George Jones
Sept 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013
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George Jones – Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes
On April - 26 - 2013
George Jones, the legend, has passed.
On April - 26 - 2013
As I sit here on this rainy spring morning, trying to compose one of the most heartbreaking pieces I’ve ever had to write, I’m finding I can’t get past the tears to see my keyboard. George Jones has passed away.
From his team:
Country Music Hall of Famer, Grand Ole Opry member, and Kennedy Center [...]
Mainstream Media Adopts Country Music
On March - 25 - 2013
BlogRodeo March 2013 asks: Why is Country Music the Current Darling of Mainstream Media?
To answer this question I’m going to focus primarily on network television’s recent display of their country music obsession. Not since the days of Hee Haw and the Dukes of Hazard has network television been so in love with all things southern. [...]
Remembering Mindy McCready
On February - 18 - 2013
The country music community mourns the loss of Mindy McCready.
The country music family is shocked and saddened this morning to learn of the apparent suicide of 37 year old Mindy McCready, whose hits included “Ten Thousand Angels” and “Guys Do It All The Time”. Miss McCready was found on the porch of her Heber Springs, [...]
BlogRodeo Recap – January 2013
On January - 25 - 2013
Well, it came and went; the inaugural BlogRodeo country music collaboration event. The posts were great, the turnout was astounding and the twitter chat was a chart-topping success! No, really… we topped the Twitter Trending list for over an hour with the #BlogRodeo hashtag, which is no small accomplishment for ANYONE.
I personally would like to [...]
Country Music Blog Rodeo: 2013-The Year of Social Media in Country Music
On January - 22 - 2013
For the first installment of Blog Rodeo, host CountryMusicNewsBlog asks “What are we really looking forward to in 2013?”. My answer: Country music fans truly embracing social media!
Over the award show and tour seasons through 2012 we saw artists, news outlets, and record companies dabble with social media sites, trying to figure out that magic [...]
Please Pardon the Dust
On January - 15 - 2013
Pardon Our Dust As We Make Some Changes!
Please pardon the dust as we make a few changes around here. You may not see a difference in our look, but hopefully you’ll notice it in our performance as we have had to upgrade the server Country Music News Blog is hosted on. It seems we’ve gotten [...]
Kenny Chesney No Shoes Nation 2013 Tour Announcement
On November - 8 - 2012
Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Eric Church and Kacey Musgraves all on ONE tour? It’s a No Shoes Nation!
Team Kenny took to Facebook and twitter this morning with a single line that got the whole internet abuzz. All it said was simply “Tour announcement right now at http://noshoesradio.com/.” Of course I zipped right over to [...]
2012 CMA Award Winners!
On November - 1 - 2012
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 CMA Awards!
Every year the CMA Awards seems to get bigger and better, and this year we’ve even got Miss Molly right there in the audience giving us the inside scoop! Keep up with us as we let you in on all the highlights from the 46th annual CMA [...]
George Strait Announces 2013 Concert Tour Dates!
On September - 26 - 2012
King George is hittin’ the road again! We’ve got your scoop on the schedule for the 2013 George Strait tour!
Updated with tour dates!
Well George Strait fans, we’ve known it was coming for a while now, and the day is finally here! On September 4th, Team Strait posted the following on the official GS facebook account:
From [...]
