The producer was also behind ‘Wild Texas Wind’, which featured legendary country artists Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson.
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Two firefighting helicopters collided on Sunday, August 2nd. They were both attending a wind-driven wildfire in Porto Germeno, Greece.
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Bunnie Xo is continuing her post-divorce spending spree. Now, she’s announced that she’s added a Los Angeles property to her portfolio.
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Brie Bella was hospitalized following her match on night one of WWE’s SummerSlam premium live event. She injured her shoulder during a match.
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Leon Majcen is proving to be prolific, but he’s not sacrificing quality for quantity. In tandem with the release of his latest single, the Clearwater, FL native announced on Friday that his next record The Leaving Kind is due out on September 4. And if the tracks released thus far are any indication, it’s going to be an album you won’t want to miss. Marking his 5th album since 2020 – and 4th since 2024 – Majcen has been on an […]
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For a second, I’m sure this fisherman in Alaska thought to himself, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Jaws wasn’t in the water, but the next best thing was: A mama brown bear. The fisherman was out on the water in Soldotna, Alaska when the fishing charter he was a part of turned into a grizzly bear tour. And hey… it must have been a good fishing charter if they ended up right in the middle of a bear feeding […]
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Lance Cowan is on a roll. A music publicist for decades, he only recently reinvented himself as a folk/Americana recording artist. But he has now issued three excellent albums in as many years, and the latest of these is arguably his best. Called The Air That You Breathe, it cements his reputation as an affecting […]
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The HillBenders Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1 Short is sweet, they say — and with Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1, The HillBenders prove that brevity can still leave a strong impression. Across just three tracks, they offer the first glimpse of their upcoming BeatleGrass project, and it’s an enticing […]
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Merle Haggard deserves credit for a lot. But who knew that late in his career when an aging Merle Haggard was in his swan song, he also played a pivotal role in the legacy of another Country Music Hall of Fame act: Brooks & Dunn.
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