Country Haiku #412

Somethin' bout a truck: When you don't make the payment Repos steal it back (Submitted by Ken Morton Jr.) … [Read more...]

Country Haiku #411

If you weren't here, babe I'd be out looking for you Since you are, I'll drink … [Read more...]

Quotable Country – 03/18/12 Edition

Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. The old Dylan was only 30. I don't know why they f***ing needed a new Dylan. ● - - Bruce Springsteen, in his SXSW keynote address, on being labeled the "new Dylan" back in the '70s. When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents in the summer. My grandpa died when I was fourteen. He had emphysema and was real frail. He didn't really deal with the cold a lot, but would stay out on the porch where he could stay … [Read more...]

Quotable Country – 03/12/12 Edition

Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. It feels to me like now would be the perfect time to make an album. They wouldn't even have to say, "Forgive us." They could just be their own fascinating, funny, ultra-musical selves and do a record they are proud of and love. I think it would be an interesting way to turn a fresh page. I know a lot of people who miss them and wish they were back on the scene. ● - - Adele producer (slash former Semisonic singer slash co-writer of "Not … [Read more...]

Sugarland Puts New Tour “In the Hands of the Fans”

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Reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year Sugarland will launch a new headlining tour entitled “IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS” this April. Besides relying on fan interaction to determine the set list played in each city, the tour will also include fans in other, more innovative ways. “This year's tour is based around the concept of putting the show into the hands of the fans,” begins Jennifer Nettles. “THEY will make the requests that will help form the set list and guide the show. … [Read more...]

Quotable Country – 03/04/12 Edition

Click the bullet after each quote to visit the source. I was a delivery guy for Pepsi. That was not cool. I was not going back and doing my old job. I worked too hard to not have to do that anymore. So they said, ‘What about we do kind of a dream job deal with you, where you get to do something with the Braves?’ I was like, ‘Now that I would be into.’ ● - - "Day Jobs" is a show in which entertainers return to the regular jobs they had before becoming entertainers. Jason Aldean is … [Read more...]

Some Guy You’ve Never Heard of Makes Opry Debut

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Some country singer you have never heard of, much less heard any music from, makes his Opry debut Friday night. Hailing from a fond-memory-inducing podunk on the Kentucky horizon, the random male country performer reportedly grew up listening to the Opry on the radio. He also visited the Opry several times, and idolized quite a few artists who graced that stage. He also wears a cowboy hat and customized leather belts. Whoever this guy is released his debut single in late December and has … [Read more...]