NEWS IN BRIEF Little Big Town Prepares A Place to Land Wed. October 03.2007 6:57 PM EDT
Little Big Town's new album will be titled A Place to Land and includes 12 new tracks, including 10 new songs co-written by the band and their producer, Wayne Kirkpatrick. The album is set to be released on Nov. 6. The band members say they strived to make the album a cohesive work. "We're fans of albums that you listen to from start to finish, like [Fleetwood Mac's] Rumours and Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger," Jimi Westbrook said. "We wanted every song to be a piece of a bigger puzzle." Little Big Town continues its appearances with Sugarland and Jake Owen on the current CMT on Tour with concerts Thursday (Oct. 4) in Salisbury, Md., Friday (Oct. 5) in Trenton, N.J., and Saturday (Oct. 6) in Reading, Pa. Memorial Service Planned for Emerson Drive Member Wed. October 03.2007 6:57 PM EDT A celebration of the life of Patrick Bourque will be held Tuesday (Oct. 9) at 11 a.m. at the Belmont Church in Nashville. The former bass player for Emerson Drive, Bourque died suddenly at his home in Montreal on Sept. 26. The service will be open to the public. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are encouraged for the Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee. All gifts received will be designated to support the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. Deana Carter Will Host Fashion for Every Body Wed. October 03.2007 6:57 PM EDT Deana Carter will host the Fashion for Every Body event at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Oct. 14 to raise money for the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee. The event will include music and a fashion show. Anastasia Brown will serve as emcee. Tickets are $100 and $300. Sara Evans hosted the event in 2007. Carter will release a new album, The Chain, on Vanguard Records on Oct. 9. Her hits include "Strawberry Wine," "We Danced Anyway" and "How Do I Get There." Longtime CMA Awards Director Honored Wed. October 03.2007 6:57 PM EDT Walter C. Miller, a television director who has been associated with the CMA Awards since 1970, was presented with the CMA President's Award on Wednesday (Oct. 3) to recognize his dedication to the organization. The annual award is given at the discretion of the president of the board of the Country Music Association. This year, artist manager Clarence Spalding presented the trophy to Miller, who was named executive producer of the CMA Awards in 2005. "Walter's contributions to the CMA Awards can be felt in every detail and second of the program," Spalding said. "He has dedicated himself to delivering an awards broadcast that reflects the best of our industry and the artists. He cares deeply and protects the prestige of the program absolutely." 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
