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        COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Wednesday, August 27,  2008

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*———– TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE ———–*

Q. What is the name of Dolly Parton’s theme park? 

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       +—– TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY —–+

1916 Radio Dot Swan born Dorothy Maxine Henderson in Hundred,
West Virginia 

1917 Pete Cassell born Pete Webster Cassell in Cobb County,
Ga. (near Atlanta) 

1925 Carter Stanley born Carter Glen Stanley in McClure,
Virginia 

1927 Jimmy C. Newman born in Big Mamou, Louisiana 

1937 Tommy Sands born in Chicago, Illinois 

1937 Bandleader and influential banjo player J.D. Crowe born
James Dee Crowe in Lexington, Kentucky 

1949 Jeff Cook with supergroup Alabama born Jeffrey Alan Cook
in Fort Payne, Alabama 

1959 William George Phillips born to Bill & Nita Phillips in
Waynesville, North Carolina 

1961 Jeffrey Steele (Boy Howdy) born Jeffrey Le’Vasseur in
Burbank, California 
 
1963 Jim Denny died 
 
1988 Judds performed at a private luncheon given by President
& Nancy Reagan 
 
1997 Kenny Rogers’ “Greatest Hits” certified 12x platinum 

1998 Confederate Railroad’s self-titled debut album certified
double platinum 

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

  Kenny Chesney Delivers Lucky Old Sun on Oct. 14

Kenny Chesney’s new album, Lucky Old Sun, will be re-
leased on Oct. 14 as a deluxe edition with four bonus
tracks. The regular version of the CD will arrive on
Oct. 21. The bonus tracks include “Boston” and “Got a
Little Crazy” (both recorded at Chesney’s stadium con-
cert near Boston), along with “Soul of a Sailor” and
“Guitars and Tiki Bars” (recorded live at the Hogs
Breath Saloon in Key West, Fla. The deluxe edition
will also give fans a chance to win a trip to attend
the opening of Chesney’s 2009 tour. “Lucky Old Sun is
a really personal record,” Chesney said. “It comes
from some pretty deep places, and it looks at my life,
how I’ve evolved and the way the ocean can take you
places beyond location. There are a bunch of fun songs
on the record, for sure, but nothing quite as immediate
as these live tracks. So, in some ways, it’s the very
best of what we do in the studio and what we do in
people’s hometowns.”
 
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             +— COUNTRY STARS CONCERTS —+

                Kid Rock Offers Views
      on Music Industry, Politics … and Oprah

Kid RockEditor’s note: More of the Kid Rock interview
is featured on the new episode of CMT Insider premier-
ing Saturday (Aug. 23) at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT.

At a time when record companies are continuing to be-
moan the decline of CD sales, Kid Rock observes, “If
people had good albums, they’d be buying albums. But
people are buying singles because they only have good
songs.”

As evidenced by his latest album, Rock N Roll Jesus,
it’s clear he’s not having a problem sustaining his
success at retail. Still in the Top 10 of the all-
genre Billboard 200 chart, the title has sold more
than 1.6 million copies and is currently selling
more than 100,000 copies per week after being re-
leased almost a year ago. He’s also enjoying a major
country hit with “All Summer Long.”

In an interview with CMT Insider, Kid Rock said the
music industry is failing in its efforts to create
superstar acts.

“The program director at a radio station, by the way,
is not the superstar,” he said. “If he was a superstar,
he’d be out creating songs, but he’s not. But he wants
to act like he has control and power.”

During his visit to CMT’s offices earlier this week,
Kid Rock offered his opinions on a variety of topics,
including the concept of keeping his thoughts to him-
self when it comes to politics.

“I truly believe that people like myself, who are in
a position of entertainers in the limelight, should
keep their mouth shut on politics,” he noted. “Because
at the end of the day, let me tell you what I ‘m good
at: I’m good at writing songs and singing. What I’m
not educated in is the field of political science. And
so for me to be sharing my views and influencing people
of who I think they should be voting for … I think
would be very irresponsible on my part. So I’ll just
keep my mouth shut on that.”

He further suggests that political candidates might be
better off to avoid close connections to those in the
entertainment business.

“I think celebrity endorsements hurt politicians,” he
said. “Because as soon as somebody comes out for a
politician, especially in Hollywood, when they all go,
‘I’m voting for this guy!’ — I go, ‘That’s not who
I’m voting for!’ … As soon as Oprah Winfrey pops up
and goes ‘Ha-la-la-la-la,’ I’m like, ‘I love Barrack
Obama. I hate Oprah Winfrey.’” He adds, “I don’t hate
her. I just don’t believe in her, so I don’t want any
part of any of that. I think celebrities hurt
politicians.”

As a celebrity who has gotten plenty of media attention
– both good and bad — Kid Rock also had some words to
say about the proliferation of Internet blogs.

“There’s a real problem with this Internet thing and
everyone thinking they have a voice,” he said. “This
is where freedom can get out of hand. Everybody
should not have a voice is what we’ve just proven by
the Internet. Because I’m convinced that Jesus Christ
could come back onto this earth and forgive everybody’s
sins, and it’d be the greatest day in mankind ever.
Somebody would take a picture of him. They’d put him
on a Web site like TMZ, and the first comment would be
‘Jesus is a douche bag.’ You know what I’m sayin’?

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TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:

A. Dollywood