Archive for September, 2009

Bedrock 66 Live! muscians meld genres - State Journal-Register

For a lot of younger musicians, the concept of narrowly defined genres — country, rock, jazz, classical — are dying with the record companies that relied on those categories to market music. It’s not necessarily a new story — the Beach Boys …

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Jimmy Lane: Great new music about to hit stores - Norwich Bulletin

Jimmy Lane: Great new music about to hit stores
Norwich Bulletin
The Appalachian themed project combines bluegrass and country. Tuesday, music stores will be offering the hot new CDs from four of country music's best

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Country music performer Schikora to play on home stage - The Western News

Country music performer Schikora to play on home stage
The Western News
Now a country music performer who is coming out with a new CD, Schikora will play on Saturday night on the Memorial Center stage.

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kenny Rogers in Butte Saturday - Montana Standard

Tickets are still available for Kenny Rogers’ concert Saturday in the Butte Civic Center. Rogers, one of the most successful country music artists, will perform starting at 8 p.m. Montana’s Rob Quist opens at 6:30 p.m., and the doors open at 5 p.m …

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In Kenyan villages, drought leaves famished hearts & stomachs - Christian Examiner

SAMBURU, Kenya — Charlie Daniels (no relation to the country music legend) is in mid-sermon when an elderly woman faints. It isn’t the Kenyan heat that’s the culprit — it’s hunger. She has not eaten in four days. “Is there any food?” the woman’s …

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Tucson’s crazy music weekend - Arizona Daily Star

Ah, October, when the weather cools and the music heats up. The month starts with a bang with two huge rock ‘n’ roll festivals, plus a Latin music festival, the massive Club Crawl and concerts by a country super duo and a hot Miami rapper. All that …

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Robin Roberts to be guest announcer on Opry - Aiken Standard

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robin Roberts, co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and a breast cancer survivor, will be guest announcer this Friday during a special Grand Ole Opry show promoting research about the disease. Roberts, who was diagnosed …

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Country or pop? Taylor Swift fans divided on singer’s focus - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Country or pop? Taylor Swift fans divided on singer's focus
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Even people who never listen to country music probably have heard of Swift, whose name and face seem to be everywhere, including the cover of several

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Country or pop? Taylor Swift fans divided on singer’s focus - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

In just three years, Taylor Swift has gone from being a fledgling teen country singer who grew up on a Pennsylvania tree farm to a household name. Even people who never listen to country music probably have heard of Swift, whose name and face seem to …

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Event raises awareness of ovarian cancer - WIS-TV

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Though the month is ending, the battle to find a cure or even a screening test still goes on. The South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation held its annual Whispers Butterfly Release …

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