Damn Right, Rebel Proud .Damn Right, Rebel Proud.Last year when I went to make my end of the year top 10 best albums of the year list, I found it almost difficult to fill up ten spots. There seemed to be a lack of quality albums last year. This year is a different story. Every time I turn around I listen to another candidate for 2008's top ten lis.Read the .full post.from .Good Rockin' Tonight.Tags.hank williams.via .Grand Ole Opry.Grand Ole Opry Concerts Tickets.

LAist Interview: Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper Tickets.LAist Interview: Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper.At the age of six, Eric Earley, was taught how to play the banjo by his father, who was a bluegrass musician. Music.was in him from the start, so it's no wonder that he grew up to create one of the most interesting Americana bands the Northwest has seen in quite awhile. Celebrating the release of th.Read the .full post.from .LAist.Tags.Arts .&.Events.via .Grand Ole Opry.

Orbitcast Interview with Scott Greenstein Grand Ole Opry Tickets.Orbitcast Interview with Scott Greenstein.Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer at Sirius XM Radio Inc. doesn't have a job that involves .easy decisions. Not only does he oversee what music, sports and talk programming nearly 19 million subscribers get to choose from. But on November 12th, Scott and his team had the daunting.Read the .full post.from .Orbitcast.Tags.Interviews.Satellite Radio.Channels.siriusxmradioinc.via .Grand Ole Opry.

Late Nite Music Club with Emmylou Harris: One of These Days .Late Nite Music Club with Emmylou Harris: One of These Days.Probably my favorite Emmylou song - though it's hard to choose out of so much greatness. It finished just a little ahead of "If I Needed You," but there's no good live version of that available. This is from her appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in 1992 with her all-star band, the Nash Ramblers (fea.Read the .full post.from .Crooks and Liars.Tags.Country.bluegrass.via .Grand Ole Opry. Cheap Grand Ole Opry Tickets.

It happened this week… .It happened this week….This is the week that was in matters musical .&.hellip; 1938, Annie Mae Bullock is born in Nutbush, Tennessee .&.hellip; she will marry Ike Turner to become better known as Tina Turner .&.hellip; years later she dumps Ike but doesn.&.#8217;t go back to being a Bullock or to Nutbush .&.hellip; Click here to vi.Read the .full post.from .Toxic.Tags.Music.History.Bob Dylan.Deaths.The Beatles.Births.Elvis.willie nelson.Tina Turner.Miles Davis.Howlin' Wolf.Annie Mae Bullock.Craig Hundley.Jimi Hendrix Experience.Sara Lownds.via .Grand Ole Opry. Concerts.

It happened this week… Grand Ole Opry.It happened this week….This is the week that was in matters musical .&.hellip; 1955, Elvis Presley is named Most Promising Country .&.amp; Western Artist in Billboard.&.rsquo;s annual poll of disc jockeys .&.hellip; sadly, the relatively unknown country artist never quite lives up to their expectations .&.hellip; 1960, Greg Allman.Read the .full post.from .Toxic.Tags.Music.History.Deaths.Duane Allman.Births.Elvis.jim morrison.the doors.Allman Brothers.louie louie.Bill Graham.the monkees.Kingsmen.via .Grand Ole Opry.

Thousands brave rain for Obama's Roanoke rally .Thousands brave rain for Obama's Roanoke rally.In his appearance today in Roanoke, Sen. Barack Obama marked his seventh - count 'em, seven - visit to Southwestern Virginia this year. I dont' know how many times he's been to Northern Virginia, but I'd say it's not as much. If he is leading in this state, it's because of the effort he's put forth.Read the .full post.from .Rick Howell Speaks.via .Grand Ole Opry. Ryman Auditorium.

Jessica Simpson defies logic, tops country charts Nashville.Jessica Simpson defies logic, tops country charts.Despite enraging country music fans with her breasts at the Grand Ole Opry and giving horrible ass performances, Jessica Simpson's new album Do You Know debuted at the top of Billboard's country charts, according to Us Magazine: The album - which sold 65,000 copies since coming out last week - ran.Read the .full post.from .The Superficial - Because You're Ugly.via .Grand Ole Opry.

Jessica Simpson defies logic, tops country charts .Jessica Simpson defies logic, tops country charts.Despite enraging country music fans with her breasts at the Grand Ole Opry and giving horrible ass performances, Jessica Simpson's new album Do You Know debuted at the top of Billboard's country charts, according to Us Magazine: The album - which sold 65,000 copies since coming out last week - ran.Read the .full post.from .The Superficial - Because You're Ugly.via .Grand Ole Opry. TN.

A Hootie Hoedown? .A Hootie Hoedown.Do you have a middling pop music career? Are you a mortgage payment away from schlepping the RibFest beat? Do you wish people would stop calling you Hootie? Maybe it's time to consider a career in country. Crossing over has never been easier. First off, put a lil' twang in your talkbox - it's prono.Read the .full post.from .Pop Life.via .Grand Ole Opry. Ryman Auditorium Tickets.