Stonewall Jackson's Lawsuit Against Opry Settled Mon. October 06.2008 5:23 PM EDT
The age discrimination lawsuit Stonewall Jackson filed against the Grand Ole Opry was settled on Friday (Oct. 3) although terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. The 75-year-old singer filed the lawsuit last year, seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damage. Jackson said he had lost his health insurance through the Opry because he could no longer meet the requirements when his personal appearances were reduced by general manager Pete Fisher. Jackson has returned to performing on the show in recent months. His No. 1 country hits include "Waterloo" (1959) and "B.J. the D.J." (1963). California's Stagecoach Festival Moves to April Mon. October 06.2008 5:23 PM EDT The third annual Stagecoach Festival will be held two weeks earlier than usual in 2009. The two-day event is scheduled for April 25-26 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., near Palm Springs. The event organizer, Goldenvoice, will also hold the annual indie rock festival Coachella on April 17-19 in Indio. The lineups for both events will be announced in the coming months. Last year's Stagecoach festival featured the Eagles, John Fogerty, the Judds, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Dwight Yoakam, among many others. CMT Giants: Alan Jackson Will Air Dec. 6 Mon. October 06.2008 3:29 PM EDT Alan Jackson will be honored in the third installment of CMT Giants airing Dec. 6 on CMT. The 90-minute special will be taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Oct. 30. Tickets go on sale on Saturday (Oct. 11) via Ticketmaster. Artists performing at the taping include George Strait, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert, with other guests to be announced. Previous CMT Giants specials have spotlighted Reba McEntire and Hank Williams Jr. Dierks Bentley and Wife Welcome Arrival of Daughter Sun. October 05.2008 11:56 PM EDT Dierks Bentley's wife Cassidy gave birth to their first child, daughter Evalyn Day Bentley, late Saturday (Oct. 4) at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. They plan to call her Evie. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. The couple, who began dating when they were in high school in Arizona, were married in December 2005 in Mexico. Bentley was scheduled to appear Sunday night (Oct. 5) at Nashville's Riverfront Park as the highlight of his annual Miles and Music for Kids motorcycle ride and concert. Paisley, Yearwood Perform for Media Covering Presidential Debate Sun. October 05.2008 11:56 PM EDT Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood, Josh Turner and Julie Roberts performed Sunday night (Oct. 5) at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during a special performance of the Grand Ole Opry. The show was presented to an invitation-only audience that included national media visiting Nashville for Tuesday's (Oct. 7) presidential debate at Belmont University. Paisley, Yearwood, Turner and Roberts are Belmont alumni. Darius Rucker appeared at Sunday's concert, but CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer and his country band, Honky Tonk Confidential, also performed two songs. The debate at Belmont will be moderated by NBC's Tom Brokaw, but Schieffer, host of Face the Nation on CBS, is scheduled to moderate the third presidential debate taking place Oct. 15 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Schieffer told the crowd at the Ryman, "Can I say something I've wanted to say all my life? I'm Bob Schieffer, and I'm proud to be on the Grand Ole Opry! I'm appearing between Trisha Yearwood and Brad Paisley. I want to moderate that third debate, but I'll tell you, I won't be feeling near the pressure I'm feeling tonight." After singing with his band, Schieffer returned to the stage to help Paisley close the show. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
