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Sounds of the season: This year is full of great music (Detroit News) The best-selling CD of 2007 wasn't the latest release from a pre-fab teen pop act or a guest-heavy set from the most streetwise rapper in the industry. It was Josh Groban's Christmas release "Noel." us.rd.yahoo.com
Music Review: Various Artists - Boots, Buckles & Spurs (Blogcritics.org) A musical salute to a special December extravaganza in Las Vegas, one that draws thousands of visitors -- the rodeo. Just in time for holiday giving - even if only to yourself - is a new 3-CD collection that just might make you feel like strapping on your shootin' iron and saddling up your ol' cayuse -- if you have one, that is. These days most of us get our transport from the horses under the ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Music on DVD (Calgary Sun) Outlaw icon Haggard, cowboy balladeer Robbins and hard-luck queen Wynette get their closeups in this superb archival series by the Country Music Hall of Fame. Each career-spanning set has a slew of TV performances -- dig those wild '70s threads -- along with interviews and Hall of Fame inductions. us.rd.yahoo.com
THE UK CORNER (CD REVIEW): At home with Brian this Christmas. (Eurweb) *Brian McKnight has a voice perfect for gospel music and on his new seasonal release, he spreads the good news with "I’ll be home for Christmas." us.rd.yahoo.com
Small Potatoes turns to writing own music (Daily Record) Small Potatoes has been drawing upon folk, country, blues, swing and Irish music in its own music since 1993. The Chicago-based duo is now on tour in anticipation of recording and releasing a new CD in 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
Reba McEntire's Three CD-Set Entitled 50 GREATEST HITS Now Available (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Superstar Reba McEntire is one of the most beloved and popular entertainers in country music history. Reba's 50 GREATEST HITS is a three CD-set now available. Spanning her tenure with MCA Records beginning in 1984, 50 GREATEST HITS features 20 #1 hits and 46 Top 10 singles. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ho-ho-hokum: Our 10 worst holiday albums (Baltimore Sun) Were Charles Dickens searching for a new threat to haunt Scrooge more than his three Yuletide ghosts, he might start by strolling the CD aisles at Wal-Mart and grabbing a handful of discs that purport to contain " Christmas music." Among the new offerings, he'd find an acoustic ditty by Christian artists Shane & Shane called "Born To Die." us.rd.yahoo.com
John Berry packs Porter County Expo Center (The Times of Northwest Indiana) PORTER COUNTY | The holiday weekend continued as country music mega-star John Berry hit the stage at the Porter County Expo Center on Sunday afternoon while fans jammed into every last seat in the house. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mountain dance band at Cafe Mundo tonight (Newport News-Times) Mountain dance band Conjugical Visitors performs bluegrass, jazz, old-time country and jug/folk music at 8 p.m. today (Friday) at Cafe Mundo in Newport. us.rd.yahoo.com
Brookville native releases country album (The Bradford Era) JOHNSONBURG — The road to Nashville has been “A Long Way To The Top” for former Brookville native George “Pork” McElhinny. He left all he knew behind in November 2006 to follow a dream of hitting it big as a country singer. us.rd.yahoo.com
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