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MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: “STERLING”

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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Sterling”, a 4 and a half year old male Pit Bull Terrier mix. Sterling’s a big boy at 80 lbs., but he thinks he’s a lap dog. He’s an affectionate guy with a friendly disposition but he’s a bit of an escape artist who knows how to open doors, so his new family will need to keep an eye on him. Sterling’s fully vaccinated and vetted, and would love to meet you!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Sterling or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Sterling with Shanna from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

Tim McGraw Fans Find Hidden Code, Revealing New Song

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Tim McGraw is gearing up to release his latest single “Standing Room Only” on March 10th. Ahead of the release, he teased the song with a music playlist titled “Rediscover Tim McGraw.”

Fans were quick to realize that the first letter of each song spelled out the name of the upcoming single. He promised to share a bit of the song if he gets 1,000 pre-saves on streaming platforms. This song will be his first new music since his latest album, “Here on Earth,” in 2020.

Source: Billboard

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1985, Gary Morris hit #1 on the charts for the first time with “Baby Bye Bye” from his album, “Faded Blue.”
  • Today in 1987, the “Trio” album featuring Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris was released.
  • Today in 1988, at the 30th annual GRAMMY Awards, K.T. Oslin won the GRAMMY for Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “80’s Ladies.” Randy Travis won Best Country Male Vocal Performance for his album “Always and Forever,” and got Best Country Song “Forever and Ever, Amen.” The “Trio” album, featuring Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, won the trophy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Rogers, and Asleep at the Wheel were also winners.
  • Today in 1992, Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson each received five nominations for the 27th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
  • Today in 1993, the “Super Hits” album by David Allan Coe was released.
  • Today in 1993, Billy Ray Cyrus, Garth Brooks, Brooks and Dunn, and Mary Chapin Carpenter topped the list of nominees for the 28th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
  • Today in 1996, Martina McBride hit #1 with “Wild Angels.”
  • Today in 1999, Garth Brooks got up to bat during a spring training game for the San Diego Padres. He struck out. While his performance on the field didn’t score him a place on the regular season roster; Garth was offered a non-roster spot but declined it. The following season, he signed with the New York Mets. This time, his team embraced the entertainment value of having a country star on the diamond. This spring-training stint was also a poor performance for Brooks, however, resulting in a zero-for-seventeen batting record.
  • Today in 1999, George Strait’s album, “Always Never The Same,” was released.
  • Today in 1999, VH1 premiered “Behind The Music: Shania Twain.”
  • Today in 2000, Travis Tritt marked his 10th anniversary as a recording artist.
  • Today in 2002, the video for Brad Paisley’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” debuted on CMT.
  • Today in 2004, Brad Warren and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their new son, Jude Fox Warren, who weighed in at seven-pounds, six-ounces. With his brother Brett, Brad makes up the Warren Brothers. Nominated for an ACM award on their own in 2001, they’ve gone on to write any number of hits including Jason Aldean’s “Lights Come On,” Jerrod Niemann’s “Drink To That All Night,” Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” and Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift’s “Highway Don’t Care,” and Blake Shelton’s “Every Time I Hear That Song.”
  • Today in 2004, Clint Black’s album “Spend My Time” arrived in stores.
  • Today in 2004, Alabama received the Country Radio Broadcasters Career Achievement Award as part of the CRB’s annual Country Music DJ Hall of Fame Ceremonies. Jeff Bates and Lonestar each offered their own tributes to the legendary supergroup during the event.
  • Today in 2006, Carrie Underwood returned to “American Idol” to perform her single, “Jesus, Take The Wheel.”
  • Today in 2007, Joe Nichols performed “I’ll Wait for You” and the country gospel song “On the Wings of a Dove” at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith.
  • Today in 2008, Toby Keith appeared on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” performing for the “Home Edition” team and the family of a U.S. soldier whose new home enabled them to devote themselves to preserving Virginia history.
  • Today in 2008, Jason Michael Carroll performed at the Nationwide Series race in Las Vegas.
  • Today in 2009, Tracy Byrd was recognized in his home state of Texas with a resolution honoring his charitable work.
  • Today in 2009, Keith Urban’s “Sweet Thing” hit number one on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Mediabase/Country Aircheck. It was his third number one in six months, following “Start a Band,” his collaboration with Brad Paisley that went to number one a couple months earlier, and “You Look Good In My Shirt,” which topped the chart in September 2008.
  • Today in 2010, Brooks & Dunn’s Kix Brooks received the Distinguished Service Award from the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, and he was inducted into the organization’s Public Schools Hall of Fame.
  • Today in 2010, new releases included Blake Shelton’s six-pak “Hillbilly Bone,” Easton Corbin’s self-titled debut album, Danny Gokey’s debut CD, “My Best Days,” Shooter Jennings’ “Black Ribbons,” and Luke Bryan’s EP “Spring Break 2…Hangover Edition.”
  • Today in 2010, an episode of “CMT Crossroads” featured Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller performing “Living in Fast Forward,” “I Go Back,” and “Rock N’ Me.”
  • Today in 2011, Eric Church and The Band Perry formally received their Academy of Country Music awards. They were the “Top New” winners, with Eric taking Top New Solo Vocalist and The Band Perry earning the Top New Vocal Duo or Group title. Luke Bryan presented the trophies to them at an event in Nashville.
  • Today in 2011, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill received the 2011 CRB Artist Humanitarian Award in recognition of their efforts to help Nashville following the May 2010 flood, and The Judds were presented with the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Career Achievement Award.
  • Today in 2011, Clay Walker hosted his second annual Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. Money raised went to the MS research program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
  • Today in 2012, Dustin Lynch made his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, singing “Cowboys and Angels,” and “She Cranks My Tractor.” He was introduced by John Conlee.

Morgan Evans Drops ‘Over For You’ 5-Part Documentary

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Morgan Evans wrote “Over For You” after his high-profile divorce from Kelsea Ballerini last year, which went viral as he was on tour. Now, Evans has a new five-part series “Over For You” documenting the whole experience on YouTube, released last night!

The documentary follows Evans’ tour of Australia and New Zealand, capturing candid moments from his career and family during this drama-filled time for him. Behind the scenes, Evan’s shares that he wrote “Over For You” the week before the festival “needed” to play it on stage during this difficult time in his life.

Evans also shares his hopes that fans get to know him better through the documentary, saying he finds it funny “how little some people know” about him. He also wants to make sure fans know one more important thing about him – many fans don’t even realize he’s Australian!

Check out the five-part documentary below:

Source: CMT

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1949, Hank Williams recorded several songs: “Mind Your Own Business,” “Honky Tonk Blues,” “You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave)” and “Lost Highway.”
  • Today in 1957, The Everly Brothers recorded “I Wonder If I Care As Much” and “Bye Bye Love.”
  • Today in 1968, Johnny Cash and June Carter were married.
  • Today in 1980, Waylon Jennings hit the top of the Billboard country chart with “I Ain’t Living Long Like This.”
  • Today in 1983, Alabama’s album, “The Closer You Get,” was released.
  • Today in 1986, Dwight Yoakam debuted on the country charts with the single, “Honky Tonk Man.”
  • Today in 1990, Mark Chesnutt signed a record deal with MCA records.
  • Today in 1991, the video, “The Real Patsy Cline,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1992, Garth Brooks was #1 on the charts with the single, “What She’s Doing Now.”
  • Today in 1993, Doug Stone’s 1990 self-titled debut album was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1994, the “Come On, Come On” album by Mary Chapin Carpenter was certified double platinum.
  • Today in 1994, at the GRAMMYs, “Passionate Kisses” won two awards: Best Country Song for Lucinda Williams (the songwriter) and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female for Mary Chapin Carpenter.
  • Today in 1996, the Alison Krauss + Union Station album, “Baby Now That I’ve Found You,” was certified double platinum.
  • Today in 2005, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” was certified gold.
  • Today in 2007, Jake Owens’ video, “Startin’ With Me,” premiered on CMT.
  • Today in 2010, Carrie Underwood made a guest appearance on “How I Met Your Mother.”
  • Today in 2013, Parmalee made their first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 2014, Cole Swindell hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with his debut single, “Chillin’ It.”

Blake Shelton Shares Tom Petty ‘I Won’t Back Down’ Cover

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Blake Shelton, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt of the Eagles, and Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses, teamed up earlier this year to record a benefit cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down”. The song serves as “an anthem” for the Miraculous Love Kids, Afghanistan’s only music school, per the school.

The song was originally released last November to raise awareness and resources for vulnerable children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but only in a “limited capacity” to raise funds & awareness for the Miraculous Love Kids. Now the song is now available on streaming platforms along with a new music video!

The new music video released showcases the young musicians of the school. The song aims to “promote freedom, justice, equality, and peace for oppressed people around the world,” according to Lanny Cordola, the founder of the Miraculous Love Kids.

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1966, at the first Academy of Country & Western Music awards, Roger Miller was named Man of the Year and Top Songwriter. Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Bonnie Owens also won big.
  • Today in 1984, at the GRAMMYs, Anne Murray won Best Country Vocal Performance, Female for “A Little Good News.”
  • Today in 1993, Travis Tritt got his first acting role in the TV movie “Rio Diablo.” He starred alongside Kenny Rogers and Naomi Judd.
  • Today in 1996, at the GRAMMYs, Vince Gill won two awards – Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance – for “Go Rest High On That Mountain.”
  • Today in 1998, Garth Brooks was the host and musical guest for “Saturday Night Live.”
  • Today in 1998, Stevie Wariner and Anita Cochran’s “What If I Said” topped the singles chart.
  • Today in 2012, “If I Die Young” by the Band Perry became a quadruple-platinum single.
  • Today in 2015, Florida Georgia Line played in Europe for the first time during the Country 2 Country Festival at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The night’s lineup also features Luke Bryan, Brandy Clark and Lee Ann Womack.
  • Today in 2017, Jimmie Allen playeda showcase at The Country in Nashville and receives a call on the way home with an offer to sign a recording contract with Stoney Creek. The set list included his first hit, “Best Shot.”
  • Today in 2019, Lindsay Ell has surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells.
  • Today in 2019, Ryan Hurd’s concert at The Exit/In in Nashville includes a surprise appearance by Maren Morris on “To A T.” Hurd also did two country hits that he wrote for other artists: “You Look Good” and “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.”
  • Today in 2019, Brett Young shot a “CMT Crossroads” installment with Boyz II Men at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The set list included “On Bended Knee,” “Mercy” and a cover of the Lonestar hit “Amazed.”
  • Today in 2020, Rhonda Vincent was (FINALLY!) invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Jeannie Seely during an appearance on the show. Vincent, of course, said yes.
  • Today in 2020, Marie Osmond revealed on the CBS show “The Talk” that she’s leaving her inheritance to a charity rather than her children: “I think you do a great disservice to just hand them a fortune because you take away the one most important gift you can give your children, and that’s the ability to work.”
  • Today in 2021, Fox News reported Miranda Lambert’s husband, Brendan McLoughlin, had officially retired from the New York City police force.

Brantley Gilbert Talks Deluxe ‘So Help Me God’

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Brantley Gilbert will be releasing a deluxe edition of his album “So Help Me God”, which will include five new songs he co-wrote, along with collaborations with Blake Shelton, Vince Gill, Toby Keith, HARDY, Jason Aldean, and Jelly Roll.

Gilbert said that the deluxe edition is a way to complete the story of the album and “tie up loose ends.” He also revealed that one of the new songs, “Bury Me Upside Down,” is a song that he thinks is just really funny because “it’s basically me upside down, so the world could kiss my butt.”

Meanwhile, Gilbert shared “Behind The Times” is about being an “old soul” and the things he loves, while the upcoming “Tailgates of Heaven” is one of his favorite songs that he’s written in a long time. The deluxe release comes out on April 21st.

Check out the tracklist below (*indicates a new song)

  1. “Heaven By Then” with Blake Shelton featuring Vince Gill
  2. “Rolex On A Redneck” featuring Jason Aldean
  3. “Miles of Memories”
  4. “She’s The One”
  5. “The Worst Country Song Of All Time” featuring Toby Keith and HARDY
  6. “Son Of The Dirty South featuring Jelly Roll”
  7. “How To Talk To Girls”
  8. “Little Piece of Heaven”
  9. “Gone But Not Forgotten”
  10. “So Help Me God”
  11. “Wrote The Book Around Here”*
  12. “Tailgates Of Heaven” *
  13. “Bury Me Upside Down”*
  14. “All Over The Map”*
  15. “Behind The Times”*

Source: Music Mayhem

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1961, Marty Robbins didn’t have a care in the world – as he was atop Billboard country single with “Don’t Worry.”
  • Today in 1982, Don Williams was at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Lord, I Hope This Day is Good.”
  • Today in 1990, Alan Jackson’s first album, “Here in the Real World’ was released.
  • Today in 2002, at the GRAMMYs, T Bone Burnett’s “O Brother, Where Art Thou” won Album of the Year and Best Compilation Soundtrack Album.
  • Today in 2004, the video for Reba McEntire’s “Somebody” premiered on CMT.
  • Today in 2006, “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” earned Joe Nichols his first gold single.
  • Today in 2009, a new episode of “CMT Crossroads” featured Jamey Johnson and Shooter Jennings performing “In Color.”
  • Today in 2013, the Grand Ole Opry aired for the first time from the Country Radio Seminar. The night’s lineup included Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Dustin Lynch, Darius Rucker, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, and Scotty McCreery.
  • Today in 2015, Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher welcomed a son, Isaiah Michael Fisher.
  • Today in 2016, RaeLynn married financial advisor Josh Davis in Franklin, Tennessee. The guest list included Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.
  • Today in 2017, Chuck Wicks suffered a fractured skull and vertebrae when a car carrying him and three friends hydroplaned and flipped in Mississippi on the way to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. He was hospitalized for several days and had to wear a neck brace for three months.
  • Today in 2018, Dolly Parton presented the 100-millionth book in her Imagination Library program to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Kane Brown Joins Kelsea Ballerini To Co-Host The CMT Music Awards

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Kane Brown has just been announced as the co-host for the “2023 CMT Music Awards”. Brown joins another “KB”, with Kelsea Ballerini having been announced previously. The awards are country music’s only fan-voted awards show, and will air at 8pm EST on April 11th.

Brown will be pulling double duty, as he will also perform during the event. His wife, Katelyn Brown (a third KB for the night!) will join him to perform their chart-topping hit single “Thank God.” If that weren’t enough, fans of Brown can jump to CBS right after at 9pm that night to catch him on “Fire Country.”

Source: CMT

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