Buffett, Jimmy (1946—)
Devoted fans—affectionately dubbed Parrot Heads—find escapism in Jimmy Buffett's ballads, vicariously experiencing through his strongly autobiographi...
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Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood led the nominees for Country Music Television's 2007 CMT Music Awards with three apiece Wednesday.Rascal Flatts was nominated for Video of the year...
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Earl Scruggs and the late Lester Flatt are now members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.Flatt & Scruggs teamed as a bluegrass act in the 1940s. They recorded the theme song to "The Bev...
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Clay Eals wanted to write a biography on star-crossed folk singer Steve Goodman that people wouldn't be able to put down.Instead, he produced a book that, at 778 pages, is so huge that it's hard to...
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George Strait, who had his 55th No. 1 single this year and was recently inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame, was nominated Thursday for five Country Music Association Awards, including for e...
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Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.The two acts, along with ...
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Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. H...
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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 25, the 359th day of 2007. There are six days left in the year. This is Christmas Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 25, 1818, "Silent Night," written by Franz Gruber a...
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Stevie Wonder is no stranger to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival but has never headlined the event — until now.Wonder debuts on the second weekend of the 2008 Jazz Fest that will al...
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Stevie Wonder has not performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 35 years, and has never headlined the event. Organizers want to change that this year.Wonder was scheduled to headli...
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Stevie Wonder has not performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 35 years, and has never headlined the event. Organizers want to change that this year.Wonder was scheduled to headli...
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