Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill: A Video Collection Hits Stores October 12th
Platinum-selling Blake Shelton's next Warner Bros. Records release Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill is in stores on Tuesday, October 26th. The eleven-song collection features the smash 'tongue and cheek' "Some Beach" and the stellar performance of the Conway Twitty song "Goodbye Time." Legendary songwriter and longtime Shelton collaborator Bobby Braddock produces the album. Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Tour is currently hitting coast -to- coast.
In addition to the anticipated album, fans have the chance to purchase a collection of his videos, featuring "The Baby", "Ol' Red," and the current self-deprecating video "Some Beach" on October 12th, Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill: A Video Collection.
John Conlee Set To Perform At Bush/cheney Rally
It is no great mystery who John Conlee will be voting for in the 2004 Presidential Election this coming November, as Conlee is slated to perform at an upcoming Bush/Cheney rally in Erie, Pennsylvania on September 4. When asked about his choice to support President George W. Bush, Conlee replied “I will make no excuses for my decision to support Mr. Bush. I agree with him on most issues, but my #1 reason for backing him is our national security issue. I believe Bush is the best man to handle the war on terrorism. He has done a great job so far, and it’s evident that he will continue to make morally good decisions for the next four years.” More...
Zona Jones Visits Great American Country (GAC) And Takes Video Requests With Suzanne Alexander On The Set Of CRL
After a few travel delays and a change of planes ZONA JONES arrived in Nashville, TN just in time to sit down with Suzanne Alexander of CRL and take a few video requests as well as perform on the show airing today, Thursday, September 3rd at 5 p.m. and repeating at 9 p.m. EST. Afterwards, a quick stop at the CMA makes Jones an official supporter of the Country Music Association as he signed up for membership.
No sooner did the ink dry on his CMA membership forms did Jones have to hop on a plane back to Beaumont, TX to prepare for the 2004 Labor Day Music Festival saluting the hardworking men and women of Southeast Texas. He will share the stage with Sammy Kershaw on Sunday, September 5th at the Ford Park Pavilion. More...
Historic Concert to Benefit Local Mentoring Nonprofit
Tall Boots to Fill, a concert featuring rare and unreleased repertoire of the Sons Of The Pioneers will be performed by an all-star band, Way Out West, on October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Historic Columbia Theater for the Performing Arts in Longview, Washington.
The concert will mark the 70th anniversary year of the first performance by the Sons of the Pioneers and will also feature music of the early western swing pioneers. All proceeds will go to the mentoring organization Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington (BBBSSW).
"This concert celebrates the unique music of the American west," said Pam Cundy, executive director of BBBSSW "and with this celebration we build a resource to enhance the future of many generations." More...
Mountain Heart Brings Bluegrass Music To South America
From the mountains of east Tennessee and Virginia to the mountains of eastern Paraguay and the fertile coastal lowland of Uruguay, Mountain Heart is taking their brand of turbo-charged bluegrass music to South America. The band, currently nominated for five awards by the International Bluegrass Music Association, including Entertainer of the Year, will perform in the capital cities of Montevideo, Uruguay and Asuncion, Paraguay.
The concerts are the result of an invitation from the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay, in an effort to introduce a genre of music born in the United States to the people of South America. "Bluegrass music is seldom heard in this part of the world," said Amanda Cordones, Cultural Affairs Specialist, Public Diplomacy, at the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo. More...