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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Monday, April 21, 2008
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Q. Who sings "Me And Emily"?
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+----- TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+
1907 Old-time singer-banjoist Wade Mainer born in Buncombe
County, N.C.
1924 Ira Louvin born near Section, Ala.
1928 Hillous Butrum, a member of Hank Williams' Drifting
Cowboys, born in Lafayette, Tenn.
1931 Carl Belew born in Salina, Okla.
1951 Rex Allen's first Top 10 single, "Sparrow in the Tree
Top," charted
1995 Brooks and Dunn's "Little Miss Honky Tonk" went to #1
2002 CMT Crossroads featuring ZZ Top and Brook & Dunn first
aired
1974 Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton performed their last
concert together in Salina, Kansas
2000 Neal Matthews, second tenor for The Jordanaires, died
at age 70 in Nashville
1987 The Monument Records label acquired by CBS Records
1987 Reba McEntire's "What Am I Gonna Do About You" album
certified gold
1994 Confederate Railroad's "Notorious" album certified gold
1947 Hank Williams recorded his first sides for MGM
1956 Jim Reeves recorded No. 1 hit, "Bimbo," for Abbott
Records
1960 Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan cut their first session for
Liberty Records
1969 Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton recorded their Top 5
single "Just Someone I Used To Know"
1970 Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton recorded their Top 10
single "Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man"
1998 Faith Hill's third album, "Faith," released
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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *
Toby Keith Gives Guitars
Ted Nugent, Rodney Carrington, Mel Tillis and Mac Davis
were among the recipients when Toby Keith presented cast
members with custom-built guitars when the main shooting
concluded for his upcoming film, Beer for My Horses. The
Takamine acoustic guitars display the film's logo. Shot
in Nevada and New Mexico, the film centers around small-
town deputies and best friends who embark on a road trip
to save one of their girlfriends from drug lord kidnap-
pers. Keith also presented the special-edition guitars
to actors Ted Nugent, Greg Serano, Brit Morgan, Barry
Corbin, Gina Gershon, Claire Forlani and Tom Skerritt.
Keith's summer tour begins in June. Touring with him
are three acts signed to his Show Dog Nashville label
-- Carter's Chord, Mica Roberts and Trailer Choir.
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+--- COUNTRY STARS CONCERTS ---+
Trace Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus
Join CMA Music Festival Lineup
Trace Adkins and Billy Ray Cyrus are among the newly-
announced performers for the CMA Music Festival's
nightly stadium shows. In addition, Randy Travis will
be making his first festival appearance in 10 years.
Other artists joining the concert series at LP Field
include Bucky Covington, Sara Evans, Little Big Town,
Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, James Otto and Kenny
Rogers. Previously-announced performers include Rodney
Atkins, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Jewel, Lady
Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland,
Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood and Dwight
Yoakam. The CMA Music Festival will take place June 5-8
in downtown Nashville.
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TODAY'S QUIZ ANSWER:
A. Rachel Proctor
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