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CMT to celebrate Willie Nelson’s 80th birthday
Here’s one special you won’t want to miss. CMT is planning on celebrating country icon Willie Nelson‘s 80th birthday with a very special taping of “CMT Crossroads: Willie Nelson & Friends From Third Man Records.”Announced to be part of the big birthday celebration will be performers Ashley Monroe, Jamey Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, and Leon Russell. The episode will air in May, but we don’t have an exact date yet.
Fans are also asked to take part in Willie’s 80th birthday celebrations by visiting birthday.willienelson.com/ and submitting a video talking about why you’re a fan of the country legend. The birthday submissions are being put together by Farm Aid,who is gathering up good wishes for Willie Nelson from America’s family farmers, and artists. They’ll round up your funniest, most heartwarming testimonials to make a video for Willie on his big day on April 30, 2013.
One of the artists helping to celebrate with a video message is Kenny Chesney. Check out his special birthday message for the icon:
POLL: Grammy – Best Country Album
It’s time for our poll for the last country music category… Best Country Album!
Make sure you vote in our other Grammy polls as well, and check back later to see the results!
The Grammys air on Sunday night at 8 p.m. EST. on CBS. Good luck to all the nominees! We’ll be watching.
Grammy: Best Country Album
- Four The Record - Miranda Lambert (68%, 23 Votes)
- Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson (12%, 4 Votes)
- Uncaged - Zac Brown Band (9%, 3 Votes)
- Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes (9%, 3 Votes)
- The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Loading ...Jamey Johson & Willie Nelson Cancel Railroad Revival Tour
Fans who were looking forward to Willie Nelson and Jamey Johnson‘s “Railroad Revival Tour” are going to be pretty disappointed this week. According to the tour’s website, the tour has been completley cancelled and all fans will receive refunds on their credit cards by October 21st. The site quotes “complications would not permit us to host the shows in the manner intended” as the reason for the cancellation.
The tour was scheduled to kick off on October 20th, with several stops in cities from California to Georgia. Willie and Jamey were to be joined by several different acts throughout the tour. No other information on reason for cancellation has been provided at this time. Were you planning on attending?
Jamey Johnson Making Media Rounds for New Album
“In Color” singer Jamey Johnson is getting ready to start the media rounds for the release of his brand new album. His album, “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran” will be released on Tuesday, October 16th. He kicks off his media appearances tomorrow on the syndicated radio program Imus in the Morning, and on Friday he’ll perform alongside Alison Krauss on the Late Show With David Letterman on CBS at 11:35 pm EST. Alison is one of the several artists making guest appearances on the record. On Monday, October 15th, Jamey will sit down with WSM-A/Nashville at 7 pm CST with Gaylord Classic Country for a chat with Eddie Stubbs.
Artists appearing on the record include Asleep At The Wheel, Bobby Bare, Hank Cochran, Elvis Costello, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Leon Russel, George Strait, and Lee Ann Womack.
Jamey will shortly be revealing plans for a brand new tour.
Check out the full track listing below:
Jamey Johnson Playing Ryman
Jamey Johnson will be bringing a few friends of his to a special show at the historic Ryman Auditorium to help celebrate the release of his upcoming Hank Cochran tribute album. The “In Color” singer’s “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran” will hit stores digitally and physically on September 25th. He’ll play the 16-track album live at the show on Tuesday, October 16th with some still-unnamed special guests. Tickets will go on-sale on Friday, September 7th at 10 am CST on opry.com.
The record will be released on vinyl, CD’s, and digitally. The vinyl release will be a limited edition and is available for pre-orders right now. Fans who pre-order the record will receive an instant digital download of “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me,” which is a duet between Jamey and Willie Nelson.
EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Jason Charles Miller
Jason Charles Miller is definitely not your ordinary urban cowboy. Rather, he represents the dark, gritty side of country music – the type of country music that should receive more acknowledgement than it does.
Regardless, this Virginia native knows his way around the entertainment industry. Although he might be most known for heading the rock band Godhead, Jason has travelled many paths throughout his life. His impressive resume includes writing, producing, voiceover recording and acting. If that wasn’t enough, Jason is busy overseeing his own recording studio, Central Command Studios.
We caught up with Jason today to talk about the release of his new single “Up To Me,” his recent signing with Render Records, how he feels about the music industry and what he has to offer.
We can promise you that this man has a mind and heart evident in both his thoughts and music that any country music fan could appreciate and love. Take a look for yourself:
Hank Williams Jr. Announces “Take Back America Tour”
Bocephus is heading back on the road. Be warned: don’t expect it to be a tight-lipped trip.
Hank Williams Jr. has been pretty quiet in the months following his controversial comments about President Obama that got his “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” removed from ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” But fans should be hearing plenty about it on his tour. We’re told he’ll be playing new material that was written within weeks of his 2011 controversial remarks.
Along with the new material, he’ll also be playing fan favorites. With 20 gold albums, six platinum albums, 13 chart-topping albums, and ten #1 singles, how could he not? “A Country Boy Can Survive,” “Dixie on My Mind,” and the already mentioned “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” are expected to be on the playlist.
Neal McCoy’s New Album Out March 6th; Track Listing Now!
Neal McCoy will be celebrating his 12th on the 6th. That is to say he will be releasing his 12th album, appropriately entitled XII, on March 6th.
The album marks his debut for Blaster Records and is being backed by some of country’s biggest names. It’s produced by CMA’s reigning Male and Female Vocalist of the Year, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert (who had McCoy perform at their wedding), and renowned guitar-slinger, Brent Rowan. Shelton and Lambert even contributed background vocals for the album’s lead single, “A-OK.”
“Neal is not only a friend of mine, but my hero,” commented Blake Shelton about working with McCoy on XII. “Our first priority with this album was that Neal only cut songs that he truly loved and was excited about. That was very important to us.” Miranda Lambert added, “It was a blast seeing Neal and Blake together…had the place laughing all the time. I think fans will hear three different artists coming together on this album with their individual takes on the music.”
Randy Travis Kicks Off 25th Anniversary Tour This Week
Randy Travis is celebrating his 25 years in country music with the people who made it possible for the legend to have such longevity: His fans. The Grand Ole Opry member is taking his music on the road with stops all across North America. The silver anniversary tour starts Feb. 10 in Grand Ronde , OR and will make at least 30 more stops along the way. (For a complete list of tour dates, visit his website here.)
The tour is the latest part of the party celebrating Travis’ milestone. In June, Warner Bros. Records released of the Anniversary Celebration album. The 17-track album features guest artists who teamed with Travis to cover his classic tracks and some original offerings. The guest singers include Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Carrie Underwood, George Jones, Zac Brown Band, Lorrie Morgan, Jamey Johnson and many more.
Travis has had 18 #1 singles and 29 top-10 hits. His lifetime sales are more than 20 million, making him one of country music’s biggest sellers of all time. His honors include seven Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice awards, seven Music City News awards, eight Dove Awards and five Country Music Association honors.
You’d think that after 25 years in the business, there wouldn’t be anything new for Travis to experience. Not true. What you’re about to read is from a first for him: His first interview session via conference call! It may have been foreign territory for Travis, but he sounded relaxed as he talked about the upcoming tour, changes in the making of music and if he’s finally embracing technology:
