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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Category: Music
THE RECORDING
ACADEMY® ANNOUNCES ....
2010 GRAMMY HALL
OF FAME® INDUCTEES ....
Selections Represent Some of Music's
Lasting and Legendary Recordings....
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Nov. 24, 2009) — The
Recording Academy® announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY
Hall Of Fame®, adding 25 recordings to a timeless list that now
includes 851 titles. The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of
the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from
all categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for
which The Recording Academy has become renowned. The list and recordings now
reside as a collection on display at the GRAMMY Museum®.....
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"This year's GRAMMY
Hall Of Fame inductees highlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that
have had a profound impact on our musical history," said Neil Portnow,
President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "The selections are timeless
staples that span six decades and represent a wide range of genres from comedy
to rock, reggae, jazz and R&B. They all greatly deserve to be
memorialized."....
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The selected recordings range from
1923's "Dipper Mouth Blues" by King Oliver & His Jazz Band to
1977's "Birdland" by Weather Report. Other recordings
also chosen this year include Louis Armstrong's "Lazy River,"
the Beach Boys' "California Girls," James Brown's "It's A Man's
Man's Man's World," George's Carlin's Class Clown, the Doors'
"Riders On The Storm," Jose Feliciano's "Feliz
Navidad," and Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch A Fire. Other artists with selections include the Isley Brothers,
Bo Diddley, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Mahalia Jackson, Harry James & His
Orchestra, Janis Joplin, Johnny Mercer, Jelly Roll Morton, and the Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band.....
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The Recording Academy's National Trustees established the
GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or
historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Hall Of Fame recordings
are reviewed annually by a special member committee of eminent and
knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, and final
approval is made by The Recording Academy Trustees. For more information about
the Hall Of Fame or the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (to be broadcast live on Jan.
31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit www.grammy.com.
For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®'s
social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys,
www.facebook.com/thegrammys.....
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For a complete list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees, please
go to http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame/.....
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Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an
organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals
that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for
music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY® Awards
— the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the
most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy,
education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its
mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of
music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For
more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social
networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, a
Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys, and a YouTube
channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.....
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# # # ....
Media Contact: ....
Lourdes López....
The Recording Academy....
310.392.3777 ....
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2010 GRAMMY
Hall Of Fame Inductees....
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"AS TIME GOES
BY"
....
Dooley Wilson....
Decca (1944)....
Traditional Pop (Single)....
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"BIRDLAND"
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Weather
Report
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Columbia (1977)....
Jazz (Single)....
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"CALIFORNIA
GIRLS"
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The Beach
Boys
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Capitol (1965) ....
Pop (Single) ....
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CATCH A
FIRE
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Bob Marley &
The
Wailers
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Island (1973)....
Reggae (Album)....
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CLASS
CLOWN
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George
Carlin
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Little David (1972)....
Comedy (Album) ....
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"CRAZY HE CALLS
ME"
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Billie Holiday
....
Decca (1949) ....
Jazz (Single)....
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"DIPPER MOUTH
BLUES"
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King Oliver &
His Jazz
Band
....
Okeh (1923)....
Jazz
(Single)
....
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"DON'T GET AROUND
MUCH
ANYMORE (NEVER NO
LAMENT)"
Duke
Ellington & His Famous
Orchestra
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Victor (1940) ....
Jazz
(Single)
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ELLA AND
BASIE!
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Ella Fitzgerald/Count
Basie
....
Verve (1963)....
Jazz
(Album)
....
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"FELIZ
NAVIDAD"
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Jose
Feliciano
....
RCA Victor (1970)....
Latin
(Single)
....
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"FOR ME AND MY
GAL"
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Judy Garland &
Gene
Kelly
....
Decca (1942)....
Traditional Pop (Single) ....
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"HIS EYE IS ON THE
SPARROW"
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Mahalia
Jackson
....
Columbia (1958)....
Gospel (Single)
....
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"I FEEL LIKE GOING
HOME"
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Muddy
Waters
....
Aristocrat (1948)....
Blues
(Single)
....
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"IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S
MAN'S
WORLD"
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James
Brown
....
King (1966) ....
R&B
(Single)
....
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JAZZ
SAMBA
....
Stan Getz/Charlie
Byrd
....
Verve (1962) ....
Jazz
(Album)
....
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"KANSAS CITY
STOMPS"
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Jelly Roll
Morton
....
Victor (1928) ....
Jazz
(Single)
....
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"LAZY
RIVER"
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Louis
Armstrong
....
Okeh (1931) ....
Jazz
(Single)
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAYS W.
C. HANDY
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Louis Armstrong & His
All-Stars
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Columbia
(1954) ....
Jazz
(Album)
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"MR.
BOJANGLES"
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Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band
....
Liberty
(1970) ....
Pop
(Single)
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PEARL ....
Janis
Joplin
....
Columbia (1971) ....
Rock
(Album)
....
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"RIDERS ON THE
STORM"
....
The
Doors
....
Elektra (1971) ....
Rock
(Single)
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"TWIST AND
SHOUT"
....
The Isley
Brothers
....
Wand (1962)....
R&B (Single)
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Category: Music
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS VOLUME 7 ....
Featured
in USA Today, Billboard, E!, Seventeen, People, Us Weekly, Sports Illustrated,
NY Times, Tiger Beat, J-l4; Huffington Post, Bop, Pop Star, Westwood One,
ABC Radio, CMT, CMT.com and more!....
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ALL-STAR LINE UP OF YOUNG TALENT TO BENEFIT SPECIAL
OLYMPICS:....
COLBIE CAILLAT, CARTER TWINS, CHARICE, MILEY CYRUS,
KRISTINIA DeBARGE, GLORIANA, VANESSA HUDGENS, SEAN KINGSTON, LEIGHTON MEESTER,
MITCHEL MUSSO, KELLIE PICKLER ASHLEY TISDALE AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD CONTRIBUTE TO
ACCLAIMED CHRISTMAS SERIES....
(Los Angeles, CA -
Tuesday November 24th, 2009) This week, the torch was passed to a new generation of superstar
talent when A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS VOLUME 7, was released to great fanfair at
retail, radio and in the media. This is the first I-Tunes
generation album, and it features Colbie Caillat, Carter Twins, Charice, Miley
Cyrus, Kristinia DeBarge, Gloriana, Vanessa Hudgens, Sean Kingston, Leighton
Meester, Mitchel Musso, Kellie Pickler, Ashley Tisdale, and Carrie Underwood
performing original recordings of new and
traditional Christmas songs which each artist selected especially for this
album. ....
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USA TODAY RAVES ABOUT THE
PROJECT: http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-11-23-very-special-christmas_N.htm....
BILLBOARD: http://www.billboard.com/news/miley-cyrus-carrie-underwood-bring-holiday-1004047872.story....
iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-very-special-christmas-7/id340358454....
AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Q8RUH0/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img....
J-14 MAGAZINE: http://www.j-14.com/2009/11/a-very-special-christmas-review.html....
SEVENTEEN: http://www.seventeen.com/fun-stuff/17-buzz/very-special-christmas-vol-7....
LINK TO COVER ART: http://www.dbaronmedia.com/special-olympics-photos-media.html....
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Selling one million copies in its first year, the premier
album, A Very Special Christmas, and the subsequent albums in the series,
have generated more than $l00 million for Special Olympics, the most ever raised
by a benefit recording series. Disbursed in grants by the Special
Olympics Christmas Records Trust, the monies raised each year by the
albums/CDs/DVDs play a crucial role in the lives of the least-advantaged
Special Olympics athletes around the world where there are inaccurate and
prejudiced views about people with intellectual disabilities. ....
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For
more information on Special Olympics, go to www.veryspecialchristmas.org
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
JO DEE MESSINA
ADDS ADDITIONAL SHOW
DECEMBER 5 IN NASHVILLE
DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT HARVEST HANDS
Multi-platinum country singer-songwriter JO DEE MESSINA
has just announced she will add a matinee show December 5 from at 4:00
PM at Brentwood United Methodist Church to raise funds for Harvest
Hands Community Development Corporation (CDC), a non-profit,
faith-based organization in South Nashville.
JO
DEE’s 7:00 PM show “sold out” with all 1800 free tickets claimed. The
church and Harvest Hands subsequently received immediate inquiries as
to whether more tickets would become available. JO DEE graciously
agreed to another show with hopes to raise twice as much money for the
organization. Tickets for the matinee show are available now
free-of-charge at http://www.jodeemessina.com/tickets. Concert-goers are asked to donate a “love offering” for this incredible cause.
"Harvest
Hands is truly an amazing organization,” says JO DEE. “It is currently
taking the inner city of Nashville and is changing it one life at a
time with educating, kindness and love. To go down and actually see
how they are making a difference has touched me."
In
an interview with Tonic.com, JO DEE said: "This is not something where
they go in from 9 to 5 and then go back to their house in the hills.
He (Reverend Brian Hicks) and his wife live there, in the inner city.
They went into this community and said, 'What do you need from us?’ The
first thing they did was go in and knock down a crack house. The church
bought it, went in, knocked it down and made a playground out of it.
This is not people throwing money at a problem; they're living in the
midst of it and helping with their time and their love and
understanding." To read the whole interview, go here: http://www.tonic.com/article/country-star-jo-dee-messina-concert-for-harvest-hands/.
JO
DEE will perform--along with the BUMC youth and children’s choirs--a
wide array of songs from her 2002 Christmas album A Joyful Noise, other
holiday classics and music from her next album, including the upcoming
single “That’s God.”
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
The Steep Canyon Rangers Join Steve Martin on NPR's "World Café" today, Tuesday, November 24.
The Rangers completed a fall tour with Martin earlier this month. Their current Rebel Records release, Deep in the Shade, was in the top 10 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart for the month of October, attaining the band's highest Billboard chart position at #3.
The Rangers will be in Germany for most of December as part of the Bluegrass Jamboree. For more information visit www.steepcanyon.com.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
LANCE SMITH AND CMT PART WAYS AFTER 400 EPISODES
After Nearly a Decade CMT’s Weekly Top 20 Countdown Host Moves On
NASHVILLE, TN (November 23, 2009)– Nashville native Lance Smith has proudly hosted CMT’s Top 20 Countdown for
nearly a decade since joining CMT in 2001 as the network's first VJ.
The most recognizable on-air representative of the network, Smith has
been present at all major industry functions during his tenure,
including the CMA Awards, ACM Awards, Grammy Awards, American Music
Awards, as well as all of the CMT Music Awards broadcasts. However, as
all good things come to an end, Smith has decided to end his
relationship with the network in search of new creative endeavors.
Since
the beginning, Smith has logged countless hours on camera and hosted
dozens of different shows and specials. But it was CMT’s weekly Top 20 Countdown
where he settled in, hosting over 400 episodes, missing only three over
the course of eight years. Over his time there he has been fortunate
to meet and interview some of today’s biggest celebrities and
personalities—from red carpets to Super Bowls, from sitcom sets to
concerts across the country.
Smith
states, “I’ll continue to pursue a place in front of a mic or camera,
but it will be under a different set of lights.” Smith continues,
“Once upon a time, before my decade long stint as a host, I was an
actor and it’s time to wear that hat once again. I will forever be
grateful for every chance and opportunity given to me by CMT and
Country Music. There’s not a better fan base in the world. But most
of all I will miss the crews—my friends behind the scenes. It’s the
show behind the curtain that I was most fortunate to see.”
"Growing
up before our viewers' eyes, Lance has developed remarkable versatility
-- sly humor, perfect timing, strong relationships with our stars, and
the ability to gracefully handle everything we've thrown at him!," says
Brian Philips, president, CMT. "He leaves Top 20 at the
height of its biggest ratings streak ever, and his shoes will be hard
to fill. We applaud his ambition, and look forward to the next great
phase of Lance's career. His extended family at CMT and MTV Networks
thank him for his terrific run."
Smith
is currently working on an independent film being shot around the
Nashville area. While film and television acting roles are currently
being pursued, Smith will continue to further his hosting career as
well.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
RECKLESS KELLY PROVES THE ‘BEST FOREVER YET,’ IS YET TO COME
NASHVILLE, TN –Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 – Reckless Kelly is pleased to announce the release of Somewhere in Time on February 9, 2010
via Yep Roc Records. On their third self-produced record, the band
returns to its roots incorporating the "hardcore cowboy songs" of
legend and fellow Idaho native, Pinto Bennett.
“While
this is Pinto’s material, this is very much a Reckless Kelly record,”
explains vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Cody Braun. “It’s simply a
bunch of great songs we wanted people to hear.” His brother Willy Braun
continues, “I think this time we did again what we always set out to do
which is to make a record we can be proud of.”
Somewhere in Time is filled with songs that have special meaning to Willy and Cody Braun, who grew up on the music of the Famous Motel Cowboys
and the timeless lyrics of Pinto Bennett. Pinto was an inspiration to
Willy, Cody and the band in many ways, musically and otherwise, and
they felt it was time to recognize Pinto’s music while making the
material very much their own. Along with bandmates, David Abeyta on
lead guitar who co-produced the album, Jay Nazz on drums, and Chris
Schelske on bass, Reckless Kelly explores their country influences and
introduces Bennett's music to a new generation of fans while placing
their indelible, rock-edged stamp on it.
Debut
single, “Best Forever Yet,” will be released to radio in early 2010.
The single speaks of the complicated heartache associated with losing
love that wasn't right but there hasn't been better:
I use to think that yesterday we knew how to spend the time
Then I found out it was her way of killing hers and wasting mine
I know that I should tell her all her tears are gonna get her is wet
But you know I can’t cause she’s the best forever yet
Thus, showing Pinto’s lyrics resonate over time and across gender lines and genres.
This release follows the success of 2008’s Bulletproof which
broke into the Billboard 200 and crested in the top 25 on the Billboard
Country Albums chart Reckless Kelly’s biggest seller. It also contains
their first #1 radio hit “Ragged as the Road,” (Texas and AMA charts)
and earned them a nomination as Best Band or Duo at the 2009 Americana
Music Awards.
For more information on the band and tour schedule, please visit www.recklesskelly.com. Press materials and streaming audio for the forthcoming single, "Best Forever Yet," available by visiting www.reverbnation.com/recklesskelly.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
FLYSONGS MUSIC HOSTS NASHVILLE LAUNCH PARTY ON DECEMBER 3
NASHVILLE, TENN. (November 23, 2009)-- FlySongs,
a new company representing Southern songs to the film and television
industry, will host the first in a series of launch parties on Thursday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. at Nashville’s Blue Bar (1911 Broadway). Come celebrate cinema and song with FlySongs!
FlySongs specializes in the music of Texas, Tennessee and
Louisiana, representing both publishing entities and individual
songwriters in placing compositions in movies, television specials,
soundtracks, primetime and cable series, video releases, and
commercials.
“We have spent our energies developing deep production and film industry contacts,” says company founder Sandra Fox.
“We have established solid relationships in Hollywood, and in the
national film community, and are using those connections to expand and
enhance this music we love. There is a wealth of opportunity, but
success demands immediate response. Filmmakers very often phone to say
they need a specific type song for a project and, especially when
dealing with television, they need it now! Our job is to quickly and
expertly provide those songs.”
Sandra Fox has worked in the music business for the past 25 years.
She spent 15 years in Nashville working for MCA Publishing, EMI-Tower
Street Publishing, Mercury Records, Emerald/ Masterfonics Studios and
Big Picture Entertainment.
“I was fortunate to have been mentored by two of the best in the
business, Gary Smith and Keith Stegall,” Sandra says. “The next step
for me was a logical one, to open my own company and to represent the
best songs available. I was born in Louisiana, raised in Texas and
learned about the music industry in Tennessee. That’s where FlySongs
will look for the music we present to filmmakers.”
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
........
JACK
OF ALL TRADES RECORDS RELEASES
TOMMY
JOE WILSON’S “OVERDRAWN OVER CHRISTMAS”
Holiday
Song Puts A Spin And A Smile On Our Overdrawn Economy
NASHVILLE,
TN—November 23, 2009—Jack Of All Trades Records has announced the
release of Tommy Joe Wilson’s “Overdrawn Over Christmas,” a
danceable up-tempo holiday song that puts a timely and laughable spin
on our lagging economy. The song was serviced to radio earlier this
month and is also available via CDX and CD Tex music delivery
services.
The
single is being supported by a special promotion that is sponsored
and assembled by HOLLEY•GUIDRY Radio Marketing. The package
includes a room/food package from the Mirage Hotel and product from
Pan Handle Slim, Twisted X Boots, and Atwood Hats. Winners will also
receive VIP treatment at the Mirage Hotel’s Rodeo Vegas NFR
(National Finals Rodeo) celebration, NFR tickets and a day trip to
Cowboy Christmas Expo. The radio station contact for this promotion
is John Hendricks of John Hendricks Broadcasting Services
(john@JohnHendricksBroadcast.com).
Wilson,
a country newcomer from Texas includes George Strait, Keith Whitley,
Skip Ewing and Alabama among his influences. He landed his first
record deal in 2006 after playing a gig at the Second Fiddle venue in
Nashville, Tennessee. Scott Weiland, lead singer of Stone Temple
Pilots and Velvet Revolver, and Duff McKagen of Guns N’ Roses and
Velvet Revolver joined Wilson and his band on stage for a rollicking
rendition of “Honky Tonk Women.” Weiland signed Wilson to his
Softdrive Records label there at the Second Fiddle at the end of the
evening. Wilson has since signed a music publishing deal with Better
Angels Music.
The
song was written by Duane Hitchings, Don Goodman, and Amy Jack.
Hitchings co-penned and played keyboard on four of Rod Stewart’s
hits including “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” “Young Turks,”
“Infatuation,” and “Crazy ‘Bout Her.” He has performed and
written with Heart, Eddie Money, Kim Carnes, Pat Benatar, Steve
Perry, Alice Cooper, and Dennis Edwards of the Temptations. Hitchings
received a Grammy award with Kim Carnes and Craig Krampf for the
ballad track “I’ll Be Here Where The Heart Is” from the movie
“Flashdance.” Among Goodman’s string of hits are “Ol’ Red”
(Blake Shelton), “Angels Among Us” (Alabama), “Ring On Her
Finger, Time On Her Hands” (Lee Greenwood/Reba McEntire), and
“Feelins’ (Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn). He has written songs for
Stewart, Benatar, Cooper, TLC, Faith Hill, Brooks & Dunn, and
George Strait. Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jack hails from
Oklahoma, the state that delivered Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Bryan
White, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, and Toby Keith. She is currently
focusing on material for her own 2010 CD release, and is owner of the
Jack Of All Trades record label in Nashville.
“Timing means everything to a
hit song” notes Jack. “‘Overdrawn Over Christmas’ is suitably
timed for the season and the condition of our economy. It’s a
light-hearted look at the otherwise dim economic situation that we’re
all experiencing right now. I hope this song brings a moment of
laughter to everyone who hears it.”
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Category: Music
JOHN CHAFFEE A.K.A. ‘UNCLE SAM’....
WINS ‘BEST COUNTRY SONG’ AT THE....
..HOLLYWOOD.. MUSIC IN
MEDIA AWARDS....
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The Cleveland-based Singer-Songwriter Was
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Awarded For His Politically Charged Song....
‘Play By The Rules’....
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Fresh off an appearance on FOX News’ Strategy Room,
Cleveland-based singer-songwriter John
Chaffee, a.k.a. “Uncle Sam,” was honored with the Best Country Song award for his
politically charged anthem “Play By The
Rules” at the Hollywood Music in
Media Awards on November
19 at
The
Highlands in the
world famous Hollywood & Highland/Kodak Theater
complex.....
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Chaffee was
presented the award by Nevada
Entertainer of the Year and master musical
impressionist Greg London, who was also a winner
that night for Best Adult Contemporary
Song for his hit single “Everything
I Own.”....
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The “Play By The Rules”
song and video concept grew out of his growing anger over a daily dose of
stories of corruption and scandal, not only in our nation’s capital but also in
communities across the country. ....
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The colorful and
irresistible video features Chaffee, a dead ringer for “Uncle Sam,” in red, white and blue
garb singing as he walks through colorful but decadent urban landscapes
including junkyards that work perfectly as a metaphorical backdrop for his
pointed plea of a chorus: “Cut me in, bail me out, failure’s not my
fault/Responsibility, what’s that, just a word that’s all/I’m trying very hard,
to chill and keep my cool/I’m trying hard to find someone, who’ll just play by
the rules/Is there anybody out there, who’ll just play by the
rules.”....
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