George Strait News Archives

Delbert McClinton has called Nashville home for the last 20 years, but 2009 might be his most memorable one yet.

When James Pond first played this new song for me, he asked: a oeWho does this guy sound like?a a oeA young George Strait!a we both concurred.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 25, 2009: /CMA/ Nashville, TN -- Hit songwriter Bob DiPiero has been added to the line-up of the CMA Songwriters Series taking place at Nashville's Limelight on Tuesday, Nov.

George Strait says all his exs live in Texas, but a new survey shows it's also home to the ugliest guys in the U.S. Specifically, the men who live in El Paso.

John Michael Montgomery is scheduled to perform at the Honky Tonk Tailgate Party on Saturday, October 24.

ROBERT EARL KEEN is more a legend than a celebrity. For more than 25 years, the Houston native has been writing smart, plucky songs about misfits and barflies and has recorded a string of well-received albums, including the landmark " A Bigger Piece of Sky " in 1993 and " Picnic " in 1997.

The songs of Jim Lauderdale have been recorded by George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Dixie Chicks, Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, Vince Gill, British talents Dave Edmunds and John Mayall and classic soul man Solomon Burke.

In Arkansas and Oklahoma, men and women marry young - half of first-time brides in these states were age 24 or younger on their wedding day.

Riding out the recession as a country music entertainer has its advantages, said Gord Bamford.

Caption: Garth Brooks 'George Strait: Artist of the Decade All Star Concert' held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada .... Country superstar GARTH BROOKS has confirmed his comeback with a string of shows at the former home of late entertainer DANNY GANS in Las Vegas.

The AT&T Center's top concerts: 1. George Strait, May 26, 2006. Attendance: 17,886 2. Metallica, Sept.

Every year, the Country Music Association award winners are determined by votes cast by professional members of the Country Music Association.

The Singles Guy 10.12.09: Still the Best, More or Less, I Guess? Posted by Jacob Crogie on 10.12.2009 Check out the latest from Silversun Pickups, George Strait and the Cast of Glee.

As much as I raved yesterday about the crowd at Chicago's Country Music Festival loving Miranda Lambert 's new music, I have to add that the fans were just as enthusiastic about Jamey Johnson 's old music.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 08, 2009: /CMA/ Nashville, TN -- Following successful shows in Los Angeles and Chicago, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to where it all began, New York City's Joe's Pub, on Thursday, Nov.

The initial star-studded line-up also includes Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood.

Alan Jackson, Saturday night at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham, Alabama.

Being barefoot and pregnant sounds like a bad country song. But being the Barefoot Nellies, a kick-ass all-gal bluegrass band, sounds sweeter than banjo pickin'. Between prepping original songs, bluegrass standards, and a George Strait cover for their debut this weekend at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the girls gave us their must-sees.

Country Music Festival fans can go clubbing this year -- at least for a couple of nights.

All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. In this installment of Seeing Stars: Kid Rock attends a wedding, Merle Haggard receives an award, country singer Derek Sholl sings the national anthem at a baseball game, Miranda Lambert performs her new album and George Strait goes to a football game.