NEWS IN BRIEF Nickel Creek Plays Final Farewell Shows Fri. November 30.2007 6:15 PM EST
Nickel Creek concluded their Farewell (For Now) Tour with two shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday and Thursday nights (Nov. 28-29). Although they did not have an opening act, the band (Chris Thile and Sara and Sean Watkins) were joined on stage by bassist Mark Schatz, as well as several musical friends, including Bela Fleck, Tim O'Brien, Benmont Tench, and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Scott Thile, the band's original bassist (and Chris' father) also performed with the band, which will go on hiatus for an undisclosed amount of time. Stephen King Praises Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett Fri. November 30.2007 6:15 PM EST Author Stephen King, who occasionally moonlights as a member of the Rock Bottom Remainders band, has included new albums by Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett on his year-end list of favorite music, published in the Dec. 7 issue of Entertainment Weekly. Earle's Washington Square Serenade topped the list, followed by Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, Mika's Life in Cartoon Motion, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band's It's Not Big It's Large, Ozzy Osbourne's Black Rain, John Fogerty's Revival and Southern Culture on the Skids' Countrypolitan Favorites. Country Comic Jim Nesbitt Dies in South Carolina Fri. November 30.2007 5:39 PM EST Country comic and singer-songwriter Jim Nesbitt died Thursday (Nov. 29) at his home in Florence, S.C. He would have celebrated his 76th birthday Saturday (Dec. 1). A native of Bishopville, S.C., he worked as a disc jockey in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., but gained national attention while placing 13 musical comedy songs on the Billboard country chart from 1961 through 1970. One of those, "Looking for More in '64," reached the Top 10 in 1964. His Top 20 singles included "Please Mr. Kennedy," "Mother-in-Law," "A Tiger in My Tank" and "Runnin' Bare." A compilation album, The Best of Jim Nesbitt, was released in 1999 by Lost Gold Records. Grammy Country CDs Coming in January Fri. November 16.2007 5:45 PM EST Two country compilations will be released on Jan. 8 as part of the Ultimate Grammy Collection CD series. The contemporary country CD will feature Vince Gill, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Judds, as well as George Jones' "Choices" and June Carter Cash's "Keep on the Sunny Side." The classic country CD will offer songs by Roger Miller, Tammy Wynette and Johnny Cash. Other compilations in the series include contemporary R&B and contemporary pop (to be released Nov. 27) and contemporary rock, classic R&B and classic pop (arriving Jan. 8). 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
