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Flag City Opry Tuesday Night in Edna
Hey! If you're around Edna Tuesday evenin' and lookin' for some good music and family entertainment, then check out the 'Flag City Opry'!
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Refugio County Jamboree Tonight
The 'Refugio County Jamboree' is this tonight from 7:30pm to 10pm at the Refugio County Community Center, 305 Swift St. in Refugio. Tickets are only $5 per person.
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The CMA Announces 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
The Country Music Association unveiled the names of this year's Country Music Hall of Fame inductees at a press conference held in the Hall's rotunda. Two legendary artists, and a legendary songwriter/producer will soon have their plaques on the walls of that same rotunda, joining the ranks of Country music royalty. This year's inductees are:
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Gordon Stoker–Tenor Singer with The Jordanaires–Passes at 88
Gordon Stoker, tenor singer for Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires, died Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He was 88.
The Jordanaires’ harmonies can be heard on some of the most famous recordings from the 1960s and early ‘70s, particularly the Elvis Presley classics “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” and “It’s Now or Never.”
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March 28th In Country Music History
1975: Dolly Parton racked up her fifth number one hit with "The Bargain Store." The song's success was considered a surprise because some radio stations refused to play it. They felt the lyrics -- "the bargain store is open, come inside"—were a little too “suggestive!"
1980: Tom T. Hall rejoined the Grand Ole Opry.
1993: Willie Nelson performed a benefit concert in Hillsboro, Texas to raise money for the restoration of Hill County Courthouse, which had been destroyed by fire.
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Port Lavaca Country Opry Show Tonight
The Country Opry Show is tonight at 7pm at 2104 W. Austin St.in Port Lavaca. Admission to the show is only $5.Tonights music features Darrell and Cathy Higginson, Joanne Hickman, Bill Dragoo, Carol Jasek, Casey Leeann and the Opry Band
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Eric Church Defines ‘True Love’
Move over, Cupid. Country crooner Eric Church defines true love in a way that puts an arrow through all the lace and swooning, and really gets down to the heart of the matter.
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Gary Allan, ‘Pieces’ – Song Review
If Gary Allan's chart-topper 'Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)' was optimistic, his follow-up single 'Pieces' is downright plucky. The uptempo country-rocker may be the most contented single he's ever released.
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Alabama Announce 40th Anniversary Tour
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Ray Price’s Cancer Is in Remission
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Natalie Maines Says Returning to Country Music Would Be ‘Like Going Back to Your Abusive Husband’
Dixie Chicks star Natalie Maines has never been one to stand quietly in the corner and keep her opinions to herself. The singer's tell-it-like-it-is style was an important part of the Texas-based trio's enormous success, and was also an important element in their undoing. Now the brash singer is at it again, likening the treatment she's received from country music fans to spousal abuse.
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Blake Shelton Reminisces With a Drink in His Hand in ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ Video
It's no shock that Blake Shelton's 'Sure Be Cool if You Did' video takes place at the local watering hole. Shelton makes no bones about his enjoyment of liquid refreshment. But this video and the song aren't about throwing 'em back and having a good time, or partying mindlessly while ignoring the prospect of hangovers. It's more thoughtful and contemplative.