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Celebrate The Late Dottie West’s Birthday With Her First Solo #1 Hit – A Lesson In Leavin’

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dottie West was born Dorothy Marsh on this day back in 1932 in McMinnville, TN. While she’s remembered by many for her duets with Kenny Rogers and Don Gibson, Dottie scored three solo number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country charts. Her first was this song, A Lesson In Leavin’, which hit number one back in 1980.

It was written by Randy Goodrum and Brent Maher, and in 1999, Jo Dee Messina, took the song to number two on the country charts. I wonder if Randy and Brent’s prerequisite for recording the song was red hair?

Enjoy this classic performance from Ms. Dottie West while we remember her life on her birthday!

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Happy Birthday to ‘The Killer’ Jerry Lee Lewis – Enjoy His 1st Country Number One – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on this day back in 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. No one has or ever will play the piano like “The Killer” Jerry Lee Lewis. Back in 1957, he scored his first number one single on the Billboard Country charts with this song, Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On. Enjoy this vintage live footage of classic Jerry Lee!

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Happy Birthday To The Lovely Lorrie Morgan – See Why Birthday’s Are Special To Lorrie…

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Lorrie was born on June 27, 1959 in Nashville, TN. Happy Birthday Lorrie! You look and sound as great as ever. Here’s a video I found on Lorrie’s YouTube page that really says a lot about Lorrie and the person she is, and why birthday’s are special to Lorrie and her band.

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Celebrate The Life Of The One And Only Waylon Jennings With Two Of His Biggest Hits

February 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The great Waylon Jennings left this earth on this day back in 2002 at the young age of 64. One things for certain though, while Waylon was here, he took advantage of every moment. To honor this legend, here are two of my favorite Waylon Jennings songs. Here’s Luckenbach, Texas and his famous duet with Willie, Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys. Enjoy!

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Waylon Jennings w/Travis Tritt Performing ‘I’ve Always Been Crazy’ (Live)

December 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Now this is country music… Travis Tritt on stage with the legend himself, Waylon Jennings. Enjoy!

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Watch Highlights From Last Night’s GRAMMY Salute To Country Music Honoring Loretta Lynn Hosted By Reba McEntire

October 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Recording Academy hosted GRAMMY Salute To Country Music honoring Loretta Lynn, presented by MasterCard, last night at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Ms. Lynn was saluted with performances by Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, and Reba McEntire, who also hosted the evening’s festivities. Jack White, Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow, and Recording Academy Chair George J. Flanigen IV also participated in the event, which also included a special presentation of The Recording Academy President’s Merit Award to Loretta Lynn in honor of her dynamic career and contributions to country music.

My favorite part of the evening: Garth was Loretta’s date for the evening, and when he asked her whether he should pick her up in a limo or his truck, she said, “The Truck”. Loretta’s still the same country girl she’s always been. Congratulations Loretta! Enjoy this video with highlights from last night’s event.

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Loretta Lynn Celebrates 50 Years Of Country Music With Friends And Family

September 28, 2010 By 2 Comments

This past Friday (Sept. 24th), about 100 journalists, music industry peers and family members gathered inside Loretta Lynn’s 18,000-square-foot Coal Miner’s Daughter Museum to celebrate Loretta’s 50th year in the business. It was 50 years ago this year when Loretta recorded her very first country single I’m A Honky Tonk Girl, and she’s still entertaining fans today. To read more about Loretta’s 50th year celebration, go to this page on CMT.com. And, to help get you in the mood, here’s Loretta’s very first single, I’m A Honky Tonk Girl. Enjoy!

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Watch Reba McEntire’s 1987 Concert In Austin, Texas

September 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The other day, I posted an awesome A Capella performance from Reba McEntire singing Don Gibson’s Sweet Dreams live in concert in Austin, Texas in 1987. Many of you commented about how much you enjoyed that performance, so I created the video playlist below that contains eleven songs from that concert. Enjoy this live look at a living legend performing back in 1987!

P.S. Here’s the order of songs in the playlist:

  1. Little Rock
  2. Sweet Dreams
  3. Somebody Should Leave
  4. Reach Up The Spirits All Around You
  5. Why Don’t You Mind Your Own Business
  6. What Am I Gonna Do About You
  7. Whoevers in New England
  8. How Blue
  9. The Last One To Know
  10. Have I Got A Deal For You
  11. Let The Music Lift You Up
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Happy Birthday To The Possum Himself – George Jones Was Born Today In 1931

September 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

George Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas on September 12, 1931. Happy Birthday George! Enjoy this flashback from George singing He Stopped Loving Her Today on the Ronnie Prophet Show back in July, 1980.

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Happy Birthday To David Allan Coe – The Country Outlaw Was Born Today Back In 1939

September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The country outlaw himself was born on this day back in 1939 in Akron, Ohio. To celebrate his birthday, here’s The Ride, one of my favorite David Allan Coe songs.

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