Doc Watson Passes Away; Randy Travis Files Countersuit Against Ex-Wife’s Management Company; New Joey + Rory Album Out 7/31
- Doc Watson passed away yesterday at the age of 89. Here are obituaries from the New York Times, NPR, CMT, and Washington Post.
- Last week’s Golf & Guitars raised nearly $100,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Morton Golf Foundation, which brings the game to underprivileged and disabled communities in the Sacramento region.
- Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday.
- Due out July 31: Joey + Rory’s His and Hers.
- Country California posted a new Quotable Country.
- Randy Travis filed a countersuit against his ex-wife’s management company, stating that the company released personal and confidential information intended to damage Travis’ career.
- Trampled By Turtles played a short set for 89.3 The Current.
- Stream the new Honey Dewdrops record and download a free MP3 over at Folk Alley.
- Wendell Mobley tells American Songwriter the story behind Rascal Flatts’ “Banjo.”
- Bluegrass Today’s Daniel Mullins takes a look at “Blue Yodel No. 8 (Muleskinner Blues)” as part of the site’s Jimmie Rodgers remembrance series.
- Here’s a video for “All Day” from Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys.
- Ben Foster of Country Universe counts down his 25 favorite Shania Twain songs.
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Bob Dylan // Doc Watson // Honey Dewdrops // Jimmie Rodgers // Joey + Rory // Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys // Randy Travis // Rascal Flatts // Shania Twain // Trampled By Turtles // Wendell Mobley
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May 30, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Thanks for the mention of my Shania feature, Juli. Always appreciate it! It was a fun project.
May 30, 2012 at 10:19 pm
I remember my jaw dropped when I read that Randy Travis re-signed with Lib Hatcher’s management company at the same time that they got divorced. Either he got some really derelict advice–or he ignored the good advice that he got. The likelihood of a conflict of interest was glaring. I hope for Travis’s sake, he can get himself out of it. The guy is a true hall-of-famer.
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