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☆ Duane Eddy: Groundbreaking American guitarist dies age 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Guitarist Duane Eddy, best known for twangy riffs on hits such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Cannonball,” has died at the age of 86, it has been reported. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound. Duane Eddy was one of my most important influences. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Duane Eddy. As a legendary guitarist, he inspired generations with his pioneering twangy sound and musical innovations,” reads the post.

Persons: Duane Eddy, ”, Eddy, “ Duane, “ Peter Gunn ”, They’re Young, Terry Wyatt, “ Forrest Gump ”, Kyle Young, don’t, Duane, Young, George Harrison, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Marty Stuart, ” Eddy, Mark Humphrey, Dave Davies, “ Organizations: CNN, Variety, Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, Central Press, Hulton, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ventures, US, Gretsch Locations: Corning , New York, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ I'm planning to spend $5,000 to see Taylor Swift in Europe with my kids. Our floor tickets, hotel, and flights are set to cost less than our nosebleed seats in the US did.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen Taylor Swift first announced her Eras Tour, I laughed when I heard colleagues had cleared their work schedules to buy tickets. And once The Eras Tour started, it became clear that it was the concert of the century. AdvertisementFortunately, five cousins chipped in to buy my daughter tickets for her birthday. I've wanted to go for years, and snagging Swift tickets would allow me to finally make the trip. I scored three VIP floor seats for the first night of Swift's Eras Tour in Warsaw for less than $1,000.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Swiftie Taylor Swift, Christopher Polk, Swift, I've, snagging Swift, It's, Jamie Davis Smith Organizations: Service, Business, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ticketmaster Locations: Nashville, Poland, Warsaw, Paris

☆ Beyoncé's covers are landing Boomer country artists in the ears of Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She weaves in samples and references to Black artists, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, and Roy Hamilton. A cover song isn't just a copyThere's a long history of non-country artists doing country covers. Related storiesFor artists, cover songs "are like a stepping stone. Solis, the ethnomusicologist, pointed out that country music has grown out of a history of people playing other artists' songs, particularly Black artists. Beyoncé's "Jolene" cover is #3 on Apple Music Charts, while "Blackbird" is #12.

Persons: Cowboy Carter, Jolene, —, Carter, It's, Queen Bey, she's, Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, Roy Hamilton, Willie Nelson, Linda Martell, Bey, Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, Tina Knowles, Gabriel Solis, Patsy Cline's, Bing Crosby, Don Cusic, Beyoncé, — Bey, Solis, " Solis, Tracy Chapman's, Luke Combs, Martell, Nelson, Parton, Cusic Organizations: Service, University of Washington, Western Music Hall of Fame, Spotify, Apple, YouTube Locations: America, Beyoncé

☆ Opinion: How Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reveals America’s true nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Opinion Roxanne Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Roxanne Jones CNNIt was from Africa that the banjo, the signature instrument of country music, arrived on our nation’s shores. For a brief time in the 1960s and 1970s, Black country music artists received some commercial success and recognition. And, though he’s in the Country Music Hall of Fame today, Bailey was never recognized for his countless contributions to the genre. And by this measure, I’d say Beyoncé’s second act, “Cowboy Carter,” is indeed classic country music.

Persons: Roxanne Jones, Jones, ”, Cowboy Carter, Roxanne Jones CNN, There’d, Beyonce, Alice Randall, “, ” Randall, Linda Martell, Martell, Ray Charles ’, Charley Pride, DeFord Bailey, mistreating Bailey, ” Bailey, Bailey, Uncle Wilbur, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Bey Organizations: ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, NPR, Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame Locations: Africa, America, Texas, Beyoncé, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Toby Keith to be posthumously inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Toby Keith will receive a posthumous honor. The late country music star, who died in February at age 62 from complications of stomach cancer, will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. “Election to the Country Music Hall of Fame is country music’s highest honor, and new members are elected annually by an anonymous panel of industry leaders chosen by the Country Music Association (CMA),” according to a press release about the announcement. The legendary country singer went public with his stomach cancer diagnosis in 2022, which he had been dealing with since October 2021. The new members-elect will be inducted during this year’s Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony on October 20.

Persons: Toby Keith, Singer John Anderson, James Burton, Rolling Stone, Sarah Trahern, Keith, Toby, ’ ” Trahern, ” Keith, “ I’ve, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Country Music Hall of Fame, Country Music Association, CMA, Fame’s, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Music Hall of Fame Locations: Las Vegas

☆ I brought my 73-year-old mother-in-law to Nashville. I was worried about the city's party reputation, but we found many ways to have fun.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ash Jurberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Our first stop was the Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumThe Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has some cool pieces on display. There was much to learn about the early pioneers of country music and more recent contemporaries. I could tell why the historic live-music venue is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. AdvertisementThe Johnny Cash Museum is also not to be missedThe Johnny Cash Museum is a must for music fans. There were also plenty of sweet treats to tasteAsh JurbergJust across from the Johnny Cash museum is Goo Goo Chocolate Co, home of the Goo Goo Cluster — the first combination candy bar made in the US.

Persons: —, it's, Jurberg, Elvis Presley's, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Cash, Ash Jurberg, Belle Meade, Ash, Grand Ole Opry Ash, Don Schlitz, He's, Kenny Rogers Organizations: Service, Business, Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Hall of Fame, RCA Studios, of Country, Johnny, Food, Greece Nashville, Grand Ole Opry, Ole Opry, Schlitz Locations: Australia, Nashville, Ryman, United States, Belle, Tennessee, Prince's, Texas, Martin's, Greece, Athens

“Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, died Friday at age 86, a family member said. “The one exception was JM Van Eaton.”Van Eaton became a core of musicians that performed at Sun through the 1950s, the newspaper reported. By the early 1980s, Van Eaton began four decades of working in the municipal bond business. He was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In addition to his wife, Van Eaton is survived by a son and daughter.

Persons: —, Jimmy ” Van Eaton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Van Eaton, Deborah, Lewis, Riley, Bill Justis, Charlie Rich, James Mack Van Eaton, ” Van Eaton, Sam Phillips, Jerry Lee, ” Phillips, Elvis Presley Organizations: Sun Records, Appeal, Sun, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Memphis Music Hall of Fame Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis , Tennessee, Memphis, Alabama, Tennessee

On Thursday, an American Airlines plane slid off a snowy taxiway in Rochester, New York, after a flight from Philadelphia. Thousands of residents have been without power since Saturday in parts of Oregon’s Willamette Valley after an ice storm caused extensive damage. “We do have a generator that we got last year, and right now it’s running an oil plug-in heater," she said. In Mississippi’s capital city, an estimated 12,000 customers were dealing with low water pressure Thursday, another setback for Jackson’s long-troubled water system. ___Associated Press journalists Jonathan Mattise and Kristin M. Hall in Nashville and Adrian Sainz in Memphis contributed.

Persons: —, it’s, ”, Jamie Kenworthy, I’ve, Ronald Briggs, Crews, Will Compton, “, ” Compton, Aaron Robison, Jackson, Ted Henifin, Jonathan Mattise, Kristin M, Adrian Sainz Organizations: . New, National Weather Service, American Airlines, Portland Public Schools, Authorities, Tennessee Valley Authority, Country Music Hall of Fame, Associated Press, Hall Locations: PORTLAND, Oregon, Tennessee, . New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rochester , New York, Philadelphia, West Coast, Willamette, Jasper, Lane County, ”, Portland , Oregon, Portland, Nashville, North Dakota’s, Washington, Seattle, In Kansas, Memphis

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.”The performances will take place Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before the championship matchup and halftime show featuring Usher. Andra Day will also perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing" as part of the pregame performances that will air on CBS. Actor Daniel Durant will perform the national anthem in American sign language. He'll follow his “CODA” film castmate and Oscar winner Troy Kotsur, who took on the role last year. Model-dancer Anjel Piñero will sign “America the Beautiful” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” will be signed by actor-dancer Shaheem Sanchez.

Persons: Reba McEntire, Post Malone, Usher, Andra, Daniel Durant, He'll, castmate, Oscar, Troy Kotsur, Anjel, Shaheem Sanchez, Adam Blackstone, ” Jay, Jesse Collins, McEntire, Annie, Reba, ”, Savage, Swae Lee, Austin ” Organizations: ANGELES, Post, Allegiant, CBS, Nation, Country Music Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center, Globe, rockstar Locations: America, Las Vegas

☆ Brenda Lee, a Queen of Christmas and So Much More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lindsay Zoladz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Lee inducted Tucker into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October, and people are still talking about the dry delivery and killer comic timing of her speech. Lee has, Tucker added, “the best sense of humor known to man (or woman).”For the past four years, “Rockin’” has peaked at No. Because while Brenda Lee is a Christmas queen, she’s also so much more. Brenda Lee has stories. While still in her teens, Lee shared bills with Little Richard, Chubby Checker, Dusty Springfield — the list is seemingly endless.

Persons: Tanya Tucker, Lee, Tucker, “, ”, Mariah, ” Lee, Carey, Brenda Lee, she’s, Elvis Presley, Elvis, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Patsy Cline, Little Richard, Chubby Checker, Dusty Springfield, John Lennon, Lee “ Organizations: Country Music Hall of Fame, Ole Opry, Beatles Locations: Hamburg

CNN —Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son. “I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto. She later released the critically lauded album “Astrud Gilberto Plus the James Last Orchestra” in 1987. Their duet “Desafinado” was released in 1996, and Gilberto became known for exposing the bossa nova genre to a pop music-loving, mainstream audience. Gilberto released her last album “Jungle” in 2002, and went on to be inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame the same year.

Persons: Astrud Gilberto, “, João Gilberto, Astrud, ” Gilberto’s, Sofia, Paul Ricci, Gilberto, Gilberto’s, Marcelo, ”, Stan Getz, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Cher, Amy Winehouse, “ Getz, ” Gilberto, Quincy Jones, Chet Baker, –, Bass, James, George Michael, Desafinado ” Organizations: CNN, James Last Orchestra, Hall of Fame, Latin Recording Academy Locations: Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, United States

☆ Reba McEntire joins ‘The Voice’ as a coach as Blake Shelton wraps up final season
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —As Blake Shelton’s time on “The Voice” comes to an end, he’ll be passing the torch to country music legend Reba McEntire. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee is currently a “mega mentor” on Season 23, lending advice to competing artists. She previously appeared on the debut season of “The Voice” as an advisor to Shelton’s team. Shelton announced in October that Season 23 will be his last. It was also announced last week that Levine will return to “The Voice” stage to perform with Maroon 5 during the Season 23 two-part finale on May 23.

☆ Gordon Lightfoot’s 10 Essential Songs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Rob Tannenbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bob Dylan once named Gordon Lightfoot one of his favorite songwriters, and called the musician “somebody of rare talent” while inducting him into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986. On Dylan’s 1970 album “Self Portrait,” he even recorded Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain,” and the respect was mutual — Lightfoot listened carefully to Dylan’s songs, which instilled in him “a more direct approach, getting away from the love songs,” he once said. In an expansive career that drew from Greenwich Village folk and Laurel Canyon pop, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr., who died on Monday at 84, was embraced by a diverse group of musicians: Elvis Presley and Duran Duran, Lou Rawls and the Replacements. “Lightfoot’s is the voice of the romantic,” Geoffrey Stokes of The Village Voice wrote in 1974. “We’re capable of sensitivity and poetry.” In the process, Lightfoot became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s.

☆ Shania Twain says the country music industry has regressed for women artists
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"You know, male executives, most of the studio musicians were men, most of the managers were men, it was just more male-dominated in every sense. She recalled bracing herself to enter rooms with her female manager, and experiencing sexism and challenges that male artists weren't coming up against. They were embracing my way of making my music and my way of visualizing my music through photography and videos." Twain said this is shown by fewer new female artists emerging in country music than there once were, while the charts are typically dominated by men — or women collaborating with men. "Total annual spins" for male artists in radio's year-end reports increased from 5.8 million in 2000 to 10.3 million in 2018 for male artists; as spins for women fell from 2.8 million to 1.1 million over the same period.

☆ Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nickelback’s dream to be “big rockstars” might just be coming true with the band’s induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The much-memed Canadian band will be officially added to the Hall of Fame in March 2023, according to a news release. The band follows singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who was inducted in 2022, and Jann Arden, inducted in 2021. Many of their most iconic songs – like “Rockstar” and “Photograph” – come from their fifth studio album, “All the Right Reasons,” released in 2005. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame, launched in 1978 to recognize the success of Canadian artists, is located in Calgary, Alberta.

☆ Analysis: The final season of ‘Dead to Me’ is a poignant eulogy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Believe it or not, one of the things that has been helping me lately is just carving out some chill time. Three things to watch‘Dead to Me’ Season 3Christina Applegate as Jen Harding in a scene from "Dead to Me" on Netflix. Saeed Adyani/NetflixThe new season of “Dead to Me,” starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, will be the dark comedy series’ last. I am especially invested in this last season given Applegate’s revelation that she has multiple sclerosis. ‘The Santa Clauses’Tim Allen (second from right) in a scene from "The Santa Clauses" on Disney+.

☆ Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

1 songs on the country charts between spring 1980 and summer 1982, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame. “They showed a kid in a T-shirt that country music could be rock, could be real, could be someone who looked like me. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of Alabama. “After I got the Parkinson’s diagnosis, people would quote the song to me and say, ‘No bad days,’” Cook told The Tennessean in 2019. “They write me letters, notes and emails and they sign ‘No Bad Days.’ I know the support is there.”Survivors include his wife, Lisa.

☆ Judge rejects Walmart's request for new trial after firing of employee with Down syndrome
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Marlo Spaeth (left) was fired from Walmart in July 2015, after working there for nearly 16 years. A federal judge has rejected Walmart's request for a new trial after a jury found the retailer discriminated against a longtime employee with Down syndrome by refusing to adjust her schedule and firing her. In a court filing on Monday, the judge stood by the July 2021 ruling. Spaeth's firing permanently shook up their lives and took away her sister's sense of purpose, Stevenson said. Among its arguments, Walmart said the federal agency did not prove the retailer knew Spaeth's scheduling challenges were related to her Down syndrome.

☆ Jeff Cook, guitarist and co-founder of the band Alabama, dead at 73
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jeff Cook, one of the original members of the country band Alabama, has died, according to the group’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs. A guitarist and co-founder of Alabama, Cook also played fiddle and other musical instruments for the band. He is “credited for introducing the electric double neck guitar to country music,” the statement said. Over the course of his country music career as part of Alabama, Cook sold 80 million albums and charted 43 No. Cook, a native of Fort Payne, Alabama, is survived by his wife of 27 years Lisa Cook, his mother Betty and his brother David, among other family members.

☆ Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ’n’ roll pioneer who sang ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Brandon Griggs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And I’ve been on one all my life,” Lewis said in “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story,” a 2014 biography by Rick Bragg. Jerry Lee Lewis performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1982. In 1989 “Great Balls of Fire!”, a biopic starring Dennis Quaid as Lewis, brought new attention to Lewis’ life and music. Jerry Lee Lewis speaks at the Country Music Hall of Fame 2022 inductees presented by CMA at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 17, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. Well, forget about it, let me hear that song.’”Lewis is survived by his wife, Judith Coghlan Lewis, his children Jerry Lee Lewis III, Ronnie Lewis, Pheobe Lewis and Lori Lancaster, sister Linda Gail Lewis, cousin Swaggart and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, according to his representative’s statement.

☆ A murit un cântăreț care a scris istorie. Milioane de oameni l-au apreciat
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

"Vocea lui baritonală şi simţul său artistic impecabil au influenţat cultura americană", se afirmă în acelaşi mesaj online.Născut pe 18 martie 1934 ca fiu al unui arendaş din Sledge, Mississippi, Charley Pride a devenit primul superstar de culoare al muzicii country şi, totodată, primul artist de culoare care a fost inclus în Country Music Hall of Fame.Între anii 1967 şi 1987, Charley Pride a lansat 52 de piese care au ajuns între primele 10 locuri ale topului country din Statele Unite, a câştigat trei premii Grammy şi a devenit cel mai bine vândut artist country al casei de discuri RCA Records, scrie realitatea.net. Printre cele mai cunoscute cântece ale sale se află piese precum "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" şi "Please Help Me I'm Falling".A fost recompensat de Country Music Association cu titlul de Artistul Anului în 1971, cu premiile pentru Cel mai bun cântăreţ în anii 1971 şi 1972 şi cu Premiul pentru întreaga activitate în 2020.A câştigat cel de-al patrulea premiu Grammy al său la gala din 2017, când a fost recompensat pentru întreaga activitate.Numeroşi artişti şi colegi de breaslă i-au adus un ultim omagiu prin intermediul unor mesaje publicate pe Twitter. Printre aceştia s-au aflat nume sonore din industria muzicală americană, precum Dolly Parton şi Billy Ray Cyrus.

Persons: baritonală, Pride, aceştia, Billy Ray Cyrus Organizations: Country Music Hall, RCA Records, Country Music Locations: Sledge, Mississippi, Statele Unite

☆ Charley Pride, primul star de culoare al muzicii country, a murit de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

"Vocea lui baritonală şi simţul său artistic impecabil au influenţat cultura americană", se afirmă în acelaşi mesaj online.Născut pe 18 martie 1934 ca fiu al unui arendaş din Sledge, Mississippi, Charley Pride a devenit primul superstar de culoare al muzicii country şi, totodată, primul artist de culoare care a fost inclus în Country Music Hall of Fame.Între anii 1967 şi 1987, Charley Pride a lansat 52 de piese care au ajuns între primele 10 locuri ale topului country din Statele Unite, a câştigat trei premii Grammy şi a devenit cel mai bine vândut artist country al casei de discuri RCA Records.Printre cele mai cunoscute cântece ale sale se află piese precum "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" şi "Please Help Me I'm Falling".A fost recompensat de Country Music Association cu titlul de Artistul Anului în 1971, cu premiile pentru Cel mai bun cântăreţ în anii 1971 şi 1972 şi cu Premiul pentru întreaga activitate în 2020.A câştigat cel de-al patrulea premiu Grammy al său la gala din 2017, când a fost recompensat pentru întreaga activitate.Numeroşi artişti şi colegi de breaslă i-au adus un ultim omagiu prin intermediul unor mesaje publicate pe Twitter. Printre aceştia s-au aflat nume sonore din industria muzicală americană, precum Dolly Parton şi Billy Ray Cyrus.

Persons: baritonală, Pride, aceştia, Billy Ray Cyrus Organizations: Country Music Hall, RCA, Country Music Locations: Sledge, Mississippi, Statele Unite

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