Country Music Fest

  When you hear "Stuck Like Glue" announced as a song title, you might think to yourself that it probably won't be a good song. Then you watch the video, hear the song a few more times on the radio, then someone plays the video again... Well, pretty soon, you are seeking out the video...
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Paperli.PaperWidget.Show({ pid: 'tag/CountryMusic', width: 500, background: '#000000' }); Today, I started the #CountryMusic Daily. It will be updated every 24 hours with items found through the Twitter hashtag, #CountryMusic. With the initiating website, paper.li, you can "read Twitter as a daily newspaper." To get...
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Nowadays a "drink" for me is the rare glass of wine. Back in the day, though, I got drunk a few times. Too many times really. It took awhile, but I finally realized that I like having my senses. Occasionally, I am in a certain mood and have that old feeling of just wanting to...
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Stealing Angels is a trio with a bloodline you might recognize: Jennifer Wayne — Granddaughter of John Wayne Tayla Lynn — Granddaughter of Loretta Lynn Caroline Cutbirth — Descendant of Daniel Boone Here is a rehearsal video of "He Better Be Dead." This song hit Billboard Hot Country Songs at number 59 this past July. It's a song...
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Some actors lip sync. Some actors are allowed to use their own singing voices in movies even though their singing isn't too much better than mine. Others are ego-driven and do it because they are the Director or Producer and have the say-so. And my voice? Just how bad is it? Let's just say...
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If you have won the CMA Best New Artist award, that's a huge acknowledgment of your talents. Darius Rucker won the award in 2009, and yet, before this, he's had other accolades. Remember Hootie And The Blowfish? This group, from Columbia, SC, soared to top-notch stardom in the nineties. At the 1996 Grammy Awards,...
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Shelby Lynne is blues, she's rock, pop, country, and I don't know what all, all rolled into one. And she's finally being recognized. When I first noticed Shelby Lynne, it was on CMT. This was back in the early nineties. The song that brought her to my attention is "Feelin' Kind Of Lonely Tonight." ...
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We're celebrating our first anniversary as 10-Finity group today. We've been hard at work all week updating our Squidoo Step By Step guidebook, and I am feeling right wore out -- that's Southernese for "I am tuckered." No, that's Southernese too, I believe. ...Well, I'm tired. How's that? LOL But, there's some country music to write...
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Happy July Fourth Weekend, country music fans! Did you know that July 4th is National Country Music Day? Well, it is, but I don't think it's official or anything. However, this weekend, with all its outdoor activities, is still a great time to start up the players and enjoy the country music that expresses...
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Zac Brown, of the Zac Brown Band, is what we in the South call the "knee baby." He is number 11 out of 12 siblings. Since discovering the Zac Brown Band, I've been captivated by them. When a band like this hits my radar, I just have to know more about how they came into...
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