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• Pedal steel player Ben Keith dies at 73

  Ben Keith, a longtime sideman to Neil Young on pedal steel, died at age 73. Keith died of a heart attack while on Young’s northern California ranch, according to the Los Angeles Times. Young mentioned Keith’s death during a concert…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

• Rootsy Sheryl Crow hits third

  Rootsy singer Sheryl Crow has the number 3 disc in the U.S. with “100 Miles From Memphis.” Eminem still has the top selling disc in the country with “Recovery.” Crow sold 55,000 units. The top country disc is Lady Antebellum’s…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

• Wynonna to receive Scaife award

  Wynonna Judd will receive The Cecil Scaife Visionary Award for 2010 later this month. The award is given for Judd’s contributions to the Nashville community and future generations who wish to pursue a career in the music industry. Judd will…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

• Vincent sets release for indie CD

  Rhonda Vincent will release “Taken,” her first project on the Upper Management imprint on Sept. 21 after spending much of her career on Rounder. The new disc features Vincent’s touring band the Rage alongside Dolly Parton, Richard Marx, Little Roy…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

• These Real Country Girls Haven’t Gone Gaga

  Thank God for the real women of country music, like Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. That’s what…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows

• Alison Krauss’ "Burden" Is Easy to Bear

  If you’ve been craving new music from Alison Krauss, here’s a reason to rejoice. She’s recorded a beautiful and quiet song called “Lay My Burden Down” for the soundtrack of a new movie,…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows

• Ke$ha Holds a Candle to Country Music Influences

  You know that old Dolly Parton song, “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You,” from her 1980 album, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly? Well, it was written by Pebe…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows

• Rodney Atkins’ "Farmer’s Daughter" Is Just Peachy

  I thought I’d outgrown songs like this. Themes of rural life, hauling hay, and God forbid, the cliché tractors. But then when I hear one, especially this new one from Rodney Atkins,

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows

• Chris Young Battles Weather Indoors and Out

  This week started with some interesting weather. Our first show was in Kirksville, Mo., and the sky went nuts. We had to end the show a little early due to a tornado warning. You know it’s bad when the Weather…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows

• Carrie Underwood’s Wedding Had a Sweet Ending

  Well? Which dessert did Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher choose? The buttermilk pie from the Yesterday Café in Greensboro, Ga.? Or the cupcake tower from a Nashville…

  29 Jul 10 / Category: Shows