----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 7:47 PM Subject: [peeps-country-classics] Country Music News Jan. 19th
> > Skaggs, Hornsby Tape Ovation-Laden Crossroads > Fri. January 19.2007 6:33 PM EST > > Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs drew a capacity, standing-room-only crowd > to > the Factory in Franklin, Tenn., for Thursday's (Jan. 18) taping of CMT > Crossroads. > Performing songs from their forthcoming collaborative CD (due March 20), > as > well as such well-known hits as Hornsby's "Mandolin Rain" and Skaggs' > "Don't > Get Above Your Raising," the two swapped lead vocals and instrumentals, as > well as quips and jokes. Backed by Skaggs' award-winning Kentucky Thunder > band, > they were joined by country singer John Anderson for "Super Freak," a > crowd > favorite. The program is set to air Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. > > Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Ray Price Unite for New CD > Fri. January 19.2007 5:49 PM EST > > Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Ray Price will release a double-disc > album > together on March 20 on Lost Highway Records. Titled Last of the Breed, > the > 22-song set was produced by Fred Foster. The recording sessions included > contributions from the Jordanaires, steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and > fiddler > Johnny > Gimble. Haggard, Nelson and Price have also scheduled tour dates, backed > by > Asleep at the Wheel, in New York, Nashville, Las Vegas, Detroit and > Colorado > Springs in March. The album includes two new songs and newly recorded > versions of songs made famous by the three artists, including Price's 1959 > hit, "Heartaches > by the Number" (with Vince Gill on backing vocals). Kris Kristofferon > provides backing vocals on "Why Me." > > Darryl Worley to Perform at AFC Championship > Fri. January 19.2007 6:33 PM EST > > Darryl Worley will perform "I Just Came Back From a War" and "Have You > Forgotten?" during the Salute to the Troops halftime show at Sunday's > (Jan. > 21) > AFC Championship game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Some 100 troops, > including representatives from each branch of the military, will join > Worley > on > the field during his performance. The game between the New England > Patriots > and the Indianapolis Colts kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET. It will be televised > by CBS. > > Willie Nelson, Jessica Simpson to Sing Together at Fundraiser > Fri. January 19.2007 5:49 PM EST > > Willie Nelson will be joined by Jessica Simpson at a Dallas fundraiser on > Feb. 10 at the Nokia Theatre. Proceeds benefit the AetheriA Foundation, > which > provides college scholarships for artistically gifted students. The Fort > Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Black Dance Theater and Cirque du > Soleil > will also perform. Kinky Friedman will emcee the event. Tickets are $50 to > $1,000. Nelson and Simpson co-starred in the 2005 film version of The > Dukes > of Hazzard. > > Kelly Clarkson Teams with NASCAR > Fri. January 19.2007 5:49 PM EST > > Kelly Clarkson has teamed with NASCAR for a variety of high-profile racing > events. The pop singer will headline a concert at the Nextel Tribute to > America > concert before the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18. She will also film a TV ad > during > the appearance. In addition, she will be a spokesperson during the fourth > annual NASCAR Day on May 18 and will attend the NASCAR Awards dinner in > December. The winner of American Idol's first season, Clarkson is expected > to release > her third album this year. "Anyone who knows me knows I'm a race fan and > love NASCAR," she said. 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