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One of the biggest stories in the wake of the devastating flood that attacked middle Tennessee earlier this year was the millions of dollars lost in instruments and other musical gear from some of country music's biggest stars, including Vince Gill, Brad Paisley and LeAnn Rimes...

Mandy Barnett is probably best known for her ongoing role as country legend Patsy Cline in the long-running, popular stage production, 'Always ... Patsy Cline,' but she's actually been building a legendary career of her own for years. Performing since the age of nine, Mandy spent years cutting her musical teeth as a Dollywood performer before bringing her talents to Music Row as a teen... Read Mor

It was 50 years ago that Loretta Lynn sang her way into America's heart with 'Honky Tonk Girl,' the first single by the soon-to-be country star. The now country music icon kicks off that 50th anniversary in a big way this weekend, when she receives a special GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in an invitation-only ceremony in Los Angeles...

Only two weeks after Nashville's city planning commission approved a proposal to rename part of Music Row's famous Music Square East to Patsy Cline Boulevard, the legislation was withdrawn after complaints were made from a local resident. "No offense to Patsy Cline," Music Square East resident Christina Lapoutre told Nashville's WSMV-TV...

Last year, George Jones joined the likes of Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff and Willie Nelson, as a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. The tribute ceremony included other artistic luminaries like Barbra Streisand, rockers Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend of The Who, famed choreographer Twyla Tharp, and Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman...