Country Stars Remember Kitty Wells; New Little Big Town Album Due in September; Punch Brothers Announce New Tour Dates
- Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, and Lee Ann Womack all made statements about Kitty Wells’ passing.
- Janis Martin’s final album, The Blanco Sessions, will be released on September 18. The album, produced by Rosie Flores and Bobby Trimble, was funded through Kickstarter. (via press release)
- Punch Brothers announced a bunch of new North American tour dates.
- Out August 5: Catherine Britt’s Always Never Enough, which she co-produced with Bill Chambers. The album also features a collaboration with Guy Clark.
- Coming out September 11: Little Big Town’s fifth studio album, Tornado. (via press release)
- Bob Dylan’s new album, Tempest, also has a September 11 release date.
- Hellbound Glory, Shooter Jennings, Rachel Brooke, and more are slated to play the 2013 MoonRunners Fest in Chicago.
- A couple of Good Samaritans helped a wheelchair-bound fan see a Blake Shelton concert.
- Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” went double platinum, while Billy Currington’s “Good Directions” and Luke Bryan’s “Rain is a Good Thing” were both certified platinum.
- Woody Guthrie’s family held an intimate gathering to mark his 100th birthday.
- RollingStone.com premiered “Come Back Little Star” from Drive-By Trucker Patterson Hood’s solo album, Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance. The song is a Hood-Kelly Hogan collaboration.
- Stream Zoe Muth’s new EP, Old Gold.
- Eli Young Band’s version of Will Hoge’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart this week.
- Keith Urban is on the cover of Australian GQ.
- The Bluegrass Today Album of the Week is Rhonda Vincent’s All American Bluegrass Girl.
- A one-hour special taped at last year’s Johnny Cash Music Festival will air on GAC July 28. PBS affiliates will also air the program during the summer.
- Listen to “Dig Gravedigger Dig” from Corb Lund’s upcoming album.
- Tracy Byrd and his wife were in a car accident. Thankfully, neither they nor the other driver had any life-threatening injuries.
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July 18, 2012 at 10:52 am
The upcoming Corb Lund album is one of my favorites of the year and “Dig Gravedigger Dig” is one of the many reasons why.
July 18, 2012 at 11:12 am
I’ll have to check out the Catherine Britt album. Love her voice so for me it’s just a question of the songs.
July 18, 2012 at 11:23 am
I’m excited about the Catherine Britt album, especially with Bill Chambers co-producing it and the Guy Clark participation. It’s gotta be good.
July 18, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Plus, Corb Lund’s record has some very nice things to say about cows. Unusual, some would say.
July 19, 2012 at 10:13 am
“Plus, Corb Lund’s record has some very nice things to say about cows. Unusual, some would say.”
I’m intrigued.
I’ve seen the video for Gettin’ Down to the Mountain, which I guess will be on the album as well. Good song.
July 19, 2012 at 11:00 am
The song is “Cows Around.”
July 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm
I look forward to hearing that new Catherine Britt album eventually. Back when she was a guest on Music City Roots in the fall of 2011, Catherine said she and Bill Chambers were in Austin recording an album as “The Hillbilly Killers”! (lol) I guess it grew into something a bit bigger during the process…
Its nice to read that Will Hoge is earning some songwriter royalties from airplay on AirHead Country Radio! Good show!
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