Country music Singers. Moe Bandy

Born in Meridian, Mississippi February 12, 1944. His family moved to Texas when he was very young. His first exposure to country music probably was in Texas where his dad had a band called the Mission City Playboys.


About the age of twelve Moe began pickin' guitar around the house. You'll hear country singers point out that they never took a single lesson, and pickers will verify it."A bunch of singers will strum out three little chords and call themselves country pickers." Moe honest about that.


His first record was cut late in 1964 on the Satin label with his band "Bandy and the Mavericks". The music got airplay in South Texas, but failed to reach the national level. Nine years later he hits it big with 'I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today' on GRC Records.















And, of course there are Moe Bandy's Top Songs:

I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today
It Was So Easy to Find an Unhappy Woman
Bandy the Rodeo Clown
Hank Williams You Wrote My Life
Here I Am Drunk Again
She Took More Than Her Share
She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of Me
It's a Cheatin' Situation with Janie Fricke
Holding the Bag with Joe Stampley
Where's the Dress

source: http://www.top-country-songs.com 
 Special for there's a song on a video by Moe Bandy & Janie Fricke "It's A Cheatin' Situation". Enjoy it song! This is a real romantic country music.

Swift Is Breakthrough Star Of The Year

Country star Taylor Swift is ending 2009 on a high - she has beaten Susan Boyleand Lady Gaga to be crowned the breakthrough star of the year in a new online poll.

The Love Story hitmaker has seen her popularity soar in the last 12 months thanks to her Grammy-nominated album Fearless, the best-selling release of 2009.

Swift scored 43 per cent of the vote in the PopEater.com survey, finishing ahead of Scottish star Susan Boyle, who garnered 29 per cent, and Lady GaGa, who landed 25 per cent.

The Kardashian sisters - Kim, Khloe and Kourtney - were tied for fourth place with Star Trek star Chris Pine.

Reba McEntire grabs top spot

Reba McEntire notched another number 1 single as Consider Me Gone took over the top spot of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Jan. 2, 2010. On the album chart, Taylor Swift was first with "Fearless" once again.
McEntire moved to the top by replacing longstanding number one Lady Antebellum's Need You Now. which is now second. Luke Bryan remained third with Do I. Dierks Bentley stayed fourth with I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes. Tim McGraw was up one to fifth with Southern Voice. Miranda Lambert jumped two spots to sixth with White Liar.
Josh Turner also climbed 2 spots, to 11, with Why Don't We Just Dance. The biggest mover was Carrie Underwood's new single, Temporary Home, which skyrocketed from 26 to 21. Zac Brown Band's latest, Highway 20 Ride was at 27, up 2.
On the album chart, Underwood stayed second with "Play On," Lady Antebellum third with their self-titled debut and McGraw fourth with "Southern Voice." Zac Brown Band's "The Foundation" was up one to fifth.
The remainder of the chart showed little movement. Brad Paisley shot up from 19 to 14 with "American Saturday Night." The "NOW That's What I Call Country Christmas" moved from 25 to 22. Phil Vassar debuted at 29 with "Traveling Circus."
On the overall top 200, Swift was 4th, Underwood 5th, Lady Antebellum 16th, Swift's "Sounds of the Season" 24th and McGraw 27th.















 source: http://www.countrystandardtime.com

Taylor Swift Named Entertainer of the Year by AP

The Associated Press has named Taylor Swift as their Entertainer of the Year for 2009, according to The Tennessean.
Taylor selected by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country.
"I am so honored and so excited," Swift said in a phone interview with AP. "This was so unexpected, and I could not be more grateful."
Tina Fey was last year’s winner and in 2007 Stephen Colbert garnered the award.























sourse: http://www.countryhound.com

Carrie Underwood Engaged

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher are officially engaged! Congratulations!

Mike Fisher confirmed his engagement to Carrie Underwood in a comment to the Ottowa Citizen, stating: “It’s true,” Fisher said. “We’re both obviously excited and very happy and so, exciting times for sure.”
No wedding date has been set yet, but the couple is reported to be extremely excited and very much in love. Fisher proposed at a family Christmas gathering in his home Sunday afternoon, then texted his close friends with the news later that day. Talk about your bragging rights!















source: http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com

Country Music Association Names Top Radio Hits and New Artist for 2009

According to the Country Music Association here are some big players from 2009:

2009 in Review: Top 10 Radio Hits

You called and requested them at your local radio station. You cranked them up and ripped off the knob. You made these songs the Top 10 of 2009. (Source: Mediabase via Country Aircheck. Mediabase measures radio airplay in cities across the US.)
1.       Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
2.       Zac Brown Band – “Whatever It Is”
3.       Darius Rucker – “It Won’t Be Like This For Long”
4.       Keith Urban – “Sweet Thing”
5.       Toby Keith – “God Love Her”
6.       Dierks Bentley – “Sideways”
7.       Lady Antebellum – “I Run To You”
8.       Rodney Atkins – “It’s America”
9.       Dierks Bentley – “Feel That Fire”
10.   Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried” 

2009 in Review: Top New Artists on Your Radio 

These artists/groups made their Top 15 chart debuts in 2009. Look for more great music from all of them in 2010.
1.       Eli Young Band – “Always the Love Songs”
2.       Gloriana – “Wild At Heart”
3.       Randy Houser – “Boots On”
4.       Love and Theft – “Runaway”
5.       Justin Moore – “Small Town USA”
6.       David Nail – “Red Light”
7.       John Rich – “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”
8.       Chris Young – “Getting’ You Home”

source: http://www.countryhound.com

Randy Houser Still Getting Used to Stardom

Randy Houser has certainly had a whirlwind year. Rising from relative obscurity to earn a No.1 hit with his first single, 'Anything Goes,' Randy suddenly found himself living every artist's dream, including two CMA nominations and a successful tour with longtime friend and songwriting partner, Jamey Johnson. But for Randy, that first taste of real success was a long time coming.

"I've been playing music for over 20 years now," Randy says. "I started playing when I was 14 years old. To everyone who has said I was an overnight success ... where have you been the last 20 years?"

Randy, who also had a big follow-up hit with 'Boots On,' fueled in part by the attention-grabbing video, says both he and Jamey have been preparing for this most of their lives. "We're both the same age -- 33,' he tells CMT. "That's about 25 years apiece of us playing guitars and remembering as a kid to play the guitar on up through playing bars, writing songs and learning how to record."

For his first nationwide tour, after years of playing in local bars, Randy says he wouldn't have done it with anyone but Jamey. "Being on tour with your buddy is by design," he says. "We're not the type of guys that want to go out with anybody and not fit the music for the night. We've been doing shows together for so long, we know how to handle the same crowd."

Although he may have had years of experience under his belt, Randy admits he's still adjusting to his new role as a star. "There are a lot of those guys that have had big, big years, and I'm kind of just getting started. All of it's so new right now."

Next up for Randy, after wrapping up the tour this week, is a solo New Year's Eve gig at Atlanta's notorious Wild Bill's. He's also writing songs for his follow-up album, which he plans to record while off the road in 2010.

Also you can buy mp 3 with Randy Houser music. I like it!
source: http://www.theboot.com

Jake Owen Has Prescription for Slow-Moving Traffic

As a Music City resident, Jake Owen knows Nashville traffic can be brutal. But he also knows when to take a break from it. And all it took to get him out of the Christmas-induced congestion and into a nearby Walgreen's Pharmacy was an invitation from store employee (and Jake fan) Amy Barton, who was working there.

Jake was traveling down Hillsboro Road, toward the Mall at Green Hills, one of Nashville's most notoriously clogged traffic spots, on Friday afternoon (his first mistake!) when he let off a little steam to his Twitter followers with a tweet that read (among other choice words): "I could walk faster than this. Merry Christmas."

After Amy suggested he come in to say hi, Jake said he'd be there in three minutes, then did indeed stop in to surprise Amy and her co-workers, even posing for photos before taking off to brave the tangled traffic once more.

"Jake Owen is officially my favorite person in this entire world right now," Amy later tweeted.

source: http://www.theboot.com

George Jones Makes Peace With His Nicknames

When you think of George Jones, several things come to mind: classic country hit maker, multiple industry award winner, ex-husband of the late Tammy Wynette, and, of course, those nicknames: 'The Possum' and 'No Show Jones.'

"When you're called 'The Possum' ... it stays with me. There's no way I can ever live it down," George tells The Boot with a laugh. "T. Tommy Cutrer was a disc jockey. Everybody loved him. He was one of the old-timers on the all-night shows along with Ralph Emery, and those two got started calling me 'The Possum.'

"I had an album out with a side view of me with a crew cut. I was very young, and my nose looked more turned up, and I've got little beady eyes so I guess I did look like a possum! So they both laid into me and called me 'Possum,' and it got everywhere. There was no way I could stop that, so (I thought) I'll just have to live with that!"

source: http://www.theboot.com