Country Music News
Friday, July 3, 2009
NEWS FROM NASHVILLE
FROM WESTWOOD ONE AND T-100
WYNONNA JUDD TO HEADLINE 25TH ANNUAL "MUSIC CITY JULY 4TH: LET FREEDOM SING!"
Wynonna Judd will be taking part in Nashville's Independence Day celebration. The singer is set to headline the city's 25th annual "Music City July 4th: Let Freedom Sing!" celebration, taking place at the NowPlayingNashville.com Riverfront First Stage. Wy will be joined on stage by the Grammy winning Nashville Symphony Orchestra as she performs a mix of her hit songs and patriotic favorites. Prior to the concert, the country diva will be appearing at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to sign autographs. In addition, fans attending the autograph session will be given the opportunity to enter to win a personalized Gibson Acoustic Songwriter Deluxe Studio guitar valued at nearly four-thousand-dollars. For more information visit countrymusichalloffame.com.
TIM MCGRAW ON TOUR
Tim McGraw is back on the road. The singer recently launched a short summer trek, and has 13 more shows coming up before Labor Day. Most of the stops are at festivals across the U.S. and Canada. McGraw will be spending his July 4th holiday in Manitoba, Canada, at Dauphin's Countryfest. Other stops include Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin; the Country Jam USA in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; the Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, California; and the WeFest in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He'll wrap up the trek at the Great Allentown Fair in Allentown, Pennsylvania on September 4th.
Tonight, McGraw will be celebrating our nation's independence with members of the military. He'll be performing with the Eli Young Band at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. On this tour McGraw will be introducing some new songs to his fans. He's planning on incorporating material from his upcoming album, "Southern Voice" into his sets. The CD is slated for release this fall.
Tim McGraw Tour Dates
July 3 - Lawton, Oklahoma, at Fort Sill
July 4 - Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, at Dauphin's Countryfest
July 11 - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival
July 16 - Canandaigua, New York at the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
July 17 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, at the Rogers Bay Fest
July 18 - Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, at Country Thunder
July 23 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at Country Jam USA
July 25 - Kelseyville, California, at the Konocti Harbor Amphitheater
July 26 - Paso Robles, California, at the Mid-State Fair
July 31 - Sweet Home, Oregon, at The Oregon Jamboree
August 2 - Camrose, California, at the Big Valley Jamboree
August 8 - Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, at WeFest
September 4 - Allentown, Pennsylvania, at the Great Allentown Fair
NEAL MCCOY IN CANADA, ON "HUCKABEE" TOMORROW
Neal McCoy will be celebrating July 4th outside of the U.S. The singer is slated to be the headliner tomorrow at Alberta, Canada's Expert Mobile Extreme Country Fever festival in Grand Prairie. But those who can't travel north to see him live can catch him on the tube. His Memorial Day performance on the Fox News Channel's "Huckabee" will be included on the show's special Independence Day edition, airing tomorrow. Meanwhile, fans fortunate enough to be seeing McCoy live Saturday will also be treated to performances from Aaron Lines and Katie Armiger. And those attending the event Sunday will see Jason Aldean and Jamie O'Neal. The three-day Country Fever begins tonight with sets from Johnny Reid, Jessie Farrell, and Shawndel.
ALAN JACKSON MISSES OUT ON "CHICKEN FRIED"
Could you imagine Alan Jackson singing "Chicken Fried?" The singer notes the Zac Brown Band's breakthrough hit could have been his. He says producer Keith Stegall pitched the song to him, but he turned it down. Jackson says his response was, quote, “I like it but man I just had that song about cornbread and chicken, and I got a song about baloney. Every album I got these songs about food, man, I just don't think I wanna do a 'chicken fried' song right now.” While Jackson admits that he perhaps should have taken the song, he doesn't regret passing it up. The 20-year veteran says he likes Zac Brown and his band, and he's happy for the group for what the song has done for them.
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL'S UPCOMING ROCK CONCERT
Jason Michael Carroll is really looking forward to next Tuesday. That night Aerosmith will be performing in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, and he's going to the show. The singer explains that for his birthday his management surprised him with the concert tickets. And Carroll is positively giddy as he adds, quote, “I get to meet the band – I'm stoked!” June 13th was Carroll's birthday. He turned 31.
QUICK BITES
• Hank Williams Jr. will be spending the July 4th holiday with one of his kids. The country great is the headliner for Lexington, Kentucky's Red, White, & Boom 2009 concert this Saturday, while his daughter Holly Williams is among the other acts on the bill. Keith Anderson, Justin Moore, and Halfway to Hazard are also slated to perform.
• Chris Young and John Conlee will be performing on the Opry this fourth of July. They're featured on Saturday's show, along with Little Jimmy Dickens, Jeannie Seely, Jim Ed Brown, and other Opry greats. Meanwhile, Ricky Skaggs, Holly Williams, and Connie Smith are just some of tonight's Opry performers.
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