Leader
Sly and the Family Stone's If You Want Me to Stay slipped into The Sun, and the 1985 Tina Turner hit What's Love Got To Do With It meshed with the 2002 ...

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