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Songwriter Bob McDill Talks About His Many Hits (CMT News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

... made his mark with a string of hits that also includes Don Williams' "Good Ole Boys Like Me," Waylon Jennings' "Amanda," Dan Seals' "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)," Keith Whitley's "Don't Close Your Eyes," Sammy Kershaw's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," Pam Tillis' "All the Good Ones Are Gone," Johnny Russell's "Catfish John" and "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer"...

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Hot picks: Holiday concert, '250 Years of Plants,' Volunteer Jam (Today's Tribune-Review)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:52:32 GMT

... 412-431-1810. -- Kurt Shaw CountryJam time The Charlie Daniels Band, .38 Special and Shooter Jennings -- son of the late country great Waylon Jennings and singer-songwriter Jessi Coulter, and a maverick, outlaw country singer in his own right -- will perform Thursday at for the annual Volunteer Jam. The concert originally was scheduled for June 20, and tickets for the original...

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The Chill (The New Yorker)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

... row) and settle into a career as a Brill Building songwriter, turning out hits for Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jackie DeShannon, Evie Sands, and Emmylou Harris, among many others. Each day, he’d ride the train down from Yonkers to compose in a cubicle on the second floor of 1650 Broadway. At quitting time, he’d go to the printer’s to pick up the next day’s racing form, commute...

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Iconic after all these years (atHome Top Story)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT

And you all know the hits: "On The Road Again," "Crazy," "Funny How Time Slips Away," "Night Life," and many, many more. He's recorded and released close to 300 albums, and if he isn't in the Guinness record books for issuing the most duets – he's sung with everyone from Julio Iglesias ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before") and Ray Charles ("Seven Spanish Angels") to Waylon Jennings and...

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Waylon Jennings - Dreaming My Dreams With You (Today's Blog Music)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:11:25 GMT

in post The Sensitive Side Of Outlaw Country from Setting The Woods On Fire .

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Proof that they just don’t understand (The Shot's Press Releases)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:14:22 GMT

Just in case you needed more proof that the South Carolina Club for Growth doesn’t get it… They are trying to make fun of Jake Knotts with the Dukes of Hazzard theme song by Waylon Jennings. Obviously they’ve never been to Senator Knotts’ district because around those parts, they play this song with pride. [...]

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Radio Is Radio (The Hits Just Keep On Comin')

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:53:45 GMT

... at a country station, and I soon found that radio could be just as rewarding when you were playing Waylon Jennings as it was when you were playing the Doobie Brothers. I learned that the proportion of good music to swill is about the same in nearly every genre. And I learned a major life lesson that applies to much more than merely radio: It’s easier than you think to take your pleasures...

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Taylor Swift Reclaims Country Album Crown (Again) (CMT News)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT

... Buck (No. 68), the multi-artist anthology Best of Country (No. 73), Playlist: The Very Best of Waylon Jennings (No. 74), and Steve Ivey's Best of Bluegrass Gospel: Collector's Edition.The other newcomers to the songs list are Pat Green's "Let Me" (No. 53), James Otto's "For You" (No. 58) and the Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" (No. 59).Completing this week's Top 5 albums ranking...

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A month in the country (normblog)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:54:55 GMT

Last month I signalled the poll on country music stars being run at Setting the Woods on Fire. Paul has now posted the results . Here is how my own top 10 choices fared (their placings in the poll indicated by the numbers in brackets): 1. Emmylou Harris (9) 2. Lyle Lovett (24) 3. George Jones (4) 4. Merle Haggard (3) 5. Waylon Jennings (6) 6. Steve Earle (17) 7. Townes Van Zandt (7) 8....

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Waylon Jennings - We Had It All (Today's Blog Music)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:30:56 GMT

in post The Original Honky Tonk Hero from Setting The Woods On Fire .

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Waylon Jennings - Omaha (Today's Blog Music)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:30:56 GMT

in post The Original Honky Tonk Hero from Setting The Woods On Fire .

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Waylon Jennings - You Ask Me To (Single Version) (Today's Blog Music)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:33:20 GMT

in post Favorite Country Artist Results, Nos. 10-6 from Setting The Woods On Fire .

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Waylon Jennings - Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) (Today's Blog Music)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:33:20 GMT

in post Favorite Country Artist Results, Nos. 10-6 from Setting The Woods On Fire .

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OBITUARY: Danny Davis Founder of the Nashville Brass Dies (All About Jazz)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:03:51 GMT

... a producer for RCA records, with guitarist Chet Atkins as his boss. He worked with Floyd Cramer, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dottie West and other top musicians. Davis formed the Nashville Brass in 1968. The next year, the band won a Grammy Award for its version of the popular song “Kawliga." It also won the Country Music Assn. award for best instrumental group six times, starting...

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Bandleader Davis Dead At 83 (Contactmusic Ltd)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:18:50 GMT

... early 1960s, he was the man behind six Connie Francis number ones and he also went on to produce Waylon Jennings' Grammy-winning recording of MACArthur Park, according to CMT.com.Davis assembled the Nashville Brass in the late 1960s and found national success with instrumental recordings of well-known country songs.They were regulars on U.S. TV shows and also worked extensively in...

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BANDLEADER DAVIS DEAD AT 83 (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:52:25 GMT

... early 1960s, he was the man behind six Connie Francis number ones and he also went on to produce Waylon Jennings’ Grammy-winning recording of MacArthur Park, according to CMT.com.Davis assembled the Nashville Brass in the late 1960s and found national success with instrumental recordings of well-known country songs.They were regulars on U.S. TV shows and also worked extensively in...

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Want True Love? Look in the Right Place (Articles Database)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:10:33 GMT

Many of us search for years if not our entire lives for love. We’re convinced–or at least hopeful–that it’ out there, somewhere. As the Waylon Jennings song laments, however, most of us are “looking for love in all the wrong places.” Tragically, not many of us would think to look in the mirror for love. Or, if [...]

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HOT DISH: Fans and Radio Will Determine Fate of Chris Cagle's Career (CMT News)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT

... estranged husband, Mutt Lange.We are all different. Our talents are not the same. Like the late Waylon Jennings said, "If we could, we'd all sing like George Jones." We are not created equal, and we are not financially equal. For instance, as of now, John Michael Montgomery is in rehab. He had just started his own record label and was recording. He was focusing to get his career back...

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Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Today's Blog Music)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:52:00 GMT

in post Advice: 10 more don'ts from Divinyl from Star Maker Machine .

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Utah Phillips (News Scotsman)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:28:01 GMT

... of West Virginia, have been recorded or performed by artists such as Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and Tom Waits. When Johnny Cash wanted to record an album of his songs, however, Phillips politely but firmly turned the Man in Black down, saying he did not like what the record industry stood for. Instead, he set up his own label, its name summing up his philosophy: No...

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