Loretta Lynn Postpones Shows; Carolina Chocolate Drops Ready New Album; Brad Paisley Renames Tour
- Check out the Chieftains/Pistol Annies collaboration on “Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies” from the Chieftains’ upcoming 50th anniversary album, Voice of Ages.
- The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ new album, Leaving Eden, will be released on February 28.
- Loretta Lynn postponed her first two shows of the year to give her a few more weeks of physical therapy (she had knee replacement surgery in the fall).
- Reba will be on a future episode of Oprah’s Master Class on the Oprah Winfrey Channel.
- Lee Brice got engaged to longtime girlfriend Sara Reeveley this week.
- Blogger Sam B. of From Another Country profiled C.H. (Country Helvetia), a band that sounds like Switzerland’s Lady Antebellum.
- Jessi Colter, Dierks Bentley and Justin Moore are a few of the artists appearing on tribute album Waylon — The Music Inside, Volume 2, due out January 24.
- Paul W. Dennis wrote his newest Country Heritage column on Hawkshaw Hawkins.
- Give a listen and then download “Girls Are Crazy About Me,” a song on a new album from Don Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and Boo Hanks.
- Brad Paisley renamed his 2012 tour: Camobunga is now Virtual Reality World Tour 2012.
- CM Wilcox takes a look back at his previous year-end Best Of lists.
- Gregg Allman’s recent Ryman show was a good time, reports Evan Schlansky of American Songwriter. Maybe not for the guy who got stabbed in the face, but for everyone else.
- Here’s Ryan Adams covering hair-metal band Ratt’s “Round and Round.”
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Boo Hanks // Brad Paisley // Carolina Chocolate Drops // Chieftains // Country Helvetia // Dierks Bentley // Don Flemons // Gregg Allman // Hawkshaw Hawkings // Jessi Colter // Justin Moore // Lee Brice // Loretta Lynn // Pistol Annies // Reba McEntire // Ryan Adams
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January 6, 2012 at 10:14 am
Geez, that Pistol Annies “Fair & Tender Ladies” doesn’t even make my top 20 favorite versions.
January 6, 2012 at 10:35 am
I’m sure the Pistol Annies will be devastated to hear taht news.
January 6, 2012 at 11:28 am
That Waylon Tribute contributor list reads like a spoof. Wow.
January 6, 2012 at 11:46 am
I’m excited about the Carolina Chocolate Drops album.
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