Registration Open For 15th Annual Miller Harris Golf Tournament

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The Miller Harris Foundation will host the 15th Annual Miller Harris Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 8 at Temple Hills Country Club. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m., and allows golfers to enjoy a continental breakfast and socializing time before the Shotgun Start at 10 a.m.

Registration can be done in one of two ways. You may:
1) Download and complete the Registration Form and mail with your check to: Miller Harris Foundation, P.O. Box 331203, Nashville, TN 37203-7511. If registering as an individual player, indicate the team you are requesting on the Registration Form or you can be placed on a team. If registering as a team by the mail-in form, please check the box on the registration form and list all team members and method of payment for each.
2) Complete the Registration Form online and pay with either PayPal or by credit card (via Paypal).  Simply fill out all players names and emails on the Checkout page.
Everyone participating in the tournament (including volunteers) must sign the Consent and Release Agreement (available at Check-In) before going to the course.
Organized by family and friends in memory of Miller Harris (a rising music publisher who died at age 25 from an asthma attack in 1999), proceeds from the annual golf tournament fund the Miller Harris Asthma Camp for Kids. The camp is organized in partnership with Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, and the Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center on Percy Priest Lake to benefit inner-city asthmatic children of Middle Tennessee.

Industry Ink (7/15/14)

Chris Waters

Chris Waters


Chris Waters has been named to Team WEA as Southeast Regional Manager. He was most recently a regional promotions manager for BNA, and has a background in law enforcement/criminal justice, and radio promotions for Cumulus. He is also a drummer.
Waters is already working on airplay for artist Dean Alexander. He can be reached at 615-300-1590.

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Jennifer Shaffer


Streamsound Records has added Jennifer Shaffer as Northeast Manager of Promotion. She will report directly to VP of National Promotion and Strategic Marketing Teddi Bonadies, effective July 28. Additionally, Streamsound’s Eric Beggs will continue to work with the label as an independent and will work his region until Shaffer joins the team.
“As we continue to evolve and grow as a label, we are happy to welcome Jennifer to the Streamsound team,” says CEO Steve Richardson. “This is an exciting time for our label and we are confident in the collective passion and determination to continue to excel to the level of success we all aspire to achieve.”
Shaffer has worked in similar roles at Sidewalk Records, Rodeowave Entertainment, Warner Music Nashville, Lyric Street and Columbia Records. She can be reached at jennifer@streamsound.com.

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BMI Nashville recognized the success of songwriter Tom Shapiro during a luncheon at Nashville restaurant The Palm on July 8. To celebrate Shapiro signing with Warner/Chappell, BMI also presented him with several Million Performance certificates for writing the hits “If Your Heart Ain’t Busy Tonight” (2 million), “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” (2 million), “No Place That Far” (2 million), “Perfect” (2 million), “Time Is Love” (1 million), and “Why Wait” (1 million).
Shapiro’s catalog has earned him more than 100 million radio performances, a tally shared by artists and songwriters including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and Barry Gibb.

Front (L-R):  Warner Chappell's Ben Vaughn, Tom Shapiro, BMI's Jody Williams  Back (L-R): BMI's Bradley Collins, Warner Chappell's BJ Hill, Ryan Beuschel, Blain Rhodes, Travis Carter, Phil May. Photo: Emily Edmonds

Front (L-R): Warner/Chappell’s Ben Vaughn, Tom Shapiro, BMI’s Jody Williams
Back (L-R): BMI’s Bradley Collins, Warner/Chappell’s BJ Hill, Ryan Beuschel, Blain Rhodes, Travis Carter, Phil May. Photo: Emily Edmonds

 

Cowboy Jack Clement's Final Album Out Today Via I.R.S. Records

cowboy jack albumCowboy Jack Clement’s last musical work, For Once and For All, is being released today (July 15) and is the debut offering from the John Grady-led I.R.S. Records Nashville.
Clement was 82 when he finished the album that features John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Bobby Bare, Duane Eddy, T Bone Burnett, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller, Dan Auerbach, Leon Russell, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Dickie Lee, Shawn Camp, Dierks Bentley, Jim Rooney, Jim Lauderdale, Will Oldham, and daughter Alison Clement. Clement died last year at age 82.
The project is produced by longtime cohort Dave “Fergie” Ferguson and Matt Sweeney with T Bone Burnett as executive producer.
There are only three Cowboy Jack Clement records. He released his first solo album All I Want To Do In Life in 1978, when he was in his late 40s. The follow-up came with 2004’s Guess Things Happen That Way.
Clement was known as a producer and songwriter. He was Charley Pride’s longtime producer and the first to record Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison at Sun Records in Memphis. He co-produced U2’s “Angel of Harlem” and “When Love Comes To Town.” A friend of Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings, he produced Jennings’ Dreaming My Dreams album.
“What an honor it is to be involved with Cowboy’s final record. This is the perfect way to start I.R.S. Nashville,” Grady says. “All the producers and musicians set the tone for this record. Sometimes we should all get together and do the right thing. I hope Jack is proud of us.”

Brooks, Yearwood To Launch World Tour on Sept. 4

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Garth Brooks is set to launch his comeback world tour at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on Thursday, Sept. 4. The show will also feature Trisha Yearwood. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m.
“As an entertainer, you get asked a lot ‘what are the best cities to play?’ Without hesitation, I rattle five or six of the best places to play and that list always includes Chicago. It is the perfect city to launch the World Tour!” said Brooks.
There will be a six ticket limit per purchase. They can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849. There will be no sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on July 25.

Tickets will cost $56.94 plus $2.56 tax plus $6.00 service charges, totaling $65.50.
Since releasing his debut single, “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” in 1989, Brooks has notched 25 No. 1 singles, and earned six RIAA Diamond Awards (each commemorating 10 million albums sold). In January 2012, he was named the best-selling artist of the last two decades by Billboard, Nielsen and Soundscan, with 68.5 million sales. Brooks was recently inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Nearly nine million viewers tuned in for his CBS special Live From Las Vegas on Nov. 29, 2013. His boxed set Blame It All On My Roots debuted the same day, marking his 13th time at No. 1 on the Country charts, and his ninth time at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.

Garth Brooks Confirms Ireland Dates Are Canceled

garth sliderThe Irish council has ruled to not allow the licenses for all five of Garth Brooks comeback shows, which were to take place July 25-29 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, according to the singer. In a statement released Monday (July 14), Brooks says refunds will be handled by Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster’s Ireland website has set refunds to begin Thursday, July 17.
“I have always been advised to NEVER send a message in ‘the moment.’  It is said it is best to take a walk, wait awhile, and think about it,” Brooks said via a statement. “With that said, I just received the news the Irish council cannot change their earlier ruling to not allow the licenses for all five shows.  To say I am crushed is an understatement. All I see is my mother’s face and I hear her voice. She always said things happen for a reason and for the right reason. As hard as I try, I cannot see the light on this one. So it is with a broken heart, I announce the ticket refunds for the event will go as posted by Ticketmaster.
“I want to thank the Irish authorities for going the distance for all of us who wanted to share songs and dance together. I really want to thank all the people around the world that continued to think good thoughts that this would actually happen. Most of all, to Peter Aiken and those 400,000 people who believed enough to go through what they have been through to get to this point…I love you, always have, always will. I encourage any and all of them that can come see the show, at some point around the world, to bring your Irish flags and wave them proudly at the concerts. I will be looking for you.…garth.”
Last week, during a press conference announcing his new album, tour, and partnership with Sony Music, Brooks took time to express his desire to hold all five concerts in Ireland. Brooks addressed the situation saying, “[Today is] a day of joy, but it is also under a cloud.” At the time, Brooks said his equipment and crew were still en route to the shows, and that he was optimistic there would be a last minute allowance by the Irish council.
Some Brooks fans may still find today to be one of joy, as Atlanta fan Andy Roberts just confirmed that Brooks will launch his world tour in Chicago.

MusicRowPics: Chris Lane

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Chris Lane visit


Once a high school baseball player, now singer-songwriter Chris Lane is playing his music for thousands of fans in baseball stadiums across the country as an opener on Florida Georgia Line‘s This Is How We Roll Summer Series, which also includes rapper Nelly. “I sometimes get a little batting practice in before shows,” Lane says.
The Kernersville, N.C., native is making the most of his time on the road opening for Florida Georgia Line, using the tour to promote his single, “Broken Windshield View.” Prior to each tour stop, Lane and his team head out to Country radio stations in the area, often visiting three or four radio stations per day.
Lane performed an acoustic version of the song for MusicRow staff during a recent visit to the MusicRow offices.
“I was working in landscaping with my dad. My truck, which we used in the video for ‘Broken Windshield View,’ had a broken windshield in it, so I feel like I’ve lived this song,” Lane says of the single, which was penned by Rodney Clawson, Shane Minor, and David Lee Murphy.
He’s also in the studio with producer Joey Moi (Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line), working on his first EP.
Lane also performed “Waste It,” a tune he calls one of his favorites from his upcoming project. “Waste It” was penned by Clawson, Ashley Gorley, and Chris DeStefano. Lane says the song was good enough to cause him to give up his beloved, well-worn Atlanta Braves ballcap.
“I would always wear that baseball cap. When I signed with Big Loud Mountain, they were like, ‘Bro, you are taking your hat off.’ This song came along and I just knew they weren’t going to take a chance on giving the song to a new artist. I told Seth [England], ‘If you get this song for me, I’ll never wear that hat again.’ Two months later, he called and said he got it.”
Lane closed out his three-song acoustic performance with “Saturday Night.” At each tour stop, the singer-songwriter’s brand of rock-infused Country gets a welcome reception from an audience that grew up with an appreciation for an array of musical styles. “At the concerts, you see people in cowboy hats, and they know every word to Nelly’s songs,” comments Lane.
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WSIX To Host 2014 Guitar-B-Que at Losers

Nashville’s The Big 98/WSIX will host its 2014 Guitar-B-Que benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at Losers Bar & Grill on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Billy Currington is this year’s headliner, along with Tyler FarrEric PaslayThe Cadillac ThreeBrothers Osborne, and Lindsay Ell.
For more details, visit wsix.com.

Underwood, Lambert Added to 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night To Rock'

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Pictured (L-R): Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood. Photo: John Russell/CMA


ABC Television Network’s CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock will add a duet performance from two of Country’s leading female vocalists, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert.  Hosted for the second year by Little Big Town, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock will air Tuesday, Aug. 5 beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
The three-hour special will also feature stadium concert performances from Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Hunter Hayes, Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, and a Late Night Jam with Cole Swindell, among other performances. The event special is executive-produced by Robert Deaton.
CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock will air annually on ABC through 2021.
 

Little Big Town's 'Pain Killer' To Release in October

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Little Big Town


Capitol Records Nashville group Little Big Town will release their sixth studio album, Pain Killer, on Oct. 21. “Day Drinking,” the first single from the Jay Joyce-produced project, sits at No. 24 this week on MusicRow‘s CountryBreakout Chart.
Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet co-wrote “Day Drinking” with Troy Verges and Barry Dean. Little Big Town had a hand in writing eight of the 13 tracks on the album.
“Individually, they are four of the best singers in the world,” Universal Music Group Nashville Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan said. “Together, they are awe-inspiring. As a band they are forever focused on taking it to the next level. The result is Pain Killer…simply the best one yet.”
Pain Killer Track Listing:
Quit Breaking Up With Me
(Busbee, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally)
Day Drinking
(Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Troy Verges, Barry Dean)
Tumble and Fall
(Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)
Pain Killer
(Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Blair Daley, Hillary Lindsey)
Girl Crush
(Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)
Faster Gun
(Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet)
Good People
(Jay Joyce, Natalie Hemby, Jeremy Spillman)
Stay All Night
(Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Brent Cobb, Jason Saenz)
Save Your Sin
(Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)
Live Forever
(Karen Fairchild, J. Westbrook, P. Sweet, K.Schlapman, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell)
Things You Don’t Think About
(Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman)
Turn The Lights On
(K. Fairchild, J. Westbrook, P. Sweet, K. Schlapman, Natalie Hemby, Jay Joyce, Jeremy Spillman)
Silver and Gold
(Jedd Hughes, Jay Joyce, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild)

Josh Turner Concert To Support John Hiatt Fund

By: Laura Hostelley
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On Oct. 15, MCA Nashville’s Josh Turner and Country duo Striking Matches will take the stage at the historic Ryman Auditorium for the 17th annual Concert for Cumberland Heights. This fundraiser supports the private, nonprofit alcohol and drug addiction center Cumberland Heights’ John Hiatt Fund for adolescent and young adult treatment.
Since Hiatt began the benefit in 1996, nearly $2 million has been raised to support adolescents and young adults, ages 14-24 and their families through the substance abuse recovery process.
“I’m looking forward to playing for Cumberland Heights to help them raise money so they can continue the great work that they do,” said Turner. “Alcohol and drug abuse is damaging to the person experiencing it but it’s also detrimental to their family and friends.”
An online auction will take place July 18-Aug. 1 featuring specialty tickets for the show and an autographed copy of Turner’s latest book Man Stuff: Thoughts on Faith, Family, and Fatherhood.
Tickets will go on sale on July 18 at ticketmaster.com. For sponsorship or ticket information contact Merrill Derrick at 615-432-3226 or email merrill_derrick@cumberlandheights.org.
All proceeds from the concert go directly to the John Hiatt Fund.