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Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney and his wife, Tiffany Fallon, are expecting a new baby in September. And if my calculations are correct, their first son, Jagger, will be a little over two years old when his new brother or…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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I always knew I loved Dierks Bentley’s music. From the very first time I heard “What Was I Thinkin’,” I was pretty much hooked. I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was about his music that I was digging,…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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For celebrities, iPhone apps can be a blessing and a curse. They promise all kinds of up-to-the minute info right at your fingertips, but they are not without their flaws. Sometimes they are just slow to load. Other times they…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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Growing up in the “Bagel Capital of the World,” also known as Mattoon, Ill., the annual Bagelfest is a pretty big deal in my hometown. Not only is there a plethora of bagels and cream cheese, but the nightly entertainment is…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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Even though the building itself is fairly modest, a visit to the landmark Sun Studio in Memphis can be an overwhelming experience. After all, this is the place where an 18-year-old Elvis Presley asked a secretary if he could record a song…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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Since “Lick Mountain Ramble” was featured on NPR Music’s Song of the Day, I wanted to talk about guitarist Jack Rose. On first listen, his music just seemed genuinely happy — not like every song was about rainbows, but like…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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All the buzz about Easton Corbin (“A Little More Country Than That”) has been that he’s the new George Strait. And he really does sound a lot like Strait. His voice, the guitars and his songwriting all echo King George’s style.…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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Keith Urban has joined the Handsome Men’s Club. Well, maybe he didn’t technically join, because maybe it isn’t technically a club. But he was there, in a conference room wearing a navy sport coat and college-stripe tie, looking very official. It…
10 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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At an Oscar party last night, my friends were stunned to learn that I had not seen Crazy Heart yet. “It’s about everything you love,” they said. Country music! Smoky little bars! Scotch! Colin Farrell! Journalism! Now that Jeff Bridges won an…
9 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
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Because she has become such a household name and she exudes that girl-next-door vibe every time she’s out and about, it may seem like the whole world knows everything about Taylor Swift. But the latest Elle magazine wants to know exactly…
9 Mar 10 / Category: Shows
