Dave Wheaton

Dwight Yoakam has been receiving great critical acclaim for his new CD, '3 Pears', and has been on just about every talk show there is on TV to promote the album. When he stopped by the CNN studios recently for an interv

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When Kacey Musgraves released her independent self-titled CD in 2007, anybody who listened knew that the 18-year old singer/songwriter was destined for big things in country music. The only question remaining was, how long will it be before this east Texas native gets a major label offer?

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The Man in Black being honored by the United States Postal Service. The USPS has announced that Johnny Cash will be among those gracing postage stamps as part of this year's 'Music Icons' stamp series.

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There always seems to be a positive energy attached to Connie Mims and the music she creates. The award winning Houston-based singer/songwriter shows off that side, and more in her new CD, 'Gettin' There'.

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Terri Clark, one of the most pure and identifiable female country music voices has returned. Her latest CD, 'Classic', is a compilation of, well, classics that takes us back through several generations of country music history. With help from Reba, Dierks Bentley, Jann Arden, Tanya Tucker and Dean Brody, 'Classic' turned out to be a terrific collection of songs, done extremely well.

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As NBC prepares to bring us Season 4 of the hit TV talent show, 'The Voice', Blake Shelton is getting his ducks in a row, too. He's picked a mentor to help him work with his team on the new season, and no, it's not Ray Price or any other 'old fart' or 'jackass'.

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The first ever Country Music Cruise will set sail January 19th-26th, 2014. The maiden voyage. leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. will feature a blend of legends and up-and-comers including Vince Gill and Kenny Rogers.

Webster & Associates shared quotes from Rogers and Gill, talking

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If you've ever dreamed of performing and singing in front of thousands of fans at one of Texas' biggest music events, here's your chance. Budding singer/songwriters and seasoned veterans alike will have the opportunity to show off their talents and win a fantastic prize package which includes a slot at the Outlaws & Legends Music Fest in March. But first, you have to register for the Outlaws & Legends Singer/Songwriter preliminary competition, coming Friday, February 1st to Southern Nights Dancehall.

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Ray Lewis, veteran linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens will be playing in his final game in Super Bowl XLVII. Widely considered one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the game, Lewis is a past Super Bowl MVP, has captained one of the most feared defenses in the NFL for the past 17 seasons, and plays football with an unmatched intensity. Check out his amazing career stats here. But as a footnote to his illustrious career, Ray Lewis also has a past off the field.

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Black Dutch Sioux, a rocking country band out of Fort Worth, has a sound that I've never really heard before. Actually, I've heard attempts at heavier, harder rocking country rooted music before. I've just never heard it done this well before.

A coworker showed me the video for BDS' 'Fall of '86' recently, and I feel the need to share it with anyone who will listen (or read). This song has all the lyrical characteristics of a Charlie Robison or Pat Green tune, combined with heavy metal guitar, attitude and angst.

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The Abilene Cooper Fine Arts Department will present the Broadway hit 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'. The story concerns young, ambitious man who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.

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The Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions will be teaming with Tim McGraw to create the televised benefit concert, 'ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night'. The two-hour concert event will air on CBS later this year. Proceeds will go to benefit Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization intended to ease the burden of injured service men and women when they return home.

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