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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Monday, March 17, 2008
*----------- TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE -----------*
Q. From 1943 to 1974, the Grand Ole Opry was located in
what building?
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+----- TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+
1917 Lily May Ledford of the Coon Creek Girls born in
Pilot, Ky.
1932 Dick Curless born in Fort Fairfield, Maine
1952 Singer Susie Allanson born in Minneapolis, Minn.
1955 Paul Overstreet born in Newton, Mississippi
1984 Eddy Raven's first #1 single, "I Got Mexico,"
charted
2001 "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom
Boys (lead singer: Dan Tyminski), from the movie "O
Brother, Where Art Thou," made its chart debut
1980 Hugh Farr, an original member of the Sons of the
Pioneers, died
1985 Jimmy Gately died at age 53 in Madison, Tennessee
1996 Songwriter Terry Stafford ("Amarillo by Morning")
died
1987 Anne Murray's "Country" album certified gold
2000 Elizabeth Cook, without a record deal, made the first
of more than 100 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry
1951 Bill Monroe recorded "Kentucky Waltz" for Decca
1972 In her first session, 13-year-old Tanya Tucker
recorded "Delta Dawn," destined to be a Top Ten hit
1981 PBS's annual fundraising broadcast of the Grand Ole
Opry was televised for the last time
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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *
The Infamous Stringdusters' New CD Due in June
The Infamous Stringdusters will release their second album
on June 10 on Sugar Hill Records. The self-titled album
was produced by Tim O'Brien and features new guitarist Andy
Falco. The band released its debut album, Fork in the Road,
in 2007, and they won three International Bluegrass Music
Association awards in October -- album of the year, song of
the year (for the title track) and emerging artist. They
performed more than 150 concerts last year and have also
secured a development deal with Lions Gate Entertainment
for motion picture music.
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+--- COUNTRY STARS CONCERTS ---+
Wills, Jewell, Scott and Willmon on Honky Tonk
Tailgate Party Tour
Mark Wills, Buddy Jewell, Ray Scott and Trent Willmon
will tour together this year, billed as the Honky Tonk
Tailgate Party '08 tour. The artists will offer
individual sets as well as an ensemble finale. Wills'
hits include "19 Somethin'," "Wish You Were Here" and
"Don't Laugh at Me." Known for his hits "Help Pour Out
the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort,"
Jewell is currently working on his third album. In
addition, Scott is finishing work on his second album,
and Willmon released his third album last month.
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