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Gordon Stoker Dead: Jordanaires Member Leaves Legend of Country & Rock Royalty
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gordon Stoker, a member of The Jordanaires vocal group that backed up Elvis Presley, has died. He was 88.
Claude King Dead: ‘Louisiana Hayride’ Member Was Country Music Pioneer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Country singer-songwriter Claude King, an original member of the Louisiana Hayride who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain," has died. He was 90.
2013 ACM Awards Performers Announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Already busy co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan also will perform during this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.
The country cut-ups are among the first round of performers announced Wednesday for the annual awards show in Las Vegas...
Kellie Pickler’s Drummer Involved in Serious Car Accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The drummer for country music star Kellie Pickler has been identified as one of the people hospitalized in two crashes along Interstate 65 in central Kentucky.
Pickler's manager, Larry Fitzgerald, said Gregg Lohman suffered serious injuries in the wreck Saturday...
Dan Toler Dead: Former Allman Brothers Guitarist Loses Battle With ALS
BRADENTON, Fla. - Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler has died following a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 65.
Steve Fayette, a family friend, confirmed on Monday that Toler passed away in his sleep...
Loretta Lynn Ranch Fire Destroys Building on Legend’s Property
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. -- Fire has destroyed the cook shack at country singer Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch.
Mindy McCready Autopsy: Preliminary Results Revealed
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. - Authorities in Arkansas said preliminary autopsy results confirm country music singer Mindy McCready's death was a suicide.
The Cleburne County sheriff said in a statement Wednesday that preliminary autopsy results from Arkansas' state crime lab show McCready's death was a suicide from a single gunshot wound to the head...
Tim McGraw, Curb Case Won’t Be Heard by Supreme Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Supreme Court has put an end to Curb Records' fight to keep Tim McGraw off another label -- two weeks after he released his new album with Big Machine Records.
The court refused to hear Curb's appeal of a lower court's ruling that McGraw was free to record with whomever he wished while his legal fight with his longtime label continued through the court system...
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Randy Travis, Chris Kyle Memorial: Singer Performs at Slain Ex-Navy Seal’s Service
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DALLAS - Country music star Randy Travis has performed at the memorial service for slain ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.
Rascal Flatts, Journey: Bands Unite at ‘CMT Crossroads’ Concert
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Even before Journey and Rascal Flatts got on stage together for CMT's Crossroads concert Super Bowl weekend, they were already in perfect harmony.
In an interview the day before the show, the bands joked around together, finished each other's sentences, hoped for a San Francisco 49ers victory, and talked about an as-yet unannounced plan to perform some dates together this summer