2004 Holiday Season Marks 17th Year of Kenny Rogers’ Annual Holiday Tour
The magic of Kenny Rogers’ Christmas Show has brought joy to over one million people for nearly two decades. This year, Rogers will delight audiences with an all-new family show, “Kenny Rogers and Friends Celebrate the Season,” featuring country stars Rebecca Lynn Howard and Billy Dean. Once again, the tour will feature several local children and a noted local choir on each stop of the 23-city tour.
As the curtain rises, the children welcome the audience with Everybody’s Nicer at Christmas. Kenny Rogers, Rebecca Lynn Howard, and Billy Dean will then take the audience on a musical journey through a winter wonderland through life in a small town, complete with snowfall, performing such classics as The Christmas Song, Let It Snow, and White Christmas. This new and exciting show will also feature beautifully decorated sets and lighting designs. More...
Clay Walker Heads to Scotland for Dunhill Links Championship
Featuring some of the best golfers in the world, the Dunhill Links Championship will be played in Scotland October 7-10. RCA artist Clay Walker will be making his third trip to that country to compete in the $5 million pro-am tournament. This celebration of links golf is a 72-hole stroke play pro-am tournament played over three of the world's most spectacular links courses: the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarn. Walker and longtime friend actor Kevin Costner will be part of a foursome with pro (and frequent links companion) Steve Elkington and an as yet unnamed pro. Walker's friendship with Costner began years ago at another golf classic, the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro Am, a tournament Walker has participated in for the past seven years. Walker performed at Costner's wedding in Aspen last weekend. The platinum recording artist has been indulging in his passion for golf since the early '90s and even while on a busy concert tour he finds time to golf, often with PGA pro pals Elkington and Glen Day.
Walker's current RCA release is A Few Questions.
Canada¹s CISN FM Follows Adam Gregory to the States
Sony Canada recording artist Adam Gregory recently played at Douglas Corner Café, not only for his Nashville audience but also for listeners of CISN FM in Edmonton via a live broadcast from the venue. CISN FM, a country radio station from his hometown, accompanied Gregory to Nashville to lend support for Gregory¹s first Nashville appearance, travelling the long 20-hour drive both to and from Edmonton for the live broadcast of his showcase.
"We would drive to the end of the world and back for Adam," Assistant Program Director and Afternoon Drive jockey Chris Scheetz said. "We really believe in him and know that he has what it takes to become a superstar." More...
Travis Tritt Donates $40,000 To Red Cross For Alabama Hurricane Relief
Country music superstar Travis Tritt tonight makes good on his promise to help storm-ravaged Alabama when he donates $40,000 to the Red Cross for hurricane relief. The singer will present a personal check at the Riverview Plaza Hotel (Detonti Suite, first floor) in Mobile, AL, tonight at 8:30 p.m. prior to his 10 p.m. concert at the Mobile Bay Festival. Tritt will also meet with local hurricane "heroes" nominated by residents and selected by the mayor¹s office and radio station WKSJ. More...
Neal McCoy & Friends Unite for East Texas Angel Network
Country star Neal McCoy and his wife Melinda host the 10th Annual East Texas Angel Network benefit this weekend in his hometown of Longview, Texas.
This year’s special guests will include Charley Pride and The Pridesmen, Bryan White, Kevin Sharp, Leslie Satcher, Gary Burr, “Jungle” Jack Hanna, NBA star Karl Malone, Burton “Bubba” Gilliam and retired Gen. Tommy Franks.
The East Texas Angel Network is a charitable organization founded by Neal and Melinda in 1994, committed to enhancing the lives of East Texas children who are living with terminal or life-threatening diseases.
Loretta Lynn Single Gets Adds on MTV
MTV has added into rotation Loretta Lynn’s new video for "Portland Oregon" from her album, Van Lear Rose. In a week filled with honors and accolades, Lynn was awarded the Americana Music Awards trophies for Album of the Year for Van Lear Rose and Artist of the Year and featured on SPIN magazine's 2004 "The Cool List" at # 10. MTV will begin spinning the video for "Portland Oregon" on Monday, October 4. More...
Royal Wade Kimes Strikes Back
Royal Wade Kimes has come up with his own version of an anthem to male independence. His new single, "Feelin¹ Stud," which just debuted on the Music Row charts, takes on all the current crop of female-dominated songs. More...