By WALT BELCHER The Tampa Tribune Published: September 3, 2008 The next Great American Country Star could come from the Tampa Bay area. Out of the thousands who auditioned for a Nashville recording deal being offered by...
John Michael Montgomery found a second home performing at fairs and festivals."I just loved going to them as a kid," the country singer said in a telephone call last week from his house near Lexington, Ky."I think it's the...
The weather is looking favorable for the South Dakota State Fair on its five-day run in Huron. The theme of Thursday's opening is Value Added Agriculture. There's a chance of showers on closing day Monday. Otherwise it...
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ denriquez@journalsentinel.com Waukesha - Welcome banners for Harley-Davidson riders are strung high across Main St. The stage for big-name musicians is under construction. Waukesha hopes Harley riders...
By WALTER TUNIS McClatchy Newspapers Posted: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 LEXINGTON, Ky. Sit Chuck Leavell behind a piano, and the musical richness of the South comes to life. "People have asked me to describe, in a couple of...
The 2008 Legislature approved a special payment of more than $750,000 to the South Dakota State Fair, and the new fair manager says the 2009 Legislature will be pressed to make the funding permanent. Jerome Hertel says...
By: Margy Holland Troy Gentry sings the lead on Montgomery Gentry's latest single, "Roll With Me." Gentry said he really wanted to try lending his vocals to the song because it reminded him so much of himself in years...
Hey, y’all! It’s the Trailer Choir here. We have had a busy weekend in the Northeast! We started out in Virginia Beach. We had a really great day, with absolutely beautiful weather. We had an on-air interview with our...
Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star. Toby Keith, perhaps best known to non-country audiences for his post-Sept. 11 song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," says he's a...
BY RICK MASSIMO Journal Pop Music Writer MANSFIELD, Mass. —The physical outlines of Toby Keith’s show at the Comcast Center last night were the usual deal — big pyrotechnics, explosions, prominent Ford product placement,...