A sixth-generation Texan, Carll might pack the dance halls of his home state, but his drawling, finely wrought originals have much in common with Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark.
Today the Academy of Country Music is announcing the winners of awards that will not be televised during the live telecast of the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The ceremony, which honors country music's top talent as well as the industry's hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast LIVE from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television
Rodney Crowell says it was luck that took him to Bishop’s Pub, a Nashville bar with a famous open-mic scene, in the mid-1970s.The Houston-born singer-songwriter had traveled to Music City to make a career out of his songs but found himself "hangin’ with the hippies" in Centennial Park on Nashville’s west side, Crowell said in a telephone interview Monday.
(NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT/ CMT .com Editorial Director Chet Flippo.) The induction of Emmylou Harris into the Country Music Hall of Fame, for me at least, was one of the most special moments in country music history that I have been privileged to witness.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Hiatt, whose rootsy songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson and B.B. King, will receive the Americana Music Association's lifetime achievement award for songwritin
TodayJAKE’S DINER HOSTS BENEFIT: Jake’s Diner will donate entire day of earnings to Bend’s Community Center’s new kitchen project; 5:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Jake’s Diner, 2210 N. E. Highway 20, Bend; 419-6021.PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Redmond Grange hosts a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, eggs and more to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Redmond; $5 adults, $3 ages 12 and younger; 7 to 10:30 a.m.; The