WWE’s® MICKIE JAMES JOINS ASCAP FAMILY AS DEBUT ALBUM
NEARS COMPLETION
(Nashville, TN) – Mickie James, one of the WWE’s® (World
Wrestling Entertainment) top female competitors, announced today
the signing of her ASCAP membership.
ASCAP Senior Vice President Connie Bradley and Nashville
Director of Membership Relations Mike Sistad were on hand as
James signed off on her affiliation with the organization.
James co-wrote with Nashville songwriters on several of the cuts
scheduled for inclusion on her debut album.
James and producer Kent Wells expect the project to reach
completion this week, with the album’s first single impacting radio
in February. The full album is currently projected for a March, 2010
release.
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WWE® STAR MICKIE JAMES ADDED TO DUSTIN WELLS GIFT OF
MUSIC CONCERT LINEUP
Mickie to Make Live Debut, Joining Country Giants Rascal Flatts,
Kellie Pickler, Jason Michael Carroll, Keith Anderson, and Little
Big Town for Sold Out Event
Nashville, TN (February 11, 2010) – WWE® Women’s Champion
and aspiring country singer Mickie James has joined a star-
studded lineup for the 3rd annual W.O. Music School’s Dustin Wells
Gift of Music concert. The sold out event will be held on Monday,
February 22, 7:00 pm, at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. James
joins some of country music’s biggest stars as Rascal Flatts, Kellie
Pickler, Jason Michael Carroll, Keith Anderson and Little Big Town
are scheduled to perform. All proceeds will benefit the W.O. Smith
Music School, which has been providing 50-cent music lessons to
Nashville’s underprivileged children for 25 years.
“I’m used to entertaining in front of large audiences but this
opportunity is mind-blowing to say the least!” says an ecstatic
James. “It’s such an incredible cause and to make my live country
debut on the same stage as all of these megastars… it’s surreal!”
The annual event was created by the Dustin J. Wells Foundation, a
nonprofit organization established by Nashville dentist Dr. Dennis
Wells to honor the memory of his late son. Dustin was a talented
musician and the partnership in his name with the W.O Smith Music
School gives other young musicians the chance to thrive.
James, one of the premiere stars in the world of sports
entertainment, will release her first single, "Are You With Me," to
country radio next Tuesday, February 16, 2010. The full album is
currently slated for a March 23, 2010 release.
Tickets for the Dustin Wells Gift of Music concert sold out in just 20
minutes. VIP tickets (include premier seating, dinner, valet parking
and a chance to win autographed memorabilia) are still available
for $500 each and can be purchased by calling 615-371-8878.
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LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROTHERS' NEW ALBUM
PILGRIMAGE IS AN INSIDER’S NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF COUNTRY
MUSIC’S PAST
Critics Exclaim Album 17 Years in the Making “Way Overdue”
(Nashville, TN) -In 1992, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers released
their final country album, appropriately named Adios and stepped
out of the spotlight following a successful farewell tour. It was the
end of an era for the countrypolitan sound that landed the group at
the top of the charts in two different decades with songs such as
“Broken Lady,” “I Just Wish You Were Someone I Loved,” “Houston
(Means I’m One Day Closer to You),” and “All the Gold in California.”
The GRAMMY award-winning group decided to leave as champions,
considering their journey over as a new sound took hold. However,
after a 17 year hiatus, the group has released their first major-label
album, Pilgrimage on CURB Records. The album is receiving
critical acclaim:
* “An ambitious, conceptual story album from the Texas siblings...
the boys re-emerge with plenty of heart” - Mario Tarradell, The
Dallas Morning News (The Dallas Morning News rated Pilgrimage
at #7 on their list of Top 10 Albums of 2009 – all genres)
* “One of the year’s best country albums. It’s a heartfelt, warm,
endearing project filled with timeless songs and winning
harmonies.” - Howard Cohen, The Miami Herald
* “Larry is in exceptionally strong voice, the brothers’ harmonies
remain warm and distinctive, and producer John Carter Cash wisely
keeps the sound uncluttered. Pilgrimage is a history lesson with a
heart.” – Chris Neal, Country Weekly
* “...extremely listenable” - Robert K. Oermann, Music Row Magazine
* “Pilgrimage shares a very intimate insight as to how the passing
and loss of Johnny Cash affected those closest to him as well as
giving a back door glimpse of songwriting and storytelling at its
finest.” – Jan Duke, About.com
* “All the songs are top-notch. Pilgrimage offers excellent music and
interesting conversation from one of country’s finest.” - Frank
Roberts, The Virginian-Pilot
* “This album is their most genuine, and possibly, the best thing
they’ve done since they were a trio of Texas boys with stars in their
eyes.” - Rick Allen, Vintage Guitar Magazine
The album is a retrospective of Gatlin’s pilgrimage through a three-
decade-long career in the music business and a look back at his
relationships with many of country’s legendary icons including
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller as well as today’s hit
tunesmiths Leslie Satcher and Jon Randall. Produced by John
Carter Cash, the album is dotted with narrative storytelling
segments by Gatlin who explains the story behind the songs.
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ABC’s JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! WELCOMES LARRY GATLIN & THE
GATLIN BROTHERS BACK TO LATE NIGHT TV THIS WEEK!
(Nashville, TN) – It’s been at least two decades since country music’
s harmonic sibling trio Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers have
appeared on the late night television front. With the GRAMMY Award
winning brothers reunited after a 17-year absence from the
entertainment scene, late night talk show guru Jimmy Kimmel
welcomes the boys to his set this Wednesday night, January 13,
2010, for a performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Gatlin Brothers made their triumphant return to the country
music scene in 2009 with the release of Pilgrimage (CURB
Records). Pilgrimage is the critically acclaimed "storyteller’s
album" that gives listeners an inside look at country music’s
yesteryears with heartfelt songs and stories from one of the late
Johnny Cash’s very close friends, Larry Gatlin.
Larry, Steve and Rudy will take the Kimmel set with a rip-roaring
rendition of their new single, “Johnny Cash Is Dead And His House
Burned Down” and will close out the show with their patriotic
“Americans, That’s Who.”
Larry Gatlin, a big fan of Kimmel and his show, is ecstatic about the
Wednesday night appearance. "Jimmy Kimmel looks at the world
sideways... me too!" notes Gatlin. "We could be dangerous
together... and I hear he plays a mean bass clarinet."
During the 1970s and 1980s, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers
became one of country music’s most popular acts, introducing a
new ‘countrypolitan’ sound to the genre. Larry Gatlin has a total of
33 Top 40 singles under his belt, including both his solo recordings
and those with his brothers. The band’s biggest hits include,
“Broken Lady,” “All the Gold In California,” “Houston (Means I’m One
Day Closer to You),” “She Used to Be Somebody’s Baby,” and
“Talkin’ to the Moon.”
Catch Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers on this Wednesday night's
episode of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12:05 / 11:05 PM CST.
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