Big & Rich, Terri Clark, Emerson Drive Will Tour Canada Tue. December 18.2007 5:36 PM EST
Big & Rich have announced Canadian tour dates for early 2008, sharing the bill with Terri Clark and Emerson Drive. The itinerary begins Jan. 9 in Prince George, B.C., with additional dates scheduled in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatoon and Manitoba. Clark and Emerson Drive, who are both originally from Canada, are expected to release new albums in 2008. Earl Scruggs Earns Lifetime Achievement Grammy Tue. December 18.2007 5:36 PM EST Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs will be among the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy. Burt Bacharach, the Band, Cab Calloway, Doris Day, Itzhak Perlman and Max Roach will also be honored. A special ceremony will be held on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles, the day before the Grammy Awards. In addition, music executives Clarence Avant, Jac Holzman and Willie Mitchell will be honored with the Academy's Trustees Award. AMPEX Corporation (creator of the tape recorder) and engineering expert John Eargle will receive technical Grammy Awards. George Strait's 50 Number Ones Seven-Times Platinum Tue. December 18.2007 5:36 PM EST George Strait's double album, 50 Number Ones, has been certified seven-times platinum for shipments of 3.5 million copies. (Both discs are included in the certification total.) Strait released the set in 2004 and released a companion disc, 22 More Hits, in November. Strait's four-disc set from 1995, Strait Out of the Box, is still his best seller, at eight-times platinum. He begins his 2008 tour on Jan. 10 in Austin, Texas. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
