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Walk of Fame recognizes contributions of 7 stars
Click image to see a slideshow of Sunday's Music City Walk of Fame induction ceremony. Here, Alan Jackson waves to fans at the ceremony. (Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins/The Tennessean) One man rose from...
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Ronnie Dunn shows his funny side at Franklin Theatre show
Ronnie Dunn (photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean) Music isn’t the only way former Brooks & Dunn singer Ronnie Dunn can earn his supper. Judging from his laugh-filled show Saturday at Franklin...
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Kix Brooks set to release first solo single
Kix Brooks (photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean) More than a year after Brooks & Dunn played their last show as a duo, Kix Brooks is going solo. Brooks will release his first single, “New to...
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Peter Cooper on Music: It’s all ‘New’ to Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks (photo: submitted) I’ve known Kix Brooks for more than a decade now. “Wow,” you say.“ Kix Brooks is famous, thus this columnist is clearly a highly connected, important and special person.”...
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Thompson Square scores early win for ACM vocal duo
Thompson Square at the 45th CMA Awards on Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena. (Photo: George Walker IV/The Tennessean) LAS VEGAS -- The husband-and-wife duo Thompson Square is The Academy of Country...
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Donna Hilley remembered as songwriters’ friend
Sony/ATV chief Donna Hilley talks with Alabama member Randy Owen before signing members of the group as Tree songwriters in 1999. (File / The Tennessean) By Bobby Allyn The Tennessean Donna Hilley, the...
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Kix Brooks releases solo debut ‘New to This Town’ in September
Kix Brooks (photo: submitted) Ronnie Dunn is trying his hand at a solo career and now former Brooks & Dunn duo partner Kix Brooks is set to release his debut solo project. “New to This Town” is due...
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Songs have long proved to be heartbeat of campaigns
Alabama singer Randy Owen, rocker Meat Loaf and country singer John Rich support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Chris DuBois says he and his songwriting...
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Can country music blossom overseas?
World is open for artists who invest time and money Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum (Getty Images for CMT) Clarence Spalding was sleep-deprived and running on fumes....
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Ronnie Dunn surprises fans with Lower Broadway performance during CMA Music...
Ronnie Dunn visits with fans during CMA Music Fest on June 6, 2013 (photo: Peter Cooper/The Tennessean) For the first time in more than 20 years, Ronnie Dunn is attending CMA Music Festival as an...
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Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood return for 6th year hosting CMA Awards
Click the photo above for a gallery from the the 46th Annual CMA Awards in 2012. Here, cohosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood dance "Gangnam Style" during the show, which aired live from Bridgestone...
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