Wednesday On The Web

After being on the market for eleven months at $38 million, Alan Jackson’s 19,000 square foot Nashville estate finally sold last week for the price of $28 million - more than double the highest figure any single-family residential parcel in Middle Tennessee is known to have sold for in recent memory. The buyer is a trust in the names of Willis and Reba Johnson. Willis is the founder and owner of a company based out of Fairfield, California, that auctions off wrecked vehicles for insurance companies. Alan and his wife, Denise, plan to have a home in Florida and split their time between The Sunshine State and their lake home in Nashville.

The Lost Trailers have broken up. The split was announced Friday on singer and keyboard player Ryder Lee's Facebook page. Lee wrote that he left the Lost Trailers in March but will be playing shows with the band through 2010. Ryder added he'd be pursuing a new project with two other members of the Lost Trailers, guitarist Manny Medina and drummer Jeff Potter. Earlier this year, the band's singer-guitarist Stokes Nielson released a pop single called "Gravy (All the Bad Girls)." His younger brother, bassist Andrew Nielson, was also a member of the Lost Trailers. Formed in Atlanta, the band recorded for BNA Records and released several singles, including "Call Me Crazy," "Why Me," "Country Folks (Livin' Loud)," "How 'Bout You Don't," and the top ten “Holler Back.”

And finally, if you were in the music department yesterday, you may have noticed a new compilation from the Dixie Chicks. Playlist: The Very Best of the Dixie Chicks, features remastered versions of hits and fan favorites, personally selected by the band, including "Wide Open Spaces," "Cowboy Take Me Away," "Long Time Gone" and "Not Ready to Make Nice." The new release precedes The Dixie Chicks’ upcoming tour with the Eagles, opening June 8th in Toronto. Keith Urban will also appearing on three of the six dates.