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Father Of Bluegrass Music on DVD (The Bluegrass Blog)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:33:35 GMT

... on the impact of Bill Monroe’s music are included with artists as diverse as Jerry Garcia and Roy Acuff, as well as legends like Lester Flatt, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton and John Hartford.Bill Monroe - Father Of Bluegrass Music has been remastered for DVD and was re-released by MVD Entertainment in July of 2008, and is for purchase.The 90 minute film was the brainchild of Steve Gelbhardt...

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'Hee Haw' reruns to air on RFD-TV (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:39:00 GMT

... Nashville Network cable station from 1994 to 1997 and briefly on CMT in 2006.Country performers Roy Clark and Buck Owens were co-hosts, Clark for the entire run and Owens for 17 seasons.The show, which got its name from the sound of a donkey braying, originated as a country version of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."RFD, based in Omaha, Neb., with production facilities in Nashville, has been on the...

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Book Notes - Clyde Edgerton ("The Bible Salesman") (Largehearted Boy)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:57:28 GMT

... Book Notes essay for his novel, The Bible Salesman : In The Bible Salesman there is a mention of Roy Acuff, and when I think of Roy I usually remember his speaking on the Will The Circle Be Unbroken album (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and friends). A good bit of entertaining talk from the recording studio shows up throughout this album and at the outset of “I Saw The Light,” Roy says, “Let me...

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Winona Ryder, Half of Rose-Acuff, and Xmas in July Courtesy of Fear (WFMU's Beware of the Blog)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:48:50 GMT

... some of the finest popular and country music classics of the 1940s with his writing partner, Roy Acuff. Sometimes Mr. Rose wrote under the nom de plume "Floyd Jenkins," as he did for the B-side of this rekkid. Fred Rose also wrote, with Hank Williams, some of Mr. Williams' finest and most popular songs. Rose is a charter member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, he is in the Nashville Songwriter's...

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Thursday: Going Way Back: The Wabash Cannonball (The Confidentials)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:11:00 GMT

This is an awesome, true country song originally written and performed by the Carter Family. Here, it's masterfully performed by Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys. I love Roy Acuff, this is confidence personified - he owns the stage.

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Saturday Song: Roy Acuff “Wabash Cannonball” (CAFFEINATED POLITICS)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:37:34 GMT

... when it comes to the music that still resonates, and has meaning from the early days of county. Roy Acuff was not only a singer and musician, but also an entertainer in the fullest sense of the word. His long time at the Grand Ole Opry is legendary, and his signature sound and style is featured here on “Wabash Cannonball”, another of my top five. Technorati Tags: , ,

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2006 - A plaque is stolen from Bon Scott's grave in We... (VH1)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:02:20 GMT

... Stones convene at Ronnie Wood's house in Ireland to begin a month-long session.1991Country music's Roy Acuff receives the National Medal of Art from President George Bush.1990After complaining of an inflamed finger at a Glasgow, Scotland, concert, Keith Richards discovers the digit has gone septic. The Stones cancel their subsequent tour dates for the week, marking the first time the band...

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Blogger Rates Shows Following Trip to Branson (Bob McCarty Writes)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:21:40 GMT

... the United States with a dream of playing country music after seeing legendary country music star Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys perform in Osaka in the mid-’60s. A consummate entertainer and extraordinary fiddle player, Tabuchi’s show is a must-see for anyone open to being entertained. [ Rating: 8 out of 10] Our next show, Acrobats of China Presents the New Shanghai Circus , began...

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To the Wide Pacific Shores...Without TravelPod - Vancouver, Washington, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:30:19 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Vancouver, Washington, United States Today's photographer: Kory Today the song in my head has been Roy Acuff singing "Wabash Cannonball:" from the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shores ... This may have been our worst weather day yet, but it didn't affect us too much. This morning we sat in the car waiting on the park rangers to open the gates...

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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (Cybergrass)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:55:55 GMT

... words. Other interview subjects include the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia and country music legend Roy Acuff, in one of his final film appearances. Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music stands alone as the most intimate and detailed portrait of this unique musical innovator. The DVD format video has a suggested retail price of $19.95. The program runs 90 minutes with all the performances...

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Phil Stacey's Christian Roots Anchor His Country Album Debut (CMT News)

Fri, 30 May 2008 19:48:00 GMT

... and senior high school. Stacey says he was always attracted to music -- from the Hank Williams, Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe records his parents played to such contemporary Christian luminaries as Rich Mullins, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith.With a musical career in mind, Stacey enrolled at Lee University, a Christian-oriented liberal arts college in Cleveland, Tenn. In his freshman year, he...

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Lewis was already shakin' early (JSOnline)

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:22:11 GMT

... of Williams' "I Saw the Light" charted until 1971, when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band teamed up with Roy Acuff. This unexpected collaboration's remake of "I Saw the Light" (United Artists 50849) made the top 60.We specify Williams' "I Saw the Light" because some completely different songs with that same title became famous. One is a Todd Rundgren classic (1972) and another is by Wynonna (1992).IZ...

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Can We Talk About Country Music? (From On High)

Mon, 19 May 2008 08:53:00 GMT

... and George Jones and Jimmie Rodgers and Merle Haggard and Flatt & Scruggs and Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff and Pee Wee King and Bill Anderson and Chet Atkins and Bill Monroe and Patsy Cline and Brenda Lee and Webb Pierce and Tennessee Ernie Ford ... Last night I watched Megadeth and AC-DC and Black Sabbath and Judas Priest and Twisted Sister and Van Halen. Only they were going by other names...

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ACM Honoring Brenda Lee, Oaks, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner With Pioneer Awards (CMT News)

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:57:00 GMT

... to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Previous recipients include Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Garth Brooks, Charlie Nagatani and Merv Griffin. Dick Clark, who hosted the ACM Awards show four times in the late '60s and early '70s, has produced the televised program since 1979. He offered television exposure to country artists on several other shows including American Bandstand, New...

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Most Expensive Yo-Yo (Most-Expensive.net)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:56:33 GMT

... yo-yo, however, was made far more recently. The expensive yo-yo was presented by country singer Roy Acuff to President Richard Nixon at the Grand Ole Opry in 1974. There to celebrate Mrs. Nixon's birthday, the president reportedly attempted a few tricks before signing the yo-yo and giving it back to Acuff. When Acuff died in 1992, the yo-yo was sold for $16,029. The most expensive...

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Music Row Celebrates Charlie Daniels' 50-Year Career (CMT News)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:46:00 GMT

... together artists of all musical stripes, including such luminaries as B.B. King, Don Henley, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Ted Nugent, Little Richard, James Brown and Willie Nelson.A representative from the William Morris Agency pointed out that during the 21 years the company has booked Daniels' personal appearances, he has played 3,000 concerts for a combined audience of 5 million people and,...

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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Hank Williams Keeps Coming Back (CMT News)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:12:00 GMT

I sense a bit of a Hank Williams resurgence ahead. He's never really gone out of style since he died 53 years ago from a fatal highball of drugs and alcohol. What Roy Acuff termed as Hank's "timely death" at age 29 has made him country music's forever tra

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Diamanda Gals - Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? (Roy Acuff cover) (The Hype Machine)

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:26:57 GMT

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Bobby Hebb –That's All I Wanna Know (Tuition) (The big take over)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:55:12 GMT

This is, stunningly and unjustly, only Hebb’s third released album in a performing career that started in 1941 (when he was three years old; at 12, the Nashville native was backing ROY ACUFF at the Grand Ole Opry). Recorded in 2003, it reprises some of his recording career’s high points: “Sunny,” in a duet with ASTRID NORTH; his wonderful cover of the country standard “A Satisfied Mind,” also...

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This week's reviews: Jackson's 'Good Time' music, Edwards in bloom (Listen Up)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:38:00 GMT

... loves to juxtapose things that don't seem to belong together — such as bluegrass, slap bass and a Roy Acuff-style train whistle in one song; or bologna, a woman's love and a good cellphone in another. After nearly 20 years, Jackson has developed into one of country music's true masters, the kind who can make life’s most mundane circumstances carry emotional heft and make it look easy. —...

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