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Christmas Birthdays: Singers Born During the Holiday Season
Christmas Birthdays: Singers Born During the Holiday Season
Christmas Birthdays: Singers Born During the Holiday Season
For some reason, people are fascinated by those born on Christmas Day. Perhaps it's pity for having to share your special day with the biggest Christian holiday of the year. Or, maybe it's jealousy over the extra gifts! Whatever the reason, The Boot would like to take a moment to celebrate those country stars who were born on, or pretty close to, Dec...
Emmylou Harris Hosts Woofstock Music Festival
Emmylou Harris Hosts Woofstock Music Festival
Emmylou Harris Hosts Woofstock Music Festival
Emmylou Harris loves animals as much as she does music, so it was a natural move for her to create Woofstock, a music festival that welcomes dogs. The event, to be held Aug. 18 at the Fontanel mansion just outside Nashville, will help raise money for Bonaparte's Retreat, the facility Emmylou founded to help rescue dogs from certain death and place them in homes with loving, responsible owners... R
New Faces: Amber Hayes
New Faces: Amber Hayes
New Faces: Amber Hayes
Artist: Amber Hayes Influences: Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell Hometown: Weleetka, Okla. Current Single: 'Wait' Listen to 'Wait' Why We Dig Her: This emerging young country singer combines a deep-rooted appreciation for classic country music with a contemporary edge, resulting in her debut album, 'C'Mon...
Country Music Hall of Fame to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
Country Music Hall of Fame to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
Country Music Hall of Fame to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum had to go through an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- renovation earlier this year after flood waters damaged parts of the famous building. Now the fully-recovered landmark, which houses some of the most historical artifacts in music history, is planning a multi-million dollar expansion which will allow even more memorabilia, and ensure the museum wi
Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans + More Prep Holiday Concerts
Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans + More Prep Holiday Concerts
Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans + More Prep Holiday Concerts
Whether country fans like their Christmas music with harmonies, on the pop side or done the cowboy way, they can surely find the perfect Christmas concert this year! It seems everyone is out to spread a little Christmas cheer, from Kenny Rogers and John Berry to Point of Grace, Michael Martin Murphey, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, many artists are traveling the country to present their own favorite Ch
Kid Rock Talks Country, New Album and iTunes
Kid Rock Talks Country, New Album and iTunes
Kid Rock Talks Country, New Album and iTunes
Kid Rock may seem like an unlikely fixture in country music to some, including the Kid himself. "If you had told me when I was starting out that I would be coming down to Nashville, kind of weaving in and out of the country scene, I never would've thought that in a million years," he tells Billboard...
Mandrell Sisters Reunite to Help Africa
Mandrell Sisters Reunite to Help Africa
Mandrell Sisters Reunite to Help Africa
Country Music Hall of Famer Barbara Mandrell will reunite with her singing siblings for a rare appearance as the Mandrell Sisters on Thursday, September 2 at the Nashville Palace. Barbara, Louise and Irlene (pictured together left in 1981) will come together in support of S...
Nashville Songwriters Christen Fontanel With Flood Benefit
Jim Weatherly, Dickey Lee and Mike Reid are among the Songwriters Hall of Fame members who will perform at Songwriters Sing for Nashville, a benefit concert for Nashville flood victims held at the newly-opened Fontanel Mansion and Farm. The July 17 event will be the debut concert for the new amphitheatre, the Woods at Fontanel, which seats 2,500 people...
Barbara Mandrell’s Old Home Has New Life
Barbara Mandrell’s Old Home Has New Life
Barbara Mandrell’s Old Home Has New Life
Fans can now visit the majestic place Barbara Mandrell and her family once called home. The Whites Creek, Tenn. property, called Fontanel, was purchased in 2002 by Dale Morris and Marc Oswald, who work with such artists as Kenny Chesney, Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich. It...
Star Watch: This Week’s TV Must Sees! (Week of Feb. 22)
Star Watch: This Week’s TV Must Sees! (Week of Feb. 22)
Star Watch: This Week’s TV Must Sees! (Week of Feb. 22)
Every Monday, The Boot gives updates on where you can find your favorite country stars on television throughout the week. Here's what's happening for the week of February 22! For those fans who missed out on GAC's 'Introducing: Zac Brown Band,' the 30-minute documentary will air throughout the week, including Tuesday (Feb...

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