Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead Tue. January 22.2008 7:22 PM EST Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday (Jan. 22) in an apartment in the Soho neighborhood of New York City. He was 28. He was nominated for an Academy Award as best actor for his role as Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. Ledger is in the current release I'm Not There and recently completed playing the Joker in the next installment of the Batman movies. Police said an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. Initial press reports indicated that over-the-counter sleeping pills were found on the scene.
Kenny Chesney Adds Tour Dates in Arenas, Sheds Tue. January 22.2008 6:47 PM EST Kenny Chesney has added more dates to his Poets & Pirates tour, enhancing a schedule of previously announced stadium shows. The updated itinerary now begins April 18-19 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and will visit an additional 20 cities before concluding with a stadium concert in Indianapolis on Sept. 13. LeAnn Rimes will open all the concerts. More dates will be added and on-sale dates will be announced locally. Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Will Sing With Nashville Symphony Tue. January 22.2008 6:07 PM EST Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will perform a benefit show with the Nashville Symphony on Jan. 30 to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. This will be the first time the singers have performed with the Nashville Symphony. The concert will take place at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Tickets went on sale Tuesday (Jan. 22). As previously reported, Hill and McGraw will also perform at the Houston Rodeo in March but on back-to-back nights. McGraw will also perform a March 7 concert near Austin, Texas, to benefit the Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation and the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. The event, part of a celebrity golf tournament, will be hosted by Kyle Chandler and Brad Leland of the TV series, Friday Night Lights. Toby Keith, Tim McGraw Will Play Super Jam Tue. January 22.2008 6:07 PM EST Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) are among the musicians who will perform at the Super Jam concert in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Feb. 2. Super Bowl XLII will be held Feb. 3 at the nearby University of Phoenix. The concert, a ticketed event at the Hotel Scottsdale, will also feature Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Pat Travers, Boz Scaggs, Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Paul Rodgers (Bad Company and Queen) and retired NFL player Kyle Turley. LeAnn Rimes' "Good Friend" Is Next Single Tue. January 22.2008 6:07 PM EST LeAnn Rimes will release a new single, "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" on Jan. 24. Rimes co-wrote the song with Darrell Brown and Blair Daly. It's the second single from her latest album, Family. "The title came to me while I was on a plane," says Rimes. "I'd had a really long tour and things were crazy. I wrote down in my journal 'I just need a good friend and a glass of wine and everything will be fine.' I carried the title around for a couple of years. Then, when Blair and Darrell and I were writing one day, we were working on a really fun girl anthem. This title came to mind and led us to this song. I think everyone will be able to relate to it." Chuck Wicks Leads New Album Releases Tue. January 22.2008 6:07 PM EST Newcomer Chuck Wicks released his debut album, Starting Now, on RCA Records on Tuesday (Jan. 22). The Delaware native wrote all but one of the songs on the album that was co-produced by Dann Huff and Monty Powell. It includes his current single, "Stealing Cinderella." ... Several country-influenced artists on independent labels also released new albums on Tuesday, including Laura Bryna's Trying to Be Me (Equity). Andy Hall, of the Infamous Stringdusters, issued a digital solo album, Sound of the Slide Guitar (Sugar Hill), with a guest appearance by fellow Dobro player Rob Ickes. Other new releases include Ray Bonneville's Goin' by Feel (Red House), Barton Carroll's The Lost One (Skybucket), Drive-By Truckers' Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West), Patty Larkin's Watch the Sky (Vanguard) and Jason Ringenberg's Best Tracks and Side Tracks (Yep Roc). 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
