Tag Archives: Roy Clark
Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy Headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Posted on February 4, 2009 by Baron Lane — 2 Comments ↓
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight (2/4.)
This morning the Country Music Association announced that Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy will become the 105th, 106th and 107th Country Music Hall of Fame members. The official induction will take place this spring, during the Hall's Medallion Ceremony.
No Depression has posted a track (Death Don't Have No Mercy) from the upcoming release by Ramblin' Jack Elliott A Stranger Here. The album will drop on April 7 via Anti- Records and was produced by Joe Henry
Ramblin' Jack Elliott & Marty Stuart – Engine 143 – SXSW 2006 Hootenanny
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbmvl7ITaI[/youtube]
Posted in Americana, awards, Country Music, From where I sit, Legends, New Releases | Tagged Barbara-Mandrell, Charlie McCoy, Country-Music-Hall-of-Fame, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Marty-Stuart, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Roy Clark | 2 Replies
It Burns When I Pee Live Stream (heh!) Tonight
Posted on January 15, 2009 by Baron Lane — 1 Comment ↓
It Burns When I Pee, the only podcast covering the cutting edge and proud tradition of country music, will be streaming their show live tonight (7:30pm CST) and showing us how the sausage is made. And yes, that is a lewd comment directed towards Norma Jean. The final gussied up and edited edition will be available on Jan 23rd which will feature an interview and music by Bob Wayne.
George Clinton, leader of the psychedelic funk music collective Parliament Funkadelic, is one of the celebrities participating in this season ofCMT's Gone Country 3. Says Clinton: "I wanted to do Gone Country because I wanted to learn how to write country songs. I've written a lot of songs before, but I've never been validated as country, not even to myself. I'm country. I am a country boy. Johnny Cash, I like his songwriting. I used to watch Roy Clark and all them all the time — Chet Atkins and all those guys are really good songwriters. The lyrics for country songs are miles and miles ahead of almost anybody else's lyrics. I guess everybody would agree there's no comparison to it. I'm pretty sure I've got to do something that's pretty challenging. I try not to imagine what it is, so when it happens I'll just say I don't have no time to do nothing but get off my ass and do it. I'm funky about doing whatever it takes." I might have to actually watch it this season in spite of the homophobic midget host John Rich.
Mercury Nashville is set to release an LP version of Jamey Johnson's Grammy nominated album That Lonesome Song on January 27. Since That Lonesome Song was released, it has spent 8 weeks in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart and has appeared on numerous 2008 Top-10 lists (including mine.)
Ryan Adams has announced a musical hiatus citing health issues and "narcissistic over-indulgent behaviour" as the reason. Really!? Who knew? In all seriousness, I hope Adams finds peace of mind in his reprieve. (guardian.co.uk)
Shooter Jennings talks about to NPR World Cafe host David Dye about Waylon Forever, a collection of songs Shooter recorded with his dad Waylon Jennings in 1995. Shooter then revisited the material with his backing band, The .357s.
Joe Whyte is back with his band at the Rockwood on inauguration Tuesday. Aang great show will be had by all: Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St., NYC – 8pm – FREE
New York blues guitarist Popa Chubby is readying his foray into country music entitled Vicious Country. The release features his wife Galea on bass. Below is a video shot at New York's Rodeo Bar of Popa Chubby covering Hank Williams III's song Straight to Hell.
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Posted in alt.country, Americana, Country Music, New Releases, News, Podcast | Tagged Bob Wayne, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams III, It-Burns-When-I-Pee, Jamey Johnson, Joe-Whyte, Johnny-Cash, Popa Chubby, Roy Clark, Ryan-Adams, Shooter-Jennings | 1 Reply
Paul Westerberg Offers to Pen Songs For Glen Campbell
Posted on November 3, 2008 by Baron Lane — No Comments ↓
According to the Guardian and Paste Magazine it appears that Paul Westerberg, former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of alt-rock band The Replacements, wants to be Glen Campbell's "next Jimmy Webb." Webb penned 70's pop hits like "Up, Up, and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Campbell. Those are reported to be the words Westerberg used when requesting his manager to make arrangements to write songs for Campbell's upcoming album after discovering that Campbell covered the Minnesota band's "Sadly Beautiful"on Campbell's latest release Meet Glen Campbell.
The New York Times addresses the legacy of Hank Williams by focusing on the excellent "Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy" currently on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (on through 12/09) and a 3 CD box-set called "The Unreleased Recordings" the first installment of unearthed radio transcriptions to be issued by Time Life.
With a long career as a cracker-jack guitarist and co-hosting the hit country variety show Hee Haw with his friend Buck Owens Roy Clark is not resting on his laurals and will be hitting the road with another old friend, Mel Tillis, for a string of upcoming tour dates.
Posted in Americana, Country Music, Interviews, Legends, News | Tagged Buck-Owens, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Glen-Campbell, Hank-Williams, Mel-Tillis, Paul Westerberg, Roy Clark | Leave a reply