Willie Nelson News

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman will perform a benefit show on June 29 at the Capri Theatre in Montgomery.

Clark University held its 109th Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Degrees were granted to 1096 graduates: 523 baccalaureate, 541 masters, and 32 doctoral.

A song with such widespread appeal that artists as different as Willie Nelson & Method Man have recorded cover versions.

Kacey Musgraves isn't necessarily the spokesperson for modern country music but her debut album, "Same Trailer Different Park," is powerful enough to shift the direction of the genre.

Anderson is a classic country artist with five No. 1 hits to his credit, while the Old 97's were in the vanguard of the alt-country movement.

Gary Allan CHART-TOPPING COUNTRY: Gary Allan, set to play the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on Sunday, May 19, has a long string of top country tunes, including "Man to Man," "Tough Little Boys," "Nothing on but the Radio" and "Every Storm ." Boy had girl, boy lost girl, boy drinks a lot of whiskey and sings about losing girl.

Website: http://www.HannahBethel.com Last week, Hannah Bethel made her official mark in the country music family, becoming one of the newest members of the Country Music Association .

The New York Times once wrote that Nashville was like Austin's cousin had it been raised by a stricter father.

For four decades, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been a mecca for music lovers from across the nation.

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"Well I used to help run a jukebox shop, pinball and jukeboxes and Willie had an occasional record that would come out.

Loving covers of popular music is a grand jazz tradition. From blues vamps to show tunes to popular song of the day, jazz musicians have explored the harmonic opportunities found in pop music.

Ahead of their Saturday concert in Dallas, the charitable arm of the Dave Matthews Band makes a $100,000 donation to the West Disaster Fund.

She hated the song written by a young songwriter named Hugh Nelson, but her husband insisted she give it a try.

The Discover Thursday Series continues with a performance by the Porch Party Mamas on Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. at Discover Portsmouth, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth.

Willie Nelson has always been one to march to his own beat. It seems he has recorded with every artist on the planet.

Would three inches of mud deter you from seeing your favorite band? It didn't stop some 425,000 music fans from loving every minute of the 44th annual Jazz Fest in New Orleans , despite pouring rain on three out of seven festival days that quickly turned the gorgeous grassy lawns at the Fair Grounds Race Course into pure mud pits.

Nashville-based singer songwriter Greta Gaines releases Lighthouse & The Impossible Love today on her own Big Air Records.

Country "Life on a Rock." Kenny Chesney. Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville. Kenny Chesney opens his new album "Life On A Rock" with the hit "Pirate Flag," a rowdy beach-bum anthem reminiscent of his many fun-in-the-sun party songs of the last dozen years.

WEST, Texas -- Town leaders from West, Texas, and neighboring Abbott were all smiles on Monday afternoon as a representative for country music star Willie Nelson gave donated checks totaling more than $120,000. Most of the money was raised at a benefit birthday concert Nelson hosted a few weeks ago in Austin.