NEWS IN BRIEF
Cash's Sun Master Recordings Won't Be Sold
Thu. August 16.2007 6:36 PM EDT
Master recordings by Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis will not be
sold at an auction after a federal judge permanently blocked the sale, according
to The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville. Sun Entertainment Corp., which
claimed ownership of the recordings via the Sun Records label, sued to prevent
the sale at an auction early next year, and the Sun recordings were pulled from
the auction by Ocean Tomo, a Chicago-based firm described on its Web site
as "an intellectual capital merchant banc." The tapes were intended to be sold
by Creative Sounds Inc., as part of a larger catalog of 30,000 master
recordings.
The judge's decision was made in July and announced on Thursday (Aug. 16) by
Sun Entertainment Corp.
Deana Carter's New CD Due Oct. 9
Thu. August 16.2007 6:36 PM EDT
Deana Carter's new album, The Chain, will be released by Vanguard Records on
Oct. 9. Duet partners include John Anderson ("Swingin'"), Jessi Colter ("I'm
Not Lisa"), Shooter Jennings ("Good Hearted Woman"), George Jones (on a classic
re-titled as "He Thinks I Still Care"), Kris Kristofferson ("Help Me Make
It Through the Night"), Willie Nelson ("On the Road Again") and Dolly Parton
("Love Is Like a Butterfly"). Harper Simon, the son of singer-songwriter Paul
Simon, appears on "The Boxer." In addition to producing the album, Carter also
offers solo renditions of "Lay Lady Lay," "The Weight," "Crying" and "Old
Man." Her father, session player Fred Carter Jr., performs throughout the
album, which is her second release for Vanguard.
Mindy Smith Wraps Christmas CD
Thu. August 16.2007 6:36 PM EDT
Singer-songwriter Mindy Smith will release a Christmas album, My Holiday, on
Oct. 9 on Vanguard Records. Selections include "Away in a Manger" with harmonies
by Alison Krauss. Smith wrote or co-wrote six original songs for the album and
also recorded classics such as "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells" and
"I'll Be Home for Christmas." Her previous albums include One Moment More and
Long Island Shores.
Kenny Chesney Working Out With New Orleans Saints
Wed. August 15.2007 7:39 PM EDT
Kenny Chesney will work out with the New Orleans Saints on Friday (Aug. 17),
the day before their pre-season game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The
training
coincides with his Thursday (Aug. 16) night concert at Cincinnati's Riverbend
Music Center. The 5-foot-6-inch Chesney, who was a wide receiver for the
Eagles football team during his days at Gibbs High School in Luttrell, Tenn.,
met Saints head coach Sean Payton in 2002. "Over the years, we'd become really
good friends because there's a very mutual respect for what the other one
does," Chesney says. On being invited to the practice, he explains, "They wanna
see if I can make some kind of contribution. They realized they were gonna be
up there when I was playing Cincinnati, and they wanted to make it work.
Turns out a lot of the guys on the team were fans, and Sean said they really
wanted to do it." Chesney will dress out in shorts, a jersey and helmet to
go through their workout and practice. "The day before I get there will be very
intense, but I can't be there for that," he says. "This is more about going
over game situations, being out there in the huddle with [quarterback] Drew
Brees and [running back] Reggie Bush ... and I imagine it'll be a whole lot
faster than when I was in high school."
Heartland Singer Welcomes Baby Daughter
Wed. August 15.2007 6:23 PM EDT
The lead singer of Heartland, the country band that notched a No. 1 hit with "I
Loved Her First," has announced the birth of a daughter. Jason Albert and
his wife Kelly welcomed Kelson Noël on Tuesday (Aug. 14) in Hunstville, Ala.
The infant weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces. In related news, the band has been
in the studio recording with Big & Rich's John Rich and recently released a new
single, "Once a Woman (Gets a Hold of Your Heart)," for Country Thunder
Records.
Dierks Bentley's Next Video Will Be User-Created
Wed. August 15.2007 6:23 PM EDT
Dierks Bentley is joining forces with CMT Loaded for country music's first
user-created, green-screen, viral music video. Using pre-taped performance
footage
of Bentley in front of a green screen, contestants will be able to submit their
own version of "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" beginning Aug. 23.
Edited portions of the green screen music video will be made available for
download through Nov. 5. CMT is asking viewers to add their own original
background
footage, animation and special effects and submit their version of the Bentley
video via CMT.com. Winners will be chosen bi-weekly, and their videos will
be showcased on CMT's Top 20 Countdown and CMT Loaded.
Cross Country With Ingram, Lambert Coming Aug. 31
Wed. August 15.2007 6:23 PM EDT
The latest episode of CMT Cross Country, featuring Jack Ingram and Miranda
Lambert, will debut Aug. 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Taped in Nashville, the hour-long
episode features performances of their biggest hits as well as tracks from
their current albums, including Ingram's "Love You" and "Measure of a Man" and
Lambert's "Kerosene" and "Famous in a Small Town." They also cover Waylon
Jennings' hit, "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" and share stories about
their
love for Texas music.
Kay
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