Alison Krauss, Pam Tillis Among MerleFest Performers Fri. April 27.2007 6:17 PM EDT
Alison Krauss and Pam Tillis are among the performers at the 20th annual MerleFest music festival currently underway in Wilkesboro, N.C. Last year, the acoustic-oriented event drew 82,640 people to the Wilkes Community College campus. This year's lineup also includes Blue Highway, Sam Bush, Cherryholmes, Elvis Costello, the Del McCoury Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Earl Scruggs and festival founder Doc Watson, among many others. The four-day festival, which concludes Sunday (April 29), is a tribute to the memory of Watson's late son, Merle. Joe Nichols and Jeff Foxworthy Set for Talladega Fri. April 27.2007 6:17 PM EDT Joe Nichols will sing the national anthem Sunday (April 29) prior to the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. The Nextel Cup race will be broadcast nationally on the Fox network at 1:30 p.m. ET. Jeff Foxworthy will serve as grand marshal of the race. Nichols releases his new single, "Another Side of You," on May 7. It's the first track from his new album that's tentatively set for a late summer release. His most recent single, "I'll Wait for You," reached Billboard's country Top 10. Foxworthy recently hosted the 2007 CMT Music Awards and is the host of Fox's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. Del McCoury's Label Signs Distribution Deal Fri. April 27.2007 6:17 PM EDT McCoury Music, the independent label home of bluegrass singer and guitarist Del McCoury, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with RED Distribution, the independent distribution arm of Sony/BMG. RED will distribute McCoury Music releases, the first of which is a new CD from bluegrass singer-guitarist Larry Sparks, set for release Tuesday (May 1). Future releases include Merle Haggard's first bluegrass album, which was recorded in Nashville, and Moneyland, a compilation album by bluegrass and country artists, including McCoury, Haggard and Emmylou Harris. The latter album is also being offered to donors to presidential candidate John Edwards' campaign. McCoury formed McCoury Music in 2003. Five Kenny Rogers Albums Released Digitally Fri. April 27.2007 6:17 PM EDT Five albums recorded by Kenny Rogers were released online this week by Capitol Nashville, including his solo debut, Love Lifted Me (1976), which featured the No. 1 hit, "Lucille." Additional titles include Daytime Friends (1977), The Gambler (1979), Love Will Turn You Around (1982) and Love Is What We Make It (1985). Prior to his solo career, Rogers enjoyed pop success with the band, the First Edition. Rogers released his newest album, Water and Bridges, on Capitol Nashville label in 2006. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
