New Hank Williams Songs? Really! Lyrics From His Notebooks To Be In New Album
August 6th, 2011
Wow! It’s hard to imagine a new Hank Williams Album so many years after he physically left this earth. But it’s coming, with an all-star cast of artists and co-writers who have set his long-stored lyrics to music. Here’s CMT’s take on it:
A new album inspired by lyrics contained in Hank Williams’ notebooks, which held many of his previously unheard compositions, will be released on Oct. 4. Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan and Norah Jones are among the 13 superstars who have set Williams’ lyrics to music for the album. The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams will be released by Egyptian Records Dylan’s label imprint, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMF Records and Columbia Records.
more via CMT : News : Hank Williams’ Notebooks Inspire New Album.
Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson Among Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees
June 22nd, 2011
Fresh from his Songwriters Hall of Fame induction in New York City, Garth Brooks is nominated for another prestigious honor for his tunesmith talents. The Shameless singer, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 16 by Billy Joel, is also nominated for inclusion in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He joins several other wordsmiths, including Alan Jackson, Amy Grant, Larry Gatlin, John Bettis, Gretchen Peters, Allen Shamblin and the late Townes van Zandt, in being included in this years list of nominees.
via Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson Among Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees – The Boot.
ASCAP Awards Held in Nashville Last Night
September 15th, 2010
ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) hosted its 48th annual Country Music Awards on Tuesday evening (09/15/10) at the War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville.
The writers of country music’s most performed songs of the period between April 2009 and March 2010 were honored before an audience of many of Nashville’s most distinguished songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Special tribute was paid to Alan Jackson, who was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award.
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Alan Jackson earns ASCAP’s Founders Award
August 10th, 2010
ASCAP will honor country star Alan Jackson with its Founders Award at the 48th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards on September 14.
A statement from the performing rights organization described the award as “among the most important honors that ASCAP gives to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators.”
Past winners include Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Smokey Robinson, Emmylou Harris, James Taylor and Jackson Browne.
via Alan Jackson earns ASCAP’s Founders Award at tennessean.com | Tune In Music City.
Kenny Chesney Rules, Taylor Swift Moves Up On Forbes’ Biggest Country Moneymakers List | AHN
May 23rd, 2010
For those behind the curve who think Country Music is some small, inconsequential cousin of Pop Music, soak this in: not only is Taylor Swift selling more records than anybody, but the Forbes list of top money earners turns up some very serious bucks among Country stars. As AHN reports…
Kenny Chesney continues to top Forbes’ list of Country Music’s 10 Top Earning Artists in 2010. Also ranking #1 last year, he pulled in an estimate earnings of $50 million from 2009-2010. His 2009 tour reportedly grossed $71 million, earning an average of $1.6 million a night. Read the rest of this entry »