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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2001 in country music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands.
The way we see country music, and the kinds of country music we listen to, are changing, and editors Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson are prepared to change with them.
Country music is a uniquely American art form and it grows in both audience and variety each year.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2001-in-country-music   (348 words)

  
 The Real Birthplace of Country Music
Country music was not born where you might think not Nashville, not Austin, not Bakersfield, but in Bristol, Virginia or is it Bristol, Tennessee?
We had seen the exit signs for Bristol in prior years and heard a little about its musical heritage, but we were always focused on getting to the bright lights of Music City USA and kept on driving.
Under no circumstances is Country Music Travel to be construed as a carrier under contract for safe carriage of the passenger or his or her baggage and belongings.
www.countrymusictravel.com /www/id18.html   (1400 words)

  
 Steve Richards - 2001 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee: Gary Buck    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gary Buck was named top male country singer 5 times in Canada, and won numerous awards for producer of the year for work with artists such as "The Family Brown" and "Dick Damron".
Buck spent several years as Director of the CMA in Nashville, and was one of the founding directors of the Canadian Country Music Association.
The Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame is located on the grounds of the Calgary Stampede, its permanent home.
www.steverichards.net /GaryBuck.htm   (312 words)

  
 Bad Subjects: Defining Country Music
Country music fans and detractors alike disagree all the time over whether a particular Nashville offering is or ain't country.
And members of other ethnicities, while not excluded from the musical community, have to pay plenty of dues including mastery of the standard, traditional repertoire, and generally still won't be accepted unless they adopt ethnic trappings such as dreadlocks, the red-yellow-green-fl dress code, "dread" patois and of course ganja.
Like other ethnically based genres, country is defined more by its trappings than by anything inherent in the music, as seen by the ability of the Nashville hit factory to coopt rock and pop beats and melodies by dressing them in a Tennessee wrapper.
bad.eserver.org /issues/2001/56/eck.html   (1833 words)

  
 Music Hall - Resource Center - Music Styles - Country / Folk
The Country Legends Association in collaboration with the Traditional Country Music Industry aims to preserve the roots of traditional country music through increasingly challenging times.
The association's purpose is to foster the creativity of country music by promoting the platform around the world.
Country music is a broad term for many different forms of music, as many country fans will tell you.
www.edgate.com /musichall/educator/education_center/music_styles/country_folk/general_information.html   (622 words)

  
 Country Roots Music Guide
Country Legends Association - The Country Legends Association was formed to promote Traditional/Classic Country, Gospel and Bluegrass music, which has been ignored to some extent and to preserve the roots that brought Traditional Country Music to the public.
Native Ground Music founded in 1973, is the comprehensive resource for authentic southern Appalachian music and traditional music of rural America, the Civil War, and the Old West.
Most conversations deal with country music, but it may be western swing, country rock, alt.country, honky tonk, and even the redeeming new country acts that can get buried in a sea of mediocrity.
www.countryrootsmusic.com /guide.html   (3273 words)

  
 Hillbilly-Music.com - Country Music Annual 2001
The Country Music Annual 2001 reexamines what country music is and how is should be studied.
The second volume of the Country Music Annual provides cultural scholars and fans alike with thoughtful discussions about the musical genre that has taken its place as a fixture in American popular culture.
Ernest Tubb's musical roots, the origins of one of Roy Acuff's classic gospel songs, and the Carter Family's rhtyms are discussed in these pages.
www.hillbilly-music.com /library/books/index.php?id=2530   (556 words)

  
 AGENDA Apr 2001 - Music: Alt-Country: Salsa Trombone
Alternative Country-Rock is a brand of country and rock music that emerged in the late sixties and reached its first plateau in the early seventies.
Where these two songs show a certain musical stretching by the ’Hawks (and there are other excellent cuts on this CD that show them to be a first-rate ensemble: "What Led me to This Town," "Queen of the World,"), it is on "(In My) Wildest Dreams" that we clearly hear the new Jayhawks.
The result is music full of improvisation and music that has a conscience, one that is both thought-provoking and accessible.
www-personal.umich.edu /~lormand/agenda/0104/music.htm   (1084 words)

  
 Lightfoot Honored on CCMA Award Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The show was the climax of the 2001 Canadian Country Music Week held in Calgary, AB September 7 through 10.
He also made a wry reference to the fact that he was being honored by the "country" music association, saying that it is often hard to catagorize singer/songwriters.
But, although he is not generally considered a country music artist, his songs have been recorded by country singers for more than 35 years, reaching back to 1964 when Marty Robbins had a Billboard #1 Country and Western hit with Ribbon Of Darkness.
www.mageenet.net /CCMA.html   (389 words)

  
 Country Music WebQuest
In October, 2001, the state of Texas asked for permission to add this WebQuest to the databank they were gathering to conduct a state-wide study of American symbols of freedom.
Country Music is the music of the "common man" and has a long history of expressing the hopes and dreams of everyday people.
Your task is to listen to country music songs, read the lyrics, and view videos that include references to symbols of freedom in the United States of America.
www.pampetty.com /countrymusic.htm   (468 words)

  
 Lightfoot Named To Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
July 26, 2001 - The Canadian Country Music Association, has announced that Gordon Lightfoot will be one of the two people to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame at this year's annual celebration.
The 2001 Canadian Country Music Week will be held in Calgary, AB on September 7 through 10.
Gary Buck, who began his career as a country music performer, was one of the founding directors of the CCMA and began the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1979, is the other new inductee.
www.mageenet.net /CCMAbefore.html   (354 words)

  
 Country Music
The rock edge that characterized his previous band, the Ranch, a three-piece group that released one album in 1997 to critical acclaim, was replaced by pretty-boy poses and puppy-love lyrics that aimed straight at the young female demographic.
The only demonstration of Urban's guitar dexterity was perfectly blended in the by-the-numbers instrumental "Rollercoaster." A couple of the better songs hinted at darker moods and adult emotions that were close to the real Keith Urban.
Often referred to by his peers as a "rock star in disguise," Urban borrows his guitar riffs from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Aerosmith, while his vocals seem to be in rhythm with Glen Campbell.
www.angelfire.com /punk/countrymusicfanz/Keith_Urban.html   (426 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Places to hear country music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
June 14, 2001 — Thousands of country music lovers are kicking up their heels alongside their heroes in Nashville this weekend at the 30th Annual Fan Fair.
The kinetic sounds of Cajun dance music, an exotic cousin to country music, pulsate at this dance hall on the weekends.
That old-time music is being kept alive at this location." 540-386-6054; www.fmp.com/orthey/carter.html.
www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/10great/2003-09-29-country-music_x.htm   (612 words)

  
 2001 in country music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 - George Jones (Bandit Records)
Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
This page was last modified 23:11, 7 September 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_in_country_music   (614 words)

  
 CATAMOUNT COUNTRY CHRONICLES
Area country music legends Dick Barnes and Sonny Thompson were on hand to receive Pioneer awards for their outstanding contributions to country music in the Northeast.
Each of these marvelous performers also treated the crowd to a sample of their work, with Sonny showing what being a seasoned veteran is all about, when his sound failed and he continued to press on without it.
The Northeast Country Music Association is a dedicated group of people who work very hard to promote country music.
members.tripod.com /~catamountconcerts/concertreview0014.html   (614 words)

  
 University Press of Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With the Country Music Annual, scholars, students, and interested readers have a place for sharing their research and ideas.
Ernest Tubb’s musical roots, the origins of one of Roy Acuff’s classic gospel songs, and the Carter Family’s rhythms are discussed in these pages.
“Although this compilation is designed for scholars of country music, the ten articles that comprise it contain enough anecdotes and odd facts to make the book appealing to all serious fans of the genre.
www.kentuckypress.com /viewbook.cfm?Group=29&ID=117   (391 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001: Music: George Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This CD is a must have for anyone who loves country music and George Jones.
George Jones proves with THE ROCK why he is still a force to be reckoned with, and why he is one of the greatest country music entertainers, if not the best entertainer, in the world.
There's a good mixture of traditional country ballads and his uptempo honky tonks he is known for.
www.amazon.com /Rock-Stone-Cold-Country-2001/dp/B00005NOX4   (1573 words)

  
 Welcome to Mp3DownloadHQ.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Get access to the largest collection of music from all over the world in every style and every category, from country to techno passing from classical to latino music.
You can, for example, legally download music from over 850 bands and over 20,000 live concerts as well as access to multiple software titles and games.
File sharing has enabled music fans from around the world to build the largest library of recorded music in history.
music-2001.unitedarchive.com   (260 words)

  
 Carb-BOOM! Named as Official Energy Gel Sponsor of 2001 Rock-N-Roll and Country Music Marathons
SAN DIEGO, CA (March 28, 2001) — Carb-BOOM, Inc, the leading producer of carbohydrate gels made with real fruit, announced today that it has been selected as the Official Energy Gel of the 2001 Suzuki Rock-N-Roll Marathon and the 2001 Country Music Marathon.
The second annual Country Music Marathon, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 28, 2001, expects as many as 10,000 runners to toe the line.
Like the Suzuki Rock-N-Roll Marathon, the Country Music Marathon features more than 40 live music bands on the course and will culminate with a concert on Saturday evening featuring Martina McBride and Sons of the Desert.
www.carbboom.com /about/pr_32801.php   (474 words)

  
 Marty Party 2001 - Country Music Hall of Fame - June 13, 2001 (by Sherry Mattioli)
Instead of hot, sunny Smiley Hollow, the party was held at the brand new Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville.
Musical instruments, stage costumes, handwritten lyrics--all in the display cases.
Filing cabinets and shelves of documents covering the history of country music.
www.martystuart.com /FCParty2001-Sherry.htm   (1112 words)

  
 Piano Sheet Music - Smash Country Hits 2001 (Piano/Vocal/Chords - Piano)
Country music fans are sure to enjoy this collection of hits from the brightest stars like George Strait, LeAnn Rimes, Dixie Chicks, John Michael Montgomery, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Lonestar and Alan Jackson, just to name a few.
If you are a fan of country music, then this folio is a must-have for your library.
This music has a difficulty rating of 5 on a scale of 1 to 6 with 6 being the hardest.
www.encoremusic.com /piano/1703915.html   (1010 words)

  
 Country Standard Time
All of a sudden, it seems the soundtrack to Texas might be embraced by the entirety of America.
It's a supple instrument that is as comfortable on the harder edged country ("The Stubborn One") as they are on ballads ("Words Get in the Way") and soulful songs.
For starters, Stanley lives in Coeburn, Va., a stones-throw away from Bristol, Va., where the Carters lived and made their Big Bang mark in music in 1927 with the famous Ralph Peer-recorded sessions, which helped make country music commercially viable.
www.countrystandardtime.com   (545 words)

  
 Country Tonite Theatre - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - Best Entertainment in TN
In its tenth year in Pigeon Forge Tenn., Country Tonite continues to provide the best in quality entertainment with singing, dancing, comedy, gospel, patriotic, and more filling this two-hour show.
If you are want to hear classic country music, then visit this country theatre for a music experience you won't forget.
Country Tonite Theatre is located in Pigeon Forge, TN.
www.countrytonitepf.com   (272 words)

  
 Hillbilly-Music.com - Kentucky Country
The list of country music stars who hail from Kentucky is a long and glittering one.
Kentucky Country is the story of these stars and dozens more.
Now available in paper with a new afterword, Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk, Nashville Sound era to contemporary times.
www.hillbilly-music.com /library/books/index.php?id=2196   (187 words)

  
 North America Country Music Associations, Int'l
The North America Country Music Associations, Int'l is exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has received a ruling that it is a publicly supported organization as described in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code.
It is a Tennessee chartered 501(c)3 Section 509(a)2 non-profit country music association.
The North America Country Music Associations, Int'l proudly announces it's Tenth Annual Country Music Week and NACMAI Hall of Fame and Award Show to be held March 5 - March 11, 2007, at the Country Tonite Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN.
www.geocities.com /Nashville/Opry/4883   (796 words)

  
 2001 Roughstock Country Music Awards
The RCC Chart is the largest fan-voted country music chart, with over 120,000 votes tabulated each week.
The chart year began with the January 6, 2001 RCC chart and concluded with the one dated Dec. 22, 2001.
Over 7 million votes were tabulated by the Roughstock Country Countdown during the 50 chart weeks in 2001.
www.roughstock.com /2001rcc.html   (1987 words)

  
 Kevin Montgomery - Country Music Plus September 2001
His father, Bob Montgomery, is a veteran country songwriter and producer, as well as being an early partner and friend of Buddy Holly.
His mother Carol, was a respected Nashville session singer, and was one of the backing singers on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds'.
So it is hardly surprising that Kevin was destined to find his niche somewhere in the music industry.
www.fearnothingonline.com /articles/0901_cmplus.htm   (779 words)

  
 Country Roots Music Guide
in Austin and it sure is fun to play and listen to great, live country music at the same time.
Since four players are needed for a game we have created a Yahoo Group to allow us to easily contact each other to set up games and such.
Country Roots Music is a public service of austin78704 web and graphics design
www.countryrootsmusic.com /42.html   (669 words)

  
 2001 In Music
With the Clash and Bob Marley as his primary rebel music inspiration, Chao is striving to bring street life concerns of Latin America and Europe to the youth of the U.S. Flowing rhyme in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese and riding fusions of reggae, ska, rock, and Latino pop, Chao is an uncategorizable crossover dream.
Plenty of infectious P-Funk driven bump and grind here, but this “party music” is a thowback to the politically conscious hip-hop of Chuck D and Kris-One.
Although Nashville reveals few signs of turning away from hat and hair acts, at least in the margins of the country music mainstream there is a little more light shining on the nation’s rural roots.
www.zmag.org /Zmag/articles/february02carter.htm   (1859 words)

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