It's Been A While

Sorry for the lack of "blogging" but there's really not been much happening. Just the normal stuff. My friend Jason is moving to Louisville, which I think kinda sux. For us, it's good for him I guess. So I'll be helping him move, we went out last weekend and had a blast since that was one of his last weekends in town.

The Oak Ridge Boys have been on a media blitz the past two weeks for their new "The Boys Are Back" cd, which is doing really well on the charts, by the way.

I'm thinking that I may try to take a trip out of town this weekend. I'm so over my life right now that it's not even funny and a trip away might do me good.

Anyhow, that's all for now. As things develop, I'll post!

In the meantime, enjoy this classic by, who else, The Oak Ridge Boys!!

With all that's went on the past 2 weeks...

Listen to this song by the Oaks. It puts everything in perspective for me.

Loretta Lynn Is a Legend, but She’s Also Just Plain Kind

Put simply, Loretta Lynn is the "Queen of Country Music." The just-turned-74 singer occupies rarefied air in the pantheon of country musicians, and deservedly so. She's enjoyed a slew of chart-topping hits since the early '60s, including "Don't Come Home A- Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)," "One's on the Way," "Rated X," and, of course, "Coal Miner's Daughter." She's revered not only for her terrific music, her vivid and authentic storytelling, and her one-of-a-kind voice — a sepia-toned, clarion marvel, all at once feisty, resolute, world-weary, and optimistic — but for writing and singing about philandering, abusive men, and the women who weren't gonna take that crap no more, which turned her into a feminist icon, even for the nominally conservative set.
Along with her friend and fellow singer Conway Twitty, she formed one of the most successful duos in the history of country music, scoring numerous number-one hits throughout the '70s. Her life story was the basis for the excellent 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter, starring Sissy Spacek (who won an Oscar for her riveting portrayal of Lynn's hardscrabble early years in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky). She had the vision to team up with the White Stripes' Jack White (who did for Lynn what Rick Rubin did for Johnny Cash) on the remarkable 2004 album Van Lear Rose, which perfectly captured her essence for a whole new generation of fans. She's won Grammys and American Music Awards galore, been inducted to multiple Halls of Fame, been feted as a Kennedy Center Honoree, and gotten a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And, from all accounts, she's a nice, nice lady. In fact, the only negative thing I could unearth about Loretta Lynn —- and it's not even directly about her — comes from my friend Jeremy, who says that her restaurant, Loretta Lynn's Kitchen (in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee) — which serves up some of her family's old-time recipes — "was full of rednecks when I was there in 1995."
I've never been there, so I can't say, but I would love to go because just down the road is yet one more fabulous thing the singer's bestowed upon the world: Loretta Lynn's Ranch, one of America's greatest and most popular roadside attractions. It may not have the roller coasters and log flume rides of fellow country icon Dolly Parton's Dollywood — which is 300 miles to the east in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee — but it's got a Loretta Lynn museum, a replica of her old family shack, a coal mine, a flea market, an RV park, and concert venues where Loretta regularly performs.
Call it hokey, but I think it's charming, and how many of today's female country stars will be able to pull off something like that several decades from now? Taylor Swift Land, where you go into a room, press a button, and hear the entire 27-second phone call in which Jonas Brother Joe broke up with her? Carrie Underwood Park, with a museum featuring wax statues of American Idol's Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest, and the jerseys of all the athletes (the Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo, the Ottawa Senators' Mike Fisher) that she's dated or will date? Nah. Let's face it: Loretta Lynn is the last of her kind — a supremely tough and talented gal who turned coal into diamonds. Every opportunity to see her live is one not to be missed. And despite all the rednecks, I hear the cornbread at Loretta Lynn's Kitchen is fantastic.

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Tomorrow is the Day!!!

The Oak Ridge Boys new CD 'The Boys Are Back" comes out tomorrow. Everyone go and buy it!!!!!!

Loretta Lynn thrills a near-sellout Saenger crowd

What becomes a legend most? Simple: Demonstrating to an adoring crowd that which made you a legend in the first place. That's what country music legend Loretta Lynn did Friday night, as she thrilled a near-capacity crowd at the Saenger Theatre with more than four decades of classic songs.... Read the full review of the show here.

A Classic from THE OAKS!!!

DOLLY!!!

Watch Dolly Parton sing her new single, Backwoods Barbie, on David Letterman! Gotta love DOLLY!!

Friday Night...

and what should I do? I'm debating on a party, I'm debating on sitting here listening to Classic Request Live on 100.7 The Coyote. It's an AWESOME show, you should tune it in. You can do it here. Just click listen live and we'll listen together! So, I'm gonna listen to the show and, I think I've decided to go party it up after all. See you all on the downbeat, happy weekend!

Oak Ridge Boys #2 On Billboard Charts

The Oak Ridge Boys have the Number 2 Music Video in the country as according to Billboard Magazine. Here is the full text of the update from Duane Allen (lead singer for the Oaks) as posted on their message board.

HERE IS A LITTLE MORE INFO THAT I JUST GOT FROM JIM HALSEY.....DUANE
Hurray!! Such good news - had to pass it on. From Celeste Winstead at Spring HillJimHere is the Oak's Gospel Journey's chart positioning for the first week.This is the Gaither Music Group DVD and AUDIO release. The highlight isthe DVD debuted at #2 on the Billboard Music Video Chart over otherartists such as Stevie Wonder, ZZ Top, Celine Dion, Nickelback, AC/DC,and Beyonce!Audio#14 on the CCM (Contemporary Christian Chart)#156 on Billboard's Top 200#1 on the Southern Gospel ChartDVD#2 on Billboard Music Video Chart#2 on Christian Music Video Chart

You can view the promo for the video below.


And here's an entire song from the video. This song, Live With Jesus, is also on the OAKS' upcoming release, The Boys Are Back, dropping May 19th.



Way to go OAKS!!!!

R.I.P

Legendary Country Artist Vern Gosdin, known as "The Voice," has passed away at age 70. He was most famous for his 1989 hit, Chiseled in Stone, which one the CMA song of the year. Read the complete story here.