Sawyer Brown News

Sawyer Brown is no stranger to Iowa and no stranger to the road. The veteran country music band has played more than 3,500 shows since hitting it big as the grand prize winners on 'Star Search' in 1983.

Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert and other stars are set to perform at the annual Country Thunder USA festival in Twin Lakes, Wis., July 22 through 25.

The Christian pop group Casting Crowns formed in 1999 as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL.

Casting Crowns is, from left, Juan DeVevo, Megan Garrett, Chris Huffman, Mark Hall, Brian Scoggin, Melodee DeVevo and Hector Cervantes.

Brett-Man was born in Joplin and raised in Galena. It was while he was attending high school in Galena that he met and began harassing a program director at a local radio station.

KXNet.com North Dakota News _title> > _head> _script> _script> JavaScript DHTML Dro0 Down Men5 By Milonic _a> _div> Maine voters to pass judgmen4 on gay marriage = KXNet.com North Dakota News Bismarck Mandan change your location _td> _table> _div> _script> _div> _b> KXNet.com _option> Google _option> KX Blogs KX Talk Forums KX Calendar _option> ...

Today's birthdays: Former baseball player Bobby Thomson is 86. Former American League president Dr.

Today: Country singer Jeanne Black is 72. Guitarist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 62.

Actress Marion Ross is 81. Country singer Jeanne Black is 72. Singer Jon Anderson of Yes is 65.

Mark Taylor, Paul Southerland, Bruce McCall and John Kammerdiner are on a mission from God.

By Steve Wildsmith of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: October 19. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: October 19.

Members of Sawyer Brown - guitarist Shayne Hill, drummer Joe Smyth, singer Mark Miller, bassist Jim Scholten and keyboard player Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard - performed at Maryville's Foothills Fall Festival in 2001.

MARION - Carla Wood and Sharon Perrine traveled up from West Virginia this week in search of popcorn.

Sawyer Brown, the long-running country band that hit the big time a quarter-century ago as the first-season vocal group winner on "Star Search," wasn't necessarily seeking fame and fortune when it tried out for the television talent showcase.

Rock the Universe : Rock the Universe doubles as a homecoming for Casting Crowns, a group that formed 10 years ago in Central Florida.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 6-12: Sept. 6: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 72.

Hey, it's the anniversary of Woodstock! No, not the 40th anniversary of that music fest.

MARION - The Marion Popcorn Festival hosts several events in conjunction with its three-day festival, Sept.

MARION - The Marion Popcorn Festival's Recipe Contest returns this year, and judging will take place on Sept.

Fairbanks Park should be a-rockin' next spring. Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Superintendent Eddie Bird told his board Wednesday that planning is under way for the 2010 Fairbanks Park Festival, and he disseminated a list of prospective artists who might take the main stage.