Comments on: Frances Preston Passes Away; CMA Music Festival Sets Attendance Record; New York Banjo Summit Touring This Fall

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:19:33 +0000

Just kidding anyway, Paul..Lists with so many candidates are hard–although, there are so many lists out there, you’d never know!

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:19:52 +0000

Not at all – on my list Tammy came in at #11 and Jean Shepard at #12, and my all-time personal favorite Connie Smith at #13

If you delete the two execs on my list, then Tammy is at #9 and Jean at #10

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:27:21 +0000

Mr Dennis have a Tammy Wynette problem?

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:23:10 +0000

Frances Preston was unbeliveably important to the developement of both Nashville and Country Music. When Kevin at COUNTRY UNIVERSE compiled his excellent list of the 100 Greatest Women of Country Music, he didn’t include any music executives among his list. I did and had Frances Preston in my personal top ten

My list per my posting of June 22, 2008 :

1 Jo Meador-Vaughan
2 Loretta Lynn
3 Maybelle & Sara Carter
4 Patsy Cline
5 Frances Preston
6 Emmylou Harris
7 Kitty Wells
8 Dolly Parton
9 Reba McEntire
10 Shania Twain

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:37:19 +0000

In the Lucy Hale article it states “Hale is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and cites Shania Twain and Faith Hill as important influences.” Wow, that really piques my interest…ZZZzzzzz

Well its encouraging to know there are only 71,000 die hard fans out there dedicated to the mediocrity of AirHead Country Music!

In the series debut of the revived “Dallas” TV series last night a band was playing “Tulsa Time” on the patio at the South Fork Ranch at Christopher’s wedding bash. Its so nice to hear real country music on a network TV series, even if it is a cable only network.

The Harry Stinson link says its down for maintenance. Crikey!

By: luckyoldsun

luckyoldsun — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:04:49 +0000

Looks like they closed Nashville Lyric Street and created Hollywood Lyric Street. Less Aaron Tippin and Trent Tomlinson. More Lucy Hale.
Strange?–It’s kind of what I’d expect Disney to do.

By: Ken Morton, Jr.

Ken Morton, Jr. — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:34:16 +0000

Anyone else find it strange that Disney closes their country music labels (in Lyric Street and Carolwood Records) and then decides they want to be in that genre again with Lucy Hale?