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"Break Down Here" Singer Julie Roberts is BACK (full speed ahead) with Beautiful New Music; Surpasses Music Milestone

5/31/2019

The unmistakable voice of Julie Roberts has returned in fine form on "I Couldn't Make You Love Me" and it's music to our ears to hear her vocals soar through the sound barrier on this bittersweet symphonic masterpiece about someone who can do everything -- except to capture the object of her affections. -- Melissa Coker/TCC

"I climb a mountain EVERY DAY," Julie emphatically shares in a making-of-the-recording video (in reference to a lyric from "Love Me") on her official YouTube channel. "It's good to get emotional when you sing. Because it matters."

Download "I Couldn't Make You Love Me" HERE. She says to stay tuned, too; there's more to come.

Roberts recently reached (and surpassed) the one million streams mark for her song "Rain On a Tin Roof."

#BreakDownHere #WakeUpOlder #JulieRoberts #Fighter #MenAndMascara #IfYouHadCalledYesterday

15 years after its release, before anyone ever started streaming music, “Rain on a Tin Roof” becomes my 2nd song to cross 1 MILLION streams outside of “Break Down Here” ❤️ Thank you all for still listening to this song after all this time!!! It was never even a radio single!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/m4I0HFd8W3
— Julie Roberts (@TheJulieRoberts) May 31, 2019

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Lordy Don't the Wheels Turn Slow

5/30/2019

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There's a rumor going 'round that Music Row wheels turn pretty slow(ly) -- now if only the city can keep the wheels on their cranes from going 'round and 'round the row then it will be well on its way to keeping what paved for the way for it in tune. Music Row is officially now named one of America's 11 most endangered places by The National Trust for Historic Preservation. But according to the nonprofit there IS a solution.

"It's a good bad news day" says songwriter Trey Bruce to reporter Linda Ong of News 2 WKRN.

View the full report from News 2 here.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation claims since 2013, there have been 50 demolitions on Music Row—many of which have pushed out small, independently owned music businesses within low-rise historic buildings—to make room for new high-rise luxury apartments and offices that have no provisions or set-asides to serve the music industry.

Learn more: https://savingplaces.org/stories/11-most-endangered-historic-places-2019#.XO_PGxZKiUk
#SaveMusicRow

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Have a Howling Homegrown Good Time with Travis Tritt

5/29/2019

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Georgia-born star (and "Country Club" singer) to release new LIVE 2-CD set June 30th. To pre-order: https://travistritt.richardsandsouthern.com/travis-tritt-2-disc-cd-set-homegrown-presale.html

(NASHVILLE, Tenn - May 29, 2019) – Get ready for a double dose of “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” as AXS TV puts the spotlight on GRAMMY-winning Country star Travis Tritt with the premiere of the unforgettable concert event Travis Tritt: Homegrown on Sunday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT; followed by Tritt’s candid conversation with Dan Rather in an all-new episode of The Big Interviewon Tuesday, June 4 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Filmed live last year at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia, Travis Tritt: Homegrown finds the beloved chart-topper performing in his home state and rocking to a packed house with some of his most enduring hits. During the night, Tritt entertains the audience with his thoughts on songwriting, his life-long respect for veterans, and his experience with the legendary Waylon Jennings, and delivers an impressive career-spanning set featuring a wide range of classics such as “Put Some Drive In Your Country,” “I’m Gonna Be Somebody,” “Whisky On Ice,” “Country Club,” “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares),” “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” and “Lonesome, On’ry And Mean,” among many others. Tritt sings “It’s a Great Day to be Alive” in this first-look clip.

Then, on June 4, Dan Rather catches up with Tritt at the world-famous Country Music Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, where the Outlaw Country hero opens up about his favorite artists, his faith, his introduction to singing, his friendship with fellow icon Marty Stuart, and what sets Country apart from other genres. In this exclusive preview, Tritt talks about his life’s proudest accomplishment—becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry—and reveals why he never thought he’d get in. “I looked different than all the rest of the guys,” Tritt says. “They were clean cut… They starched and pressed their blue jeans… Meanwhile I was wearin' a lotta leather. I had hair down to here… and I was very heavily influenced by Blues as a kid. When I tried to bring that extra stuff in… I got a lotta pushback from the Nashville establishment.

One particular area of criticism revolved around his distinct lack of a cowboy hat. On his decision to forego the Country staple, Tritt explains, “I was tryin' to set myself apart. Second reason, and the more practical, was I had all this hair back then… I was not tryin' to make any kind of statements against cowboy hats.” Tritt’s style choice even caught the attention of the great Waylon Jennings, who famously aired his opinion on the matter in the pair’s duet “Old Outlaws Like Us.” As Tritt recalls, “At the very end of it, as the song was trailin' off, Waylon says in a clear voice, ‘Travis, you may be the best. But I think you need a hat.’” Watch it here in this first-look clip.

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Let Your "Voice" Be Heard

5/16/2019

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As The Voice judge Blake Shelton sings "this is God's country"...and charity organization Musicians on Call continues to go the extra mile to ensure evil stays away and that circumstances stay as well and good as possible for music lovers who just so happen to also find themselves in the hospital. Read on to find out how you can help (and maybe benefit yourself a bit in the process). -MC/TCC

MUSICIANS ON CALL OFFERS CHANCE TO WALK THE RED CARPET, SIT FRONT ROW, GET BACKSTAGE TOUR, ATTEND VIP RECEPTION AT 20th ANNIVERSARY KICKOFF CELEBRATION PRESENTED BY PEPSI

One lucky winner will get the VIP Treatment at the star-studded benefit

Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, is hosting its 20th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration in Nashville on Friday, May 31 at the CMA Theater. The event, presented by Pepsi, will celebrate the organization's 20th anniversary of delivering the healing power of music nationwide and will feature a headlining performance by Warner Music Nashville superstar Blake Shelton and an opening set from labelmate Cale Dodds. One lucky winner and a guest will get the opportunity to sit front-row, get an exclusive backstage tour, attend the invite-only VIP Reception, and get photographed on the red carpet. Fans can place their bid at www.charitybuzz.com/MOC. Proceeds from the auction will help deliver the healing power of music through Musicians On Call programs.

"Our 20th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration is going to be an epic show. Blake Shelton fans won't want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Pete Griffin, President & CEO of Musicians On Call.

The event will honor MOC supporters: Shane Tarleton, SVP of Artist Development for Warner Music Nashville, will be recognized as the organization's first Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Charlie Cook, VP/Country Formats, Cumulus Media, Operations Manager/Cumulus Media-Nashville, and Program Director/WSM-FM, will receive the Leadership in Music Golden Ukulele; Universal Music Group Nashville recording artist Lauren Alaina will receive the Music Heals award; and Matt Vrba and Maria Berry will receive the Volunteer Musician and Guide award. The night will include a special performance from MOC Volunteer Musician Emily Earle.

A limited number of tickets remain for purchase at www.musiciansoncall.org/MOC20.

For more information, visit www.musiciansoncall.org/MOC20.

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A Hit With a Bullet: 30 Years After Infamous Murder on Music Row, Sole Survivor; Country Artist Sammy Sadler Shares Story

5/5/2019

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Indigo River Publishing to Release Autobiographical Mystery-Thriller, "A Hit with a Bullet" on May 21

Former top-40 Country artist and survivor of the infamous "Murder on Music Row," Sammy Sadler is officially returning to the entertainment fold in the same way that he left--with a bullet. On Tuesday, May 21, Indigo River Publishing will release "A HIT WITH A BULLET," Sadler's long-awaited, first-hand account of his nearly-fatal shooting in the March 9,1989 assassination of Cash Box chart director, Kevin Hughes, and the career-throttling 13-year investigation that ensued.

The autobiographical mystery-thriller, which took over 10 years to complete, chronicles Sadler's remarkable journey from wide-eyed Country music newcomer whose latest single had been marked with a bullet (indicating its fast climb up the chart), to being placed "under suspicion" for a murder that would capture international headlines, including "Entertainment Tonight," "Nancy Grace, "Unsolved Mysteries," in the decade that followed.

Sadler recounts his struggle to overcome debilitating injuries (both physical and mental) as homicide detectives Pat Postiglione (now the star of Investigation Discovery's "Total Redemption") and Bill Pridemore follow various leads, and the hardship of reconciling his passion for Country music and a desire to rebuild his career when their investigation reveals a darker side of Nashville's music industry--one wrought with greed, corruption, payola and murder.
The book, which features a foreword by former Country Weekly editor, Larry Holden,will be available in paperback for $19.95 beginning May 21 via Amazon.com, Indigo River Publishing, and through Sadler's website at www.sammysadler.com.

About Sammy Sadler:
In 1989, critically-acclaimed Country newcomer, Sammy Sadler, had already charted several successful singles and was ready to release his first album on Evergreen Records when he was caught up in the assassination of then Cash Box chart-manager,Kevin Hughes, and a payola scandal that would bring down the magazine and rock the music industry.

Vindicated, in 2004, Sadler rebooted his career, releasing Hard On A Heart (Tri label), yielding a top-10 single on the Texas charts and topping the charts in Europe for multiple weeks. In 2009, Heart Shaped Like Texas(Audium) produced rave reviews for the two lead singles, “I’ll Always Have Denver,” featuring Steve Wariner and “No Place to Land,” but the label was in transition, selling to Koch and then to E1, which ultimately shuttered leaving Sadler’s promising album shelved once again.

Still determined to pursue his dream, in 2012, Sammy launched the hugely successful “Taking the Country Back Tour” package with Jeff Carson, Ken Mellons, and others. The tour yielded over 200 dates through 2016.

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Lordy Don't the Wheels Turn Slow

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A Hit With a Bullet: 30 Years After Infamous Murder on Music Row, Sole Survivor; Country Artist Sammy Sadler Shares Story

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