NEWS IN BRIEF Nashville Songwriters Association to Buy Bluebird Cafe Fri. November 02.2007 5:34 PM EDT
The Nashville Songwriters Association International will buy the famed Bluebird Café in Nashville to use as a songwriters venue, a source at the NSAI has confirmed. Details of the agreement are to be announced next week. Founded 25 years ago by impresario Amy Kurland, the club has hosted performances by virtually every major songwriter in Nashville. It has also attracted music publishers and record label executives in search of fresh talent. Capitol Records executives signed Garth Brooks after catching one of his Bluebird shows. So renowned has the tiny venue become that it was an inspiration for The Thing Called Love, a 1993 film starring River Phoenix and Sandra Bullock, in which singer K.T. Oslin played the club owner. Elvis Presley Tribute Coming to Ryman Fri. November 02.2007 5:34 PM EDT The music of Elvis Presley will be celebrated with a tribute concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Feb. 12, 2008. The concert will feature Vince Gill, Amy Grant and other celebrities singing Presley's songs. A fundraiser for Belmont University's music business scholarships, the concert will be hosted by George Klein, a Memphis radio DJ and close friend of Presley's. Tickets are $35 and $100. Patron tickets, priced at $500, include a party at the historic RCA Studio B, where Presley recorded many of his hits. Big Machine Launches Sister Label Featuring Jewel, Jimmy Wayne Fri. November 02.2007 12:10 PM EDT Jewel and Jimmy Wayne have signed with the Valory Music Co., a new label announced Friday (Nov. 2) by Big Machine Records president/CEO Scott Borchetta. An independent label based in Nashville, Big Machine's roster includes Taylor Swift, Trisha Yearwood, Jack Ingram and Danielle Peck. Big Machine's promotion department is also working with Garth Brooks and his label, Pearl Records, to secure radio airplay for new music featured on his upcoming album, The Ultimate Hits. Borchetta, who will operate both Big Machine and Valory Music, plans to position Jewel as a country artist. Borchetta and Wayne previously worked together at DreamWorks Nashville. In 2003, Wayne scored two Top 10 singles, "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much." New artist Justin Moore will join Jewel and Wayne on the Valory Music roster. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
