Kris Kristofferson, Randy Houser + More Honor Tootsie’s – The Boot
October 13th, 2010
Kris Kristofferson, Randy Houser, Terri Clark, Mel Tillis, Mark Chesnutt, the Grascals, Ronnie McDowell and Joanna Smith will pay musical tribute to Nashville’s Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge at the bar’s 50th Anniversary Celebration November 7, with a special event across the alley at the Ryman Auditorium.
The iconic honky-tonk, located on Music City’s Lower Broadway, is known for its famous clientele such as Patsy Cline, Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings, and has been the starting point for numerous singer-songwriters including Willie Nelson, who received his first songwriting gig after singing at Tootsie’s.
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ACM Honors Keith Urban Among Pioneers, Pickers and Proselytizers
September 22nd, 2010
CMT says the compartmentalization that usually afflicts country music was nowhere in evidence Monday night Sept. 20 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium as the Academy of Country Music bestowed honors on significant figures in all phases and eras of the business.
The event was as ecumenical as a Unitarian cocktail party, and if a ceremony with spotlights and an audience can be called cozy, this one was surely that.
Mel Tillis and the late Marty Robbins were honored individually with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award for their years of service in the development of country music.
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Country Comes Home: Grand Ole Opry Announces Sept. 28 Re-Opening of Opry House as Historic Circle of Wood is Returned to Opry Stage – MarketWatch
August 26th, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Country music’s most famous show is coming home.
Grand Ole Opry officials today announced that the show, displaced from its permanent home due to May’s historic Nashville flood, will return to the Grand Ole Opry House with a star-packed show Tues., Sept. 28. Among the artists scheduled for the show are Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels Band, Diamond Rio, Jimmy Dickens, Del McCoury Band, Montgomery Gentry, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Mel Tillis and Josh Turner. The show will air live on GAC: Great American Country. Read the rest of this entry »