Willie Nelson Goes Home With Jimmy Carter
In a special homecoming event, CMT joins the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, for an intimate look at the small town that he still calls home and where he spends the holidays with wife Rosalynn, his children and grandchildren - Plains, Ga. In this one-hour documentary, CMT Homecoming: President Carter In Plains, premiering December 4 at 9 p.m. ET. President Carter welcomes his longtime friend, country legend Willie Nelson, to Plains for the reunion.
Nelson joins President Carter for a tour of his childhood home, his boyhood haunts, and the town that holds a special place in President Carter's heart. The two friends swap stories of what it was like growing up in small towns and reminisce about their friendship that has lasted decades. In honor of Plains, Nelson performs for everyone in the town, and the fans get a surprise when President and Mrs. Carter join Nelson on stage.
Big & Rich Release Holiday Edition of ‘Horse of a Different Color’
Big Kenny & John Rich have gotten in the holiday spirit early this year. Adding to the several cover variations of Horse of a Different Color already in circulation, Big & Rich are releasing a special red and green, snow-covered edition. Only 200,000 copies of this cover have been made.
The latest single, Holy Water continues its strong presence on radio, arriving at #19 on Radio & Records.