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8.22.25 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to catch up with Country Weekly, where
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we dive into use and gossip from the world of
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country music. I'm your host, Ken Dawkins as always, and
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I'll be reading from various sources found online. As a reminder,
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RADIOI is a reading service intended for people who are
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blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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read printed material. We'll begin with the first article, dated
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August nineteenth, from mass Live at yahoo dot com. Country
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Music Icon to slow down following heart attack at eighty six,
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Ray Stevens has made a difficult decision after the country
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music legend suffered a heart attack last month. The Country
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Music Hall of Fame inductee said Monday that he is
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selling his West Nashville based cabaret showroom at eighty six.
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With my recent health problems, it's probably time to slow
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down and selling cabaret as the first step. Stephens road
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in an Instagram post on August eighteenth, But in the interim,
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I still plan on doing shows once I'm fully recovered,
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he wrote. I still have a lot I want to
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do in the recording studio, so I'll focus all of
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my energy in that direction, along with making videos to
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go along with the music from time to time. Stephen's
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best known for his Grammy winning recordings Everything is Beautiful
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and Misty. Suffered a mild heart attack in early July.
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According to the post, the singer underwent minimally invasive heart
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surgery at the time. Stevens then had another procedure in
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late July, where doctors play two stints to clear the blockages.
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The post read. He spent a few days in Nashville
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at a rehabilitation facility and is now at home resting
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to regain his strength. While Stevens adores his cabaret showroom,
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the guitarzan singer is ready for the right person to
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buy the space. I'd like to see someone buy it
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and have as much fun here as I have, Stephens
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said in the Instagram post. It's a great facility, and
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we've had weddings, TV show tapings, fundraising events for charities,
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political care campaigns, corporate meetings, and all star music performances
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with and without banquet dinners, all prepared and served here.
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He added. It's a multi use facility, but primarily it's
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an outstanding music venue. The sound is fabulous. Steve has
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opened Stevens opened the Cabaret Showroom in twenty eighteen and
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has performed there almost exclusively ever since. The thirty five
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thousand square foot cabaret features a main showroom with upstairs
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and downstairs seating for over seven hundred people. It also
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is a backstage production area with dressing rooms, a lobby, bar, kitchen,
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ticketing offices, studio, as well as an office space. Cabaret
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has parking for three hundred vehicles and several tour buses.
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We move over to countrynow dot com for the next article.
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Dated August nineteenth, Gavin Adcock cleared of major chargers following
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arrest for reckless driving in Tennessee. Rising Country Act Gavin
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Adcock was back in court this week, nearly three months
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after his May twenty first arrest for reckless driving and
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violating Tennessee's open container laws just outside of Nashville. Records
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from the Tennessee Highway Patrol at the time revealed he
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was taken into custody at eleven fifteen PM and released
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on a ten thousand I'm sorry on a one thousand
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dollars bond at four thirty am. That's on Thursday, May
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twenty second. The twenty six year old took to social
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media shortly after his release to explain and he was
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pulled over for speeding and is newly restored nineteen seventy
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three Dodge Challenger. The post featured a close up of
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his mug shot on the first slide and an image
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of his vehicle on the next. I bought my dream
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car as seventy three Dodge Challenger, he rode. Over the
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past few months. I've been putting money into it, getting
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it running as good as new, and I decided to
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take it for a joy ride. The car ran great.
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I pulled over and got arrested for reckless driving going
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one hundred and three in Wilson County on Monday morning,
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August eighteenth. Ad Cock let fans know that he was
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heading to court for the incident when he posted a
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selfie in front of the Wilson County Criminal Justice Center.
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All I know is it always works out, he wrote
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in the caption. Newly released Wilson County, Tennessee court records
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indicate that his message appeared to be true, as both
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the misdemeanor reckless driving and open container charges were dismissed,
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along with his traffic citations for having an invalid license.
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In the end, Gavin Idcock only pled guilty to a
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speeding ticket before fans learned that the charges had been
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dropped by Watkinsville, Georgia. Natives. Sparked a wave of concern
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when he posted a cryptic TikTok after his hearing, indicating
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that he might be serving some time. Well, I just
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got out of court, going away for some time at
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least I dropped this album last Friday. See all can
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listen to it. Well, I'm gone. He then clarified in
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the caption that he wasn't actually doing time behind bars,
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but he was celebrating the release of his third album,
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Own Worst Enemy. In a follow up video, he set
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the record straight, saying I Am not going to jail.
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Adcock then stated that instead he would be signing vinyls
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out of walmart in Franklin, Tennessee. Next, Miranda Lambert and
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Parker McCollum raise over eight point five million dollars for
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Central Texas flood relief with Band Together Texas benefit. Artists,
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actors and athletes from Texas joined country superstars Miranda Lambert
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and Parker McCollum on Sunday evening for Banded Together Texas
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at Austin's Moody Center. The event paid tribute to the
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lives lost in the Central Texas floods, while also celebrating
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the everyday heroes and first responders who saved so many others.
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Benefiting the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and
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the Central Texas Community Foundation, it has already raised more
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than eight and a half million dollars in counting. The
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sold out show lasted nearly three hours and was broadcast
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live on iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, YouTube, Facebook, and nugs Net, encouraging
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fans to contribute to ongoing relief efforts. Matthew McConaughey made
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a special appearance to open the show with a monologue
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detailing the importance of the event. The show officially opened
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with Lambert and McCollum performing the George Strait classic True.
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Thank you Austin, Texas for showing up tonight. Thank you
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everybody for tuning in and showing up for us. Were
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banding together as Texans tonight. Lambert told the crowd, It's
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going to be a magical night of music for an
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amazing cause. My buddy Parker and I we called each
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other right away and we asked what can we do.
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We can sing. Let's go sing, and that's what we're
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doing tonight. Throughout the evening, Lambert and McCollum welcomed the
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slew of artists to the stage, including Wade Bowen, Dylan Gossip,
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Jack Ingram, Ronnie Dunn, Lucas Nelson, and Pat Green. Additionally,
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actor Dennis Quaid, former U T Longhorns coach Mack Brown,
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and players Emmanuel Echo, Colt McCoy and Vince Young. Major
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League Baseball star and Houston native Roger Clemens. Television host
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in Dallas native Chris Harrison and Austin based fashion designer
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Kendra Scott's shared stories honoring courage and strength in the
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Hill Country. The evening also hired a light at the
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bravery of first responders. Scott honored Razor Dobbs, public information
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officer for the Centerpoint Volunteer Fire Department, along with Fire
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Chief Charles Holt. Harrison extended recognition to the Texas Game
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Wardens who were in attendance. Making a surprise appearance at
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Band Together Texas was Jason Aldean, who performed at the
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Moody Center the night before. He generously donated his stage
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and production crew for the event and took the stage
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to perform She's Country and a duet of Amarillo Sky
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with Lambert. Thank you guys so much. Yeah, I had
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to stay an extra day here in Austin. I can't
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think of a better cause to be here for this
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than this, Aldeine stated huge thank you to Miranda and
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Parker for doing this tonight. Jason was here last night
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as you already know, but he felt all of his
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stuff and left all of his stuff for us to
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use and stayed an extra day to sing a song
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for us. So you're an honorary Texan tonight, friend, Lambert declared.
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The show concluded with an all star performance of On
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the Road Again. Next, Keith Urban launches Rising Star Scholarship
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to give Australian artists get gateway to Nashville. Keith Urban
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is teaming up with one of Australia's largest and longest
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country music events, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, to help
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the next generation of Australian country stars. In partnership with
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the prestigious event, Urban has launched the Keith Urban Rising
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Star Scholarship. This new program aims to give emerging Australian
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country acts a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience
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Nashville's booming music scene and gain hands on industry experience.
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The scholarship recipients will get the chance to perform, write, record,
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meat industry personnel, and enjoy two days of recording time
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at Urban's recording studio. Each year in January, over three
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hundred thousand people flock to Timworth for the festival that
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spans ten days and welcomes hundreds of artists and thousands
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of shows, including the Country Music Awards of Australia also
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known as the Toyota Golden Guitar Awards. The newly announced
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Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship is another way for Urban
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to continue his long standing commitment to supporting emerging artists.
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Throughout his career, the Australian singer songwriter has used his
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platform to met her up and coming musicians by offering
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them opportunities to collaborate or tour alongside him as a
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supporting act. Recently, he teamed up with Blake Shelton to
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host a new music CBS reality competition series, The Road,
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which was created as a new way to help guide
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a group of rising musicians as they travel across America.
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Chasing their dreams. Currently, Keith Urban is on the road
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for his High and a Live World tour, which features
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special guests Chase Matthew, Atlanta Springsteen, and Carly Scott Collins
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on select dates. The tour will conclude on October seventeenth
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at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Now we move over to the
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Lane Report the July edition, which I just received. We
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moved to the Authentic Notes section. Something called fresh Tracks,
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New Music, Rising Stars and powerful returns from Kentucky's rich
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musical landscape, written by Matt Wickstrom. First off new music
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Jordan Allen Laying It Down. The London, Kentucky based singer
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looks to repent and break away from a cycle of
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sin and heartfelt humility. It's a driven ballad. Laying It
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Down a star contrast from allen previous single Dogwood's Bark.
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Laying It Down sees him return to the soft spoken,
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country adjacent sound that populated Take This Outside and The Curse,
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two of his other offerings from earlier this year. Other
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new music Nicholas Jamerson Running Out of Daylight. The Prestonsburg
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based poet sings about not taking your time for granted
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and prioritizing moments with those close to you before they're gone.
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Running out of daylight. The Confessional is the fourth single
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from Jamerson's album The Narrow Way, expected to arrive in September.
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Candy Jenkins Cowboys for Fools. On her third single, Cowboys
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for Fools, Candy Jenkins spins a classic country waltz about
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yearning for the love of a hard working man as
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she laments how them Nashville boys, they are awfully pretty,
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they don't go writing, no whalen nor Willie Miles Miller Waitless,
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in the second single dropped this year from the Versailles
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born singer and Stergel Simpson drummer. Miles Miller's Waitless confesses
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that all life's problems carry less of a burden when
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his special someone is around elsewhere. Southeast Kentucky based bluegrass
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band The Creakers have inked a booking deal with William
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Morris Endeavour Entertainment, which also represents artists like Alan Jackson,
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Eddie Vedder and Lady Wilson. A fundraiser supporting Northern Kentucky
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musician Natt Meyer's ongoing battle with cancer raised thirty two
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hundred and ten dollars during the Laurel Co Music Festival
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in Pineville back in June, Bell County's Bill Taylor and
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the Appalachian Heathens audition for NBC's game show America's Got
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Talent air June twenty fourth. Stay tuned for updates and
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forthcoming editions of tlr's Authentic Notes. Lexington based music oriented
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talk show Red Barn Radio celebrated the airing of its
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nine hundredth episode on June eighteenth, which featured music and
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conversation with Waffle Thrett. Since its first show in two
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thousand and three, the program has gone on to feature
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musicians like Tyler Childers, Magnolia Boulevard and John R. Miller
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and Monkey's Eyebrows, Kelsey Walden, Every Ghost and Murray's S. G. Goodman.
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Planting by the Signs released new albums on June twentieth.
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Standouts from each include let It Lie and Tiger Lilies
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and Nature's Child, along with Fire Sign Now we ease
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on down the road to Savingcountry Music dot Com with
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the first article dated August nineteenth, Turnpike Troubadours impact mainstream
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radio with Heaven passing Through. We've been here before, says
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Saving Country Music, a fan favorite from the independent country
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world makes a surprising impact in the insular, archaic world
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of mainstream country radio and gets us all excited at
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the prospects. Cody Jinks attempted to impact mainstream country radio
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with his massive single Loud and Heavy, seven years after
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he released it. It made some noise and then faded
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like a whimper. In Your Love from Tyler Child's threatened
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to break out, but then stalled outside the top forty
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at number forty three. Even Mike and the Moonpies now
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Silverada sent their song Hour on the Hour for mainstream consideration.
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It never found much traction. Now. The news that Heaven
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Passing Through by the Turnpike Troubadours became the second most
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added track last week on country radio has some wondering
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if this will finally be the Oklahoma band's big mainstream
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breakout moment. The song received thirty six ads according to
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Country Aircheck, with forty one total stations adding the track
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during its first official week of impact. One thing's for sure,
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Heaven Passing Through has natural momentum and is a great song.
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Since The Turnpike Troubadour's surprise release their latest album, The
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Price of Admission, on April eleventh, having Passing Through has
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seven and a half million streams. It's clearly the most
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popular track on what many consider a landmark released from
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the band and a legitimate Album of the Year candidate
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once December rolls along. But ultimately, the quality and organic
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appeal of a song has little to do with its
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prospects on country radios country music. That has almost everything
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to do with commitment the label shows to promoting the
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track on radio that it gets on playlists. Checking this
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week's country air check, lo and behold, there's an ad
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there for the song. It's been said throughout the history
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of the Turnpike Troubadours that they make a great bridge
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between the independent and mainstream. You can't really expect your
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Luke Comb's listening friends to get clued into John Morland
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or James McMurtry and immediately become fans a Turnpike and
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a track like Heaven Passing Through can help a mainstream
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music fan make that leap. Still, let's not get too excited. Honestly,
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making a blip on the Top fifty, let alone the
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Top forty, would feel significant for the Turnpike Troubadours to
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make it to the top ten might take a miracle,
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but you never know. Around twenty twenty two or so,
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when Zach Bryan was breaking on radio and the aforementioned
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singles from Cody Jinks and Tyler Childers and others were
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being sent to the format, country radio had an opportunity
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to transition to something more representative of the actual listening
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habits of country fans. But lo and behold its Luke
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Bryan and his pearly white smile with Country Song came
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on at number one on country radio this week, despite
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the single only hitting number twenty five on the consumption
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based Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. Other recent number ones,
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including Sam Hunt's Country House and Tyler Hubbard's Park, they
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peaked on radio with no meaningful momentum behind them. Along
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among the greater listening public, mainstream country labels and mainstream
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country radio continued to double down on simply promoting their own,
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continuing to cut live and local djays from the payrolls,
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nationalizing playlists, consolidating station ownership, and all the cut costs
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as opposed to attempting to retool the industry to current
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realities and for a more promising future, including trying to
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entice younger and more independent fans to help expand audiences.
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But who knows, maybe a single like Heaven Passing Through
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is exactly what country radio needs to open its eyes
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to the possibilities of highlighting more independent artists. Just like
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a good Turnpike Troubadour's song can turn your mainstream buddy
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onto the virtues of independent country. So perhaps Turnpike can
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be a bridge for country radio to finally start paying
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attention to the increasingly popular segment of independent country music,
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one can hope, says saving country music. Next, new unheard
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Whylan Jennings song emerges. Billboard Mystery revealed. It was announced
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on June fifteenth, which happened to be Whalen's birthday. Not one,
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not two, but three full albums of unheard Whalen Jennings
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songs were on the way. Whalen's sun Shooter has unearthed
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the trove of previously unheard Whalen Jennings's recordings and has
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gone through them to assemble them into albums. The recordings
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weren't cohesive albums at the start. They were left over
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recordings from various sessions throughout Whalen Jennings's career. The first
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installment from these albums, called song Bird, will be released
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on October third, with the title track released in June.
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The first song was Whalen's version of the Fleetwood Mac tune,
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written and sung by Christy mc bee. Now we get
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another unheard track from the upcoming album, and it's another dandy.
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The new song is called The Cowboy Small Texas Town,
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and it's taken from the same recording sessions of Whalen's
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nineteen seventy eight album I've Always Been Crazy. This is
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the same album that Whalen's Don't You Think This Outlaw
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of Bits Done Gone out of Hand came from that
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became a hit along with the title track. Whalen produced
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the sessions himself with drummer Richie Albright. The Cowboy Small
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Texas Town was written by fellow country legend Johnny Rodriguez,
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but it's the perfect composition for Whalen singing about humble
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beginnings in a small town Texas, along with referencing the
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hippies and cowboys scene that waymore stumbled upon in Austin
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after Willie Nelson convinced him to head there from Nashville.
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The song also takes a stab at the White collar criminals,
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something Whalen interfaced with regularly in the music business. The
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white crowd may be stealing anything that the law will allow,
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with a pen for a gun. They have no fun
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because they don't fit in our crazy crowd. You can
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tell that at the end of the song gets cut
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off somewhat abruptly, and is perhaps the reasons it ended
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up being cut on the house floor. But loose ends
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and all Whalen fans won't be looking this gift horse
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in the mouth. The Cowboy Small Texas Town was released
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Thursday evening Friday morning, like many new tracks are, but
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on Friday evening, a video emerged from the song that
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answers the question many Whalen fans from his hometown of
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Littlefield and beyond have been asking who is behind the
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mysterious billboards that have appeared throughout the town of six
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thousand in the Texas Panhandle. It was pretty obvious the
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answer was probably Shooter Jennings as part of the rollout
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of the new Whalen albums, But the video spills the
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beans as it's made up of footage of crews installing
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the new billboards, including one that reads I'm a cowboy
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who came here from Texas just to play you my music,
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That's all, which is one of the lines from the
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new song oh Boy. The second billboard also reads my
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long shaggy hair and the clothes that I wear don't
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fit your big fancy ball, also taken from the song.
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The video also features Waymoor's, which is a liquor store
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in Little Field operated by whale AND's young brother James
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Jenning and his wife. Anyway, the upcoming album Songbird is
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currently available for pre save or pre order now. We
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slide on over to the boot dot com with the
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first article dated August nineteenth. Jimmy Allen found libel and
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sexual assault case, must pay damages. Jimmy Allen was found
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libel for sexual assault, battery, and more charges on Monday,
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according to a Tennessee court order obtained by Rolling Stone.
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Those charges stem from twenty twenty three, when a woman
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identified as Jane Doe accused Allan of sexually assaulting her
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in Las Vegas hotel room and filming the encounter without
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her knowledge or consent. The alleged incident actually took place
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in twenty twenty two. Documents state that Allen, along with
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his corporation Aident's Day add Touring, Inc. Was found liable
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for the charges after he repeatedly failed to comply with
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deadlines and court orders. The defendants throughout have failed to
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comply with case management, discovery deadlines, and even failed to
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comply with specific orders of this court. Judge Aleta A.
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Trouger wrote per Rolling Stone, for these reasons, the plaintiff's
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motion for sanctions and judgments against defendants Jamie Allen and
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Aiden's Dad Touring, Inc. Is granted. The ruling continues, the
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singer has been judged liable for assault, battery, invasion of privacy,
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and infliction of emotional distress. Allan was found liable by default,
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which is not the same as guilty verdict. Rather, it
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means he's responsible for any potential monetary damages proved by
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the plater. The singer's pattern of missing deadlines and failing
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to respond to court orders now means that he has
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forfeited the right to defend himself against the charges, though
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he has denied all allegations in an earlier statement. In May,
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the Tennessee And reported that Allan's civil sexual astsuit trial
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was delayed because his legal team repeatedly missed court deadlines.
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The singer said that his lawyer, A Landis Brussel, was
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dealing with some health issues and that's what caused the delay.
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I've worked as well as I could, as fast as
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i could with my representation, he stated. It's not for
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me not meeting deadlines, It's because my attorney actually couldn't
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do it. But Doe's attorney, Elizabeth Fagan, said that Alan's
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litany of excuses and multiple miss deadlines re traumatized her
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client and was the tiamount to an attempt to manipulate
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the legal process to his advantage. The Jane Doe in
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this case was the second of two women who anonymously
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accused Alan of sexual assault in twenty twenty three. Her
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lawsuit states that she had a chance meeting with Alan
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on an airplane and communicated with him long distance for
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two months on the premise that he was separated from
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his then wife. She says they agreed to meet in
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Las Vegas, but she believed she was getting her own
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hotel room. Her lawsuit further claims she willingly joined him
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in his hotel room, but that he undd sex with
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her without a consent, even though she repeatedly asked him
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to stop. Her complaint came one month after the first
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Jane Doe, who identified herself as a former member of
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Allan's day to day team, filed a bombshell original suit
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saying the singer raped her and repeatedly abused and harassed
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her over an eighteen month period. Allan's first accuser dropped
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her lawsuit in March of twenty four after the two
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parties entered into a stipulation agreement. Though she's no longer
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suing Alan, she continued to press legal claims against Allan's
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former management company, Wide Open Music, and Ash Bowers, who
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heads that company. In her original filing, Dough stated that
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Bowers knew about Alan's alleged predatory behavior had did nothing
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to intervene. Next. Bill Anderson suffers freak accident fall at home.
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Bill Anderson says he's on the mend after suffering a
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freak accident. The eighty seven year old country legend canceled
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three planned appearances over the weekend, including a Saturday night
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performance at the Grand Old Opry. In a letter posted
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to his website on Monday, Anderson explained the circumstances that
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forced him to cancel his plans there was a freak
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accident where I twisted or tore some ligaments or muscles
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or something in the back of my leg trying to
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climb into bed, the singer wrote, and I fell to
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the floor, unable to walk. I was in excruciating pain.
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In addition to the Opry show, Anderson had to cancel
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planned songwriting session with fellow country great T. Graham Brown,
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as well as an appearance at the State Fair. If
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you know me, you know how much it bothers me
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to go back on my commitments that I have made,
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he writes. The good news is that the day after
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his final canceled commitment, Anderson was able to assure fans
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that he's on the men. I appreciate your concern, but
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I'm here to let you know that I'm fine. Known
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as Whisper and Bill for his soft spoken singing voice,
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Anderson has found success in mainstream country music since the
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late nineteen fifties. In July, the singer marked the major
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milestone who became the longest serving member of the Grand
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Old Opry. Now we move on to the North Madison
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Neighbor magazine the August edition, with some upcoming concerts in background.
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First USA on September fifth, Daily and Vincent will be
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at Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in the New barn As
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Grand Old operaing members with five Grammy Awards, four Dove Awards,
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and over thirty five IBMA Awards. Jamie Daly and Darren
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Vincent and their world class band are often said to
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be the best of country, bluegrass and gospel anywhere. The
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duo is played across the globe, taking the stage at
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iconic venues including the Rayman Auditorium and Carnegie Hall. Now
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on season five of their nationally broadcast television series, The
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Daily and Vincent Show on the Cable Network and previously RFDTV,
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Daily and Vincent bring their music to a national audience
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on a weekly basis after a decade spent performing together,
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with over one thousand airings of their PBS special Daily
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in Vincent Alive in concerts. Their concoction of fantastically instinctive
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vocals lens of Daily's tenor and Vincent's reedy harmonies has
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gained them well deserved praise for their own distinctive style
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and worldwide recognition as American music goal. Coming up on
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September sixth, Marty Stewart and the fabulous Superlatives. So that's
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a Saturday night at seven thirty. They'll be at the
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Grand Theater in Frankfurt. Marty Stewart is, of course, an
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American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician active
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since nineteen sixty eight. Stewart initially toured with Lester Flatt
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and then in Johnny Cash's road band, before beginning work
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as a solo artist in the early nineteen eighties. His
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greatest commercial success came in the first half of the
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nineteen nineties on MCA Records in Nashville. Stewart has recorded
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over twenty studio albums and has charted over thirty times
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on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest chart
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entry is the Whiskey Ain't working, a duet with Travis Tripp.
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Stuart has also won five Grammy Awards out of sixteen nominations.
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He is known for his combination of rockabilly, country, rock,
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and bluegrass music influences, his frequent collaborations and cover songs,
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and he's also known for his distinctive stage dress. Is
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also a member of the Grand Old Opry and Country
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Music Hall of Fame. Also on September sixth Ricky Skaggs
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in Kentucky. Thunder will be at Renfro Valley in the
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New Barn at seven point thirty. Fifteen Time Grammy Award
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winner Ricky Skagg's career is easily among the most significant
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in recent country music history. If Skagg's large trophy case
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full of awards wasn't already evidence of that fact, consider
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the legendary guitarist chedd Ekins once credited Skaggs with single
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handedly saving country music. His life's path has taken him
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to various musical genres, from bluegrass music to striking out
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on her new musical journey while still leaving his musical
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roots intact. Born in Cordell, Kentucky, Skaggs showed signs of
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future stardom at an early age, playing mandolin on stage
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with bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe at six and appearing on
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TV with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs at seven. Skaggs
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was a member of many bands before he became a
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star on his own, such as Ralph Stanley's Band, Clinch
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Mountain Boy Boys, Country Gentleman, J D. Crow's New South,
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and Emmy Lou Harris Hot Band. In nineteen eighty one,
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he produced his own album that yielded a couple of
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number one hits. Over All, his productive stay at Epic
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Records would result in a total of twelve number ones. Additionally,
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he garnered eight Country Music Association Awards, including the Coveted
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Entertainer of the Year trophy in nineteen eighty five, and
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the mention of Ricky Skaggs brings us to a list
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in the Boot the nineteen oldest stars in country music,
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starting with Ricky at seventy years old. George Straight, of
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course is seventy two. Rodney Crowell seventy four years old.
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Alabama's Randy Owen Wow seventy five years old. Barbara Mandrel
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is now seventy six. Emi Lou Harris, She's seventy seven.
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Linda Ronstad yep She's seventy eight. Anne Murray seventy nine.
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Dolly Parton is also seventy nine. Now eighty years old.
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That's Brenda Lee eighty two. Bobby Gentry Lee Greenwood is
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also eighty two. Ronnie Millsap is now eighty two. Genie
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Seey of course passed away recently. She was eighty four.
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Ray Stevens, as we mentioned earlier is eighty six, and
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we also mentioned today Bill Anderson, who is eighty seven,
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Dickie Lee is now eighty eight years old, and Bobby
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Bear is eighty nine, although that's no comparison to Willie Nelson,
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who's ninety one. This concludes the reading of Country Weekly
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for this week. If you have any comments or suggestions
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about our program, kindly call us at eight five nine
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joining me on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This
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is Ken Dawkins, wishing you a great day.