NEWS IN BRIEF Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill Release New CDs Tue. October 02.2007 6:26 PM EDT
Brooks & Dunn and Faith Hill both released new albums on Tuesday (Oct. 2). Brooks & Dunn's Cowboy Town (Arista) includes their latest hit, "Proud of the House We Built." Hill's The Hits (Warner Bros. Nashville) begins with her current single, "Red Umbrella." ... Other new releases include Ryan Bingham's Mescalito (Lost Highway), J.J. Cale's Rewind: Unreleased Recordings (Time Life), Cross Canadian Ragweed's Mission California (Universal South), John Fogerty's Revival (Fantasy) and Merle Haggard's The Bluegrass Sessions (McCoury Music). New compilation albums include Songs 4 Worship: Country (Time Life) and Hear Something Country Christmas (Sony BMG). George Strait Announces 2008 Tour Tue. October 02.2007 6:26 PM EDT George Strait will return to the road in early 2008 for a series of arena concerts. The 19-city tour begins Jan. 10 in Austin, Texas, with dates currently scheduled through March 7 in Lubbock, Texas. Additional concerts are expected to be announced soon. Little Big Town will open the shows. Little Big Town's Kimberly Roads says, "We have been so fortunate over the past couple of years to tour with some amazing artists. But to be invited to share the stage with an entertainer like George Strait -- who never fails to give fans what they want year after year, show after show and hit after hit -- is truly an honor. He has the career we all strive for." CMA Broadcast Winners Revealed Tue. October 02.2007 6:26 PM EDT The winners in the broadcast division of this year's CMA Awards were announced Monday (Oct. 1). The broadcast personalities of the year are: Lia Knight, The Lia Show, Jones Radio Networks (national); Chris Carr, KEEY/Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (major market); Jim Denny, Kevin Freeman and Deborah Honeycut, WFMS/Indianapolis (large market); Dan Tooker, Jon Watkins and Colby Ericson, formerly on KFDI/Wichita, Kan. (medium market); and Gator Harrison and Greg "StyckMan" Owens, WGSQ/Cookeville, Tenn. (small market). CMA radio stations of the year are: KYGO/Denver (major market); WMIL, Milwaukee (large market); KXKT/Omaha, Neb. (medium market); and WKXC/Augusta, Ga. (small market). Neal McCoy Charity Event Raises $500,000 Tue. October 02.2007 6:26 PM EDT Neal McCoy's 13th annual fundraiser for his East Texas Angel Network raised more than $500,000. The event took place Friday and Saturday (Sept. 28-29) in his hometown of Longview, Texas, and included a golf tournament and concert featuring McCoy, Jamie O'Neal, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and TV personality Jack Hanna. McCoy and his wife, Melinda, established the charity to enhance the lives of families whose children suffer from a serious or life-threatening illness. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
