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country music news post
Jeff Bridges will portray a down-on-his-luck, alcoholic country singer in the upcoming film, Crazy Heart, which is being co-produced by CMT Films. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Academy Award winner Robert Duvall also star in the film being written and directed by Scott Cooper. T Bone Burnett and songwriter Stephen Bruton will produce original music and the soundtrack. Principal photography will begin in Santa Fe, N.M., in August. Crazy Heart will be produced by Duvall's and Robert Carliner's Butchers Run Films, CMT Films and Informant Media. It is scheduled to debut in theaters in mid 2009.
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Jessica Simpson will release her first country album, titled Do You Know?, on Sept. 9 on Columbia Nashville. She recorded the album in Nashville with producers Brett James and John Shanks. The title track was written for Simpson by Dolly Parton, who also harmonizes with Simpson on the song. "Every single song is a piece of my heart ... who I am," Simpson says. "I'm not what everybody thinks that I am. Believe it or not, I'm a simple country girl ... and this album will hopefully give people a sense of who Jessica is again."
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Wynonna will include a cover of the Merle Haggard song, "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)," on her upcoming album, which is scheduled to be released this fall on Curb Records. Haggard reached No. 2 with the song in 1982. Wynonna performed a concert at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, earlier this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of statehood. "It was an amazing opportunity to join the great state of Alaska in giving thanks to all of the men and women in the military and their families," she said. "Performing at this event was no doubt a top highlight of my career."
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Farm Aid 2008 concert will be held Sept. 20 at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Mass., Farm Aid co-founder John Mellencamp announced Tuesday (July 15) at the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino also spoke during the press conference. The concert in the Boston suburb marks the first time a Farm Aid concert has been staged in New England. The show will feature Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Mellencamp. Additional performers will be announced later. "New England was built on the strength of independent family farmers," Mellencamp said. "We can honor that independent spirit by joining Farm Aid to grow the movement that is changing the way all of America eats." Tickets go on sale July 28 via Ticketmaster.
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Alan Jackson will be joined by Trace Adkins on a 17-city tour this fall. The newly-announced Good Time tour dates include Oct. 2 in Fayetteville, N.C.; Oct. 3, Greenville, S.C.; Oct. 9, Bloomington, Ill.; Oct. 10, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; Oct. 11, Memphis, Tenn.; Oct. 23, Worchester, Mass; Oct. 24, Philadelphia; Oct. 25, Fairfax, Va; Nov. 6, Columbus, Ohio; Nov. 7, Covington, Ky.; Nov. 8, Auburn Hills, Mich.; Nov. 13, London, Ontario; Nov. 14, Toronto, Ontario; Nov. 15, Buffalo, N.Y.; Nov. 21, Fresno, Calif.; Nov. 22, Sacramento, Calif; and Nov. 23, Ontario, Calif.
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Trent Tomlinson has had a busy period in his life over the first half of 2008, getting married to model Jessica Lowman and welcoming a daughter, Harleigh Tomlinson. But Trent’s also been working hard on an album, which is nearing completion.
Trent promises that fans will see some artistic advancement in the project.
"I’ve grown so much as a songwriter and an artist [and had] a lot of life changes — got married and had a baby," Trent says. "The first album was chock full of drinkin’ songs, and there’s still some drinkin’ songs on this album, but it’s a little more mature Trent. It’s better music. I’m a better songwriter. It’s like a golf swing — the more you do it, the better you get."
Trent and his family are based in North Carolina, but he’s in the center of the country over the next few days, playing Friday in Atchison, Kan.; and Saturday in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Jeff Bridges will portray a down-on-his-luck, alcoholic country singer in the upcoming film, Crazy Heart, which is being co-produced by CMT Films. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Academy Award winner Robert Duvall also star in the film being written and directed by Scott Cooper. T Bone Burnett and songwriter Stephen Bruton will produce original music and the soundtrack. Principal photography will begin in Santa Fe, N.M., in August. Crazy Heart will be produced by Duvall's and Robert Carliner's Butchers Run Films, CMT Films and Informant Media. It is scheduled to debut in theaters in mid 2009.
source
Jessica Simpson will release her first country album, titled Do You Know?, on Sept. 9 on Columbia Nashville. She recorded the album in Nashville with producers Brett James and John Shanks. The title track was written for Simpson by Dolly Parton, who also harmonizes with Simpson on the song. "Every single song is a piece of my heart ... who I am," Simpson says. "I'm not what everybody thinks that I am. Believe it or not, I'm a simple country girl ... and this album will hopefully give people a sense of who Jessica is again."
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Wynonna will include a cover of the Merle Haggard song, "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)," on her upcoming album, which is scheduled to be released this fall on Curb Records. Haggard reached No. 2 with the song in 1982. Wynonna performed a concert at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, earlier this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of statehood. "It was an amazing opportunity to join the great state of Alaska in giving thanks to all of the men and women in the military and their families," she said. "Performing at this event was no doubt a top highlight of my career."
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Farm Aid 2008 concert will be held Sept. 20 at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Mass., Farm Aid co-founder John Mellencamp announced Tuesday (July 15) at the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino also spoke during the press conference. The concert in the Boston suburb marks the first time a Farm Aid concert has been staged in New England. The show will feature Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Mellencamp. Additional performers will be announced later. "New England was built on the strength of independent family farmers," Mellencamp said. "We can honor that independent spirit by joining Farm Aid to grow the movement that is changing the way all of America eats." Tickets go on sale July 28 via Ticketmaster.
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Alan Jackson will be joined by Trace Adkins on a 17-city tour this fall. The newly-announced Good Time tour dates include Oct. 2 in Fayetteville, N.C.; Oct. 3, Greenville, S.C.; Oct. 9, Bloomington, Ill.; Oct. 10, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; Oct. 11, Memphis, Tenn.; Oct. 23, Worchester, Mass; Oct. 24, Philadelphia; Oct. 25, Fairfax, Va; Nov. 6, Columbus, Ohio; Nov. 7, Covington, Ky.; Nov. 8, Auburn Hills, Mich.; Nov. 13, London, Ontario; Nov. 14, Toronto, Ontario; Nov. 15, Buffalo, N.Y.; Nov. 21, Fresno, Calif.; Nov. 22, Sacramento, Calif; and Nov. 23, Ontario, Calif.
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he's on the left
Trent Tomlinson has had a busy period in his life over the first half of 2008, getting married to model Jessica Lowman and welcoming a daughter, Harleigh Tomlinson. But Trent’s also been working hard on an album, which is nearing completion.
Trent promises that fans will see some artistic advancement in the project.
"I’ve grown so much as a songwriter and an artist [and had] a lot of life changes — got married and had a baby," Trent says. "The first album was chock full of drinkin’ songs, and there’s still some drinkin’ songs on this album, but it’s a little more mature Trent. It’s better music. I’m a better songwriter. It’s like a golf swing — the more you do it, the better you get."
Trent and his family are based in North Carolina, but he’s in the center of the country over the next few days, playing Friday in Atchison, Kan.; and Saturday in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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