Gram Parsons' Family and Friends Celebrate His Music
Thirty years after a drug overdose claimed his life in 1973, Gram Parsons has become an icon. He's forever frozen at 26 in a sexy grin and sparkly Nudie suit, a symbol of the freewheeling Southern California music scene of the late '60s and early '70s.
Fans know the legend of his death -- how road manager Phil Kaufman stole Parsons' body from the L.A. airport and cremated it in the eerie stillness of the Joshua Tree desert. The story is also told in Grand Theft Parsons, a recent film starring Johnny Knoxville as Kaufman. More...
Are Big & Rich the Shape of Things to Come?
When rock critics around the U.S. rush to endorse a new country act, that's usually a bad sign for country music. That's because it usually means that it's not real country music. More...
Jack Ingram Returns for Second Year of Texas Festival
Jack Ingram will headline the Real American Music Festival, an event he founded last year, in Helotes, Texas, near San Antonio. Ingram has also hand-picked the lineup for the event to be held Sept. 5 at the historic John T. Floore Country Store. More...
Celebs Clean Closets For Good Cause
Celebrities all over Nashville are cleaning out their closets their favorite charity. The non-profit organization Celebrity Rags 4 Charity Riches is collecting items that celebrities have previously worn during award shows, photo shoots, performances and other special events and auctioning them off on Ebay. Proceeds raised from each item will go to the charity of the celebrity's choosing. More...
Nominees For The 2004 Americana Honors & Awards Show Announced Ceremony To Be Held September 24 At The Nashville Convention Center
Nominees for the 2004 Americana Honors & Awards show were announced this afternoon in a press conference held at BMI¹s Nashville offices. The Americana Honors & Awards ‹ which recognizes the achievements of Americana music¹s greatest practitioners -- is part of the Americana Music Association Conference www.americanamusic.org held September 23-25 at the Nashville Convention Center. More...
Rachel Proctor Gets An Earful
"What a ride," Rachel Proctor enthused about her Saturday show with super-star Kenny Chesney. The evening of thrills and firsts began during her 30 minute set in Raleigh when she performed her top 20 single "Me and Emily."
"I was singing the song and it kept coming back to me from the audience and I realized they were singing along and knew every word. My best friend from when I was 12 years old was in the crowd and I looked at her and she was crying so I couldn't look at her anymore 'cause I would cry. It was a moment I'll never forget," said the West Virginia native. More...
Andy Griggs Joins Kids at Camp Discovery
RCA's Andy Griggs broke out the canteen and the bug spray recently and headed off to summer camp - a tradition he's celebrated for the past few years as the special guest of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Camp Discovery. Griggs is especially fond of the kids at Camp Discovery because he was a camp counselor for MDA camp while he was in high school, and the kids participating in this year's camp were fond of Andy, too. More...
Sony Scene
JESSI ALEXANDER: Columbia Records newcomer Jessi Alexander made Hits Daily Double's PopCult Top 10 of things to do when she plays New York on July 27. "5. Jessi Alexander: This country ingénue rocked the red carpet at Entertainment Weekly's annual Must List party in June, and she wowed 'em at New York's Living Room this week. Who is this girl that has everyone talking? She's Jessi Alexander, Columbia Records' latest "It" girl, whose Honeysuckle Sweet video recently debuted on CMT. Move over, Shania, Faith and Jessica Andrews! Thank goodness Jessi will be back in New York on July 27, playing the Living Room a second time on her journey to superstardom." (Valerie Nome)
BRAD COTTER: With millions of votes to become America's next "Nashville Star," Brad Cotter started his career as a country star with a pretty hefty fan base and it continues to grow with each stop on the Nashville Star Tour. Recently, one of these fans - Shelley Tucker - asked to meet the star and was willing to donate $5000 to the charity of Brad's choice to do it. Brad took her up on her offer, passing the money along to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital. In return, Shelley received backstage passes to the Nashville Star Tour in Englewood, Colorado where she got to meet Brad and the other artists - George, Matt and Lance - and take a few photos. She enjoyed the show so much, she plans to attend their concert in Michigan as well. Brad's video for "I Meant To" is a fan favorite too, coming in at #5 on GAC's viewer-voted "Top 20 Country Countdown." More Sony news on Rodney Crowell, Montgomery Gentry and others
