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Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Boubon. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Tex Perkins Drains The Swamp With A New Fat Rubber Band Song

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band have flung out a new track ‘Place In The Sun’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Place In The Sun, rock, Tex Perkins

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Marty Stuart Covers Marty Stuart For His Latest Song ‘Matches’

by Paul Cashmere

Marty Stuart has released another song as he builds towards ‘Matches’ was originally released on his 1992 album ‘Let There Be Country’ but recorded in 1988.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Marty Stuart, Matches, Songs I Sing In The Dark, USA

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Zac Brown Tests Positive To Covid

by Music-News.com

Zac Brown has halted his tour after testing positive for Covid-19.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, country, USA, Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band

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Sue Thompson Dies At Age 96

by Paul Cashmere

1960s pop star Sue Thompson has died at the age of 96.

Tagged as: 60s, country, pop, Sue Thompson, USA

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R.I.P. George Frayne, Commander Cody of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at 77

by Paul Cashmere

George Frayne, the Commander Cody in 70s Country Rock act Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen has died at age 77.

Tagged as: 70s, Commander Cody, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, country, George Frayne, rock, USA

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B.J. Thomas Personal Items On Sale For Fans

by Paul Cashmere

The Estate of B.J. Thomas is selling off his personal items for fans around the world.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, BJ Thomas, country, USA

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Aaron Schembri Managed The Lockdown Sessions In The Gaps Between Closures

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter used those gaps between lockdowns to get an entire album together. ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ is a collection of songs from Aaron’s favourite songwriters as well as a few of his own.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Aaron Schembri, Australia, Colleen Hewett, country, James Cupples, Kevin Borich, Mark Gable, Mike Rudd, Normie Rowe, Phil Manning, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, The Lockdown Sessions, Wilbur Wilde

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Marty Stuart at Adler Hall New York photo by Nick Kontonicolas

Marty Stuart Covers Johnny Rivers ‘Poor Side Of Town’

by Paul Cashmere

Marty Stuart’s latest chapter from the upcoming ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’ is his cover of the Johnny Rivers classic ‘Poor Side of Town’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, country, Johnny Rivers, Marty Stuart, Poor Side of Town, Songs I Sing In The Dark, USA

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Kacey Musgraves (photo suppiled by Universal Music)

Kacey Musgraves ‘star-crossed’ Movie To Premiere In September

by Paul Cashmere

Kacey Musgraves has created a 50-minute movie version of her upcoming album ‘star-crossed’. The movie will premiere on Paramount+ in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, country, Kacey Musgraves, USA

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Country Artists Pay Tribute To Tom T. Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Artists from the country community have paid tribute to Tom T. Hall who died last week.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Tom T Hall, USA

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R.I.P. Rock Legend Don Everly 1 February 1937 to 21 August 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Don Everly of The Everly Brothers has passed away at age 83.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, country, Don Everly, Everly Brothers, Paul McCartney, Phil Everly, rock, Simon & Garfunkel, USA

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Tom T Hall (25 May 1936 – 20 August 2021)

by Paul Cashmere

Country singer Tom T. Hall has died at age 85.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Tom T Hall, USA

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Raise The Roof

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss To Raise The Roof With Second Album

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for a second album. ‘Raise the Roof’ is coming in November.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Americana, country, folk, Led Zeppelin, Raise The Roof, Robert Plant, UK, USA

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Jason Isbell Will Only Have Vaccinated Fans At Concerts

by Music-News.com

Jason Isbell has made it compulsory that all audience members of his shows are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Americana, country, Jason Isbell, USA

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Marty Stuart Kicks Off US Tour In New York

by Paul Cashmere

Country great Marty Stuart is back on the road. His first show for his current American tour was at Adler Hall in New York City in Friday July 30.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Adler Hall, country, Marty Stuart, New York, New York City, Nick Kontonicolas, USA

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Tom LeGarde of The LeGarde Twins Dies Aged 90

by Paul Cashmere

Tom LeGarde, one half of country group The LeGarde Twins, has died at the age of 90.

Tagged as: 50s, Australia, country, Legarde Twins, Ted LeGarde, Tom LeGarde

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Dolly Parton Invested Songwriting Royalties To Nashville Community

by Music-News.com

Dolly Parton invested the revenue from Whitney Houston’s hit cover of her song I Will Always Love You in a predominantly Black community in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, country, Dolly Parton, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Slim Dusty ‘Gone Fishin’ For Father’s Day

by Paul Cashmere

A new Slim Dusty album ‘Gone Fishin’, featuring Slim’s songs about fishing, has been compiled in time for Father’s Day.

Tagged as: 60s, Anne Kirkpatrick, Australia, country, Gone Fishin, Slim Dusty

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Kelly Clarkson Ordered To Pay Ex $200000 A Month In Support

by Music-News.com

Kelly Clarkson has been ordered to pay her estranged husband Brandon Blackstock almost $200,000 (£144,000) a month in spousal and child support.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, country, Kelly Clarkson, pop, USA

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Marty Stuart Shares Waylon Jennings Cover ‘This Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Marty Stuart’s monthly morsel of the upcoming ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’ album is his cover of the Waylon Jennings classic ‘This Time’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, country, Marty Stuart, Nick Kontonicolas, USA, Waylon Jennings

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Taylor Swift Pulls Fearless Remake From Grammy Consideration

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift will not submit the re-recorded version of her album Fearless for award consideration, noting it already won Album of the Year in 2009.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Marty Stuart Debuts Tom Petty’s Fault Lines Cover Song

by Noise11.com

Tom Petty ‘Fault Lines’ is the latest chapter in the slow burn of releases leading up to Marty Stuart’s ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Fault Lines, Marty Stuart, Nick Kontonicolas, Tom Petty, USA

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Actor Dennis Quaid Records Billy Swan Song With Bellamy Brothers

by Music-News.com

Actor/singer Dennis Quaid is living out his childhood dreams after landing a collaboration with country duo The Bellamy Brothers.

Tagged as: 70s, Bellamy Brothers, country, Dennis Quaid, I Can Help, USA

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Tex Perkins Has An New Album With His Fat Rubber Band On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has gone a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll for his new album with The Fat Rubber Band.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, rock, Tex Perkins

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Shane Nicholson Reveals ‘Living In Colour’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Shane Nicholson has previewed his next album ‘Living In Colour’ with another song digging into his past ‘And You Will Have Your Way’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, country, Living In Colour, Shane Nicholson

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Darlinghurst To Launch Debut Album At Gympie Music Muster

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Darlinghurst will launch their debut album at the Gympie Music Music in August.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, blues, country, Darlinghurst, roots

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Gwen Stefani Confirms Wedding With Blake Shelton

by Music-News.com

Gwen Stefani confirmed that she is married to Blake Shelton by sharing snaps from their weekend wedding.

Tagged as: 90s, Blake Shelton, country, Gwen Stefani, pop, rock, USA

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Tim McGraw Joins Alabama For Surprise Duet

by Music-News.com

Tim McGraw had a Saturday night to remember after joining country music veterans Alabama onstage to help reopen Nashville, Tennessee’s Bridgestone Arena.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Alabama, country, Tim McGraw, USA

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Kelly Clarkson Wants Legal Status Restores

by Music-News.com

Singer-turned-talk show host Kelly Clarkson is seeking to be declared legally single as she continues to fight her estranged husband Brandon Blackstock over money and custody issues.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, country, Kelly Clarkson, pop, USA

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Jimmy Buffett To Premiere ‘This Land Is Your Land’ For July 4

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Buffett will debut a new version of ‘This Land Is Your Land’ for this July 4.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, country, folk, Jimmy Buffett, This Land Is Your Land, USA

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