Country singer Mickey Gilley – known for a string of Seventies hits as well as his Eighties crossover success in the wake of the film Urban Cowboy – is recovering at home after he and his son Michael were involved in a car accident on Wednesday morning. According to KFDM, …
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“I always thought my music had to be flawless,” Garth Brooks told the Boston Globe in 1991. “One of my biggest influences was [Dan] Fogelberg, and if you ever listen to his stuff, it’s particularly flawless – all the harmonies are perfect.” Dan Fogelberg’s legacy was, without a doubt, bolstered …
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Kenny Chesney became the first artist to land a live album atop the Billboard 200 in seven years as the country singer’s all-star live LPLive in No Shoes Nation debuted at Number One. Live in No Shoes Nation sold 219,000 copies in its first week of availability, with the bulk …
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UPDATE: Dolly Parton, one of Kirt Webster’s most high-profile clients, has issued a statement about Webster via Twitter. “I’ve worked with Kirt Webster for many years and he has done a wonderful job,” she wrote. “I am hoping that the accusations are not true.” Since the news of sexual misconduct …
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UPDATE: Scott Adkins, the former Vice President of Publicity for Webster PR, has confirmed his exit from the company, effective immediately, and announced the launch of his own publicity firm. Additionally, a representative for Webster PR has issued the following statement clarifying the company’s closure: “Earlier today, it was mistakenly …
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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit paid their respects to Tom Petty on Sunday night, kicking off a six-day residency at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium with a 19-song set that included the Damn the Torpedoes hit “Refugee.” The performance was the latest in a string of Petty covers from Isbell and …
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Margo Price will never forget the first time she heard Tom Petty on the radio. She was ten years old at home in Illinois, desperately searching for something “real and raw” amongst the indulgent hits of her childhood. “I very specifically remember hearing ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance,’” Price tells Rolling …
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With the release of her debut single “Every Little Thing,” Carly Pearce has been turning heads in Nashville. The song – a ballad – has impressed critics and fans alike, and roared into country radio’s Top 10. It’s no easy feat, considering the track’s classic sound built on Pearce’s bluegrass …
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Hard at work promoting their latest release, May’s Welcome Home, the Zac Brown Band brought its stadium tour to Denver’s Coors Field this weekend, opening the show not with a radio hit but the deep cut “Day for the Dead.” Originally released as part of 2013’s The Grohl Sessions, Vol. …
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