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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ------------------------------------------------------------ *----------- TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE! -----------* Q. What group is the only group to take their first single to #1 on the Billboard US Country Chart? *------------------ Answer At The End ---------------------* +----- TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+ Frank Page, long-time Louisiana Hayride announcer, born in Little Rock, Arkansas; 1948 Ronnie Robbins born in Phoenix, Arizona; 1949 Nanci Griffith born in Seguin, Texas; 1954 Eddy Arnold's Top Ten single "Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart" charted; 1949 Dollywood opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; 1986 Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner); 1930 Merle Haggard recorded the #1 single "Okie from Muskogee"; 1969
*NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY* Clint Black Set for Aspen Festival Clint Black joins an eclectic lineup in Colorado for the Janus Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day festival. Set for Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Black performs during the final night of the festival with Asleep at the Wheel and mandolinist Sam Bush. Other festival headliners include Alpha Blondy & Solar System (Aug. 29), Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Aug. 30) and Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Aug. 31). +--- COUNTRY STARS ON TELEVISION ---+ Messina Gets Boston Award Nominations Jo Dee Messina now resides in the Nashville area, but the Holliston, Mass., native has picked up two nominations at this year's Boston Music Awards. Chosen in an industry poll of music critics, disc jockeys and promoters in the Boston area, Messina is nominated for female vocalist of the year in a category that includes Aimee Mann, Patty Griffin, Susan Tedeschi, Dar Williams and Kristin Hersh. Messina's "Bring on the Rain" is also nominated for song of the year. Messina has won several of the Boston awards, including an act of the year trophy in 1999. This year's Boston Music Awards show is set for Sept. 4 at the Wang Theater ------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S QUIZ ANSWER: A. Diamond Rio ------------------------------------------------------------ <a href="mailto:country@gophercentral.com">Email your comments</a> ----------------------------------------------------------- To SUBSCRIBE: http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-country.html <a href="http://www.gophercentral.com/sub/sub-country.html">Subscribe</a> ____________________________________________________________ Free Fun and Amusements sent by email: http://www.gophercentral.com <a href="http://www.gophercentral.com">More FREE Fun and Amusements</a> ____________________________________________________________ END OF COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS |