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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hasn't slowed down any on 'Speed of Life'
All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. CLICK THIS IMAGE to see a photo slideshow of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band through the years .
This Week in Texas Music History: Roger Miller
Art&Seek presents This Week in Texas Music History. Every week, wea ll spotlight a different moment and the musician who made it.
Opry star Bill Anderson has some Roger Miller stories to tell this weekend
Grand Ole Opry star Bill Anderson says he'll be telling new stories about the late singer-songwriter Roger Miller when he appears at the seventh annual Roger Miller Music & Arts Festival Saturday in Erick, Okla., Miller's hometown.
2009 HIPOW raises $600,000 for Fairbanks Catholic schools
Buzz Otis' vocal cords were the hot commodity at the 40th annual HIPOW closing auction and black tie dinner Saturday night.
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Stages St. Louis' 2010 Summer Season to Feature Big River, Promises, Promises, and State Fair
Stages St. Louis has announced their 2010 summer season. It will include BIG RIVER, PROMISES, PROMISES, and STATE FAIR as its three musicals.
Shreveport-reared producer nurtured artists
Renegade music producer, record executive, song hunter and promoter Shelby Singleton Jr., a Shreveport-reared music upstart who helped fuse country and R&B music in the 1960s and perpetuated the Sun Records label since 1969, died Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.
Brad Paisley is scheduled to perform on Thursday, October 1. Somewhere along the way - probably after Garth Brooks invented the "arena country" genre in the early '90s - country music lost its sense of humor in the quest for pop crossover moolah.
Kitty Wells' daughter Ruby Wright dies at age 69
Ruby Wright, the singing daughter of Johnny Wright and Queen of Country Music Kitty Wells, was found dead on Sunday at her Madison apartment.
Little Green Appl... - Roger Mil...
Roger Miller is best known for his humorous novelty songs, which overshadow his considerable songwriting talents as well as his hardcore honky tonk roots.
Funding cuts jeopardize North Shore seniors' programs
They're smiling, even though for the last hour they've been put through the paces.
Theatre Arlington's 'Big River' is outstanding in every way
By PUNCH SHAW ARLINGTON - All the talk out of Arlington lately has been about sports franchises and the house that Jerry built.But if you want to see an outfit that is really knocking it out of the park and putting it through the uprights, buy a ticket for Theatre Arlington's superb production of Big River , a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's ...
Easton native gets creative to support new CD
Easton native Nathan Lee performs Sept. 22 at Broadway Pub, Bangor, as part of a tour of 40 free shows in 40 cities to promote his new CD 'Risk Everything.' September 21, 2009 Easton native Nathan Lee says he once went from owning a six-figure-a-year business to being homeless and sleeping in his car to pursue music.
Larry Gatlin Recalls His Friend, Patrick Swayze
There are few country singers today that have the stories of Larry Gatlin , lead singer of the Gatlin Brothers .
Performing arts: a musical, a country singer and some classical strumming
Theatre Arlington presents: 'Big River' As the creative basis for a musical, it's pretty tough to beat Big River's combination of a Mark Twain story with lyrics and music by Roger Miller.
OSU students prepped for swine flu
Ohio State University officials sent e-mails and fliers to students during the summer to teach them about swine flu before they moved back to campus.
Hog hunting keeping tradition alive
Roger Miller stopped the truck and slightly squinted at a speck far in the distance.
A week on the roads and crossroads of California
AN vacation unleashed the pent-up cry: Road trip! * In Bakersfield, I pulled off the freeway to track down Dewar's, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor opened in 1909.
Ashwin Abinashi returns to 'X Factor'
Singing hopeful Ashwin Abinashi has returned for a second attempt at The X Factor auditions.
An oil mana s send-off shines with respect
Mud Joe got an oil man's send-off this week. When I walked into the chapel to say "goodbye" I didn't hear the typical funeral music.
Standard-Examiner staff MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE -- Anyone willing to adopt 15 geese could potentially solve a neighborhood squabble in Marriott-Slaterville. Roger Miller, who lives on Pioneer Road, has owned a dog kennel and 15 geese that have roamed the neighborhood since 1988.
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