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November 8, 2019
Baby It's Cold OutsideAs we get into CMA Week, the weather is going to get in on the story, as it has the past few years, with low temps of 18 and 22 on two of the three nights early this week. I don't see rain or, God forbid, snow in the forecast, but the weather is crazy around CMA time every year, even when the awards were in October around DJ week. (Anyone remember that October used to be Country Music month?)
The water on the red carpet one of these past years was terrible. Wet feet ... yuck!
This year's on-air show is going to feel different with the hosting situation, and the reintroduction of stars singing songs everyone should know with a few exceptions. The other networks' competition should not be huge, but ABC has struggled at times the last two years with ratings on regular programming nights.
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November 1, 2019
She Seems So HappyEveryone has done their job getting the word out that Miranda Lambert has a new album out ("Wildcard"). She showed up just about everywhere last week: Late night and early morning TV, People magazine, a TV segment on the Meredith-owned local stations, local radio, ...
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October 25, 2019
Great Shows And Greater MemoriesHave any bucket list concerts on your list? The Eagles' "Hotel California 2020" tour is easily on my list. Saw Elvis, Hendrix, Zeppelin, CSN&Y, even saw the original Grand Funk Railroad and The Beach Boys, but The Eagles were elusive and expensive. They are still ...
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October 18, 2019
He Was Just Trying To Get HomeThe death of Kane Brown drummer Kenny Dixon is a heartbreaking story on so many levels. If you make your living away from home, so many times you will do almost anything to get home for just a few more hours, no matter how tired you are or what you have to do, you ...
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October 11, 2019
Burning One Minute, Freezing The Next (On The Road In Austin)Here at the other Country music capital city - Austin - it was 90 yesterday and, this morning, it's 52, raining and windy. That is symbolic of the Country music world these days. It's like the major TV networks have rediscovered Country music with the November ...
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October 4, 2019
Dancing On The FringesLast minute campaigns for the CMA Awards are around. The debate on Entertainer of the Year seems active. Who will it be? Probably a first-time winner. There are two big choices and three others, all five worthy. Will the CMA voters vote with their billfolds or their ...
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September 27, 2019
Thank You, Mr. BurnsIt was the greatest electronic love letter Country music has ever received. Ken Burns' "Country Music" documentary was 16 hours of a story that needed at least 32. Sixteen was about all that most folks could soak in. Hopefully, it made the PBS stations more viewers ...
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September 20, 2019
Overwhelmed With Country KnowledgeFour nights in a row I made an appointment with PBS to get a dose of Country music history via the first week of Ken Burns' 16-hour TV documentary. I'm not sure what I thought this would be like, or that I would stay with it, but it has blown my cranial fuse. It takes ...
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September 13, 2019
Can 'Country Music' Beat 'Sunday Night Football?'Philadelphia at Atlanta on NBC's "Sunday Night Football" will be seen by millions. What will the audience be for Ken Burns' epic look at Country music on PBS? First, it would be a safe bet many will DVR it and time shift like almost every other TV show on these days. ...
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September 6, 2019
Big Shoes ... Big StadiumLast Garth stadium stop for 2019 is the fifth largest stadium in the world. November 16th in Knoxville, TN at the Univ. of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium. The last time UT hosted a concert was for East Tennessee's Kenny Chesney, who started going to that stadium when he ...
