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Garth Brooks

To die for

From classical to rock, critic Tom Moon compiles a list of 1,000 must-hear recordings. Fans of Billy Joel, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks will disagree. 1,000 RECORDINGS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE What: Author Tom Moon will...

Gullett Elementary students: 'Hello, I wish you peace'

It's not often you hear a fifth-grader quoting Eleanor Roosevelt. But that's what Mackenzie Pierce, a Gullett Elementary student, did Friday, saying "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it...

Pink And Estelle Have The Last Laugh

In this week of financial horrors, created largely by formerly cocksure men, it’s perhaps apropos that a couple of ladies post the most gloat-worthy performances in the upper reaches of Billboard's Hot 100. That starts...

The Big Gigs: Music and Entertainment of the next week

POP/ROCK Recently nominated for England's Mercury Prize for their second CD "Bairns," Rachel Unthank & the Winterset play a brand of precious English folk music. (C.R.) Chicago's folkier and more haggard/drunken-sounding...

ASCAP to Honor Reba McEntire at 46th Annual Country Music Awards Celebration

NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - September 18, 2008) - One of Country Music's most beloved and successful stars, Reba McEntire, will be honored with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during the 46th Annual ASCAP Country...

Toppling 'The Wall': The Farce Of Double-Counting In The RIAA's All-Time Platinum List [And...

Reading the New York Times obituary of Pink Floyd's Richard Wright yesterday, I came upon a statistic that the newspaper ran unquestioningly that ticked me off, as it always does when I see similar statements in print:...

Guilbeau: Warmup season finally over for Tigers

By Glenn Guilbeau • Louisiana Gannett News • September 14, 2008 BATON ROUGE -- As of Saturday night, there were no storms to sweat in the Gulf, in the Atlantic or in the Caribbean. Football, as we know it, will really be...

Pitcher's family, Moyer Foundation still serve Seattle

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer, a former Mariner, and his wife, Karen, keep a home in Seattle, and their foundation is increasing its mission to provide comfort to grieving children. About Camp Erin Camp Erin...

Scott takes advantage of chance encounters on his path to Nashville

By DAVE TIANEN dtianen@journalsentinel.com Michael Scott has a profitable habit of bumping into famous people. A Milwaukee native and former DJ at the late Bronco Billy's nightclub, Scott, 35, has been pursuing country...

A winning night for Bradenton's One Night Rodeo

First there was Syesha Mercado, then came We the Kings. Now Bradenton's next claim to music fame is country band One Night Rodeo, which launched itself into the national spotlight this week. The band is the winner of The...