Toby Keith's Family Awarded $2.8M for Father's Death Thu. December 20.2007 6:00 PM EST
Toby Keith's family has been awarded $2.8 million in a wrongful death lawsuit involving Keith's father, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2001. A jury in McClain County, Okla., concluded that the accident could have been avoided if the owners of a charter-like bus had replaced their brakes after inspectors had told them that they "urgently" need to be fixed. The accident occurred on March 24, 2001, when a pickup driven by Keith's father, H.K. Covel, was sideswiped by another vehicle. Covel's pickup then went across the median of Interstate 35 and into the path of the bus. Blue Highway Plans New Bluegrass CD Thu. December 20.2007 6:00 PM EST Bluegrass band Blue Highway will release their eighth album, Through the Window of a Train (Rounder), on Feb. 12. Recorded in Big Stone Gap, Va., all 12 songs on the album are originals written or co-written by the band. They will host a CD release party at Station Inn in Nashville on Jan. 24. Band members include Tim Stafford (guitar, vocals), Wayne Taylor (lead vocals, bass), Shawn Lane (tenor vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle), Rob Ickes (Dobro, Scheerhorn acoustic slide guitar) and Jason Burleson (banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass vocals). Country Concert Promoter Will Speak at SXSW Thu. December 20.2007 6:00 PM EST Tour promoter Louis Messina will be among the featured speakers at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference in March in Austin, Texas. Messina's company, The Messina Group, has promoted numerous high-profile country concerts, including tours by George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson and the Dixie Chicks. He will be interviewed by Joe Nick Patoski, author of Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, a book that will be available in April. Other SXSW featured speakers in 2008 include Lou Reed (who will deliver the keynote address), Daryl Hall, Sire Records president Seymour Stein, composer Steve Reich and Ticketmaster CEO Steve Moriarty. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
