NEWS IN BRIEF Billy Currington, George Jones Among CRS Panelists Mon. October 29.2007 5:50 PM EDT
Luke Bryan, Billy Currington, Jack Ingram, George Jones and Big & Rich's John Rich will participate in a variety of panels during the Country Radio Seminar to be held in Nashville in March. Bryan and Currington will take part in a panel that follows the course of a No. 1 hit. Ingram will moderate a panel about making radio stations instantly identifiable with between-songs content. Rich will participate in a topical conversation about the country radio industry. Jones will sit for a session titled "The Life of a Legend." Alan Jackson Will Headline Sound & Speed Mon. October 29.2007 5:50 PM EDT Alan Jackson will headline the Sound & Speed event in Nashville on Jan. 12, 2008. The annual event brings together country music artists and NASCAR drivers for autographs, photos and question-and-answer sessions. The event will take place at the Sommet Center on Jan. 11 and 12. Tickets for the concert and the festival go on sale Nov. 9. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Conway Twitty's Christmas Album Now on CD Mon. October 29.2007 5:50 PM EDT A remixed and remastered version of Conway Twitty's Christmas album, A Twismas Story (1983), will be re-released on Tuesday (Oct. 30). This is the first time the project will be available on CD and digital formats. Twitty's granddaughter, Christi Prater, provides the new voice of the Twitty Bird character on the reissue. Twitty died in 1993. Songs includes "White Christmas," "Silver Bells," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Jingle Bells," as well as several newer Christmas songs. I was surprised porter wasn't mentioned here. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
