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The Missing NY City Hawk & John Denver
Here in New York, amid all of the celebrity couples, one of the most famous couples has been the red-tailed hawks who have lived for nine years above a Fifth Avenue co-op building overlooking Central...
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Charlie Louvin RIP
Country music legend Charlie Louvin died this morning due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 83. Charlie Louvin, born Charlie Elzer Loudermilk in 1927, and his brother Ira formed the...
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Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty: Steve Earle’s Over Yonder
Today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill passed by the state legislature abolishing the death penalty in the state. He also commuted the death sentences of the fifteen Illinois inmates on...
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Who is Ryan Adams?
This week on American Idol, Chimesfreedom was impressed that a contestant covered a Ryan Adams song, “Come Pick Me Up.” The contestant, Paul McDonald, however recognized that some of America may not...
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Ferlin Husky RIP
For our readers who are country music fans, Chimesfreedom notes that Ferlin Husky passed away Thursday at a Nashville-area hospital from congestive heart failure. He was 85. You may know some of his...
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Buddy Miller’s Majestic Silver Strings (CD review)
I love Buddy Miller’s music, and I love Bill Frisell’s jazz guitar playing. So when I heard they were working together, along with guitarists Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz, and singers that included Patty...
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The Great Lost Career of Marty Brown
I am fascinated when I read about people who traveled around the United States in the early and mid-twentieth century discovering great blues musicians and folk songs. The music was always there, but...
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Graceland: Happy Birthday Willie!
Today is Willie Nelson’s 78th birthday. One of my favorite Willie Nelson CDs is Across the Borderline, which was produced by Don Was. The CD was released in 1993, during a traumatic period in Nelson’s...
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Great Song, Bad Name: Hot Burrito #1
{“Hot Burrito #1,” written by Gram Parsons and Chris Ethridge.} Flying Burrito Brothers – Hot Burrito #1 Gram Parsons (1946-1973) created a lot of great music in his short life. His work as a solo...
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Troubadour George Strait Announces His Final Tour
Although I have never been a big follower George Strait‘s career, like most fans of country music, I am surprised by how many songs of his I know. And I cannot dispute that he is a country music...
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A Lost CD of Marty Brown: “American Son” (Review)
Last April in “The Great Lost Career of Marty Brown,” I bemoaned the fact that country singer Marty Brown had not had a major label CD release since 1998, and I imagined how one day Brown would be...
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Marty Brown in Middletown, NY (Concert Review)
As a long-time fan of country singer-songwriter Marty Brown, I was happy to finally see him sing live with a relaxed intimate performance at Brian’s Backyard BBQ & Blues in Middletown, New York on...
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Dwight Yoakam on Acting and Music
In this new video from the Weekly Feed, country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam discusses acting, country music, and his next CD. Yoakam explains to interviewer Kyle Meredith how he came to sing a...
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Trailer for Hank Williams Biopic “I Saw the Light”
Earlier this year, we saw a short preview of actor Tom Hiddleston as country music legend Hank Williams in the upcoming movie I Saw the Light. Now, we get a longer look at the Hank Williams biopic in...
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Marty Brown Live in Calgary 1992
This video gem captures country singer-songwriter Marty Brown performing several songs in 1992, long before he became a fan favorite on America’s Got Talent. The show is from an appearance at Longhorn...
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