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Lonestar Raise $50K for Breast Cancer Research With Women-Only Pajama Party

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:00:53 +0000

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and a pink spotlight is shining on this cause by multiple arms of the entertainment industry. Country quartet Lonestar are doing their part to raise funds and awareness. The band are helping to corral $50,000 for benefit breast cancer research by doing what they do best -- perform.

Jake's Big Break Didn't Get Away This Day in Country Music – September 25th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:00:44 +0000

2005 – Jake Owen signs with RCA Records. 2004 – Drummer Keech Rainwater, of Lonestar, marries CMT Canada employee Elissa Lansdell in Toronto. The ceremony includes a taped performance by the band of “Amazed”. 2001 – Alan Jackson records “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” and “That’d Be Alright”. 1999 – “Something Like That” takes [...]

Lonestar is Back and Taking on Sara Evans on Today's Country Clash [AUDIO/POLL]

Danny Merrell — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:14:27 +0000

Sara Evans is our new champion on the KICKS 105 Country Clash and today she will defend her title for the first time as she takes on the new song from Lonestar. Yup, Lonestar is back together.

Take a listen to both songs after the jump..

The Great Waylon Born This Day in Country Music – June 15th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:23:11 +0000

To see Waylon Jennings perform live was a true pleasure. If you were lucky enough to meet and talk to him, was a blessing. 2010 – Kellie Pickler gets engaged to “More Than A Memory” songwriter Kyle Jacobs on a beach in Florida. 2006 – Lonestar earns digital gold singles for “I’m Already [...]

Texas Singer, Songwriter Born This Day in Country Music – June 11th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:00:55 +0000

Texas is a hotbed for musical talent. Today we celebrate the birth of Bruce Robison. Click through to see one of his best songs. 2008 – Taylor Swift picks up a gold single for “Picture To Burn”. 2004 – “The Stepford Wives” opens in movie theaters, with Faith Hill in her acting debut. Others [...]

Remember Achy Breaky Heart? We Do, This Day In Country Music – May 30th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:11:51 +0000

It started it’s own dance craze and stayed at #1 for 5 weeks so somebody liked it. 2009 – Steve Martin makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, playing ”Foggy Mountain Breakdown” in Nashville with Vince Gill, Randy Scruggs, John McEuen and Stuart Duncan among his backing musicians. 2003 – Lonestar delivers a performance for military personnel [...]

Nashville Names A Better Man This Day In Country Music – April 25th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:00:15 +0000

2011 – USA Weekend reveals the CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year nominees: Lee Brice’s “Love Like Crazy”; Aaron Lewis’ “Country Boy”; Jerrod Niemann’s “Lover, Lover”; The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young”; and Thompson Square’s “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”. 2009 – Diamond Rio’s Jimmy Olander runs 13.1 miles [...]

Big News For No News This Day In Country Music – April 13th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:21 +0000

2009 – Big Machine releases Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” to radio. 2006 – A resolution is introduced in Savannah, Tennessee, to rename part of Pickwick Street as Darryl Worley Way. 2005 – Willie Nelson’s attorney sends a Texas senator a letter declining to have a toll road named for the singer. [...]

Lonestar Reunite With Richie McDonald for New Album, 2012 Tour

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:56:04 +0000

Good news for Lonestar fans. Next year, the band’s original lead singer, Richie McDonald, will return to the group — best know for hits ‘Amazed’ and ‘I’m Already There’ — to mark 20 years of making music together. In addition to a tour to commemorate their anniversary, Lonestar will also release a brand-new album with vocals by McDonald.

Billy Currington Checks In And Jimmy Olander Checks Out This Day In Country Music – August 26th

Sean Ericson — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:53:00 +0000

2007 – Billy Currington travels to Hawaii to begin therapy for anger issues related to the abuse he suffered from a stepfather in childhood. The abuser was actually the subject of Currington’s first hit, “Walk A Little Straighter” 2004 – Lonestar’s animated “Mr. Mom” video debuts on CMT 2003 – Toby Keith collects [...]

The Birth Of An Outlaw And Kellie Pickler Gets A Reason To Wear Her Red High Heels This Day In Country Music History – June 15th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:40:26 +0000

2010 – Kellie Pickler gets engaged to “More Than A Memory” songwriter Kyle Jacobs on a beach in Florida. 2006 – Lonestar earns digital gold singles for “I’m Already There” and “My Front Porch Looking In”. 2004 – Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” video debuts on CMT.com. 2002 – Montgomery [...]

This Day In Country Music History – April 19th

Sean Ericson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:05:45 +0000

On this day in 2010, Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts performed for Acm Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo, the tribute concert special honoring Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.

This Day In Country Music History – April 4th

Sean Ericson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:09:47 +0000
On this day in 2010, Carrie Underwood told Fox News that she wouldn’t be singing at her wedding to hockey player Mike Fisher… she said, “I won’t sing, no. That’s my job”… Underwood and her now husband can be seen almost nightly at predators games in Nashville. Today in 2003, Lonestar performed for 20,000 troops, [...]

Five Great Songs About Texas

Danny Merrell — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:47:01 +0000

Today is the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Through the years there have been thousands of great songs about Texas. We're featuring five after the bump.