Tuesday Newsday

The keepers of country statistics have determined that George Strait has achieved more Top Ten singles than George Jones. As “Troubadour” moves up the chart, Strait tallies his 79th trip into the Top Ten. Jones is stalled at 78. Give him a few more singles and Strait should tie or best Eddy Arnold, who holds the record at 92 Top Ten Singles.

News from Around The Country:
LeAnn Rimes had to cancel three shows recently due to tonsillitis, but her time off wasn’t wasted. Construction on her new home had just been completed so she spent her time unpacking boxes with husband Dean Sheremet. Jamey Johnson has been added to the list of performers for Farm Aid. Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and the Dave Matthews Band will also perform on September 20th. Sara Evans will team up with ice skating legend Peggy Fleming on NBC’s Skating For Life special. The show will tape this October in New York City and air October 15th. Kid Rock will perform “All Summer Long” on the upcoming 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor Swift and Sheryl Crow take turns interviewing each other in the August 25th issue of US Weekly magazine. Trisha Yearwood is featured on the cover of the September edition of Redbook magazine.

And here’s one for the old timers. George Hamilton IV has made a parody out of his own 45-year-old hit and remade “Abilene” as “Gasoline.” George says, "It's funny how universal the subject is. It is not a protest song, it is just the way it is.” Let's watch a clip of the song:
You can go to abilenegasoline.com to buy a copy.

Just 4 days until the FREE Randy Travis concert at the Pan Am Center. Did you know that Randy’s fan club is called Randy’s Ranch? You can join as a ranch hand and have exclusive access to additional photos of the Travis home that were taken by Randy's wife on the day of the People Magazine photo shoot.

Randy Travis slide show set to the new single “Dig Two Graves.”