Washington Dignitaries Turn Out For CMA Board
Yesterday (3/9), the Library of Congress and the Country Music Association hosted a day-long program for the CMA Board of Directors at the nation’s library, including a comprehensive tour of the historic Jefferson Building; an extensive orientation to the Library’s music, sound recording, and folk collections; a reception with members of the House of Representatives, [...]
Alabama Music Hall Honors Johnson, MacAnally
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board has announced the selection of seven people to be inducted during the 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show to be held in the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala. on Thursday, March 25. Included among this year’s inductees is Mercury Records artist Jamey Johnson, who will be honored with [...]
Jeffrey Steele’s “Alex LeVasseur” Benefit Tomorrow
Tomorrow night (3/11), the Alex LeVasseur Memorial Scholarship Program will present Jeffrey Steele and Friends, an intimate evening with Jeffrey Steele, Danny Gokey, Heidi Newfield, Sarah Buxton, Bob Dipiero, LoCash Cowboys and Pearl Heart at Nashville’s Rocketown.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Alex LeVasseur Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation and its scholarship program, which helps [...]
Martina Joins With SunnyD To Helps Kids
Martina McBride is partnering with Cincinnati-based Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SunnyD) for Time To Shine, a national marketing campaign designed to encourage “the shining moments of children.” This marks SunnyD’s first music and entertainment partnership, and the company promises a sponsorship that will “connect with Martina’s fans who share an optimistic and youthful outlook with the [...]
National Folk Festival Heads To Nashville
The National Council for the Traditional Arts, along with Mayor Karl Dean and Compass Records Group, announced today (3/10) that Nashville has been selected as the host city for the National Folk Festival in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The National Folk Festival is the oldest and longest-running multi-ethnic traditional arts festival in the nation. The Festival [...]
All well and good. Maybe some day the CMA will recognize the role my grandfather, John A. Lomax, uncle Alan ...
This is an excellent article, I wish a lot of artists would read this.
Some of the larger name artists really ...
Thanks, Sammi. I worked closely with Kenny and Aloompa developing the app. We had it in production for ...
I don't think my last comment got posted.
Anyway I saw Kennys app the other week and loved it. I ...
A few months ago on either "60 Minutes" or "20/20" in a show about Alan Jackson, it was mentioned that ...