NEWS IN BRIEF
Willie Nelson Reschedules Concerts
Fri. July 13.2007 3:39 PM EDT
Willie Nelson is rescheduling more than a dozen concert dates scheduled in the
Midwest during July and early August, but his publicist says the 74-year-old
country music icon is "just taking a few weeks off." Nelson is headlining three
concerts in California through Monday (July 16) and will return to the
road on Aug. 17 in Oklahoma City for a continuation of the Last of the Breed
tour with fellow Country Music Hall of Fame members Ray Price and Merle Haggard.
"Willie is happy, and he is healthy and works harder than anyone I know,"
publicist Elaine Schock tells CMT.com. "It doesn't seem unreasonable to need
or want a couple of weeks off, especially when your life is planned a year in
advance." She added that "most if not all" of Nelson's shows will be rescheduled
within the next week. One of the cancellations, however, is an Aug. 4
appearance at the WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. Film Will Make TV Debut on CMT
Fri. July 13.2007 3:39 PM EDT
The new two-hour CMT feature film, Dale, will make its TV debut on Sept. 4 on
CMT, with encore performances Sept. 5-6. A DVD of the film will be available
early next year. Produced by NASCAR Images and CMT Films, Dale is the only
authorized film about the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. Narrated by Paul Newman, it
includes archival race footage, rare outtakes, never-before-seen family home
videos and interviews with his closest friends and family, toughest competitors
and most avid fans. Dale was produced with the support and endorsement of
Richard Childress Racing, plus the Earnhardt family, corporation and team.
Travis Tritt's New CD Due Aug. 21
Fri. July 13.2007 3:39 PM EDT
Travis Tritt will release a new album, The Storm, on Aug. 21 on Category 5
Records. The project was produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson. Tritt
recorded songs by Richard Marx ("You Never Take Me Dancing," which is the first
single), Diane Warren ("I Want to Feel Too Much") and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
("Somehow, Somewhere, Some Way"), as well as a song he wrote with Rob Thomas
("What If Love Hangs On to Us").
CMT Reveals New Episodes, Specials
Fri. July 13.2007 3:39 PM EDT
CMT has announced new episodes of CMT Crossroads, CMT Cross Country and CMT
Giants, as well as the new specials, CMT at Summerfest and Big Break. LeAnn
Rimes and Joss Stone will team up for CMT Crossroads, with the episode
scheduled for the fall. Miranda Lambert and Jack Ingram will film an episode of
CMT Cross Country later this month for an Aug. 31 air date. In addition, Hank
Williams Jr. will be the subject of the second installment of CMT Giants,
premiering in November. CMT at Summerfest, set to air Aug. 3-5, will include
performances by Sugarland, Sara Evans and Big & Rich at the popular Summerfest
festival in Milwaukee. Big Break, premiering Aug. 4, features several aspiring
artists who compete for a chance to perform as an opening act at one of
Evans' concerts. In addition, new episodes of Country Fried Home Videos, Dallas
Cowboy Cheerleaders and Trick My Truck are also on the way.
Kay
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