Doobie Brothers on Grand Ole Opry? Believe It!
February 22nd, 2011
Come on in, folks, the Country Music water’s fine! Pop Stars have been coming to Country for a long time, but it seems to be getting more crowded in Nashville these days. Darius Rucker is already firmly planted in Country, Cher is working on a Nashville album to get her toes in the water. And as MusicRow.com reports…
The Doobie Brothers have been working their single “World Gone Crazy” at country radio. Now comes the news that the band will make its Grand Ole Opry debut on Sat., Feb. 26.
Founding members Pat Simmons and Tom Johnston, along with members John McFee formerly in Southern Pacific and Guy Allison, will be joined by touring member John Cowan, of New Grass Revival fame.
Darius Rucker finds home in country music
October 12th, 2010
Darius Rucker’s country music career was launched over dinner, and he wasn’t even there.Rucker’s manager, Doc McGhee, went out to grab a bite with Capitol Records Nashville President and CEO Mike Dungan. McGhee mentioned that Rucker’s rock band, Hootie & the Blowfish, was doing well on the road. Dungan said that he always thought Rucker was a country singer.It was a quip that paid off — both for Rucker and for the record label.
About four years later, with 1.5 million copies of his debut country release sold, Rucker’s sophomore country album, Charleston, SC 1966 will hit stores Tuesday. The record’s title is a tip of the hat to Radney Foster’s early ’90s release, Del Rio, TX 1959, a collection Rucker said “forever impacted the way he heard music coming off the radio.”
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Capitol Announces EMI Records Nashville
March 12th, 2010
According to Music Row, Nashville’s music business trade publication, “EMI Music’s Capitol Nashville is forming a new imprint. Designed to be a sister label to Capitol Nashville, which includes artists Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Emily West, the new imprint, to be called EMI Records Nashville, will be a new home for talent, with a dedicated team to support a new roster of country artists. Read the rest of this entry »