Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser, who began his career as a member of the award-winning trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, died at his home on Saturday (April 6). He was 81.
Born James William Glaser in Spalding, Nebraska, in 1937, Jim began playing guitar at age four and began performing at local shows with his brother Tompall as The Glaser Brothers.
In 1959, Marty Robbins signed The Glaser Brothers, which by then included their brother Chuck, to his Robbins Records label, which released their first single “Five Penny Nickel.” Decca Records later purchased their contract from Robbins and Owen Bradley produced their records. During those early years, they toured with Robbins, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, among others, before going on their own in the early 1960s. In 1966, signing with MGM brought chart success on songs such as “Gone, On the Other Hand,” “California Girl (and the Tennessee Square),” and “The Moods of Mary.” The Glaser Brothers’ cover of the Cymarron pop hit “Rings” reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts (No. 1 on Cashbox and Record World) in 1971. In 1981, their Elektra Records release of the Kris Kristofferson song “Loving Her was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, staying there for two weeks.
The group ceased performing together in 1973, and reunited in 1979.
Jim earned a No. 1 hit as a solo artist with “You’re Gettin’ to Me Again” from his Man In The Mirror album (released on the Noble Vision record label). The album also notched the Top 20 song “When You’re Not a Lady” and the Top 10 hit “If I Could Only Dance With You.” Glaser earned the Academy of Country Music’s New Male Artist Award in 1983.
Jim was also a successful songwriter, including “Running Gun,” a hit for Marty Robbins, Skeeter Davis’ “What Does it Take,” Warner Mack’s “Sittin’ in an All Night Cafe,” Liz Anderson’s “Thanks A Lot For Tryin’ Anyway,” Bill Anderson’s “And I’m Still Missing You,” the Texas Tornados’ “Who Were You Thinking Of,” and “Woman, Woman” for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
Jim’s tenor voice can be heard on such hits as Marty Robbins “El Paso,” and, along with his brothers, on Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” as well as many others hit songs, including tunes by Hank Snow and John Anderson.
Along with brothers Chuck and Tompall, Glaser owned and operated Glaser Sound Studios, located at 916 19th Ave. S. in Nashville, where Kinky Friedman, John Hartford, Jimmy Payne and others recorded. Friedman recorded his Sold American album at the studio—known during the Outlaw days as “Hillbilly Central”—and Waylon Jennings recorded his classic Dreaming My Dreams there with producer Cowboy Jack Clement. Another album recorded at the studio was Hartford’s bluegrass album Aereo-Plane.
The brothers also ran Glaser Publications, which published such popular hits as “Gentle On My Mind,” “Woman, Woman,” “Sitting in an All Night Cafe,” “Streets of Baltimore” and “Where Has All the Love Gone,” helping many of their songwriters maintain control of their own creative works.
Jim’s brother Tompall Glaser died in 2013.
A private family memorial is being planned, according to a family spokesperson.
Old Dominion Announce European Leg To ‘Make It Sweet’ Tour
/by Lorie HollabaughOld Dominion. Photo: Mason Allen
Old Dominion have added European dates to to their “Make It Sweet Tour” and will vist Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the U.K. in October. The European tour marks their fourth trip overseas and the announcement follows the sold-out success of the European leg of their “Happy Endings World Tour” in 2018. The European dates begin Oct. 4 in Stockholm, and conclude Oct. 16 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow, with support from special guest Jordan Davis.
Ticket pre-sale begins April 10 and on sale for the dates begins Friday April 12.
“To see how much Old Dominion have grown as a band since their first time at C2C and a small Hoxton Bar & Kitchen show in London through to their recent sell-out U.K. run has been amazing to watch,” said Simon Jones, AEG Presents Senior Vice President of Live Music, International, at the end of the last international tour. “They are consummate performers, and we’re looking forward to seeing their international business grow and grow.”
In addition to clocking over a billion streams, Old Dominion’s most recent single “Make It Sweet” is at Top five at country radio and is continuing to rise. They also recently received their second nomination for Country Duo/Group at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Make It Sweet Tour” European Dates:
Oct. 4 – Stockholm, Sweden, Nalen
Oct. 6 – Berlin, Germany, Astra Kulturhaus
Oct. 7 – Cologne, Germany, Live Music Hall
Oct. 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
Oct. 10 – London, England, Eventim Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Apollo)
Oct 12 – Belfast, Ireland, Waterfront Hall
Oct. 14 – Manchester, U.K., Albert Hall
Oct. 15 – Birmingham, U.K., O2 Academy
Oct. 16 – Glasgow, U.K., O2 Academy
Nashville Bob Dylan-Affiliated Distillery To Add Music Venue
/by Jessica NicholsonIn fall 2020, the SoBro building that once housed the Elm Street Methodist Church will reopen as the Bob Dylan-affiliated Heaven’s Door Spirits and Center for the Arts, reports Nashville Scene.
Located at 614 5th Ave. S., the space will include a 360-seat live performance venue, as well as a craft whiskey distillery and whiskey library, a restaurant, and an art sanctuary, and will display Dylan’s paintings and sculptures. Today (April 9) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the release of his Nashville Skyline album. Nashville architecture firm Tuck-Hinton was the most recent tenant of the former church building, and had operated from the space for 22 years.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Weekly Register: George Strait Earns 27th No. 1 Album
/by Jessica NicholsonGeorge Strait
George Strait has earned his 27th No. 1 album on the country albums chart with his project Honky Tonk Time Machine. The album moved 51K in total consumption and landed at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 rankings, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The 13-track album was produced by Strait and Chuck Ainlay and features eight tracks penned by Strait himself.
Reigning ACM New Male Artist of the Year Luke Combs‘ This One’s For You drops to No. 2 with 26K in total consumption, followed by Dan+Shay‘s self-titled effort at No. 3 (14K). Maren Morris‘ GIRL is at No. 4 with 14K, while Chris Stapleton‘s Traveller rounds out the Top 5 with 13K in total consumption.
ACM Awards Win Sunday Evening For CBS
/by Jessica NicholsonThe Academy of Country Music Awards’ ratings earned a win for CBS on Sunday evening (April 7), drawing 9.9 million viewers and ranking as the evening’s highest-watched and most-watched broadcast.
However, that number is down 18% from 2018’s 12.06 million viewers, according to zap2it.com. The show earned a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49, down from last year’s 2.1 rating.
The ACM Awards was produced by Dick Clark Productions, a division of Valence Media, parent company of the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group.
This year’s winners included Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban, Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year winner Kacey Musgraves, Male Artist of the Year Thomas Rhett, Duo of the Year Dan + Shay (who also picked up Single of the Year and Song of the Year for “Tequila”), Group of the Year winners Old Dominion, New Male Artist of the Year Luke Combs, New Female Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde, and New Duo/Group of the Year LANCO, among others.
Click here for MusicRow‘s full recap of the televised awards show.
ACM Awards: Warner Music Nashville Celebrates Big Wins
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (Back row, L-R): Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde; (Front row, L-R): Dan Smyers, WMN CEO John Esposito, Shay Mooney. Photo: Jason Myers
Warner Music Nashville had plenty of trophies to celebrate following the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday (April 7). Dan + Shay took home three awards during last night’s ACM Awards, with the duo’s Dan Smyers earning five trophies. The Multi-Platinum, chart-topping global hit “Tequila” earned the duo and their producer Scott Hendricks Song and Single of the Year awards early in the evening. Dan + Shay also earned Duo of the Year after performing their duet “Keeping Score” with pop superstar Kelly Clarkson.
Warner Music Nashville CEO John Esposito, Michael Ray, and Warner Music Nashville EVP, A&R Cris Lacy. Photo: Jason Myers
Pictured: Dan Smyers, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, Shay Mooney. Photo: Jason Myers.
Michael Hardy Moves Into Top Five On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart
/by LB CantrellMichael Hardy moves up 18 spots to No. 5 this week on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, with credits on Florida Georgia Line’s “Talk You Out Of It,” Chris Lane’s “I Don’t Know About You,” his own “Rednecker,” and Blake Shelton’s newest single “God’s Country,” which he premiered at the ACM Awards on Sunday (April 7).
Blake Shelton performs “God’s Country” on Academy of Country Music Awards. Photo: Instagram/ACM
Ashley Gorley is at No. 1 on the MusicRow chart this week, while ACM Songwriter of the Year Shane McAnally is at No. 2. Brett James is at No. 3 and Ross Copperman fills the No. 4 slot. Kevin Welch, who moved to No. 1 last week after several weeks in the No. 2 spot, has dropped to No. 6 this week.
The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, published every week, uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital downloaded track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the only songwriter chart of its kind.
Click here to view the full MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.
Industry Ink: Darius Rucker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Adkins Publicity, SESAC
/by Lorie Hollabaugh10th Annual ‘Darius And Friends’ Benefit Set For June
Darius Rucker.
Darius Rucker will celebrate 10 years of giving back with his upcoming 10th Annual Darius and Friends concert benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Monday, June 3. The event, which unofficially kicks off CMA Music Fest in downtown Nashville, has raised $1.6 million to date and will feature an all-star roster of friends to be announced in the coming weeks.
“This event is always special because I love seeing my friends come together to support St. Jude and the amazing work they’re doing for families,” shares Rucker. “When we were planning the upcoming Hootie & the Blowfish tour, it was important to me that we kept this show on the schedule. Of all the exciting things to come this year, this night will still be a highlight.”
The lineup for this year’s event will be announced soon. Tickets to the 10th Annual Darius and Friends benefit concert are available at ticketmaster.com. Pre-sale access begins tomorrow, April 9 at 10 a.m. CT and runs through April 11 at 10 p.m. CT, with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, April 12.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band To Play CMA Theater Show
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will play a show at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sept. 27. The band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their award-winning album Will the Circle be Unbroken, Volume 2 this year.
Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m. CST. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to cmatheater.com.
Dennis Quaid Inks With Adkins Publicity
Dennis Quaid has signed with Adkins Publicity for music PR representation. Not only an accomplished actor, Quaid is also a singer-songwriter and touring musician who has been playing music since his grandfather bought him his first guitar at a Texas Kmart. He performs originals and country standards with his band, Dennis Quaid & The Sharks, and they recently released the first studio album of their 19-year history, Out of the Box.
“As far back as I can remember, music has always been a big part of my life,” says Quaid. “My third cousin was Gene Autry, the original Western movie singing cowboy. My grandmother played piano and sang songs from the ’20s, songs from her youth. My dad played piano and crooned like Bing Crosby and looked a little like Dean Martin.”
SESAC At ACM Lifting Lives
Pictured: Play It Again Music’s Juli Newton Griffith, SESAC songwriter Justin Wilson, SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, SESAC singer/songwriter Lee Brice, and SESAC songwriter Rob Hatch.
Play It Again Music’s Juli Newton Griffith, SESAC songwriter Justin Wilson, SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, SESAC singer/songwriter Lee Brice, and SESAC songwriter Rob Hatch get together to raise funds and awareness for Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund at the ACM Lifting Lives Topgolf Tee-Off on Saturday, April 6 in Las Vegas.
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers Member Jim Glaser Dies
/by Jessica NicholsonJim Glaser
Jim Glaser, who began his career as a member of the award-winning trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, died at his home on Saturday (April 6). He was 81.
Born James William Glaser in Spalding, Nebraska, in 1937, Jim began playing guitar at age four and began performing at local shows with his brother Tompall as The Glaser Brothers.
In 1959, Marty Robbins signed The Glaser Brothers, which by then included their brother Chuck, to his Robbins Records label, which released their first single “Five Penny Nickel.” Decca Records later purchased their contract from Robbins and Owen Bradley produced their records. During those early years, they toured with Robbins, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, among others, before going on their own in the early 1960s. In 1966, signing with MGM brought chart success on songs such as “Gone, On the Other Hand,” “California Girl (and the Tennessee Square),” and “The Moods of Mary.” The Glaser Brothers’ cover of the Cymarron pop hit “Rings” reached No. 7 on the Billboard charts (No. 1 on Cashbox and Record World) in 1971. In 1981, their Elektra Records release of the Kris Kristofferson song “Loving Her was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts, staying there for two weeks.
The group ceased performing together in 1973, and reunited in 1979.
Jim earned a No. 1 hit as a solo artist with “You’re Gettin’ to Me Again” from his Man In The Mirror album (released on the Noble Vision record label). The album also notched the Top 20 song “When You’re Not a Lady” and the Top 10 hit “If I Could Only Dance With You.” Glaser earned the Academy of Country Music’s New Male Artist Award in 1983.
Jim was also a successful songwriter, including “Running Gun,” a hit for Marty Robbins, Skeeter Davis’ “What Does it Take,” Warner Mack’s “Sittin’ in an All Night Cafe,” Liz Anderson’s “Thanks A Lot For Tryin’ Anyway,” Bill Anderson’s “And I’m Still Missing You,” the Texas Tornados’ “Who Were You Thinking Of,” and “Woman, Woman” for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
Jim’s tenor voice can be heard on such hits as Marty Robbins “El Paso,” and, along with his brothers, on Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” as well as many others hit songs, including tunes by Hank Snow and John Anderson.
Along with brothers Chuck and Tompall, Glaser owned and operated Glaser Sound Studios, located at 916 19th Ave. S. in Nashville, where Kinky Friedman, John Hartford, Jimmy Payne and others recorded. Friedman recorded his Sold American album at the studio—known during the Outlaw days as “Hillbilly Central”—and Waylon Jennings recorded his classic Dreaming My Dreams there with producer Cowboy Jack Clement. Another album recorded at the studio was Hartford’s bluegrass album Aereo-Plane.
The brothers also ran Glaser Publications, which published such popular hits as “Gentle On My Mind,” “Woman, Woman,” “Sitting in an All Night Cafe,” “Streets of Baltimore” and “Where Has All the Love Gone,” helping many of their songwriters maintain control of their own creative works.
Jim’s brother Tompall Glaser died in 2013.
A private family memorial is being planned, according to a family spokesperson.
The Raconteurs Add North American Headlining Dates
/by LB CantrellAfter announcing their new album Help Us Stranger, (out June 21 via Third Man Records), The Raconteurs —Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler—have announced an extensive run of North American headline tour dates. Spanning from July to October, the tour will include previously-announced US festival appearances at Woodstock 50 and Railbird. The band will kick off their world tour with their first trip to Australia and New Zealand later this month, as well as stops in Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom before returning to the US for their North American tour.
The tour includes two shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, set for Aug. 29-30.
Tickets to the North American headline dates go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Third Man Records Vault members will have access to the very first pre-sale starting on Tuesday, April 9 at 10 a.m. local time, running through Thursday, April 11 at 10 p.m. local time. American Express card members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Wednesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, April 11 at 10 p.m. local time. For tickets and more information on all tour dates, visit https://theraconteurs.com/tour.
Additionally, every online ticket purchased in North America for the new headline shows will include a physical copy of Help Us Stranger on CD. Fans will also have the option to upgrade their CD to the standard black vinyl LP.
The Raconteurs 2019 World Tour:
April 16: Powerstation – Auckland, New Zealand (SOLD OUT)
April 18: Regent Theatre – Melbourne, Australia (SOLD OUT)
April 20: Big Top Sydney – Sydney, Australia
April 22: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Byron Bay, Australia *
April 24: Akasaka Blitz – Tokyo, Japan
April 25: Akasaka Blitz – Tokyo, Japan
May 25: All Points East – London, UK *
May 26: L’Olympia – Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
May 27: Cirque Royal – Brussels, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
May 28: E-Werk – Köln, Germany
May 30: Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany
May 31: Heartland Festival – Kværndrup, Denmark *
June 1: Orange Warsaw Festival – Warsaw, Poland *
June 2: Best Kept Secret Festival – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands *
July 12: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 14: Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 15: Armory – Minneapolis, MN
July 18: WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center – Seattle, WA
July 19: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 21: Edgefield – Troutdale, OR
July 23: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 26: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 27: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
July 28: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
August 10: Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY *
August 11: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
August 12: Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
August 13: Stage AE (Indoors) – Pittsburgh, PA
August 15: Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
August 16: Woodstock 50 – Watkins Glen, NY *
August 17: The Anthem – Washington, DC
August 18: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
August 20: Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
August 21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 22: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 29: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 30: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
September 3: Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
September 6: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 7: Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
September 9: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 12: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON
September 13: Express Live! Indoor Pavilion – Columbus, OH
October 12: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
October 13: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 14: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 17: Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Kansas City, MO
October 18: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
New dates in bold
* denotes festival performance
Universal Music Group Nashville Celebrates Top ACM Wins
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): UMGN President Cindy Mabe, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman. Photo: courtesy UMG Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville had plenty to celebrate following the 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, with Keith Urban taking home the top prize of the evening as the Entertainer Of The Year.
Other UMG artists celebrating their wins at the Skyfall Lounge at the Delano in Las Vegas last night included Kacey Musgraves, who won Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Golden Hour, and Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, who took home the trophy for Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man.”
UMG artists Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Maddie & Tae, and Mickey Guyton all performed during the awards ceremony as well.
Pictured (L-R): TJ Osborne (Brothers Osborne), UMGN Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan, Lauren Alaina, Carrie Underwood, John Osborne (Brothers Osborne), UMGN President Cindy Mabe, Mickey Guyton, Diane Warren, Leslie Lewis, Caylee Hammack, Adam Hambrick, Travis Denning, Jon Langston. Photo: courtesy UMG Nashville
Pictured (L-R): Tae Dye (Maddie & Tae), Maddie Marlow (Maddie & Tae), Jordan Davis, Travis Denning, UMGN Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan, Keith Urban, Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town), Carrie Underwood, UMGN President Cindy Mabe, Dierks Bentley, Golden Hour Producer Daniel Tashian, Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town), Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town), Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town). Photo: courtesy UMG Nashville