Industry Ink: Vince Gill & Paul Franklin, UTA, Easton Corbin, Aaron Lewis
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Hosts Conversation on Ray Price with Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
Pictured (L-R): Paul Franklin, Museum Writer-Editor Dave Paulson, Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a conversation Friday night (Aug. 4) on the enduring legacy of Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Price with Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill and past “Nashville Cats” honoree Paul Franklin.
Gill, winner of 22 Grammys, and Franklin, who is among the world’s premier steel guitarists, discussed their new album, Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys during the event. The album includes top-tier players and pays tribute to Price and his storied band, which counted Willie Nelson, Roger Miller and Johnny Paycheck among its ranks. The museum’s Writer-Editor Dave Paulson led the conversation, which was filmed and will premiere at a later date as part of the museum’s Live at the Hall digital programs series, available to stream on the museum’s website.
UTA To Host Whiskey Jam Takeover With Tyler Hubbard, Matt Stell, More
UTA is hosting a takeover of the Whiskey Jam Summer Concert Series at Losers in Nashville on Aug. 14. Performers set to take the stage include Tyler Hubbard, Megan Moroney, Matt Stell, Kidd G, Alana Springsteen, Chase Wright, Graham Barham and host John Crist. The free show takes place in the Losers parking lot.
Easton Corbin Treats Contest Winners To Lucchese Shopping Spree
Easton Corbin (center) poses with staff from Lucchese located in Nashville’s neighborhood The Gulch. Photo: Courtesy of Stone Country Records
Easton Corbin partnered with Nashville-based station WKDF and Western lifestyle brand Lucchese Bootmakers to treat recent contest winners to a shopping spree and a private performance at the Nashville retail store located in The Gulch last Thursday (Aug. 3). The contest was done in support of Easton’s current single, “Marry That Girl,” from his January Stone Country Records album release, Let’s Do Country Right.
Aaron Lewis Celebrates Gold Single, STAIND Nabs Another No. 1
Aaron Lewis
Last week in Nashville, Aaron Lewis was presented with a plaque commemorating half a million in sales for his smash hit “Am I The Only One” (The Valory Music Co.). The song debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Chart in the summer of 2021, a feat which had only been accomplished nine times since 1958, earning Lewis an RIAA-certified Gold-selling single. Additionally, Lewis and his fellow STAIND bandmates have notched their first No. 1 hit in over a decade. STAIND’s “Lowest In Me” recently rose to the top position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
In addition to performing on his national “American Patriot Acoustic Tour,” Lewis is currently on the road with STAIND in support of the band’s upcoming studio album, Confessions of the Fallen, set for release in September. He’s also currently in the studio working on a new acoustic solo country album.
