Revelry Music Group has signed Hall of Fame songwriter and artist Mac Davis to an exclusive representation agreement for songwriting. Davis’ songwriting career includes the Elvis hits “In the Ghetto,” “Memories,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” and “A Little Less Conversation,” as well as Kenny Rogers’ “Somethin’s Burnin'” and his own singles like “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” and “Stop And Smell The Roses.” Revelry’s AJ Burton comments, “We are extremely excited and honored to be representing such an iconic figure as Mac. His success and track record as a singer, songwriter, actor and radio personality is that of a legend!”
(L-R): Bradley Collins and Clay Bradley (BMI), Mac Davis, AJ Burton (Revelry), Leslie Roberts and Jody Williams (BMI). Not pictured: Greg Gallo (Revelry) Photo: Drew Maynard
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The T.J. Martell Foundation and the Hutton Hotel have launched the T.J. Martell Foundation Suite at the Hutton Hotel. This guest suite is filled with unique musical memorabilia including hand-written lyrics to “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and a fiddle bow played on-stage by Charlie Daniels; a Framed Little Big Town album signed by the entire group; a signed photo of Brooks and Dunn; and specially commissioned artwork by artist Rob Hendon.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, joined leaders of the Foundation, musical artists, and hotel management for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the new suite, which is being sold to guests as a special part of Hutton’s room inventory. A percentage of each room sale will go to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports groundbreaking research in the treatment of Cancer, Leukemia, and AIDS.
The Suite can be booked for guest stays starting at $429 per night, including taxes and other standard charges. Framed celebrity photos were provided by Alan Mayor, and consulting from Jamie Beckwith, Beckwith Interiors.
Pictured (L-R) front row: Artist Rob Hendon, T.J. Martell Foundation CEO Laura Heatherly, Hutton Hotel General Manager Steven Andre, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Singer/Songwriter Michael Martin Murphey
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Nashville based Americana folk band, Humming House, has signed with Paradigm for exclusive booking. The band just finished tracking its first record with producers Mitch Dane and Vance Powell (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Chris Thile, Buddy Guy). The debut Humming House single came out last April and the follow up single “Cold Chicago” will be released Oct 29. For more details visit www.humminghouse.com.
Pictured (L to R) Justin Wade Tam, Mike Butera, Ashley Nothum (Paradigm), Clint Wiley (Paradigm), Ben Jones, Kristen Rogers, Joshua Wolak, Amanda Fletcher (RPM Mgmt), Scott Siman (RPM mgmt).
[Updated] Loretta Lynn Released From Hospital
/by Sherod RobertsonShe was scheduled to perform Saturday night (10/22) at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, KY and Sunday in Durham, N.C., but was unable to attend. The shows are expected to be rescheduled.
A weekend post Lynn’s website says, “Loretta regretfully must cancel her shows for Ashland, KY and Durham, NC for this weekend, due to illness. Doctors have diagnosed her at the beginning stages (of) pneumonia, and will continue to need rest. Loretta is doing well and is disappointed, but feels confident she will be ready for upcoming November dates.”
The iconic entertainer had knee reconstruction surgery in August and was forced to cancel shows from in July after severe dehydration caused her to be hospitalized.
Vince Gill Supports New Album With National Appearances
/by Caitlin RantalaTo celebrate, Gill is making a series of television and concert appearances over the next few weeks. He will perform cuts from the new album, which is available in both standard and deluxe editions.
In conjunction with the Guitar Slinger rollout, earlier this month (10/13), Nashville Mayor Karl Dean declared “Vince Gill Week.” The occasion was honored with a party at the Bridgestone Arena.
Gill is scheduled to make the following appearances:
Week of Oct. 21 – NPR’s Mountain Stage
Oct. 26 — NBC’s The Today Show
Oct. 27 —Fox Business channel’s Imus In The Morning
Oct. 27 — Show at The Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York City
Oct. 29 — CBS-TV’s The Early Show
Nov. 9 —45th Annual Country Music Association Awards on ABC
Nov. 10 – Taping the CMA Country Christmas on ABC (airdate TBA)
Nov. 16 – NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Nov. 16 — Show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles
Nov. 17 – ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nov. 25 — CMT’s Crossroads featuring Vince Gill and Sting (See local listings for times)
Nov. (TBA) – GAC will premiere Backstory: Vince Gill
Dec. 3 — Gill rides as Grand Marshall in Nashville’s 59th annual Christmas parade
Industry Ink (10/21/11)
/by MichelleRevelry Music Group has signed Hall of Fame songwriter and artist Mac Davis to an exclusive representation agreement for songwriting. Davis’ songwriting career includes the Elvis hits “In the Ghetto,” “Memories,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” and “A Little Less Conversation,” as well as Kenny Rogers’ “Somethin’s Burnin'” and his own singles like “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” and “Stop And Smell The Roses.” Revelry’s AJ Burton comments, “We are extremely excited and honored to be representing such an iconic figure as Mac. His success and track record as a singer, songwriter, actor and radio personality is that of a legend!”
(L-R): Bradley Collins and Clay Bradley (BMI), Mac Davis, AJ Burton (Revelry), Leslie Roberts and Jody Williams (BMI). Not pictured: Greg Gallo (Revelry) Photo: Drew Maynard
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The T.J. Martell Foundation and the Hutton Hotel have launched the T.J. Martell Foundation Suite at the Hutton Hotel. This guest suite is filled with unique musical memorabilia including hand-written lyrics to “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and a fiddle bow played on-stage by Charlie Daniels; a Framed Little Big Town album signed by the entire group; a signed photo of Brooks and Dunn; and specially commissioned artwork by artist Rob Hendon.
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, joined leaders of the Foundation, musical artists, and hotel management for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the new suite, which is being sold to guests as a special part of Hutton’s room inventory. A percentage of each room sale will go to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports groundbreaking research in the treatment of Cancer, Leukemia, and AIDS.
The Suite can be booked for guest stays starting at $429 per night, including taxes and other standard charges. Framed celebrity photos were provided by Alan Mayor, and consulting from Jamie Beckwith, Beckwith Interiors.
Pictured (L-R) front row: Artist Rob Hendon, T.J. Martell Foundation CEO Laura Heatherly, Hutton Hotel General Manager Steven Andre, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Singer/Songwriter Michael Martin Murphey
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Nashville based Americana folk band, Humming House, has signed with Paradigm for exclusive booking. The band just finished tracking its first record with producers Mitch Dane and Vance Powell (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Chris Thile, Buddy Guy). The debut Humming House single came out last April and the follow up single “Cold Chicago” will be released Oct 29. For more details visit www.humminghouse.com.
Pictured (L to R) Justin Wade Tam, Mike Butera, Ashley Nothum (Paradigm), Clint Wiley (Paradigm), Ben Jones, Kristen Rogers, Joshua Wolak, Amanda Fletcher (RPM Mgmt), Scott Siman (RPM mgmt).
NBC’s “The Sing-Off” Features Local Talent
/by Caitlin RantalaThe Collective
Nashville will see some familiar faces on this season of NBC’s The Sing-Off. One of the competing a cappella groups, The Collective, is a blend of local Music City voices formed by Sing-Off Season 2 castmember Jeremy Lister. Included in the lineup are Dove award winning artist Rachael Lampa, Ruby Amanfu, Sam Brooker, Daniel Ellsworth, Isaac Hayden, David Jennings, Kaleb Jones, Perrin Lamb, and Jonathan Lister. As of this writing, The Collective is still in the running to win the show.
Ben Folds, also no stranger to the Nashville music scene, is on the celebrity judging panel, along with Sara Bareilles, Shawn Stockman and the show’s host Nick Lachey.
New episodes of The Sing-Off air every Monday at 8/7c on NBC.
Friday Photos
/by contributorBMI’s Thursday Throwdown
During the 2011 Americana Music Festival and Conference, BMI gave roots music lovers a reason to rise and shine with Kenny Vaughan and Phil Hummer & the White Falcons playing sets on Thursday morning, the second day of the festival. Vaughan, a longtime member of Marty Stuart’s band the Fabulous Superlatives, just released his debut solo album, V, on Sugar Hill Records. (L-R): BMI’s Clay Bradley; Phil Hummer; Ray Doll Hummer; Kenny Vaughan; Matthew Paige of Phil Hummer & the White Falcons and Blackfoot Gypsies; and BMI’s Jody Williams and Kay Clary.
Photo: Erika Goldring
Rascal Flatts Perform at “Warrior Open” Golf Event
Earlier in October, Rascal Flatts participated in the “Bush Center Warrior Open” golf tournament in Dallas, Texas, a special 2-day golf event held by former President George W. Bush for soldiers who had been severely wounded during their tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. At President Bush’s request, Gary, Jay and Joe Don were the surprise musical performers for the tourney’s banquet held on the first evening and the following morning they sang the National Anthem and met with some of the warriors on the golf course. (L-R): Joe Don Rooney, Jay DeMarcus, President George W. Bush, Gary Levox and Pro Golfer Ben Crendshaw.
Photo: Grant Miller
LoCash Cowboys Welcome Home 116th Batallion
LoCash Cowboys’ Chris Lucas and Preston Brust helped the Idaho Falls, Idaho community welcome home the 116th National Guard unit Tuesday night (10/18) at Melaleuca Field. Returning soldiers were treated to a meal, welcome home bags and then a high-energy performance by the duo. (L-R): General Alan Gayhart, Brust, Idaho Governor Butch Otter, Lucas and Captain Eric Sharp.
Music City Pays It Forward In November
/by Caitlin RantalaThe cost to enter the challenge is $30 and participants can sign-up here. On Oct. 31, to officially enter the competition, contestants will start with a clean shave and post a photo of themselves holding that day’s newspaper on Facebook. On Nov. 30, participants will submit their final facial hair photos, again with that day’s newspaper. Participants will then gather for a “Beard Bash” at The Moose Music Row (www.moose4men.com) in Nashville. Prizes will be awarded to the finalists and a “No Shave November Champion” will be crowned by a panel of celebrity judges.
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The Women and Cancer Fund campaign, which aims to bring awareness to women’s cancers and raise funds for the charity, was established in the memory of Linda McCartney. Each artist will be performing a cover version of a Sir Paul McCartney song, as well as additional songs from their respective catalogs. The following day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, recordings of the songs will be available online and in stores. The event will also be recorded and released as a live DVD. The evening’s core house band will include: Chad Cromwell, Russ Pahl, Kenny Greenberg, Eli Beaird, Mike Rojas and Jeff Smith.
Yellowbird Celebrates U.S. Release
/by FreemanDistributed through On Ramp Records, It’s About Time includes Yellowbird’s debut U.S. single “Bare Feet on the Blacktop,” written by Ashley Gorley and Frank Rogers. The song’s video, which has amassed over 150,000 views on YouTube, is also included.
Yellowbird’s previous album, Life Is Calling My Name, produced four Top 10 Billboard singles in Canada: “They’re All About You,” “Pick Up Truck,” “I Remember The Music” and “Drive Me Home.” The success of those singles earned him the Rising Star of the Year award at the Canadian Country Music Awards.
Raised on an Indian reservation in Alberta, Yellowbird grew up on the rodeo circuit and learned the cowboy lifestyle. He took up singing as a way to combat a stuttering problem, and his musical career was launched.
Sterk Promoted At WMN
/by FreemanSterk joined the label’s A&R department eight years ago, and her resume includes serving as Assoc. Executive Producer of Warner Bros. Records’ The Original Songwriter Demos series and, most recently, as A&R Director for the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Footloose. In her new role, Sterk will work in conjunction with WMN Sr. VP of A&R Scott Hendricks and VP of A&R Cris Lacy on the signing and recording of artists as well as film, TV, and sync matters.
“Rebekah has done an amazing job exploiting sync opportunities with our artists and their music as well as her amazing work on the Footloose soundtrack, and we are thrilled to expand her role in A&R,” says Hendricks.
Congratulate her here.
Artists Give Back
/by contributor“I am proud to perform for the troops and to celebrate our heroes, bringing attention to the need to improve quality of life among men and women who serve our country,” said McGraw.
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Thompson Square will perform at the Third Annual Josie’s Birthday Bash benefit concert at the Wildhorse Saloon, Wednesday, Nov. 16. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., focuses on raising funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
A silent auction will also start when the doors open at 6 p.m. Other performers will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are on sale at www.thewildhorsesaloon.com.
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Recently, the family of late country music star Waylon Jennings announced the establishment of a fund in Jennings name to support diabetes research. Jeninngs passed away in 2002 at 64 from complications with his diabetes. His family has since then teamed up with Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to create The Waylon Fund, which will fund research investigations for new treatments and into the genetic origins of a disease that afflicts nearly 26 million Americans.
The new TGen initiative is already drawing special support from the country-music industry. BMI, Ernest Tubb Record Shops, and Music News Nashville are currently promoting the fund.
ASCAP Honors Paisley, Underwood and Alabama
/by Caitlin Rantala(L-R) Sea Gayle Music’s Liz O’Sullivan and Mike Owens, EMI Music Publishing’s Ben Vaughn and Tom Luteran, co-writer Kelley Lovelace, co-writer Chris DuBois, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, ASCAP’s Marc Driskill, Sony Music’s Lesly Tyson, Gary Overton and Skip Bishop. Photo: Ben Enos
ASCAP toasted CMA Awards co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood for their chart-topping duet “Remind Me” with a party Oct. 18 on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Written by Paisley, Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, the song marks Paisley’s 20th trip to the top of the charts and Underwood’s 14th. Publishers Sea Gayle Music and EMI Music Publishing were also on hand to celebrate the song’s success, as were the Arista Nashville staff and many other industry notables.
(L-R) Full Circle Music Publishing's Lynn Gann, Sea Gayle Music's Mike Owens and Liz O'Sullivan, ASCAP's Marc Driskill, co-writer Dave Turnbull, co-writer Chris DuBois, Brad Paisley, co-writer Randy Owen of Alabama, Alabama's Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook, BMI's Jody Williams, Sony/ATV Publishing's Troy Tomlinson, Arista Nashville's Gary Overton, Lesly Tyson and Skip Bishop. Photo: Ben Enos
ASCAP and BMI also recently honored Paisley and Alabama for their hit “Old Alabama.” The song, co-written by Paisley, DuBois, Randy Owen and Dave Turnbull and published by Sea Gayle Music, Full Circle Music and Sony/ATV Publishing, earned Paisley and Alabama two CMA nominations this year.