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Melonie Cannon's new CD, And The Wheels Turn - her first with Rural Rhythm Records - isn't due until October 7, but there is a good bit of buzz building up already. A single, I Call It Gone, has been circulated to bluegrass radio and word of a duet video with Willie Nelson has just [...]
The first single from Melonie Cannon's upcoming project, I Call It Gone, has been released to radio. The song was written by Marla Cannon-Goodman, Jennifer Hanson and Michael Heeney, and offers the first glimpse at her next CD, And The Wheels Turn, due October 7 on Rural Rhythm. It tells the story of ending a [...]
Del McCoury's web folks have posted a clever and humorous video to promote the now annual New Year's Eve Party at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Joining Del and the boys will be Ronnie Bowman, Drew Emmitt, Jon Fishman, Vince Herman and Steep Canyon Rangers starting at 8:00 p.m. (CST) on 12/31/07. The brief video [...]
Rural Rhythm Records has just released the first single from their upcoming Tim Hensley project, Long Monday. Bluegrass radio hosts and stations should be receiving their copy today (11/15), Tim's rendition of the Rodney Crowell song, Ridin' Out The Storm. Tim has spent time with Ricky Skaggs, as well as country artists Patty Loveless and [...]
Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. marks the official radio premiere of the new Rebel Records CD from The Steep Canyon Rangers on XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction. Host Kyle Cantrell will play each of the tracks from Lovin' Pretty Women, and discuss them one at a time both with band members, and producer Ronnie Bowman. [...]
Country music superstar Kenny Chesney is climbing the charts right now with a song written by bluegrass favorite Ronnie Bowman. Never Wanted Nothing More was written during a marathon writing session that took place between Ronnie Bowman and proven country writer Chris Stapleton. The two wrote a number of songs together during one extended informal [...]
This Tuesday and Wednesday nights will see quite a gathering of bluegrass talent at Nashville's legendary Station Inn, assembled to benefit the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee. Their goal is to help raise awareness of this serious neurological condition, as well as donations for the work of the ASMT. April 10 will feature performances by [...]
Last January, both Brance and I had the chance to attend the Pickin' at the Paramount all star concert in Bristol, TN. The show was an offshoot of one that I helped organize in 2000 (reprised in 2001) to celebrate the release of Knee Deep In Bluegrass - The AcuTab Sessions. You can read my [...]
Our good friend and fellow laborer in this business of blogging, Sharon Smith, has posted some photos and comments from Billy Smith's 50th birthday party held at the Station Inn on Sunday. Her post includes photos of husband Terry Smith, Del, Ronnie, and Rob McCoury, Earl Scruggs, Ronnie Bowman, and more. Billy is a great [...]
Episode #16 of The GrassCast features an interview with singer/songwriter Ronnie Bowman. John and Ronnie talk about Ronnie's new CD It's Gettin' Better All The Time, having a #1 hit on country radio, and what it's like living in Nashville. This GrassCast is 11 minutes in length and the file download size is 11MB. Listen [...]
