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From TheBoot.com Dolly Parton has earned dozens of gold and platinum records throughout her career, but her latest marks a special first for the entertainer and for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores. Dolly's live album/DVD, "An Evening With Dolly," released in April of this year, has become the iconic entertainer's latest disc to sell more than 500,000 copies and the first gold album to be released via Cracker Barrel stores. At a Friday (Aug. 10) morning press conference where the gold-record plaque was unveiled and presented to her, Dolly also fielded questions about her music and other projects she's currently working on. The philanthropic superstar began by revealing that the plaque will be donated to her Chasing Rainbows Museum at Dollywood, which houses memorabilia from throughout her six-decade career. |
Dolly Parton Talks Gold Records, Gay Fans and More
"An Evening With Dolly," released in April of this year, has become the iconic entertainer's latest disc to sell more than 500,000 copies.
Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund has died.
The guitarist died in his sleep of natural causes.
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08/07/2012 Washington Post Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund has died. He was 54. Publicist Don Murry Grubbs said Monday night that the guitarist died in his sleep of natural causes Saturday at his Chicago home. Swanlund joined the band in 1985 after it had split up and regrouped. He was the longest running member of the group except for founding member Doug Gray. More... |
Loretta Lynn - Loretta Lynn Is A Great-Grandmother
Granddaughter Tayla Lynn has given birth to a baby boy.
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from ContactMusic.com Country icon Loretta Lynn is a great-grandmother - her singer granddaughter Tayla Lynn has given birth to a baby boy. The Stealing Angels star and her husband Jon Finger, who wed in April (12), became parents to a son called Tru after Tayla underwent a Caesarean section on Friday (03Aug12). Tayla uploaded a family photo to her Twitter.com page and declared, "My boys. My life. It all makes sense... thank you for the incredible support y'all. We r (are) grateful & happy!" |
Willie Nelson's "Honeysuckle Rose" tour bus rollin' to auction - FoxNews.com
A tour bus owned for a dozen years by country music legend Willie Nelson is set to hit the auction block
Don’t worry, officer, this one’s already had a good scrubbing.
A tour bus owned for a dozen years by country music legend Willie Nelson is set to cross the block at the Auctions America event in Auburn, Indiana this Labor Day weekend.
The Eagle 1 Motor Coach was purchased by the singer in 1986 and crisscrossed the country with him until 1999.
Christened “Honeysuckle Rose,” the 40-foot-long RV features sleeping for six, a standup shower, plenty of audio/visual equipment from the era and western themed murals by an artist known as “Rainmaker.”
A feature story about the bus that appeared on Vice.com says that when restoration work began years ago a box of marijuana was discovered hidden in a lighting fixture and THC residue was all over the place.
Unfortunately, the walls are not known to have the ability to talk, but for a pre-sale estimate of just $60,000-$80,000 it sure would make a fine conversation piece parked in the infield of a NASCAR race.
'The Last Ride': Hank Williams biopic offers few observations about singer
“The Last Ride” may feature the depth of country and western singer Hank Williams' music but it operates with none of the immediacy.
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from Examiner.com “The Last Ride” may feature the depth of country and western singer Hank Williams' music but it operates with none of the immediacy. As a result, the new biopic from director Harry Thomason about Williams' final days is rather boring – much more than you might expect of a motion picture centered on a man who had such an intense influence on the music industry. The problems spur from screenwriters Howard Klausner and Dub Cornett's determination to impart insights about life in general rather than Williams' life specifically. |
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In “The Last Ride,” Henry Thomas plays Williams who, in the days leading up to his untimely death hires a young man (Jesse James) to drive him to West Virginia and Ohio for a pair of comeback performances. Fred Dalton Thompson, Kaley Cuoco, Stephen Tobolowsky and Ray McKinnon also star. "The Last Ride" is on a limited release schedule and will be seen in the Northwest at the theater below. |
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| 8/17/2012 | Seattle | Sundance Cinemas Metro 10 |
