Viral Video

I saw this on Yahoo news & thought it was fun. This home-made music video is about a teenage girl & her wish to be Justin Bieber's girlfriend. (like every other teenage girl) These kids are sure getting creative these days!

The ACM's Are Coming Soon!

"I already can't not cuss"
It looks like sharing hosting duties with Blake will be interesting!  Can't wait.

See some behind the scenes of the promo shoots for this years show.

Best Of The Night?

Once the top 13 are announced on  American Idol, iTunes will begin releasing studio versions of the songs sang buy the contestants.  I will usually buy several of my favorites through the season. I don't always just buy the singles from my favorite, but just my pickes from the night. I really like Naima Adedapo funky version of Umbrella. Not crazy about her vocal performance on the show, but the studio single is much more polished. I also purchased Casey Abrams With a little help from my friends, which is great. Like I said these two aren't necessarily my favorites, but I just like their take on these tunes.

Tim Halperin

Kidd Kraddick had American Idol top 24 finalist Tim Halperin in the studio this morning. Tim's  giving away a free download on his site. Check it out!

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Artist Of The Day

Joshua James

Joshua James is a American rock and folk musician currently based out of Provo, Utah. Joshua James is often compared to Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bright Eyes orRay LaMontagne. James is known for his intimate vocal style and bittersweet lyrics, often dealing with tragedy, religion, and substance abuse.

His original digital release of The Sun is Always Brighter on iTunes reached #1 on the service's Folk Album list in 2007. The album caught the attention of the indie folkscene, with Paste Magazine naming him one of their "Next 25 Artists You Need To Know" in their September 2008 issue,^[1] and prompting artists such as John Mayer,David Gray, Ani DiFranco, and Brett Dennen to have him support their North American tours.

NPR has also recently cited Joshua James in one of their "Song of the Day" publishings. They featured his "The New Love Song" as one of the best new songs from a previously unknown artist in a long time.^[2]

Joshua headed back to the studio in late 2007 to record his second album, entitled Build Me This, which was released digitally on September 8, 2009, and physically on September 22, 2009, on Intelligent Noise/Northplatte Records. Paste Magazine dubbed the new work "phenomenal."^[3] iTunes also dubbed Build Me This one of the "Best of 2009" Indie Spotlight Singer/Songwriter albums.

Albums

• B-Sides: It's Dark Outside (2006)
• Fields and Floods (2007)
• The Sun Is Always Brighter (2008), "Best of 2008" iTunes Folk Album
• Build Me This (2009), "Best of 2009" iTunes Indie Spotlight Singer/Songwriter Album

Where you can find Joshua:
Official Site

Did You Know

• The Motown female group The Supremes, which dominated the pop charts in the 1960's, was originally called The Primettes.
• According to Margaret Jones, author of a Patsy Cline biography, there are a dozen places in Virginia that could claim to be the hometown of the nomadic Cline. Her family moved 19 times before she was 15.
• At age 47, the Rolling Stones' bassist, Bill Wyman, began a relationship with 13-year old Mandy Smith, with her mother's blessing. Six years later, they were married, but the marriage only lasted a year. Not long after, Bill's 30-year-old son Stephen married Mandy's mother, age 46. That made Stephen a stepfather to his former stepmother. If Bill and Mandy had remained married, Stephen would have been his father's father-in-law and his own grandpa.
• Most toilets flush in E flat.
• The rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took their name from a high school teacher named Leonard Skinner who had suspended several students for having long hair.
• In the band KISS, Gene Simmons was "The Demon", Paul Stanley was "Star Child", Ace Frehley was "Space Man", and Peter Criss was "The Cat.
• In 1992, Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, better known to country music fans as singer/comedienne Minnie Pearl, was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President George Bush. In 1994, Minnie became the first woman to be inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame. She was too frail and sick to attend the ceremony, and so good friend and comedian George Lindsey ("Goober") accepted the award for her. She died in 1996 at age 83.
• The voice of Tony the Tiger is Thurl Ravenscroft, who also sang the "Rotten Mr. Grinch" song in the movie, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas". He was also narrator for Disney's "A Spooky Night in Disney's Haunted Mansion" album. He performed for many Disney attractions including: voice of Fritz the parrot in "The Enchanted Tiki Room, " lead singer in "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in the Haunted Mansion, narrator on Monorail. He was the voice for the Disneyland LP based on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. The flip side of this LP contained a number of sea chanties he sang.

Number One This Week

R&B Hip Hop
Moment For Life (Nicki Minaj)



Country
Don't You Wanna Stay (Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson)



Hot 100
Born This Way (Lady GaGa)



Rock
Rope (Foo Fighters)

Country Flashback

I recently found this collection of videos. It was called Country Family Reunion. It was great to see all these great country artists from way back. Enjoy!

John Conlee


T.Graham Brown


Janie Fricke


Doug Stone

Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B.

Check out this British pop artist who will soon be making her way into the US.

Pomplamoose

Check out this collection of videos from this very talented singer!

Where Are They Now?

Tiffany-  She shot to number one at the tender age of 16 with I Think We’re Alone now. Her flame haired locks looked like they would set the world on fire, but she fell out with her controlling manager, and soon slipped into obscurity.








Leaving her teen pop days well and truly behind, Tiffany appeared nude, but 'enhanced' on the cover of Playboy in 2002. After an attempt at a country music career, she returned to her pop roots and released The Colour Of Science, to rave reviews.

'Here I Go Again,' from Whitesnake, led by singer David Coverdale (c.). While the group toiled as a '70s British hard rock band, they changed their sound and found '80s success with made-for-video singles like the ballad, 'Is This Love'.




Though their popularity - and in some cases hairlines - have receded, many '80s bands like Coverdale's Whitesnake are still rocking and rolling. Whitesnake is planning a world tour later this year.

K.T. Oslin lives in Nashville,Tn, where she's retired from touring but occasionally performs at various charitable events and causes she believes in like animal rights and homeless victims. She is also officially retired from recording. You can learn about her at her official site, TheKTOslin.com.

Idol Look Back

Here's a look back at a some of the talent that has emerged from the talent show American Idol.

Who Has More?

Have you ever wondered who the most Grammy awarded artists are?

Male Artist- Stevie Wonder  22 wins
Female Artist - Allison Krauss 26 wins
Group - U2  22 wins
Youngest Winner - LeAnn Rimes at 14 year old

Allison Krauss

A few years ago I was watching my (at the time) favorite TV drama & heard a familiar sound.  That sound was the voice of country/blue grass artist Allison Krauss.  The song 'New Favorite' was featured in the NBC hit show Medium.  The haunting sound of the song along with the angelic softness of Krauss' voice fit perfectly in that particular episode. I had always liked Allison Krauss but after hearing the song on the show I went right out to purchase the CD. Hear's the video for the tune:


Get to know more about Allison:

Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989.

She has released eleven albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. During her career she has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist, the most awarded singer, and the third most awarded artist overall in Grammy history.

Discography:

• 1985: Different Strokes
• 1987: Too Late to Cry
• 1989: Two Highways
• 1990: I've Got That Old Feeling
• 1992: Every Time You Say Goodbye
• 1994: I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
• 1997: So Long So Wrong
• 1999: Forget About It
• 2001: New Favorite
• 2004: Lonely Runs Both Ways
• 2007: Raising Sand
• 2011: Paper Airplane

Even though Allison was a familiar name in the blue grass community, she gained national recognition with the cover of Keith Whitley's his 'When You Say Nothing At All'.


One of my favorites with Allison was her collaboration with Brad Paisley on 'Whiskey Lulliby'.  The video stars Rick Schroder, best know for his childhood acting in the sit-com Silver Spoons.