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		<title>Feud over songwriter’s estate ends in Ohio court</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrell “Wayne” Perry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A long-running legal battle between the four children of a late country music songwriter and their evangelist aunt ended Monday when a judge approved placing the family’s share of his catalog into a trust fund for them.
The closing of the estate by a probate judge in Hamilton, north of Cincinnati, ended five years of wrangling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul McCartney treats packed Bridgestone Arena to three hours of gems &#124; Tune In Music City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reviewing a legend, as in Paul McCartney, can&#8217;t be easy, but a Tennessean reviewer tries to say something relevant about McCartney&#8217;s appearance in Nashville last night. But the fans, as usual, say it all. Leaving the rest of us struggling for some words that haven&#8217;t been said many times. You might also check out Bubba [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jimmy Webb: The Quintessential Songwriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[songwriters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grammys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Webb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think a majority of songwriters &#8212; working in country or anywhere else &#8212; would agree that Jimmy Webb is one of the greatest songwriters in popular music in recent decades. If not possibly and arguably the greatest songwriter. Eight Grammys his first year? C&#8217;mon.
His new Just Across the River project is both a retrospective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country Music Continues to Shame Regular Music Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brad Paisley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taylor swift]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Had you assumed that country-music acts still managed to sell albums because their targeted demographics hadn&#8217;t yet fully embraced the Internet? Well, how do you explain this: While the rest of the live music industry is slumping in 2010, country-music concerts are selling and selling. According to a new report, big names like Brad Paisely, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Why Country Music Blogs Rock &#124; Leslu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Country Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We cannot deny the fact that country music has been one of the most popular genres of music of all time. In fact, this kind of tune has been with us for decades and since then, it has gone far in terms of acceptance and fame. This type of music, which can be characterized by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Verge: Easygoing country singer Easton Corbin &#8211; USATODAY.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAYStrait-up country: Easton Corbin is a country music throwback with an easygoing, old-school style. The native of rural northern Florida topped USA TODAY&#38;apos;s country airplay chart in April with his debut single, A Little More Country Than That. Corbin says that heroes George Jones, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ne-Yo Feels Closer to Country Music on “She Is” &#124; CMT Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the things I ever imagined might be on Ne-Yo&#8217;s play list, I never in a million years would&#8217;ve guessed country music. But the rapper admits that is indeed what he&#8217;s into. &#8220;I listen to country music &#8212; I like country music. I feel that&#8217;s one of the last genres of music where storytelling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country Composer, Performer Hank Cochran Dies &#8211; ABC News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lorretta Lynn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patsy Cline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willie Nelson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE , Tennessee Reuters &#8211; Hank Cochran, who wrote a cascade of country music hits, died on Thursday at his home near Nashville, according to his family. He was 74.The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, his family said.
Cochran gave Willie Nelson his first break in Nashville, persuading his employer, Pamper Music, to hire Nelson. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sue Watkins: Songwriter Gary Nicholson returning home &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News &#124; Garland News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Songwriter News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Nicholson was the youngster down Old Orchard Road in Garland when he was in school with great dreams to take his voice and guitar to Nashville.Some 500 recordings of his music later, Nicholson is returning to the area.
via Sue Watkins: Songwriter Gary Nicholson returning home &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bachelorette Contestants Lost Love Leads to Country Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>normdan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Songwriter News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Fedotowsky]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ty Brown, The Bachelorette contestant who was booted from the show earlier this week, didnt find true love with Ali Fedotowsky, but he did find a new career opportunity. The Franklin, Tenn. native, who had dabbled in music while working full-time in medical sales prior to his appearance on the hit ABC reality show, now [...]]]></description>
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