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Dierks Bentley & Darius Rucker To Headline Hurricane Dorian Benefit

Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker are set to headline a September 16th concert at the Ryman Auditorium, which will raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Dorian, which destroyed the Bahamas earlier this month.

“SIP Hope 4 Hope Town,” hosted by songwriter Patrick Davis, will also feature Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Devin Dawson, LoCash, Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, James Otto, Hootie & the Blowfish’s Mark Bryan, and more.

Davis puts on the annual “Songwriters in Paradise” concert in Hope Town on the Abaco Islands, which was destroyed by the hurricane. Proceeds from the concert will go to a GoFundMe page he has already started for the island, which has so far raised more than $380,000.

Tickets for the concert are on sale now.

Source: Rolling Stone

This day in 1984: Barbara Mandrell in serious car crash

This day in 1984: Barbara Mandrell and two of her children were seriously injured in a car crash that killed the other driver. She spent a long time recuperating and firmly believed that seat belts saved their lives.

Mandrell suffered a leg fracture, a concussion and cuts, and underwent surgery at Baptist Hospital in Nashville.

Her 14-year-old son, Matthew Dudney, was admitted to Hendersonville Hospital with cuts, and daughter, Jaime Dudney, 8, was treated and released.

The driver of the other car, Mark White, 19, of Lebanon, was killed in the collision, which occurred at 6:30 P.M. when his car crossed the center line of U.S. 31.

Jason Aldean Announces New Album, “9”

Jason Aldean fans won’t have to wait too long for a new album. The singer announced that his next record, “9,” will drop November 22nd.

“Early on I always thought if we ever got to make nine albums, I’m going to call it ‘9.’ It was my baseball number growing up, and it’s just kind of always been my lucky number,” Jason shares. “I remember cutting the first album and thinking ‘that’s forever away,’ and now here we are. I don’t know, it’s really special we made it this far – so, it’s more for me than anybody else – but, it means a lot.”

Jason also released a brand new single from the record, “We Back,” and fans who pre-order the record will get access to three more tunes, “Blame It On You,” “I Don’t Drink Anymore” and “Keep It Small Town.”

This day in 1983: Kix Brooks debuts on the country charts

This day in 1983, unknown singer/songwriter Kix Brooks debuted on the country charts with the song “Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down.” The song was a failure – it only reached #73. Eight years later, Kix was #1 with his new partner Ronnie Dunn, and their first single, “Brand New Man.”

The Oak Ridge Boys would later cover the song on their “Voices” album in 1999.

Listen to Kix Brooks’ “Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down” HERE.

Taylor Swift Donates $10K To Teen Fan Battling Cancer

Taylor Swift is once again showing her fans how much they mean to her. The singer recently opened her own wallet to donate $10,000 to a 16-year-old fan battling cancer.

According to fan Trinity Foster’s GoFundMe page, which was created in February, she was diagnosed with stage 4 osteosarcoma, sharing, “The chemo is really hard for me and my insurance doesn’t cover everything that I need, we have tried to get other insurances like ten care but were told we did not apply.”

Well, Taylor helped make her financial burden a little easier. “Trinity, I saw photos of your album release party that you did in your hospital room and wanted to say thank you for being so kind and supportive!,” Taylor wrote on the GoFundMe page. “I hope I can give you a hug in person soon, but in the meantime I wanted to send you this and all my love. Your friend, Taylor.”

Before Taylor’s donation, Trinity’s page had raised $4,000.

 

 

This day in 1956: Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

This day in 1956: Elvis Presley made his first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” He sang four songs, including “Love Me Tender” and “Don’t Be Cruel,” shot only from the waist up (because of his naughty hip movements). Charles Laughton was hosting in place of Sullivan, who was recuperating from an auto accident.

Ed Sullivan, never a fan of controversy, had already refused an offer to hire Elvis for $5,000. Even as he professed to the press that Elvis was ‘not his cup of tea’, Ed Sullivan had already begun negotiations with Elvis’ agent, Colonel Tom Parker. His hesitation cost him heavily, however. He would end up agreeing to shell out $50,000 for three appearances, an unprecedented sum.

The September 9th show reached 82.6 percent of the TV audience.

Ronnie Dunn Teasing Covers Album

Ronnie Dunn is getting ready to release a covers album. The singer took to social media to tease his next project, “Re-Dunn,” which will have him covering 24 classic tunes.

Ronnie just tweeted what appears to be the cover of the album, revealing some tracks that will appear on it, including Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” Buck Owen’s “Together Again,” Simply Red’s “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and more.

So far there’s no word on when it will be released, but he captioned the photo, “how many more before lift off?” and then later posted another with the caption, “The wait is almost over !!”

This won’t be the first time Ronnie has revisited classic tunes. Back in April he and partner Kix Brooks released “Reboot,” which featured them reworking classic Brooks & Dunn hits with other artists.

 

 

Today in 1975, Glen Campbell hits #1 with “Rhinestone Cowboy” on the pop chart

Today in 1975, “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart – two weeks after it topped the country charts.

“Rhinestone Cowboy” is a song written by Larry Weiss.

Weiss wrote and recorded “Rhinestone Cowboy” in 1974, and it appeared on his 20th Century Records album Black and Blue Suite. It did not, however, have much of a commercial impact as a single. In late 1974, Campbell heard the song on the radio and, during a tour of Australia, decided to learn it. Soon after his return to the United States, Campbell went to Al Coury’s office at Capitol Records, where he was approached about “a great new song” – “Rhinestone Cowboy”.

Several music writers noted that Campbell identified with the subject matter of “Rhinestone Cowboy” – survival and making it, particularly when the chips are down – very strongly. As Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic put it, the song is about a veteran artist “who’s aware that he’s more than paid his dues during his career … but is still surviving, and someday, he’ll shine just like a rhinestone cowboy.”

Trisha Yearwood To Host Annual “CMA Country Christmas”

Trisha Yearwood has been tapped to host the 10th annual “CMA Country Christmas,” which will tape September 25th in Nashville and air on ABC during the holiday season.

Trisha will also perform during the annual show, which will also feature performances by Kristin Chenoweth, for KING & COUNTRY, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Runaway June, CeCe Winans, Brett Young and Chris Young.

“Music, memories and enjoying the season with loved ones are what make Christmastime so special,” Trisha shares. “Hosting ‘CMA Country Christmas’ is an opportunity to share joy and celebrate the holidays with friends and family everywhere.”

This day in 1980, Johnny Lee hits #1

This day in 1980, Johnny Lee’s “Looking For Love” which was featured in the movie, “Urban Cowboy,” reached #1 on the country charts.

Written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison and Patti Ryan, it was released in June 1980 as part of the soundtrack to the film Urban Cowboy, released that year. Marcy Levy was one of the female singers who provided backing vocals on the track. “Lookin’ for Love” was reissued as the lead song on his October 1980 album of the same name.

Country music group Sawyer Brown recorded a cover of the song on the 2000 album ‘The Hits Live’. This version peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song is also featured in the classic Saturday Night Live sketch Buh-Weet Sings, in which Buckwheat from Our Gang (played by Eddie Murphy) sings the song as “Wookin Pa Nub”.

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