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NEW VOICE OF COUNTRY MUSIC
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August
2010 issue available at your newsagent from 12th July
Also
available by subscription.
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Gary Curtis, Brooke Parrott, Charlie Poole, Martina McBride, Pete
Christie, Rodney Atkins, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Cherry Lee Mewis, Qyebe
Sisters Band, Joel Plaskett, this issue is crammed full of wonderful
features. Star reviews this month also include Dawson Reigns, Kevin
Welch, Pete Molinari, Mark Chesnutt, The Storys, Jeni & Billy,
Southern Tenant Folk Union, Yarn, The Haints Old Time String Band
and many more! Don't miss out on the very interesting Charlie Poole
feature... though he's been gone 80 years, his legacy still lives
on...
Plus:
all the usual CD reviews.
VISIT
www.MAVERICK-COUNTRY.com
Now to get details on ways to purchase the new (or back) issue(s)!
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SINGLE WRITTEN FOR THE GRAND CANYON
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Arizona
singer Patty Parker knows a thing or two about music. She's been
singing since age 5 and went to school for music as well. In one
form or another, singing has always been a part of her life.
Her
latest project has taken her to northern Arizona and the South
Rim. She's recently produced a single, Song of the Grand Canyon,
which
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is making available to anyone who wishes to use it. Produced from
lyrics written by her husband Frank Fara, Parker said the song was
created out of a love for the area. Fara said he hoped the song
would be something area businesses and organizations would want
to use to promote the area.
"Our
real goal is that we want to share this song, give it as a gift,
to the chambers of commerce, to local, area museums, and any business
that could use it to further tourism in the state. read
full.....
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If you have any interest whatsoever in the Country Music scene
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CD
RELEASE
BEST OF BRITISH & IRISH 2009
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For
the 11th year the Best Of British & Irish Country album
has just been released. The project, which began in 1999, features
some of the most successful songs from British and Irish acts
which have all gained exposure in the past year on radio throughout
Europe, and the artists on the album feature a mixture of acts
who have been on the scene for a long time and new names appearing
for the first time.
The album costs £9.99 and is available direct from Hotdisc
(who will throw in an extra 4 CDs for free). Send a cheque made
payable to Silver Heart Television and mail to Hotdisc, The
Old Manse, Hallidays Park, Selkirk TD7 4LA, Scotland. Or you
can pay directly by Paypal using their dedicated Paypal e:mail
address at hotdisclimited@aol.com.
The full line up for this year's prestigious release is as follows:
1 Travelin' Soldier - Rosie Horne
2 The Cheating Kind - Aubrey Lovejoy
3 Billboard Moving Picture Show - Gary Curtis (with guest Billy
Swan)
4 Ghost Story - Mexican Joe Walker
5 Takes Two To Tango - Clive John
6 You've Become The Dream - Sean Wilson
7 Taylor Swift (A Face In The Crowd) - Spur
8 Take A Ride - Jackie Storrar
9 The Best In Me - Martin Smith
10 The Big Freeze - Alan West Band featuring Albert Lee &
Sarah Jory
11 Golden Years - Sandy Newman
12 Love Is Supposed To Be - Susan McCann
13 Let The Leaves Go Their Way - Gary Curtis
14 If We Say Goodbye - Pete Redfern
15 This Old Town - Rosie Horne
16 I'm Not Ready Yet - Brianie
17 Saturday Night - Sam Millar
18 On Nights Like These - Clive John
19 Never Too Old To Love - Susan McCann
20 Why Don't You Spend The Night - Aubrey Lovejoy
21 Keep Calm And Carry On - The Diablos
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JOHNNY
CASH - THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
DVD
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in Dyess, Arkansas, February 26, 1932 to a mother who was a singer
and a father who was a farmer, Johnny Cash grew to become one
of Country music's biggest icon's. In fact, he was bigger than
just Country music alone, he crossed over into many other forms
of music, gaining an eclectic legion of fans in his long and illustrious
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BOOK
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GEORGE
HAMILTON IV AMBASSADOR OF COUNTRY MUSIC
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The
Authorized Biography By
Paul Davis.
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spending the last 2 years in and out of hospital due to chronic
illness, twice undergoing major surgery, the Metro Country website
has become very neglected. However, the site is now undergoing a
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SONGWRITING
LEGEND HANK COCHRAN PASSES AWAY
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On
Wednesday night (14 July 2010), the songwriter who brought the
world “I Fall to Pieces” and “Make the World Go Away” got a visit
at his Hendersonville home from country singer Jamey Johnson.
Billy Ray Cyrus and famed producer and songwriter Buddy Cannon
showed up soon after.
“We
got there and Jamey was already sitting in his bedroom by Hank
and singing him songs,” said Cannon, Mr. Cochran’s long-time friend
and co-writer. “Billy Ray got his guitar out and started singing,
and the next thing you know we were just passing the guitar around
Hank’s bed just singing some songs. “Billy sung a Merle Haggard
song and he sung his big hit ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ and Hank was
singing along in the chorus,” Cannon said. “He was so weak you
couldn’t hear him, but he was joining in anyway. It was a very
emotional evening."
When
the three performers stopped playing at one point, Mr. Cochran
asked them not to leave, so they continued. Their visit had come
on the heels of a call from Haggard, so the men ended the night
with Haggard hit “Going Where the Lonely Go.”
Mr.
Cochran died the next morning following a years-long battle with
cancer. He would have been 75 in August.
Cochran
— whom Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard claims as “a
great mentor” — wrote or co-wrote such classic songs as Patsy
Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” and “She’s Got You,”George Strait’s
“Ocean Front Property” and “The Chair,” Eddy Arnold’s “Make the
World Go Away” and Ronnie Milsap’s “Don’t You Ever Get Tired (of
Hurting Me).”
Buddy
Cannon, along with Cochran’s family, was by Mr. Cochran’s side
when he died. Cannon described the moment as “peaceful,” and said
on Thursday that country music had lost one of the cornerstones
of its foundation.
Hank
is survived by his wife Suzi, daughter Booth Calder and three
sons, Garland Perry Cochran Jr., James Lee Cochran and Daniel
Cochran.
A
private, family memorial will be held, and a public service will
follow. Details will be forthcoming. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests those wishing to honor Hank make donations to the Nashville
Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation.
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