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Americans take it on faith that movie stars are politically liberal. Whether the celebrity lives in L.A. or New York, from Streisand to Sarandon, we know how they see the world because they're honest about it.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:11 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:11 a.m. 'That Evening Sun" is the sort of American film that Hollywood doesn't make any more.

Miranda Lambert is one of the most compelling and curious pop-music figures to emerge over the past decade.

I've always maintained that country music more or less has run in 10-year cycles since its beginnings, which most historians agree lie with its first commercial recordings in 1927.

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Scott is the kind of artist who can make a player jealous. He's written big country music hits .

Remember when one of the Dixie Chicks spoke out against Pres. Bush? Remember all of the calls for boycotting the group's concerts and CDs? Weren't many of them politically aligned with Limbaugh? Remember the effort by K. Mfume to get a syndicated talk show and how he was attacked for doing so? Remember how people said he was ideological and that ...

Luke Bryan figured he could do better. And now he figures he's done just that. "I thought the first album was very beatable," said the Leesburg, Ga., native, who just released his sophomore effort, Doin' My Thing , on Capitol Records.

One of the most interesting things about running The Strip in Las Vegas is people-watching. The biggest stars, of course, are usually tucked away, nice and comfy in the penthouse suites, free from the throngs, gawking eyes and paparazzi.

Maine Fast Fact : Massachusetts allowed Maine to petition for statehood in 1819.

Toby Keith is a longtime Democrat. He supported the Iraq war and made the comments on the Dixie Chicks, but he's been a Dem for a long time, if I'm not mistaken.

If you're already wondering what to put on your Christmas wish list, consider Miranda Lambert's third album, "Revolution." It is, by heads, shoulders and long blond hair, the best country album so far of 2009.

A lot has changed since Joan Osborne imagined God as an everyday person in her 1995 hit, "One of Us." The 47-year-old rock singer with roots in blues, gospel and soul appeared in the 2002 documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," released six more albums, toured with the Dixie Chicks, sung with the Grateful Dead and became a mom.

The daughter of famed country musician Randy Sharp, Maia Sharp has launched a successful career for herself as a performer and songwriter.

An appreciation for the Dixie Chicks and concern for abused children have led Kathi Baron to become the latest Oak Park author to have a novel published.

As the countdown continues, a Memphis savant makes the cut, while a pair of cranky roots-rockers get angry and eloquent: 38.

Even if you're the quiet Dixie Chick - as Emily Robison has been called - there's no getting away from the fact that there are few places you can go without causing a stir.

RANT: So what you are telling me is that Cindy Sheehan and the Dixie Chicks were showing President Bush respect when they made rude comments about him and while they protested in front of his personal residence? I disagree with your statement.

Where did common sense or moderation go? Lately between politicians in Washington and throughout our nation, as well as Hollywood stars and filmmakers, it seems that there is no more common sense, but a rush to one extreme or the other.

The other ACL - the longstanding television program from which this weekend's music festival was spawned - was officially awarded its "historic rock and roll site" status by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday, and today they're hosting an open house to give the public a glimpse behind the scenes.