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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: country music

country music stories: 46 news summaries

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Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free

Crooner, 45, starts
fresh with adopted
child and new record

Jan 27, 08 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what... More »

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entertainment • breast cancer • country music • Lance Armstrong • Sheryl Crow • rock music

Chesney Tops Country Awards

Underwood grabs female vocalist and single of the year

Nov 8, 07 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year at last night's Country Music Association awards on the strength of his latest release, Just Who I Am. "American Idol's" Carrie Underwood nabbed the awards for best female vocalist and single of the year, while Braid Paisley took home honors for... More »

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country music • Carrie Underwood • Kenny Chesney • Country Music Association Awards

Opry Star Wagoner Dead at 80

Pioneer revolutionized country music

Oct 29, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner died of lung cancer in Nashville last night, just as the Country Music Hall of Fame—which enshrined him in 2003—gathered to induct new members. He was 80. Wagoner will be remembered as a rhinestone-clad innovator who pioneered the country concept album and... More »

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lung cancer • obituary • country music • Grammy Awards • Porter Wagoner • Grand Ole Opry • Dolly Parton

Plant, Krauss Make Sweet Music

Led Zeppelin frontman and bluegrass queen harmonize nicely

Oct 23, 07 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alison Krauss’ clear mountain voice might seem an odd match for former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, but their collaboration, Raising Sand, is “the stuff of which music lovers’ dreams are made,” says the Boston Globe. Traversing a range of root styles, Krauss and Plant harmonize beautifully,... More »

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country music • Led Zeppelin • Robert Plant • Alison Krauss • T Bone Burnett • music review

Stand by
Your Twang

Country music sales, industry's last stalwart, are finally taking a dive

Sep 2, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country music album sales are down nearly 30% so far this year. That might seem slightly less dramatic against the whole industry's 15% slide, but country’s been the biz’s final remaining hold-out—holding nearly even in 2005 and 2006 amid the digital revolution. So the newest dive may... More »

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music • music industry • iPod • country music • digital music • record sales • Wynonna Judd • Rascal Flatts

Top 10 Country Music Rebels

From Hank to the
Man in Black, these are country music's biggest tough guys (and gals)

Jun 14, 07 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - And the roughest toughest country singer is...
  1. Hank Williams
  2. Johnny Cash
  3. Willie Nelson
  4. Merle Haggard
  5. Loretta Lynn
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entertainment • music • list • country music • Hank Williams • Johnny Cash • Willie Nelson • Merle Haggard • Loretta Lynn

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