If the news starts out slowly this week, it won't stay that way for long. It's CRS Week in Nashville. (The acronym stands for Country Radio Seminar; although given enough parties by the end of the week, many attendees may argue that it stands for "can't remember stuff.") Radio professionals from around the country will be gathering in Nashville for the annual lovefest between artists and the medium that plays their music. Forthcoming news should be abundent. Bookmark this page. Your humble scribe will be reporting from Nashville this week.
Meanwhile, back at home, The Country Station is giving away Zac Brown Band tickets this week. The show is March 4th at the Pan Am Center. Where is your recipe for fried chicken?
News From Around The Country
Alan Jackson’s new video for “It’s Just That Way” premiere’s today. Alan solicited ideas for the video from top directors, but in the end, he used the idea presented by his oldest daughter, Mattie. Alan’s new album, Freight Train, will be out March 30th. ..... As of last Friday, the charitable bids for Taylor Swift's guitar have reached $8000. That figure will surely be higher by the time the auction ends this Friday. Proceeds of the online auction will benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. ..... Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have been talking about their upcoming album, Court Yard Hounds. The two sisters from the Dixie Chicks aren’t sure how fans are going to react, but Emily feels that even if they have just 10 percent of the people who reacted to them before, or only new fans, the two can still make something from that. You can pre-order the duos debut album on their official website and immediately download four songs off the purchased album
And finally, here’s are some fun facts about “Beer on the Table” singer, Josh Thompson. Like many artists, Josh played sports when he was younger. He was a competitive gymnast. Doctors advised his parents to start him in the sport because of he was so hyper active. Josh says, “I was in it for about ten years. I won our state championship twice and then it just got to be too much. I was at that age where I wanted to go fishing and hang out with girls and it was six days a week, four hours a night.” Now Josh is traveling the country for his Jagermeister Country tour. But unlike most country stars who hit the road in a big tour bus equipped with all the comforts of home, Josh travels in his trusty 18 passenger van. Josh has been piling his band and crew into what he affectionately calls his “Van-a-White” for three years now. A passenger van is not that unusual for home-based acts trying to make a living. But for a signed artist with a hit on the radio and a debut album coming out tomorrow, it’s refreshingly humble.
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