Shelly's Country Music Blog September 2005 Archive

Each month we turn the spotlight on a different country artist. For the month of September, we've decided to spotlight Chris Cagle, who will be releasing a new album ... Read More

Here are the polls running this week on the site: AboutCountry Weekly Top 20 Favorite Country Performer Vote for your Favorite CMA Nominees Find out who won the Favorite Country Duo or Group Poll. View ... Read More

How well do you think you can do at predicting who will win at this year's CMA Awards show? Enter our contest and make your predictions. We will award the ... Read More

Martina McBride will be releasing an album of classic hits, called Timeless on October 18, 2005. In this interview, she talks a bit about the making of the album. ... Read More

From the CMA Close Up News Service - With Jasper County, Trisha Yearwood's first album in four years, the two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year proves that ... Read More

We have eight new CD reviews and one DVD review this week. Gretchen Wilson releases her sophomore release, All Jacked Up, reviewed by Jolene this week. Read Gretchen's thoughts ... Read More

From the CMA Close Up News Service - Check out this New Artist Spotlight on Capitol Nashville new group Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband. Plus view an archive ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which songs Jennifer thinks will be the Next No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's ... Read More

It seems everyone has a cellphone these days. Fans of country music can find a variety of country music ringtones. There are ringtones of classic country artists, and today's country ... Read More

View the nominees in the country music category at the American Music Awards.

Find the lyrics to the songs in the Top 20 as of the September 24, 2005 chart, plus read Jennifer's On the Charts article, also for the 24th of September.

Garth Brooks first came on the scene in 1989, and kicked down the doors for everyone that has followed. He brought country music to a larger audience with albums ... Read More

Here are the polls running this week on the site: Favorite Country Duo or Group AboutCountry Weekly Top 20 Favorite Country Performer Vote for your Favorite CMA Nominees

We have a slow week this week, as far as reviews go. Only three new ones this week. The first is from Jon Randall, called Walking Among the Living, ... Read More

We've created several collections of songs in specific themes that you may want to use to create a Country Music CD Mix. Everything from Love songs to cheating songs, ... Read More

Do you like country music trivia? Well, then this FREE course is for you. Each day for a month, you will receive a new trivia quiz to take. Answer the ... Read More

Check out our Country Music Artist Profiles. There are 32 to view, and I'll be adding more as time permits.

I've compiled all the songs that have charted in the Top 20 for the year, and put them in one file. Each week, we'll add any new songs that break ... Read More

So, you think you know all your country music lyrics? Well, we'll see. I've designed separate quizzes for many different country artists. Check 'em out and see if you're as ... Read More

See how many CMA Nominees you can find in this Word Search Puzzle. Javascript is required to view the puzzle.

Are you puzzled? Well, you needn't be. We have interactive java puzzles with photos of many of your favorite country artists on them. There are 162 to choose from. See ... Read More

The Canadian Country Music Awards were held on September 12, 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, and Terri Clark and George Canyon (see photo left) were both big winners. The show ... Read More

I was fortunate enough to have been able to attend Sara Evans' recent show on September 3, 2005 at Colusa Casino in Colusa, CA. Check out my review of ... Read More

Here are the polls running this week on the site: Favorite Country Duo or Group AboutCountry Weekly Top 20 Favorite Country Performer Vote for your Favorite CMA Nominees Find out which songs made last week's ... Read More

We have seven new reviews for you to check out this week. The first two are from Jolene; Jasper County by Trisha Yearwood, and Hits I Missed...and One I ... Read More

The CMA Awards Nominees were announced this morning (September 7, 2005) in New York City by Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack. For the first time, the awards show ... Read More

Ever hear a song on the radio and want to sing along, but it's new and you don't know the words? Never fear, I'm trying to help by posting the ... Read More

Sugarland has had an incredible year! Thanks to their wonderful fans, they had their debut album, Twice the Speed of Life go Platinum, have performed on the Coliseum stage ... Read More

All you really need to say is Johnny Cash. Everything else? Unnecessary. Everyone knows his voice and his face. He touched every generation for 5 decades, in every genre of ... Read More

You voted last week for your favorite songs that charted in the Top 40 for the month of August 2005. Here are the Top 10 most popular songs, based on ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which songs Jennifer thinks will be the Next No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's ... Read More

With the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States having just passed, I've decided to spotlight this small collection of Patriotic MIDI tunes in recognition of the ... Read More

AboutCountry writer Sue Bauman saw Gary Allan and Sugarland in concert at the Portage County Fairgrounds in Randolph, OH on August 25, 2005. Opening the show was Sugarland, and ... Read More

You nominated your favorites for two weeks, then voted for the finalists for another two weeks. After a month's worth of voting, we have tallied the scores and have our ... Read More

Here are the polls running this week on the site: Favorite Country Duo or Group AboutCountry Weekly Top 20 Favorite Country Performer Top 10 for August 2005 Find out which songs made last week's AboutCountry ... Read More

AboutCountry Staff writer Jennifer Webb is a big Texas Country fan, and she recently interviewed Sonny Burgess. Sonny will be releasing his sophomore album later this year. Check out ... Read More

The Desperate Housewives TV Soundtrack is due in stores on September 20th. On it you'll find contributions from SHeDAISY, Shania Twain, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Sara Evans and K.D. ... Read More

Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, TX, and by the age of 12, he was a disc jockey on local radio. He moved to Lubbock, TX where he met ... Read More

We have six new reviews this week. Matt reviews Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband's debut album, Dream Big. Plus read the band's bio. Matt also penned this week's review ... Read More

I've created monthly Country Music Calendar Wallpaper with a different star each month. Sara Evans is the featured artist for the month of September. Download your Free copy today.

The Grand Ole Opry along with GAC (Great American Country) will host a benefit for the American Red Cross in Nashville on September 27, 2005. The hour-long commercial-free event will ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which songs Jennifer thinks will be the Next No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's ... Read More