Country Music

        COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Friday, August 29, 2008

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Do to the Labor Day Holiday we will not be mailing
this newsletter on Monday, September 1st. Stay safe
and enjoy the long weekend…We’ll be back on
Tuesday, September 2nd. Enjoy!  The Editor
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*———– TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE ———–*

Q. In what Alan Jackson song will you find the lyrics ‘
…The wind picked up, he was gone, was he ever really
there?’

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       +—– TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY —–+

1900 Folksinger Buell Kazee born in Magoffin County, Ky.
 
1952 Songwriter Don Schlitz born in Durham, N.C. 

1966 Keyboardist Dan Truman (Diamond Rio) born in
Flagstaff, Ariz. 

1966 Singer-songwriter Shawn Camp born in Little Rock,
Ark. 
 
1964 Jim Reeves’ “I Won’t Forget You” reached No. 1 in
Norway 
 
1998 Rockabilly pioneer Charlie Feathers died at age 66 
 
1932 Jimmie Rodgers recorded “In The Hills Of Tennessee,”
“Miss the Mississipi and You” and two other songs 

1952 Delmore Brothers recorded “That Old Train,” “The
Trail of Time” and two other songs 

1962 Jimmy Martin recorded “Give Me The Roses Now,” “Lord,
I’m Coming Home,” “Goodbye” and two other songs 

1962 Jimmy Martin recorded “Prayer Bell Of Heaven” 
 
1981 Kathie Baillie married Michael Bonagura (Baillie
& the Boys) 

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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *

Josh Turner Appearing at CMA Songwriters Series in NYC

Josh Turner will be the special guest when the CMA Song-
writers Series returns to Joe’s Pub in New York City on
Sept. 9. The series is similar to the intimate singer-
songwriter performances that take place daily at small
venues in Nashville. Songwriter Bob DiPiero, whose
credits include George Strait’s “Blue Clear Sky,” will
host the event taking place the night before the final
nominees for this year’s CMA Awards are announced in
New York on Good Morning America and in Nashville on
CMT Insider. Also appearing at the club are Gary Burr
and Sam and Annie Tate. The performances at Joe’s Pub
are scheduled at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., but Turner
will only appear at the late show.
 
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             +— COUNTRY STARS CONCERTS —+

     Patty Loveless Plans First Tour in Three Years

Patty Loveless will be embarking on a tour of theaters
to promote her new album, Sleepless Nights, to be
released on Sept. 9 by Saguaro Roads Records. The tour,
her first in three years, begins Sept. 26 in State
College, Pa., and initially includes 12 cities through
early November, with additional stops to be announced
soon. The shows include performances Oct. 1-2 at the
Birchmere in Alexandria, Va. Sleepless Nights features
her interpretations of classic country songs popular-
ized by George Jones, Ray Price, Hank Williams and
Webb Pierce, among others.

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TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:

A. ‘Midnight In Montgomery’

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