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Get a Leg Up! It's Here: Deana Carter and Guests Prick-ily Revisit the Uncomfortably Eternal Question "Did I Shave My Legs for This?" of 5x Platinum Debut

11/5/2021

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Carter Releases Re-Recordings, Brand New Digital Material Commemorating the 25th of remembering "...when 30 was old"

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November 5, 2021 – Today, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Deana Carter’s 5x platinum debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, Capitol Records/UMe released 25th Anniversary Editions of the groundbreaking album. LISTEN NOW and BELOW see new exclusive footage of Carter reflecting on her debut album and the staying power of “Strawberry Wine”.​

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Carter is also releasing a new music video for the remake of her breakout 2x platinum, award-winning, debut hit single “Strawberry Wine.” WATCH HERE (or below). From Carter’s signature songbird vocals and the piano intro that instantly takes you back to 1996, to the sonic sounds of country artists Ashley McBryde, Lauren Alaina, Kylie Morgan, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and the reimagined arrangement, Carter has outdone herself this time around. The girl power in the recording studio is as pure as the song itself, with glimpses of the emotional artists at the mic, the finest Nashville session players, and the bottle of bubbly to celebrate the session when they finished. The behind-the-scenes look was shot at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville.
 
The song -- co-written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison -- has stood the test of time; which is a testament to the power of a well-crafted story song and to Carter’s stunning voice. Even as a newcomer in 1996, Carter was able to waltz right in and reach No. 1 with “Strawberry Wine.” Her very first single off of her very first album went on to be named the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year and Song of the Year in 1997, and “Strawberry Wine” was also nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Country Song, the Academy of Country Music Awards for Best Country Song,  and the Country Music Radio Awards for Song of the Year. The official music video from 1996 is full of nostalgia and was directed by Roger Pistole.
 
The 25th anniversary editions of Carter’s album being released today from Capitol Nashville/UMe have been remastered from the original recordings and will be released on CD with two bonus tracks, as well as a Digital Deluxe with an additional ten songs, seven of which will be available digitally for the first time.CLICK HERE TO ORDER EITHER FORMAT. 
 
“These new versions are a way of raising a glass to everyone who loves these songs, and to the country radio stations still playing them, and to say thank you. I hope everyone enjoys celebrating 25 years of Did I Shave My Legs for This? as much as I've enjoyed putting together these very special releases,” Carter shared.
 
Carter will be celebrating the album’s release when she headlines a one-night-only show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on November 18, with special guests Charles Esten and Breland, as well as appearances by Terri Clark, Kylie Morgan and more surprise guests. Tickets available HERE.
 
“It is such an honor and a career highlight to finally headline the Ryman, our sacred Mother Church, especially being a Nashville native and growing up in the industry, knowing that my dad, Fred Carter, Jr., performed on that stage with so many greats,” Carter says. “And all falling within the 25th anniversary re-release of my very first album Did I Shave My Legs for This? on UMG Nashville. It is a ‘pinch-me’ moment now, and it will be on that super special night, too.”
 
In addition, Carter will be hosting a virtual listening party to let the whole world hear the album today (November 5) at 2 p.m. CT. Join HERE. And later this month, on November 16 at 8 p.m. CT, Carter will be chatting with fans about the 25th Anniversary Edition on Talk Shop LIVE, hosted by Kelly Sutton. Join that chat HERE.
 
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION CD + DIGITAL DELUXE
CD
1. “I’ve Loved Enough to Know”
2. “We Danced Anyway”
3. “Count Me In”
4. “If This Is Love”
5. “Love Ain’t Worth Making”
6. “Before We Ever Heard Goodbye”
7. “How Do I Get There”
8. “Strawberry Wine” (remastered original)
9. “That’s How You Know It’s Love”
10. “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” (remastered original)
11. “To The Other Side”
12. “Strawberry Wine” (2021 version) featuring Lauren Alaina, Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde, Kylie Morgan, and Vince Gill
13. “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” (2021 version) featuring Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Ashley McBryde, and Vince Gill
 
DIGITAL DELUXE
1. “I’ve Loved Enough to Know”
2. “We Danced Anyway”
3. “Count Me In”
4. “If This Is Love”
5. “Love Ain't Worth Making”
6. “Before We Ever Heard Goodbye”
7. “How Do I Get There”
8. “Strawberry Wine” (remastered original)
9. “That’s How You Know It’s Love”
10. “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” (remastered original)
11. “To The Other Side”
12. “Strawberry Wine” (2021 version) featuring Lauren Alaina, Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde, Kylie Morgan, and Vince Gill
13. “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” (2021 version) featuring Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Ashley McBryde, and Vince Gill
14. “Angel Without a Prayer”
15. “Rita Valentine”
16. “I Can’t Shake You”**
17. “Are You Coming Home Today?”**
18. “Turn Those Wheels Around”**
19. “Graffiti Bridge”
20. “We Share a Wall”**
21. “Don’t Let Go”**
22. “Just What You Need”**
23. “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” (alternate version)**
** Previously unreleased digitally

#CMAs #CountryMusicAwards #CMA #NoShaveNovember #DeanaCarter #StrawberryWine #Sara Evans #TerriClark #ChipEsten #CharlesEsten #Nashville #CountryMusic #NewMusic



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Eddie Montgomery Releases Debut Solo Album, Celebrates with Grand Ole Opry Performance (and a movie)

11/2/2021

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We love having @LuckymanEddie celebrating his new CD with us! pic.twitter.com/iCCcACw4cu

— Grand Ole Opry (@opry) November 3, 2021
Above: Tracy Lawrence featuring Eddie Montgomery, "Price of Fame"

​Ain't No Closing Me Down tracklist:

01. “Ain’t No Closing Me Down” (Eddie Montgomery, Chris Wallin, Ira Dean)
02.  “Alive And Well” (Eddie Montgomery, Chris Wallin, Ira Dean)
03.  “My Son” (Eddie Montgomery, Noah Gordon)
04.  “That’s The Kinda Man I Am” (Eddie Montgomery, Kim Tribble, Ira Dean)
05.  “Higher” f/Tanya Tucker (Jim “Moose” Brown, David Wade, Shane Grove, Erik Michael Westfall)
06.  “Play That Game” (Eddie Montgomery, Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy, Justin Weaver)
07.  “Kickin’ It Up” (Eddie Montgomery, Chris Wallin, Ira Dean)
08.  “She Just Loves Me” (Eddie Montgomery, Chris Wallin, Ira Dean)
09.  “Sounds Like A Tuesday” (Jeffrey Steele, Wyatt Durrette, Stephen Wilson)
10.  “Cry Whiskey” (Eddie Montgomery, Chris Wallin, Ira Dean)
11.  “Ain’t She Beautiful” (Walker Montgomery, Chris Rafetto, Brendan Cooney)
12.  “Somewhere South” (Tony Lane)
EDDIE MONTGOMERY'S DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, “AIN'T NO CLOSING ME DOWN” RELEASED OCTOBER 29, 2021

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART.COM - ORDER NOW

PEOPLE.COM PREMIERES NEW SONG AND VIDEO, "MY SON" 


"Ain’t No Closing Me Down,” country superstar Eddie Montgomery’s debut solo 12-track album, will be available exclusively at Walmart on October 29 via Average Joe's Entertainment. Available for order at Walmart.com, the new album was produced by Grammy-award-winning producer Noah Gordon and award-winning producer, Shannon Houchins. “My Son,” featured on the new album and in new American Western film Old Henry premiered on People.com.

Montgomery Gentry’s sound is at the heart and soul of Eddie Montgomery’s album. The Wild Bunch, Montgomery Gentry’s band for the past 20 years, played on the recording sessions for the new album and provides both a tribute to Montgomery’s late partner, Troy Gentry, as well as a sonic bridge to carry out his legacy well into the future.

“Troy is with me and will always be with me. He helped me write this album,” remarked Montgomery who wrote on eight of the 12 tracks. “I got together with some of my best songwriting buddies and we wrote about life – the good, the bad, the ugly, and the party on the weekends." 

The title track is a rock-driven, honky-tonk offering that addresses Montgomery’s outlook for the future; “Alive and Well,” “sings about resilience in the face of adversity,” (Rolling Stone Country), and “My Son” featured on the soundtrack of a new American Western film, “Old Henry,” is a cautionary tale from a father to a son. Highlights on the new album also include “Higher,” a duet with country royalty Tanya Tucker; “She Just Loves Me,” a love song to his wife  - the first love song Montgomery has ever written; and “Ain’t She Beautiful,” an incredible ballad co-written by nephew Walker Montgomery.


About Eddie Montgomery
With 20 plus charted singles, the Kentucky-born multi-platinum Montgomery Gentry has earned CMA, ACM, and GRAMMY awards and nominations with undeniable blue-collar anthems like “Hell Yeah,” “My Town,” and “Hillbilly Shoes." They notched five No. 1 singles, "If You Ever Stop Loving Me," "Something To Be Proud Of," "Lucky Man," "Back When I Knew It All" and "Roll With Me." They were inducted as Grand Ole Opry members in 2009 and were inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2015. Montgomery Gentry released the full-length album Outskirts (Deluxe) in November 201
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#countrymusic #montgomerygentry #montgomerynewmusic #luckyman #giftsforthemusiclover #oldhenry
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Tail-Wagging Good Timing - Presley & Taylor Kick Off Dog Adoption Month with "Choose Me"

10/1/2021

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PicturePresley & Taylor (center) and The Edde Brothers production company's John Edde (l.) and Matt Edde (r.) share a moment with the puppy on set of Presley & Taylor's "Choose Me" music video.


Proceeds of the Single to Benefit PEDIGREE Foundation
 
Check Out the New Release HERE

Sister duo Presley & Taylor first recorded their touching new single “Choose Me” a couple of years ago and kept it in their back pocket for just the right time. After seeing a recent news story about an organization transferring 19 dogs and cats from a Baton Rouge shelter in the path of Hurricane Ida, they knew the time was now. Presley and Taylor asked their record label, White Mustang Records, to adjust their release schedule to accommodate the release of “Choose Me” in time for October’s Dog Adoption Month.

“We’ve been hanging on to ‘Choose Me,’ because we just loved the song,” said Presley & Taylor jointly. “Pet adoption is very close to our hearts and seeing the news story really struck a chord with us. We hope this song spurs people to adopt a pet from a local shelter and give a dog or cat the love it deserves.”

The single cover art (see below) features Presley & Taylor’s own rescue dog Rocky. The cuddly King Charles mix was first rescued by their grandmother in Connecticut. After her passing, the girls brought Rocky to live with them in Nashville.

Coinciding with the single release, Presley & Taylor are also thrilled to announce that they have decided to support PEDIGREE Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Franklin, TN, with proceeds from the streaming and downloads of “Choose Me" benefiting the organization. Proceeds from the single will support PEDIGREE Foundation’s annual grant program, which supports rescues and shelters across the country. Presley & Taylor will serve as PEDIGREE Foundation ambassadors encouraging their fans to adopt, volunteer or donate to help end pet homelessness.

The need to help rescues and shelters across the country has increased due to the pandemic and recent emergency situations, such as Hurricane Ida and the fires in California and surrounding states that have displaced many animals in need of a loving home. PEDIGREE Foundation works tirelessly to end pet homelessness and help dogs get the loving homes they deserve.  

“PEDIGREE Foundation does a great job building awareness and identifying specific needs in times of disaster to make sure that resources go where they’re needed most,” said Presley & Taylor. “This relationship aligns perfectly with the goals we have for this song and helping spread awareness for pet adoption, and we are so proud to support PEDIGREE Foundation as ambassadors."

Written by Tim Johnson and Joseph Williams Pupora, “Choose Me” is available at all streaming platforms via OneRPM now, coinciding with the start of Dog Adoption Month, and will be made available to radio via PlayMPE on October 4. The song can be streamed and downloaded HERE. 

A music video directed by The Edde Brothers is in the works. 

​The duo has recorded music, interviews and more at the Rebel Ranch Sound Stage, and the first official release, a beautiful a cappella rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner,” received over a half million views over July 4
th weekend. Their “22 Red Flags” single followed the career-establishing “Everybody Sees It” and “Don’t Even Know Your Mama” singles, which have garnered millions of combined streams. The “Everybody Sees It” music video premiered on CMT Music and CMT.com and hit the #1 spot on the fan-voted CMT Music 12-Pack Countdown. 
 
Follow Presley & Taylor at:
presleyandtaylor.com
facebook.com/presleyandtaylor
instagram.com/presleyandtaylor/
twitter.com/presleyntaylor
 
whitemustangrecords.com

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Michael Ray Rises to Occasion with Higher Education (and special guests)

9/2/2021

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"Whiskey and Rain" excels with half-full top 20 chart entry

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​Michael Ray's made top marks in country music (see the full "Whiskey and Rain" video below complete with emotional ending) - and he's not watering anything down on his new EP (well, unless you count the holy variety). -TCC

“I read the Waylon Jennings’ books and I watched the Loretta Lynn documentaries,” Ray shares.     “I did all this ‘research’ and thought, ‘Okay this is how they did it. They got in their cars and went bar to bar, fan to fan. That was the only thing I knew about breaking into the music industry at the time. So that’s what I set out to do, and thanks to some of my ‘professors’ in Eustis, I was able to break through in a similar way.”
 
Now, after garnering over 1 billion global streams, over 650,000 album equivalents, over 100 million YouTube views, three No. 1 hits and five RIAA Gold-certified singles, Ray has essentially earned his doctorate in country music, and that knowledge is shared through this seven-song collection Higher Education.
 
“It feels incredible to finally have these songs out there,” shares Ray. “I’ve already felt even closer to fans as they sing back to me onstage every night. It lets me know that songs like ‘Whiskey And Rain’ and ‘Picture’ resonate with them, just as they resonated with me when I first heard them or began writing them.
 
“There’s nothing better than music to make you feel less alone, to get you hyped up for a good time or as a soundtrack to reminisce on the past,” Ray continues. “I hope this album opens the door to fans to help them feel like they know me better not only as an artist but as a person too.”
 
Written by Tim Montana, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell and Frank Rogers, and produced by Ross Copperman, Ray is joined by Lee Brice, Billy F. Gibbons, Tim Montana and Kid Rock on one of the first songs recorded for the album in the fall of 2020. The title track is a defiant and rebellious anthem about going through life, learning a lot along the way, and coming out of it stronger, having let it change you without hardening you.
 
They all said I wouldn’t amount to nothin’
But I know a thing or two ‘bout a thing two
Ain’t gonna tell it all but I’ll tell you something
There’s a lot of things that they don’t teach in school
I got my higher education
Good ole boy, bad reputation
School of hard knocks with a 4.0
Learning how to rock, learning how to roll
 
Having made his Opry debut in April 2015 with the help of his grandfather’s guitar, as of last month Ray has already just marked his 58th Opry appearance in those six years.
 
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Ray was joined by special guests for a unique edition of his Honky Tonk Tuesday series, which landed the Florida native on the No. 32 spot on Pollstar’s 2020 “Top 100 Livestreamers.” The show took place in person at The Nashville Palace as well as virtually and can be re-watched on Michael Ray's Facebook page.
 
Higher Education track list:
 
1.     Whiskey And Rain (Josh Thompson, Jesse Frasure)
2.     Just The Way I Am (Michael Hardy, Ben West, Josh Miller)
3.   Holy Water (Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson, Michael Hardy) *NOTE not the same as song with the same title recorded by Big & Rich
4.     Picture (Michael Ray, David Garcia, Michael Hardy)
5.     Higher Education feat., Lee Brice, Billy F. Gibbons, Tim Montana and Kid Rock (Tim Montana, Derek George, Jeremy Bussey, Monty Criswell, Frank Rogers)
6.     Live Without You (Michael Hardy, Jessi Alexander, Corey Crowder)
7.     Didn’t Know I Was Country (Michael Ray, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley)
 
Catch Ray on the road with his Just The Way I Am 2021 tour as it continues before wrapping in the fall at Tortuga Music Festival. Tickets are available at MichaelRayMusic.com. He's also joining Tracy Lawrence's annual "Mission Possible" November event in Nashville alongside Lainey Wilson and Dustin Lynch. Tickets here: 
www.eventbrite.com/e/tracy-lawrences-missionpossible-turkey-fry-benefit-concert-tickets-174510213747
 

Just The Way I Am 2021 Tour Dates (headlining unless otherwise noted):

Sept. 4                         Touchdowns & Tunes                                    Paducah, Ky.
*Support to Brantley Gilbert and Ashley McBryde
Sept. 10                       Washington State Fair                                  Puyallup, Wash.
Sept. 17                       Allegan County Fair 2021                              Allegan, Mich.
Sept. 18                       Swine N Dine                                                 Paxton, Ill.
Sept. 23                       Island Hopper Songwriters Festival            Ft. Myers, Fla.
Sept. 24                       Kern County Festival 2021     `                       Bakersfield, Calif.
Sept. 25                       Tunes & Tacos Festival 2021                         Yuma, Ariz.
Sept. 30                       The Blue Note                                                Columbia, Mo.
Oct. 1                           Joe’s on Weed St.                                           Chicago, Ill.
Oct. 2                          Dusty Armadillo                                             Rootstown, Ohio
Oct. 8                          Bluestone                                                        Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 9                          8 Seconds Saloon                                            Indianapolis, Ind.
Oct. 12                        Von Braun Center Arena                                Huntsville, Ala.
*Support to Lee Greenwood, Big & Rich, Crystal Gale and Dustin Lynch
Oct. 14                        Six String Grill & Stage                                    Foxborough, Mass.
Oct. 15                        Granite State Music Hall                                Laconia, N.H.
Nov. 14                       Tortuga Music Festival                                   Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
*Support to Jon Pardi
 

 


​#countrymusic #newmusic #billygibbons #whiskeyandrain #opry
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NEW DOUBLE VINYL LP RELEASE HAS HAPPY GIRL MARTINA MCBRIDE SEAING BLUE AND FEELING #BLESSED                  *SEE GREATEST HITS TRACK LIST*

8/23/2021

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Martina McBride is currently on quite a ride opening select dates for Alabama and begins Blake Shelton's Heroes and Friends tour with Trace Adkins (just in time for new music from Trace), Tracy Byrd, and Lindsay Ell in September. And it seems only fitting that the woman behind "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" would produce sea blue vinyl.

​DOUBLE VINYL AVAILABLE NOW
NEW MARTINA MCBRIDE - GREATEST HITS:  THE RCA YEARS 
BUY SEA BLUE VINYL AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART NOW

The black double LP is available on  MartinaMcBride.com and  select retailers. View all retailers carrying McBride’s Greatest Hits: The RCA Years in all formats and order it now here. 

​She will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her signing date with RCA Records, her first record deal, on Oct. 1, 2021 later this year. 


DOUBLE LP: Martina McBride – The RCA Years
Track Listing: Side A
  1. The Time Has Come
  2. That’s Me
  3. My Baby Loves Me
  4. Independence Day
  5. Where I Used To Have A Heart
  6. Life #9
Side B
  1. Wild Angels
  2. Safe In The Arms Of Love
  3. Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road
  4. Happy Girl
  5. A Broken Wing
  6. Wrong Again
Side C
  1. Whatever You Say
  2. I Love You
  3. Love’s The Only House
  4. Concrete Angel
  5. Blessed
  6. When God-Fearin’ Women Get The Blues
Side D
  1. Where Would You Be
  2. This One’s For The Girls
  3. How Far
  4. In My Daughter's Eyes
  5. Anyway
  6. Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong

#Martina #MartinaBestKnown #MartinaGreatestHits #BlakeSheltonTour #TraceAdkins #WomeninCountry #ThisOnesfortheGirls #Blessed

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Don Everly Dies

8/22/2021

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Hello, loneliness. The musical storyteller world has been dealt some brutal blows this weekend. Still reeling from the loss of the incomparable Tom. T Hall (even if you somehow didn't know of him you still knew his songs - including the one which made (and still makes) so many of us want to move to Harper Valley and sock it to the PTA...he also had a special way of putting in a good word for little baby ducks...but I digress), Don Everly, the other half of iconic duo The Everly Brothers has now passed away. He was 84. Chronicle below courtesy of Country Aircheck. -Melissa Coker

Chronicle: Don Everly, half of the Country Music Hall of Fame duo The Everly Brothers, passed away today (8/21) at the age of 84. Born Isaac Donald Everly on Feb. 1, 1937 in Brownie, KY, Everly first sang with his late brother Phil and mother and father, Ike and Margaret, as The Everly Family in the 1940s. As a duo, the brothers first gained attention from Nashville musicians while still attending an area high school and began writing and recording their own music in 1956. The following year, “Bye Bye Love,” written by fellow Hall of Famers Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, hit No. 1 setting off a string of hits that included “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have To Do Is Dream” and “Problems.” From 1957 through 1958, the duo toured with Buddy Holly. The Everly Brothers signed with Warner Bros. in 1960 and recorded “Cathy’s Clown,” later re-released by Reba McEntire. In 1961, both brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, but additional success continued with “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s The Way Love Should Be)” being their last entry in the top 10 in 1962. Between 1957 and 1962, only Elvis Presley, Pat Boone and possibly Rick Nelson outsold The Everly Brothers.

In the 1970s, the brothers began releasing solo music and officially broke up in 1973 before reuniting 10 years later. During his solo run, Don found some success on the Country charts with his band, Dead Cowboys, and recorded “Everytime You Leave” with Emmylou Harris for her 1979 Blue Kentucky Girl album. The Everly Brothers continued to perform together periodically until Phil’s death in 2014 (Chronicle 1/6/14). The pair were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 1986 and were named to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Don was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019 and was awarded the organization’s first Iconic Riff Award for his rhythm guitar intro to “Wake Up Little Susie.” Service details are unknown.

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ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER ERIN ENDERLIN RELEASES NEW TRACK “IF I’M NOT IN HELL”

8/20/2021

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“A
 sad country song is a friend you can have a good cry with. 
And there are times we really need a friend like Erin…to listen to and cry with.
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‘If I’m Not in Hell’ is that kind of song to me.” – Patty Loveless

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A storyteller and lover of sharply-drawn characters, Erin Enderlin has a way of turning a song or even just a thought into an outstretched hand to the lonely or ashamed. While she first turned heads as a godsend to those aching for an artist with some golden-era country backbone, she has since emerged as a literary songwriter and superb vocal artist. Enderlin’s new song, “If I’m Not In Hell” is available everywhere today (and as for the song's story - SPOILER ALERT - the full lyric is "if I'm not in hell I'm gonna be"). Listen here.

 
“I wrote the song with two of my best friends, Kayla Ray and Kimberly Kelly,” shares Enderlin. “They are incredible artists and writers, and we all love old school country music. I had written the title down in my idea book, and I knew they were the perfect people to help bring it to life. It’s honestly one of my favorite songs that I’ve ever been a part of and captures all my favorite elements of a country song. What can I say, sad songs make me happy.”
 
Enderlin’s new song captures the pain and anguish that comes with the complex web of consequences from losing the one you love. Dripping with fiddle and pedal steel guitar, it mines the vein of classic country heartache reminiscent of genre giants such as Patty Loveless and Alan Jackson. The song’s raw emotion captures a moment in time, without a nice, wrapped-in-a-bow, things-get-better ending—honesty that is signature to Enderlin.
 
The Arkansas-native released her full-length album Faulkner County in November 2019 to critical acclaim.

 
The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum included Enderlin in their annual American Currents exhibit, featuring her in the Unbroken Circle section of the exhibit, which positions contemporary artists who have had breakthrough years with those who have influenced them, placing Enderlin with one of her heroes, Reba McEntire.
 
In late 2020, Rosanne Cash heard and loved “Queen of Marina del Rey,” a Faulkner County album standout with saloon-worthy piano and a short story’s worth of lyrical detail. Cash is name checked in the song, along with her friend, Elton John. Cash sent the album to John, and his response to the song’s boozy, campy swagger was to invite Enderlin onto his podcast, 
Rocket Hour.
 
A member of the 2018 CMT “Next Women of Country” class, Enderlin joins Tanya Tucker during the 2021 CMT Next Women of Country Tour on select dates in September.
Clip of "If I'm Not in Hell" at Nashville's 3rd and Lindsley (credit Melissa Coker)

 
Upcoming CMT Next Women of Country Tour dates supporting Tanya Tucker:
        
Sept. 14           Bluebird Theater         Denver, Co.
Sept. 17           Kessler Theater           Dallas, Texas
Sept. 19           The Heights Theater   Houston, Texas

#CountryMusic #WomenofCountry

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Clay Walker's new project suits him to a "T" (and Tuesday, August 3 brings him to the Grand Ole Opry)

8/2/2021

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Country music mainstay doesn't disappoint on Texas to Tennessee, released July 30 following massive popularity of and staying power success of "Need a Bar Sometimes" video - the singer/songwriter co-wrote all ten tracks

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Walker’s Texas To Tennessee album was produced by Michael Knox and Jaron Boyer ("Somewhere on a Beach), and recorded in Nashville and Galveston, taking its title literally and symbolizing his storied career journey between his hometown and adopted Nashville home.

His "Need A Bar Sometimes” single has garnered nearly 8 million video views, and it has been No. 1 or No. 2 on CMT's 12 Pack Countdown every week for several months. Fresh off a run of shows with Tracy Lawrence, Clay's Texas To Tennessee joins a body of work that already includes four platinum albums, 31 charted singles and 11 No. 1 hits.


"I got to write with the best writers in country music," he says. "Every writer on this album is accomplished, most came in with ideas they thought fit me or developed ideas I brought and it led to real cohesiveness in all these songs."

Track listing for Texas To Tennessee:
1. Anything To Do With You (Clay Walker, Brandon Kinney, Shane Minor, Mike Mobley)
2. Need A Bar Sometimes (Walker, Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, George Birge)
3. Catching Up With An Ol' Memory (Walker, Boyer, Birge, Lalo Guzman)
4. Country Side (Clay Walker, Boyer, Lynn Wilbanks)
5. Cowboy Loves A Woman (Walker, Jennifer Hanson, Mark Nesler)
6. Texas To Tennessee (Walker, Hanson, Nesler)
7. I Just Wanna Hold You (Walker, Boyer, Ben Stennis)
8. Loving You Then (Walker, Jaron Boyer, Brad Rempel, Stennis)
9. You Look Good (Walker, Boyer, Michael Tyler)
10. One More (Walker, David Lee Murphy, Justin Weaver)

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Rodney Crowell Released from "Triage"

7/23/2021

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​Well, technically it's the reverse: Rodney Crowell released his anticipated mixed bag that is new album Triage today (July 23). 
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Order the autographed CD, vinyl and more: https://rodneycrowell.com/merch


"Triage" lyric excerpt: 
​Some say love's a meditation on everything we are
Good bad and indifferent self-righteous and bizarre
It's right there in the crosshairs, our every last mistake
The sinners we've made holy, the saints we've burned at the stake
If love is revelation and love we thus receive
It all comes down to knowing less than most of us alone believe
If you're asking me what love is, here's what I might say
You can find it out there anywhere on any given day
It's an endless stream consciousness obtained in drips and drabs
And a chance to do the right thing when there's no one keeping tabs
If love is what we make it as you reap so you sow
The yang and yin the where and when the first and last to come and go
Then love is all creation as love is manifest
It's love when we're all given life and love when we're all laid to rest


This new collection of songs was written during the great political, climate and economic upheaval that has marked recent years. The noise of that chaos encouraged the songwriter to go inside for solace and answers. The result is this series of songs that contend with these themes but approach them from a place of healing love and solution. 

As producer Dan Knobler said, “Not a moment of this album is unconsidered. Time and time again the question was asked: does each word, each note, every instrument and sonic choice serve its song? Is each song in service of the spirit of universal love? If not, it had to go. The result is a piece of work both Rodney and I take immense pride in.” 

Triage is Rodney’s 18th studio album, his third on his own imprint, RC1 Records, and is his first with Thirty Tigers. Rodney has won numerous awards, including two GRAMMYs and six Americana Music Association Awards as well as their Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter award. This last accolade resonates deeply with a man who has stacked up fifteen number one hits including 6 of his own, and dozens of others for an impressively diverse array of artists including Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, Etta James, and Grateful Dead.

In keeping with the song, the video for the project's title cut offers an unsparing look at the state of love in a world that challenges it at every turn.

“I’m grateful for Haroula Rose's compassionate direction and Sebastian Pinzon Silva’s clear-eyed camera work,” Rodney said, “and the video accomplished what I hoped it would - I came out looking like a guy who knows pretty much what time it is in the world. No small feat, that.” (video below)

Track Listing:
1. Don’t Leave Me Now
2. Triage
3. Transient Global Amnesia Blues
4. One Little Bird
5. Something Has To Change
6. Here Goes Nothing
7. I’m All About Love
8. Girl On The Street
9. Hymn #43
10. This Body Isn’t All There Is To Who I Am



Did you hear the news? Rodney has a NEW ALBUM coming out July 23rd! Preorder an autographed copy of "Triage" on vinyl now at https://t.co/V3EcuN3jqf and stream the first single “Something Has To Change” here: https://t.co/aDuQtG4ZTM pic.twitter.com/9DK8qq0DFk

— Rodney Crowell (@RodneyJCrowell) May 13, 2021
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Josh Turner Marks Special "Man"iversary with televised/streaming Opry Performance, Album Rerelease and Tour Dates

6/20/2021

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PictureJosh Turner’s wife Jennifer surprises him at at Ole Red in Nashville with a plaque to commemorate “Your Man” being certified 3x platinum

by Melissa Coker

During the Saturday night Opry broadcast for June 19, "man of the hour" Josh Turner shared that his forthcoming album re-release will see updated liner notes and even updated videos for the project. (WATCH him, along with performances from Sawyer Brown, Elvie Shane and Kyle Petty IN THIS CircleTV video, embedded below AND featuring commentary by Nan Kelley). 

Turner has turned some pages in his storied career, from beseeching audiences against a ride on that “Long Black Train” on his debut in 2003 (or criminally-underrated follow-up “What It Ain’t” complete with video wherein Turner charmed as host of pretend match game show Love, Not Love) to recording with Randy Travis to showing off his husky, come-hither narrative with selections such as “Your Man” to fun-lovingly booming about his better half with “Firecracker” or extending a hand in “Would You Go With Me?” Award-nominated across genres, this artist is a guy who knows how to navigate a story song.

He's shared his sunny spiritual side with mostly-gospel album I Serve a Savior (which wisely contains his previous single release “Me and God” and a live recording of “Long Black Train”) and gotten back to the basics with established classic country hit takes on Country State of Mind (released in August). CSoM’s collaborations on country throwbacks feature artists including Randy Travis on “Forever and Ever, Amen,” Kris Kristofferson on “Why Me,” Chris Janson on the title track, John Anderson and Allison Moorer. Turner takes on well-known standards cut by Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, Johnny Cash, Patty Loveless, Vern Gosdin, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings and both the Jr. and Sr. varieties of Hank Williams.

“I knew the artists I wanted to represent,” explains Turner, “and I chose songs that exemplified who each of these artists was from my perspective.”

In March “Your Man”—written by Chris Stapleton, Jace Everett and Chris DuBois—was certified as a 3-times-platinum single.

On June 25 (one day before his Murfreesboro, TN show), Turner will release Your Man: Deluxe Edition, featuring three additional live tracks not on its original release. Pre-orders are available now and the release will also be available on vinyl.
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Josh Turner will perform Saturday, June 26, at 7 p.m. Find tickets for this and more tour dates on ticketmaster.com.

#opry #countrymusic #newmusic #countrystateofmind #yourman #manofthehour

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