Dolly Parton Takes Her Extensive Songbook On The Road Dolly Parton, one of America's most beloved superstars, is set to embark on her most extensive tour in 20 years. On the Hello, I'm Dolly tour, audiences will get to travel with the iconic singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist through her extensive and eclectic songbook, and relive the songs from every era of her stunning, four decades-long career.
Kicking off in Greenville, South Carolina on October 14th and presented by Moore Entertainment Group, Hello, I'm Dolly will see Dolly Parton perform as she's never performed before, dipping into every facet of her genre-defying musical career. Fan favorites like the early Appalachian songs that brought her to stardom, the hugely successful pop hits from the 70s and 80s, her work with Kenny Rogers, her favorite numbers from recent albums Little Sparrow and The Grass is Blue (the most critically acclaimed of her career), and brand new material from her forthcoming album, Blue Smoke, will come to life on stage. Opening act The Grascals, a band of accomplished Nashville musicians (formed officially in 2004 by the formidable talents of Terry Eldredge, Jimmy Mattingly, David Talbot, Jamie Johnson, Danny Roberts and Terry Smith), will join forces with an assortment of other fine musicians for Dolly's new show. More...
Melonie Cannon Debuts On Bluegrass Album Chart At #6
Melonie Cannon’s critically acclaimed debut on Skaggs Family Records makes an impressive entrance at #6 on this week's Billboard Bluegrass Album chart, marking the second-highest debut in the history of the chart for a new artist. The album, co-produced by her father (award winning producer & writer) Buddy Cannon and bluegrass vet Ronnie Bowman includes10 songs penned by some of Nashville’s finest writers including Harley Allen, John Scott Sherrill, Bill Anderson and producers Cannon & Bowman. More...
Glenn Cummings Wraps up Radio Tour
After logging many hours in the car and accumulating quite a few air-miles, Glenn Cummings (Gulf Coast Records) has wrapped the west coast portion of his national radio tour to promote his debut album, Big, and single also titled "Big."
Glenn began the first leg of the tour in San Diego, California visiting Jefferson Pilot’s KSON, working his way up to KFRG/Riverside, KZLA/Los Angeles, KSNI/Santa Maria, KKJG/San Luis Obispo and then moving inland to Buck Owens' station KUZZ in Bakersfield, CA. Glenn spent Friday the 13th at KZBR/San Francisco, CA with Ray Massie, but was also glued to the TV when he heard Hurricane Charlie was making landfall in Florida. With Glenn's wife, Paula, and two daughters, living in the Tampa area, he was naturally very concerned, fortunately they weathered the storm well. More...
Martina McBride Joins Celine Dion, Josh Groban and John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting at Madison Square Garden in New York for 106.7 Lite fm "One Night With Lite" Concert
New York's One and Only Lite Music Station, 106.7 Lite fm, will hold its annual concert "One Night With Lite" at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 15th at 8:00PM.
Martina McBride has been invited to share the stage with one of the biggest international stars in the music industry, Celine Dion, as she makes her ONLY American appearance outside of Vegas in the past three years. Dion, who has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, comes to NY from Las Vegas where she is performing her world renowned show, "A New Day." More...
Tracy Lawrence Competes In ATV Rodeo
DreamWorks Nashville recording artist Tracy Lawrence can be seen on The Men’s Channel next week when “Fisher’s ATV World” spotlights the Celebrity ATV Rodeo event held during the recent CMA Music Festival Nashville in June.
Lawrence’s partner for the event was Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn. The team won the rodeo and each received a new Suzuki ATV.
The show, hosted by Brian Fisher, is scheduled to air on The Men’s Channel, September 13-19. It will air again December 13-19. Lawrence’s upcoming DreamWorks Records single, “Sawdust On Her Halo,” is scheduled for release September 20. His debut DreamWorks CD, STRONG, is approaching gold certification.
