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*----------- TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE -----------*
Q. Who sang with Andy Griggs on "Practice Life"?
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+----- TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+
1985 The Academy of Country Music celebrates its 20th
anniversary
1904 Cliff Carlisle born near Taylorsville, Kentucky
1945 Singer/songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore of the
Flatlanders born in Tulia, Texas
1951 Hank Snow's "Rhumba Boogie" goes to #1
1998 Shania Twain's crossover smash single "You're Still
the One" certified platinum
1949 The Delmore Brothers recorded "Blues Stay Away From
Me" for King
1949 The Delmore Brothers recorded "Pan American Boogie"
for King
1949 The Delmore Brothers recorded "Sand Mountain Blues"
for King
1949 The Delmore Brothers recorded "I Swear By the Stars"
for King
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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *
Alan Jackson Joins in Celebration
Alan Jackson at the No. 1 party
Photo Credit: Marilu WhiteAlan Jackson faced a room of
steely-eyed reporters, each determined to ask him in no
uncertain terms if he knew just how wonderful he was.
The soft-spoken superstar grinned like a man in familiar
territory.
Jackson ventured out of his lair Monday (April 28) to
attend a party ASCAP, the performance rights organization,
threw at its Nashville headquarters to celebrate his 32nd
No. 1 single, "Small Town Southern Man."
Normally, only a dozen or so media types show up for
these celebrations, but in the hour before the party
began, print and radio journalists and TV crews packed
ASCAP's main conference room, hoping to get a usable
quote or shot from the usually reclusive Jackson.
But instead of asking precise and pointed questions that
might lead to solid information, the reporters softballed
Jackson with such effluvium as, "Talk about what it's
like to be the most-nominated artist in CMA history."
Given the slowness of Jackson's speech, open-ended
queries like that could have pretty much eaten up the
afternoon -- and came close to doing so.
Nonetheless, Jackson did have a few things to declare.
His new album, Good Time, returns him to his longtime
producer, Keith Stegall. The album before that, Like
Red on a Rose, was produced by Alison Krauss. Jackson
said the switch back to Stegall had been easy to make:
"We knocked it out," he said of the 17-cut album, all
of which he wrote. "It was like cruise control."
Jackson said he had recommended to his record label
that the title cut be released as the first single.
But he acknowledged in hindsight that "Small Town
Southern Man" might have been the wiser choice. He
said virtually all the songs on Good Time were "brand
new" and written specifically for that album.
Asked if his songs are ever pitched to other artists
or if he'd like them to, Jackson replied, "Unfortunately,
I don't turn in a lot of songs for [the publisher] to
pitch. ... They all get cataloged and kind of swept under
the rug."
As has become his habit, Jackson will again perform at
the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Nashville. "It's one of
the easiest things I can do for my fans," he observed.
"It's the least I can do.
"It was also a full house for the party as people from
all over Music Row streamed into the ASCAP lobby to get
a glimpse of -- and maybe even a photo with -- Jackson.
"It's an honor to make records with this man," Stegall
told the cheering crowd. "I think this was what I was
born to do."
Jackson was humble as he accepted award after award for
his achievements.
"If I never had another No. 1, I would be fine," he
said. "I've had a wonderful career. It's a privilege
to still be on the charts."
ASCAP chief Connie Bradley offered the final words of
praise: "He's really our modern day Hank Williams."
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+--- COUNTRY STARS CONCERTS ---+
Tim McGraw's Fragrance Coming in August
Tim McGraw's first fragrance, named "McGraw by Tim
McGraw" and developed with Coty Beauty Inc., will be
available in stores in August. McGraw shot the adver-
tising campaign in Los Angeles with photographer Michel
Comte. The rectangular glass bottle features a silver
cap and a black leather-like collar to suggest the brim
of his cowboy hat. The carton has a matte black texture
with a silver embossed pick on top and rope running
along each panel.
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