We’re counting down to the release of Terri Clark’s new album The Long Way Home on September 1. Terri's website will be posting new song clips every week for you to preview. We've got the first two here at That Nashville Sound. Click on a song title to hear a clip and leave a comment.
Wade Hayes made his debut in 1994 on Columbia Records with his gold-certified album Old Enough to Know Better. Its title track, which served as his debut single, reached Number One on the Billboard charts. Three more singles from it all reached Top Ten as well including “I’m Still Dancing With You,” “Don’t Stop,” and “What I Really Meant To Say.” He also had a big hit with 1996's “On a Good Night.” Recently, he has been playing guitar and singing harmony for Alabama’s Randy Owen out on tour.
Hayes has just released his 5th album on 7/29/09 entitled Place To Turn Around and is selling the CD from his website.
Track Listing:
* God Made Me (to Love You) * So What's a Broken Heart For You * I Want To (written by Emerick/Cook) * Right Where I Want You * Drinking Thing (Gary Stewart) * The Best Part * She Knows Me * I Wouldn't Know * When the Devil Takes a Ride * Good Day to Go Crazy * Place to Turn Around
I've been doing lots of interviews with country artists this week and the latest I’d like to share is one I did with Tracy Lawrence on another great country music website I write for called The 9513- the leading country music review site in the country. Tracy talked about his brand new album, The Rock, running his own label, taking his daughter out on tour with him and more. Read the interview by clicking HERE…
"I think I’m at the point in my career when I’m writing better than I ever have in my life. I’ve got a lot of life experience. And I’m a seasoned songwriter, I can sit down there by myself and wrestle one out. But I also enjoy co-writing too. But I think I’m at the place in my life where I’m going to write some of the best stuff of my life right now."
“Redneck Woman” Gretchen Wilson and her first and only record label, Sony Music Nashville, have parted ways it was announced yesterday. Sony announced the split, describing it as a mutual decision.
Wilson shot to fame with her 2004 smash “Redneck Woman.” Her debut album, Here For the Party, sold 5 million copies.
Her next two albums for Sony — 2005’s All Jacked Up and 2007’s One of the Boys — reached No. 1 but didn’t sell nearly as well as her debut and produced only one Top 10 single between them.
Several singles from what would have been her fourth album did poorly on the charts. "Don't Do Me No Good" peaked at 43 in July 2008. "Don't Make Me Take My Earrings Out" was out in April and failed to chart.
Sony says in a statement that while Wilson will no longer record for the label as a solo artist, both parties look forward to working together on catalog projects.
I've occasionally made reference and provided links to another great country music website I write for called The 9513- the leading country music review site in the country. I had an opportunity to interview rising new artist David Nail- "Red Light" and "I'm About To Come Alive"- for that website and you can read the entire interview here. Nail has a brand new album named after the first single hitting shelves at the end of August.
"We didn’t try to set out to accomplish any one thing. We went in and let the songs dictate the sound. Frank did a great job of setting some parameters so we didn’t stray too far outside the box. But at the same time, the soul comes through. I just put on an old Otis Redding record and have been listening to that a lot over the last week. It’s amazing how much soul is in those records. The pain and the emotion that he performed with is amazing. And even the musicians that he performed with are just inspiring. I don’t claim to be anywhere near that realm of greatness, but hopefully I can contribute to the sound just a bit."
Several new music videos are new to CMT and GAC this week. Most notable of the bunch include Jason Aldean’s “Big Green Tractor”, Brooks and Dunn’s “Indian Summer” and CMT’s 2008 Can You Duet winners Caitlin & Will’s “Address In The Stars.” Watch them below…
Jason Aldean- Big Green Tractor
Caitlin & Will- Address In The Stars
Brooks and Dunn- Indian Summer
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Between now and August 9th, That Nashville Sound will be doing a fundraiser in conjunction with the new music group, Gloriana, for W.O. Smith- A Nashville Community Music School. Send me a blind auction bid for an autographed CD of their brand new album and a t-shirt in your size at thatnashvillesound (at) hotmail.com. The high bid will win the goods. 100% of the proceeds will go to the charity.
The W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School, founded in 1984, is a nonprofit educational institution created for the purpose of making quality music instruction available to talented, interested, deserving children from low income families at the nominal fee of 50 cents a lesson. The school also seeks to encourage student participation in the cultural life of the community through concert attendance and performance.
New unreleased music from one of our favorites, Rebecca Lynn Howard- man this girl has pipes! "I'm Not Gonna Stay" is a touching ballad song about dealing with an alcoholic and RLH performs it acoustically. It's definitely worth the watch.
I'm Not Gonna Stay
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Agent Ribbons are Natalie Gordon (guitar and vocals), Naomi Cherie (violin) and Lauren Hess (drums), a Sacramento trio whose music has been described as “Victorian punk” or “The White Stripes lost in Alice’s Wonderland”. Their sound is truly a reminiscent of the fifties and sixties mixed with baroque pop vintage cabaret with a tinge of country. A VERY tinge of country.
The duo sound like they belong in a 1940s cabaret over some of the dive bars and other venues they’re playing. The songs on their debut CD are charming, witty, and so much fun. "Obituary" is a delightful ragtime inspired tune about a woman mourning her love life and "Birds And Bees" is a tongue in cheek song about use of the word "Honey."
Your Love is the Smallest Doll is the second 7” vinyl release for Agent Ribbons- the girls are reincarnated versions of Johnny Cash as punk girls. The dark, yet humorous songs, are quirky but area all fun to listen to. And to prove the quirkiness, here’s a band bio:
Once upon a time, there was three old witches that lived in a treehouse in the middle of the rainforest. They spent their days capturing innocent children to make into pies, and in their spare time, threw salt on snails, and then gobbled them up, too. One day, the fairies got fed up with these no good hags and started warning all the children to be wary of the witch's woods. They moved all the snails in the night where the witches couldn't get them. Starving, both witches went to the fairy kingdom and implored them to stop saving the snails and children or else they would starve. The fairy queen felt sorry for the rotten ladies, but also did not want children or snails to suffer any longer. So, she gave them a second chance--with a spell that turned the witches into childlike musicians that lived inside shells, she told them that they could live on as girls and never starve again, as long as they promised to tell stories of good and evil, love and eternity. The end.
We had a chance to sit down with the girls to have them answer a few questions for TNS.
That Nashville Sound- You have a very interesting band name, where'd it come from?
Agent Ribbons- Our band name doesn't have too much of an interesting story behind it actually! Our friend here in Sacramento muttered the combination of words one beer filled night and we decided to take it on as our name!
TNS- Describe your music, it has lots of different genres- what's the mission behind the music?
AR- We tend to describe our music as cabaret inspired garage pop. Our mission is to spread the Agent Ribbons mantra across all lands and times. Be it choral chanting, turds in tuxes, bonfires with numerous cats dancing about on their hind legs, craft spectaculars, hand claps at 6am....we will never stop creating.
TNS- What's the career highlight for the band thus far?
AR- So far our career highlight has been the Camera Obscura tour! We were able to play to amazing crowds across half the country and form a bond with one of our favorite bands. Coming in a close second in the order of career highlights is recording our latest album 'Chateau Crone', our dream coming to beautiful fruition!
TNS- What kind of music are you listening to? What's in your iPod?
AR- Agent Ribbons actually doesn't own an ipod, we survive on records, tapes and some CDs. We all listen to a variety of music. Right now we are loving the new St. Vincent album, Elvis, The Boswell Sisters, Os Mutantes and our local favorite Mike Farrell's solo album.
TNS- What's next for you? Where do you hope to be career-wise a couple years from now?
AR- We are touring like madwomen for the rest of the year! Stops include the west coast, a national tour, Spain and hopefully Japan early next year!
TNS- Quick questions (which do you like best?): Opry or Opera?
AR- Opry! The women of the opry had the best hair...
TNS- Record stores or downloads?
AR- Record Stores Forever!
TNS- Fine dining or southern cooking?
AR- Southern Cooking!
TNS- Baseball or fishing?
AR- Fishing, i think....
TNS- West Coast or East Coast?
AR- West Coast is the best coast
TNS- Nickname for your guitar(s) or other instruments?
AR- My old drum set was named 'Shitty Shitty Bang Bang.'
I've been doing lots of interviews with country artists this week and the latest I’d like to share is one I did with Tracy Lawrence on another great country music website I write for called The 9513- the leading country music review site in the country. Tracy talked about his brand new album, The Rock, running his own label, taking his daughter out on tour with him and more. Read the interview by clicking HERE…
Agent Ribbons are Natalie Gordon (guitar and vocals), Naomi Cherie (violin) and Lauren Hess (drums), a Sacramento trio whose music has been described as “Victorian punk” or “The White Stripes lost in Alice’s Wonderland”. Their sound is truly a reminiscent of the fifties and sixties mixed with baroque pop vintage cabaret with a tinge of country. A VERY tinge of country.
