Sweetpeafriends,

A buddy/school--classmate of mine met RONNIE DUNN of BROOKS N DUNN this weekend!! He was fixin' up his place and stopped in the Ace Hardware up in the Farmington community//area of Tennessee. Can y'all believe??!! Plus her husband fixed on, constructed//flooring of the home of AARON TIPPIN!! Amazing, huh y'all??!! I think he's even met MONTGOMERY GENTRY??!! WOW!! COOL!! c

BON JOVI sings...

'Stand By Me' for Iran. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.............................. OK. c

BRAD PAISLEY's NEW CD

IS ON STORE SHELVES--JUNE 30, 2009!! --TODAY, HEY!! titled--AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT. Go out --n-- get it!! c

Reckon' KENNY CHESNEYwill have the #1 spot again next week??

We'll see!!

Speaking of spots, Crystal(I) send condolences to BILLY MAYS' family. God Bless!! c

PBS Soundstage

Check out SUGARLAND on PBS comin' up in July--on the 2nd, 2009 c

PHIL VASSAR has some new music coming out...

Check it out, man!! Plus the Abrams Brothers version of COLDPLAY's 'Viva la Vida". c

MICHAEL JACKSON'S BODY STOLEN BY CANNIBALS

THE KING OF POP IS GONE. NOW, MICHAEL'S JACKSON'S BODY IS ALSO GONE. AND TITO AND JERMAINE ARE NOT HAPPY. In a press conference this morning in Los Angeles Jermaine Jackson announced that cannibals have stolen Michael's body, and worse yet, it may be too late to recover it. Jermaine did not mince words today when he spoke of the outrage the entire family feels: "I don't have any respect for these people. They're cannibals! My God, what else is there to say! For goodness sake, they need to realize that there are many parts of Michael that are not edible but which mean a lot to his family. Please, please we beg you, whoever has Michael's body, please return it. If you've
already eaten part of Micheal, we won't care. We just want what's left back so we can give Michael a proper burial. And let me tell you, you don't want Tito on your case. You'll be sorry if Tito ever catches you!"

How does anyone know it was cannibals? It seems certain ritual objects left at the crime scene were identified by a UCLA anthropologist as belonging to a Highland New Guinea tribe known as the Umpawanto.
Professor Freidrickson: "California is a land of immigrants, and sadly it seems that some of these immigrants have carried some very bad habits into the country with them. I am in contact with members of the Umpawanto community in LA to try to open up negotiations. I am however, cognizant of the fact that it may indeed be too late."

Even more chilling was a wish list found on an Umpawanto computer seized by police; the cannibals have decided that Trace Adkins, Donny Osmond and Elizabeth Hasselback also offer an opportunity for fine dining --none of these entertainers would, however, comment on the news.

This site is following this story closely and will update our readers soon

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Y'all heard GLORIANNA's NEW SINGLE??

THE WAY IT GOES", OR WHATEVER IT'S NAME IS??!! c

COTTON has MIRANDA LAMBERT's closet...

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...................... HAHA!! Sorry!! Have a nice day!! c

American Country Countdown
Top 40 singles for the weekend of June 27-28
TW LW Song Title Artist
1 2 Out Last Night Kenny Chesney
2 1 Then Brad Paisley
3 5 Sideways Dierks Bentley
4 3 Kiss A Girl Keith Urban
5 4 Whatever It Is Zac Brown Band
6 6 I Run to You Lady Antebellum
7 11 People Are Crazy Billy Currington
8 9 You Belong To Me Taylor Swift
9 14 Alright Darius Rucker
10 12 Lost You Anyway Toby Keith
11 10 Sissy's Song Alan Jackson
12 16 Summer Nights Rascal Flatts
13 15 Strange Reba McEntire
14 17 Boots On Randy Houser
15 18 Best Days Of Your Life Kellie Pickler
16 20 I'll Just Hold On Blake Shelton
17 19 Wild At Heart Gloriana
18 21 Small Town USA Justin Moore
19 22 Barefoot and Crazy Jack Ingram
20 24 Living for The Night George Strait
21 23 Love Your Love The Most Eric Church
22 25 Indian Summer Brooks & Dunn
23 26 Sounds Like Life To Me Darryl Worley
24 29 Big Green Tractor Jason Aldean
25 27 Runaway Love And Theft
26 28 Climb Miley Cyrus
27 30 Getting' You Home Chris Young
28 31 Believers Jack Nichols
29 32 What I'm For Pat Green
30 34 Boy Like Me Jessica Harp
31 33 Fight Like A Girl Bomshel
32 36 I Want My Life Back Bucky Covington
33 35 All I Ask For Anymore Trace Adkins
34 NEW 15 Minutes Rodney Adkins
35 NEW Do I Luke Bryan
36 37 Red Light David Nail
37 40 Since You Brought It Up James Otto
38 NEW Bonfire Craig Morgan
39 NEW Solitary Thinkin Lee Ann Womack
40 39 Dead Flowers Miranda Lambert

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Check out what happened in Shelbyville, TN using Cheetos

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_cheetos_assault
Can y'all believe??!! crystallovescountry
n cheesecake!!

MAMA SAYS...

JEANNIE C. RILEY DIED. WE HERE SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. GOD SPEED. GOD BLESS C

THE LAST THING I WILL SAY ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON

................................................................................

THIS IS MY OPINION: YES THIS MAN WAS A CALLED THE KING OF POP, BUT FROM WHAT I SAW LAST NIGHT ON THE SPECIAL ABOUT HIM WAS THEY TALKED MORE ABOUT HIS BATTLES IN THE COURTROOM FIGHTING THE MOLESTATION CHARGES THAN HIS MUSIC!! THAT'S WHAT THE MAN OR WHATEVER HE IS IS GOING TO BE REMEMBERED FOR. DID HE MOLEST THOSE BOYS HE HAD SLEEPING IN HIS BED WITH HIM??!! HE WAS DISMISSED OF ALL CHARGES, BUT HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM............................. OH YES, HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...................................... HE HAD SOME PETER PAN DISEASE!! MAY HE REST IN PEACE MEVERTHELESS, I GUESS. ((WAS HE ON DRUGS--PAINKILLERS??!!))

ANYWAYS, I THOUGHT LAST NIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL ABOUT FARRAH FAWCETT. LOOK AT HOW SHE SUFFERED AND FOUGHT WITH ANAL CANCER. SHE WILL ALSO BE MISSED GREATLY. GOD BLESS AND BE WITH YOU. c

Y'all this ain't country, but...

MICHAEL JACKSON HAS DIED!! HE WAS FOUND DEAD AT HIS HOME, SOMEONE SAYS... WOW!! c

Y'all know what I did??!!...

I forgot to watch The View!! DARIUS RUCKER was on today!! Man!! I must be getting Alzheimer's or something??!! Shoot!!

Take care, c

Wasn't LEE ANN RIMES on STAR SEARCH??

Well, the host died, ED McMAHON. Awh, I send condolences to the family. God Bless n God Speed. c

ANOTHER CHEESECAKE RECIPE, I FOUND

CHECK THIS OUT!!:

CARAMEL-HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE

Crust:
2 cups hazelnuts, toasted
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted Filling:
5 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs Caramel Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 cups whipping cream
Additional toasted hazelnuts
Preparation
For crust:Wrap foil tightly around outside of 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Blend hazelnuts and sugar in food processor until nuts are finely ground. Add melted butter; blend until moist clumps form. Press nut mixture onto bottom (not sides) of prepared pan.
For filling:Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Pour filling over crust. Bake until cheesecake puffs and is set around sides but center still moves slightly when pan is gently shaken, about 50 minutes. Transfer cheesecake to rack. Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Cool cake completely. Remove foil from pan. Cover with plastic and chill overnight.
For caramel sauce:Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat; add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously). Boil sauce until reduced to 2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Cool. Spoon 1/2 cup caramel sauce evenly over top of cheesecake, leaving 1/2-inch border around edge. Arrange additional hazelnuts decoratively around outside edge of cake. Cover and refrigerate cheesecake until topping sets, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep cheesecake refrigerated. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce.) Release pan sides from cheesecake. Transfer cake to platter. Rewarm remaining sauce just until pourable but not warm. Slice cheesecake. Serve, passing sauce separately. YUM!!

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LEE ANN RIMES is a biker babe??

That's what OMG!! says. She was out shopping for helmets. Hmmmmmmmmmm............................ Have a great Father's Day!! clcnc

FROM WIKIPEDIA

Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded six studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA[1]. In addition, he has charted twenty-three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, fourteen of which have reached Number One. His style crosses between traditional country and pop-rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.
Contents[hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early years
1.2 1999-2001: Who Needs Pictures
1.3 2001-2003: Part II
1.4 2003-2005: Mud on the Tires
1.5 2005-2007: Time Well Wasted
1.6 2007-2008: 5th Gear
1.7 2008-2009: Play
1.8 2009-Present: American Saturday Night
2 Tours
3 Band
4 Personal life
5 Discography
5.1 Albums
6 Awards
7 References
8 External links
//

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years
Paisley has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave Paisley his first guitar at eight years old and taught him how to play. At age twelve Paisley wrote his first song, and by age thirteen, he was an opening act for country singers such as The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, and George Jones at the Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Paisley graduated from John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, West Virginia [2], studied briefly at West Liberty State College (WV), and later was awarded a full-paid ASCAP scholarship to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee (from 1993 to 1995). While in college, he met Frank Rogers, a fellow student who went on to serve as his producer. Paisley also met Kelley Lovelace, who became his songwriting partner.
After graduating from Belmont, Paisley signed a songwriting contract with EMI Music Publishing and he wrote David Kersh's top 5 hit "Another You", as well as David Ball's 1999 single "Watching My Baby Not Come Back." The latter was also co-written by Ball.

[edit] 1999-2001: Who Needs Pictures
His debut as a singer was with the label Arista Nashville, with the song "Who Needs Pictures" (released February 22, 1999). In May of that same year, he made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry[1]. Seven months later he had his first #1 hit with "He Didn't Have to Be," which detailed the story of Lovelace and Lovelace's stepson.
In 2000, Paisley was exposed to his first national non-country music oriented audience when producer, Todd Baker, tapped him to appear on the TLC special, "Route 66: Main Street America." This show featured Paisley and band doing rare live and acoustic versions of Route 66. The international and home video versions of this program end with a full, un-cut acoustic rendition of the piece, which was performed live on Rainbow Bridge in Riverton, KS. [3]
Later in 2000, Paisley won the Country Music Association's (CMA) Horizon Award and the Academy of Country Music's best new male vocalist trophy. He received his first Grammy Award nomination a year later for Best New Artist. On February 17, 2001, Paisley was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry[1].

[edit] 2001-2003: Part II
In 2002, he won the CMA Music Video of the Year for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)." Several celebrities made notable guest appearances in the video, including Little Jimmy Dickens, Kimberly Williams, Dan Patrick, and Jerry Springer. His three other singles off the Part II album, "I Wish You'd Stay", "Wrapped Around", and "Two People Fell in Love", all charted in the top 10.

[edit] 2003-2005: Mud on the Tires
Paisley released his third album, Mud on the Tires (2003), following Who Needs Pictures and Part II. The album features the hit song "Celebrity," the video of which parodies reality shows such as Fear Factor and American Idol and included such celebrities as Jason Alexander, Jim Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, and William Shatner. (Paisley later contributed to Shatner's album Has Been.) The album's title track, "Mud on the Tires," reached Billboard #1 in 2004.[4]

[edit] 2005-2007: Time Well Wasted
In 2005, after touring with Reba McEntire and Terri Clark on the critically acclaimed "Two Hats and a Redhead Tour," he released Time Well Wasted, containing 15 tracks. This album includes "Alcohol," two duets — "When I Get Where I'm Going" with Dolly Parton and "Out in the Parking Lot" with Alan Jackson — and a bonus track, "Cornography." On November 6, 2006, the album "Time Well Wasted" won the Country Music Association CMA Award for Best Album. "Time Well Wasted" also won album of the year at the 2006 ACM Awards.
Paisley also contributed two original songs to the Disney film Cars. These can be found on the film's soundtrack. This was in recognition of his contribution to the "Route 66: Main Street America" television special.
At the 2006 Grammy Awards, Paisley received four nominations: Best Country Album (for Time Well Wasted), Best Country Song (for "Alcohol"), Best Country Instrumental (for "Time Warp") and Best Country Vocal, Male (for "Alcohol").

[edit] 2007-2008: 5th Gear

This section may require copy-editing for cohesion.. You can assist by editing it now. (September 2008)
Paisley's fifth studio album, 5th Gear, was released in the United States on June 19, 2007. "Ticks" was the first single from the album, and quickly rose to number one on the country music singles charts. The second single from the album, "Online," which also hit number one, includes the Brentwood High School marching band playing at the end of the song. The third single "Letter to Me," and the fourth single "I'm Still a Guy" both reached number one too, making seven straight number one hits."[5]
In July, 2007, producer, Todd Baker, once again tapped Brad for a television appearance. This time as an animated character in The Wonder Pets as Daddy Armadillo. The still yet to be broadcast episode also features Brad's wife, Kimberly Williams, as Mama Armadillo.
The fifth single, from a re-issue of 5th Gear and released in June 2008, features a slightly different recording of "Waitin' on a Woman", an album cut from Time Well Wasted. This version received unsolicited airplay in late 2006. The earlier album cut has more prominent string guitar and violin parts while in the re-released version these are less prominent, and the song has a more "muted" musical tone. For the chart week of September 20, 2008, the song has become Paisley's twelfth number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit, making him the artist with the most consecutive Number One country hits since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.[6]
As of February 24, 2008, Brad Paisley officially wrapped up the 2007 Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour. The tour visited 94 cities over a 10 month period and played for over 1,000,000 fans. Bonfires & Amplifiers 2007’s first show was April 26, 2007 and the tour was so successful early on that a third leg was added extending it through February 2008. Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Jack Ingram, Rodney Atkins and Chuck Wicks have all been show openers throughout the tour.
Brad Paisley has been nominated for three 2008 Grammy Awards: Best Country Album (for 5th Gear), Best Country Collaboration (for "Oh Love" with Carrie Underwood), and Best Country Instrumental (for "Throttleneck"). On February 10, 2008, he won his first Grammy award for Best Country Instrumental for "Throttleneck".
In March 2008, Brad Paisley announced his next tour, "The Paisley Party," a 42-date tour sponsored by Hershey's. The tour kicked off on June 11, 2008, in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough and Jewel as the opening acts.[5]

[edit] 2008-2009: Play
A sixth, largely instrumental album, titled Play, was released on November 4, 2008.[7] Brad Paisley and Keith Urban released to country radio their first duet together on September 8, 2008, "Start a Band." It was the first and only single from Play, and it went on to become Paisley's thirteenth number one hit and his ninth in a row. The album also features collaborations with James Burton, Little Jimmy Dickens, Vince Gill, John Jorgensen, B.B. King, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Buck Owens, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner. Paisley and Urban both received Entertainer of the Year nominations from the CMA on September 10, 2008. On November 12, 2008 Brad Paisley won Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for "Waitin' on a Woman" during the CMA's.

[edit] 2009-Present: American Saturday Night
Brad Paisley announced on January 26, 2009 his new tour named "American Saturday Night." Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne will be opening in the majority of the shows. Brad Paisley's next album, American Saturday Night will be released on June 30, 2009. The album's lead off single, "Then" was released in March 2009 and performed for the first time on American Idol on March 18. It went on to become Paisley's 14th number one single and his tenth in a row.
On May 6th, 2009, Paisley gave an exclusive performance[8] to a small group of members from his fan club in Studio A of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN as he and his band taped an episode of CMT Invitation Only. The show gives fans a chance to see their favorite artists in a more intimate setting up close and personal. There was a Q & A session and interaction between Paisley and his fans. The show is scheduled to air on Monday, August 3rd at 9:00 p.m. on CMT.

[edit] Tours
Mud & Suds Tour 2004 (w/ Sara Evans, Andy Griggs)
Two Hats & A Redhead Tour 2005 (w/ Reba McEntire, Terri Clark)
Time Well Wasted Tour 2006 (w/ Sara Evans, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Jake Owen, Josh Turner, Billy Currington)
Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour 2007-2008 (w/ Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler, Rodney Atkins, Chuck Wicks)
The Paisley Party Tour 2008 (w/ Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough, Jewel)
The Paisley Party Tour 2009 (w/ Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Crystal Shawanda)
American Saturday Night Tour 2009 (w/ Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne)

[edit] Band
Paisley records his studio albums, in most part, with the backing of his live band, The Drama Kings. There first gig together was May 7th, 1999. The only change has been Randel Currie's addition on the steel guitar in 2000. Also, Jody Harris worked as Paisley's guitar tech until officially becoming a bandmember for the American Saturday Night Tour. As of 2009, the lineup is:
Brad Paisley – Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Gary Hooker – Guitar
Jody Harris – Guitar, Mandolin
Randel Currie – Steel Guitar
Kendal Marcy – Keyboards, banjo
Justin Williamson – Fiddle
Kenny Lewis – Bass
Ben Sesar – Drums

[edit] Personal life

Paisley performing in 2006.
Paisley had seen Father of the Bride with a former girlfriend. They broke up, but when Father of the Bride Part II was released, he went to the theater hoping his former girlfriend would do the same. She never showed up, but in an interview with an Atlanta County Radio station, he said that he watched Kimberly Williams' performance and thought, "I'd love to marry a girl like her." This led to Paisley's lyrics in his Part II album. He used the pretense of planning a video of the song as a pickup line to meet Kim, but never intended to make the video.
In 2000, Paisley began dating Williams. Williams appeared in a video for the song "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" in 2002, the last release from Part II album. The two married on March 15, 2003 at Stauffer Chapel on the campus of Pepperdine University.
They live in Franklin, Tennessee with another home in Malibu.
They have a son, William Huckleberry Paisley, born on February 22, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee.[9] Their second son, Jasper Warren [named after his grandfather who bought Brad his first guitar] was born on the morning of April 17, 2009. [10]

[edit] Discography
Main article: Brad Paisley discography

[edit] Albums
1999: Who Needs Pictures
2001: Part II
2003: Mud on the Tires
2005: Time Well Wasted
2006: Brad Paisley Christmas
2007: 5th Gear
2008: Play
2009: American Saturday Night (to be released June 30, 2009)

[edit] Awards
Brad Paisley has won the following awards:[11]
Academy of Country Music
1999 - Top New Male Vocalist of the Year
2004 - Vocal Event of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
2004 - Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
2005 - Album of the Year ("Time Well Wasted")
2005 - Vocal Event of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
2005 - Video of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
2007 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year
2008 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year
2008 - Video of the Year ("Online")
2009 - Video of the Year ("Waitin' on a Woman")
2009 - Vocal Event of the Year ("Start a Band")
2009 - Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards
2000 - Horizon Award
2001 - Vocal Event of the Year ("Too Country")
2002 - Music Video of the Year ("I'm Gonna Miss Her")
2004 - Musical Event of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
2004 - Music Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
2006 - Album of the Year (Time Well Wasted)
2006 - Musical Event of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
2007 - Music Video of the Year ("Online" - director Jason Alexander)
2007 - Male Vocalist of the Year
2008 - Music Video of the Year ("Waitin' on a Woman")
2008 - Male Vocalist of the Year
Grammy Awards
2008 - Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Throttleneck")
2009 - Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Cluster Pluck")
2009 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance ("Letter to Me")
Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards
2000 - The Discovery Award
2000 - Song of the Year ("He Didn't Have to Be")
2000 - CMT Music Video of the Year ("He Didn't Have to Be")
Flameworthy Awards/CMT Music Awards
2002 - Concept Video of the Year ("I'm Gonna Miss Her")
2005 - Collaborative Video of the Year ("Whiskey Lullaby")
2006 - Most Inspiring Video of the Year ("When I Get Where I'm Going")
2008 - Comedy Video of the Year ("Online")
2009 - CMT Performance of the Year ("Country Boy")
2009 - Collaborative Video of the Year ("Start a Band")
2009 - Male Video of the Year ("Waitin' On a Woman")
American Music Awards
2008 - Favorite Country Male Artist

[edit] References
^ a b c Arista Nashville
^ 2004 Brad Paisley International Fan Club Fact Sheet
^ Brad Paisley Performs Route 66
^ Craft, Dan. (May 24, 2007) Pantagraph. Summer music lineup has something for everyone.
^ a b News : bradpaisley.com
^ "Brad Paisley notches one more number one". Country Standard Time. 2008-09-08. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2083. Retrieved on 2008-09-09.
^ Country Music Alive: Brad Paisley: Instrumental Album
^ Brad Paisley Gives an Intimate Performance for CMT’s Invitation Only
^ A Son for Brad Paisley & Kimberly Williams - Birth, Brad Paisley : People.com
^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20273793,00.html
^ CMT.com : Brad Paisley : Awards

[edit] External links

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TOP 40 ACC COUNTDOWN

1 Then --Brad Paisley
2 Out Last Night --Kenny Chesney
3 Kiss A Girl --Keith Urban
4 Whatever It Is --Zac Brown Band
5 Sideways --Dierks Bentley
6 I Run to You --Lady Antebellum
7 It Happens --Sugarland
8 One In Every Crowd --Montgomery Gentry
9 You Belong To Me --Taylor Swift
10 Sissy's Song --Alan Jackson
11 People Are Crazy --Billy Currington
12 Lost You Anyway --Toby Keith
13 Where I'm From --John Michael Carroll
14 Alright --Darius Rucker
15 Strange --Reba McEntire
16 Summer Nights --Rascal Flatts
17 Boots On --Randy Houser
18 Best Days Of Your Life --Kellie Pickler
19 Wild At Heart --Gloriana
20 I'll Just Hold On --Blake Shelton
21 Small Town USA --Justin Moore
22 Barefoot and Crazy --Jack Ingram
23 Love Your Love The Most --Eric Church
24 Living for The Night --George Strait
25 Indian Summer --Brooks & Dunn
26 Sounds Like Life To Me --Darryl Worley
27 Runaway --Love And Theft
28 Climb --Miley Cyrus
29 Big Green Tractor --Jason Aldean
30 Getting' You Home --Chris Young
31 Believers --Jack Nichols
32 What I'm For --Pat Green
33 Fight Like A Girl --Bomshel
34 Boy Like Me --Jessica Harp
35 All I Ask For Anymore --Trace Adkins
36 I Want My Life Back --Bucky Covington
37 Red Light --David Nail
38 High Cost Of Living --Jamey Johnson
39 NEW Dead Flowers --Miranda Lambert
40 NEW Since You Brought It Up --James Otto

HOPE Y'SLL ENJOY THE COUNTDOWN AND THE REST OF YOUR FATHER'S DAY!! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DADDY!! c

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Ga. man sentenced in NYC for stalking Tyra Banks

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NEW YORK – A Georgia man who was convicted of stalking TV host Tyra Banks was sentenced Thursday to a year of probation and ordered to complete a treatment program designed specifically for stalkers.

Brady Green, 39, of Dublin, Ga., must also stay away from the former supermodel for the next two years under an order of protection.

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Burke warned Green that he would face up to 90 days in jail if he disobeys any of the court's orders.

Green and his lawyer left court without commenting.

Green was convicted in April of stalking Banks from coast to coast — calling her offices, showing up at her TV studios and sending her flowers. Police said he threatened to cut a staffer's throat for not telling him where Banks was.

When Green was arrested March 18, 2008, at a McDonald's restaurant near Banks' Manhattan studio, he told officers they "had a thing together," police said.

Banks, who did not attend Green's sentencing, testified during his trial that she feared for her safety, and for that of her staff and family.

The former Sports Illustrated cover girl said that because of Green, her company hired more security staff, her studio audiences are vetted more thoroughly, and security guards follow her everywhere.

Green testified that he was a Banks fan and had been enthusiastic about trying to get tickets for her show. He said his actions had been misunderstood.

But Assistant District Attorney Sean McMahon got Green to admit that he rode a bus for four days from Los Angeles to New York where he had no friends, relatives or job, and the first he thing he did was go to the building that houses Banks' studio.

Banks is executive producer and host of two popular TV shows, "America's Next Top Model" and "The Tyra Banks Show."

THANK YOU, YAHOO!

C

'Love Shack' SUGARLAND

That must be the next Crossroads coming up. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....................... We'll see. Sweetpea will have to investigate!! Don be late!!--checking out my soap opera blogging later!! c//sweetpea-honeybun

T-Sweezy is TAYLOR SWIFT's new thug name...

According to T-Pain!! c

MILEY sings for fans in Georgia...

on a patio. She even sang with the band-- TIM sand FAITH's 'IT YOUR LOVE.' Cool huh, y'all!! Check it out!!: http://new.music.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus/news/miley-cyrus-surprises-ga-fans-with-impromptu-show--45612992
c

Country Music and MORGAN FREEMAN

DO Y'ALL REMEMBER HIM ON THE STEVE AZAR VIDEO--"Waitin' On Joe."?? c

DID Y'ALL ENJOY THE MUSIC FESTIVAL??

WHAT DID Y'ALL THINK OF IT?? DID YOU ENJOY IT~HATE IT??!! LIKE THE PERFORMANCES?? TELL ME!! THANKS, C

DID Y'ALL ENJOY THE MUSIC FESTIVAL??

WHAT DID Y'ALL THIK OF IT?? DID YOU ENJOY IT~HATE IT??!! TELL ME!! THANKS, C

So, what did y'all think of the awards??

How did y'all like the performances?? Do you think who won--should have?? What?? Tell me!! c

Didn't BILL ENGVALL host the Awards??

I wonder how he liked it??!! Let's ask him??!! c

What?? MILEY CYRUS making waves and not @ the Awards!!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................................ Wasn't she nominated??!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................................ c

Thuggin' with T-Pain

That's what I hear TAYLOR SWIFT did last night with him on the CMT Music Awards. Also MIRANDA LAMBERT performed and Lady Antebellum. KELLY PICKLER performed. BRAD PAISLEY won all the awards!! Surely JULIANNE HOUGH didn't win anything!! I hope y'all enjoyed it!! I'll have to talk with my sis about it later to see what else happened. c

Oooh!! Make this cheecake while watching the CMT Awards

Margarita Cheesecake


Crust
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 1/4 C. graham cracker crumbs
1/4 C. unsalted butter, melted

Filling
3 8-oz. packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/4 C. sour cream
3/4 C. plus 2 T. sugar
2 1/2 T. triple sec or other orange liqueur
2 1/2 T. tequila
2 1/2 T. fresh lime juice
4 large eggs

Topping
3/4 C. sour cream
1 T. fresh lime juice
1 T. sugar

Very thin lime slices, cut in half
Very thin lime peel strips

Crust: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350° F. Spray 9-inch springform pan with vegetable oil spray. Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter in medium bowl until blended. Press crumbs over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan. Refrigerate crust.

Filling: Using electric mixer, beat cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in sour cream, then sugar, triple sec, tequila and lime juice. Beat in eggs.

Pour filling into crust. Bake until outside 2 inches are set and center moves only slightly when pan is shaken, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven; turn off oven.

Topping: Whisk sour cream, lime juice and sugar in small bowl to blend. Spread evenly over cheesecake. Return cheesecake to hot oven. Let stand 45 minutes or less (Cheesecake will look very soft, but will set up when chilled.) Refrigerate cake until well chilled, up to 1 day.

Run knife around pan sides. Remove pan sides. Place cake on platter. Arrange lime half-slices and peel around top edge of cheesecake.

YUM!!


Got this from the cheesecake factory website

crystallovescountry

Y'all watchin' the CMT Music Awards tonight??

We won't. I don't have cable. Guess I'll hear about it from my sister. They've got a satellite. At least we do have a digital TV!! Anyways, I'l be back later with the best soap opera summaries, recaps, and updates. Well, that's if the electricity doesn't go out again!! c

Have y'all heard MARTINA's new song??

"I Just Call You Mine." AWH!! Plus, y'all ready for the CMT awards?? Reckon' anybody'll be naked?? Hmmmmmmmmm....................... People don't know how to dress anymore!! c

Have y'all heard MARTINA'

COUNTRY MUSIC COUNTDOWN

"Then" by BRAD PAISLEY is the #1 song this week((June 14, 2009)) according to BILLBOARD MAGAZINE. Also MILEY CYRUS has the top country album. c

PLATINUM PROFILE: DIERKS BENTLEY

Name: Dierks Bentley

GEORGE JONES, HANK WILLIAMS Jr., DEL McCOURY Band ARE THE ONES THAT INFLUENCED THIS ARTIST.

Dierks Bentley was born on November 20, 1975 in Phoenix. When he was 19, he moved to Nashville, where he got a job with The Nashville Network (now Spike TV), researching country music performances. He played nights at various venues all over town, and recorded a demo, which lead to a songwriting deal.
In 2003, he was signed to Capitol Nashville, where he recorded his self-titled debut album, which contained the No. 1 hit "What Was I Thinkin'." The album went on to sell over one million copies, earning Dierks a Platinum certification.
In 2005, he released his sophomore release, entitled Modern Day Drifter. The album was another success, earning him another Platinum certification, and two more No. 1 songs, with "Come a Little Closer" and "Settle for a Slowdown." That year, he also won the CMA Horizon Award, and he was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry , Arizona. At the age of 13, he taught himself to play guitar, and played mostly the rock songs his friends listened to, until a friend played him a Hank Williams, Jr. song, called "Man to Man."

Long Trip Alone was released in 2006, bringing Bentley another pair of No. 1 songs, with "Every Mile a Memory" and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)."

With all the hits he had scored in his young career, a Greatest Hits album was planned, and Dierks offered his fans the chance to be executive producers, and help him choose the name of the album. Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008 was released on May 6, 2008.

In February 2009, Dierks released his fifth studio album, entitled Feel That Fire. Dierks will tour in 2009 with BRAD PAISLEY on the American Saturday Night Tour starting in the Summer, as well as play headlining dates on his own.

this info came from about.com

Y'ALL GO OUT AND SEE THIS PLATINUM PROFILE ARTIST ON TOUR!! C

Man, CMT has lost it's umph

I watch GAC bc they at least have the videos. c

Y'all I got Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

MIRANDA LAMBERT's new CD. It's awesome!! What y'all think?? Took out friend out yesterday for her birthday. I drank some kinda blue margarita. It was good, but tasted like Kool-Aid. Ate some Mexican dish. Well, what's a going on with y'all??!! Thanks for readin'!! c

Crossroads

With JASON ALDEAN AND BRYAN ADAMS. I'VE HEARD THEY DO A GREAT RENDITION OF "HEAVEN" TOGETHER. I WISH WE HAD CABLE. Y'ALL READY FOR THE DIGITIAL TRANSITION TODAY @ 12:01((during All My Children)) OR WHATEVER??!! c

How could JULIANNE HOUGH still be out there makeing music??

Sorry, hate to tell y'all she's not good, not talented in country music. These Award shows are fixed!! Stick with Dancin', Sweetie!! c

Hey, clcnc fans--what y'all think of Holly Williams??

She's the sis of HANK WILLIAMS III AND DAUGHTER OF HANK Jr. so that makes her-- HANK WILLIAMS Sr. granddaughter!! Cool, huh??!! Have y'all heard her "Sometimes", or "Mama". or "Keep the Change"?? I've heard that one. She's not bad!! Her influences are Rolling Stong, Elliot Finn, and Neil Finn. She's toured with Billy Bob Thornton. Hmmmmmmm.................. Interesting!! c

Reckon' TAYLOR SWIFT has the #1

this week with, You Belong With Me" or whatever the name of the song is. c

Join MILEY CYRUS on her tour

Country Music tour, I guess. Bc didn't she cross over?? Get MILEY CYRUS tickets!! c

KENNY closin'??

That's what I hear. He's closing the CMA Festival festivites. Hmmmmmmmm.....
..................... c

((OOH!!)) try this cheesecake recipe...

I discovered on the Internet~ YUM!!:

Ingredients:
1 pie crust (9 inch), baked
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 pints fresh strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup water
1/2 pint whipping cream, whipped
Preparation:
Spread softened cream cheese over the bottom of the cooled pie crust. Hull, wash, and drain berries, reserving 8 whole berries for topping; halve the remaining berries. Place half of the berries over the cream cheese.
In a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and water; add remaining halved berries. Over medium heat, bring to a simmer and cook until thickened; cool thoroughly and pour over strawberries in the pie crust. Top with whipped cream and garnish with the remaining 8 whole strawberries. Chill thoroughly before serving.
clcnc

Did the countdown today...

bc we are making a trip to go and see my husband's mother tomorrow. Y'all be good and Good Night!! Happy Sunday tomorrow-- to ya'!! C

Is LEE ANN RIMES a stalker??

Is she stalking Eddie Cibrien and his wife?!! That's what's on the rumor mill!! Supposedly, she is stalking both- he and his wife-- is what's being said. Is this true??!! I think she is denying the allegations??!! We'll see. I'll find out for y'all, my country music lover readers!! Have a good night!! c

KIX's TOP TEN

10. "Sissy's Song"~ALAN JACKSON
9. "Run To You"~LADY ANTEBELUM
8. "She's Country"~JASON ALDEAN
7. "Whatever It Is"~ZAC BROWN BAND
6. "One In Every Crowd"~MONTGORMERY GENTRY
5. "Sideways" DIERKS BENTLEY
4. "Out Last Night"~ KENNY CHESNEY
3. "Kiss a Girl"~KEITH URBAN
2. "It Happens"~SUGARLAND
1. "Then"~ BRAD PAISLEY
CRYSTAL LOVES COUNTRY MUSIC!!

PLATINUM PROFILE: REBA McENTIRE

wapedia

Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American country music singer, performer and actress. [1] Sometimes referred to as "The Queen of] she is known for her lively stage-shows and pop-tinged ballads. She has issued 31 albums, with over 50 million records sold worldwide; 41 of the millions being in the U.S. [4] in her 33-year career. She ranks as the #7 best-selling female artist in all genres, and is the second best selling female country artist of all time. [5]
McEntire recently became the female artist with the most top 10 hits (when her collaboration with Brooks & Dunn on "Cowgirls Don't Cry" becoming her 56th top 10 hit.) and released five gold albums, six platinum albums, two double-platinum albums, four triple-platinum albums, a quadruple-platinum album, and a quintuple-platinum album, for certified album sales of 40.5 million over the 20-year period.
Though she previously appeared in several films - most notably 1989's cult-classic Tremors, in 2001, Reba expanded her activities as an actress in film, on stage (starring in a Broadway revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" to critical acclaim), and particularly on television, where she starred in a situation comedy, Reba, which lasted from 2001 to 2007

McEntire was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Smith), a teacher whose father was a sharecropper, and Clark Vincent McEntire, a rodeo performer and cattle rancher. [7] She grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma, learning to ride in rodeos, sing, and play music with Oklahoma native Cadillac Jack. McEntire was raised on the 7,000-acre family ranch, traveling with her parents and siblings to the rodeos at which her father competed. Clark McEntire was named World Champion Steer Roper three times, in 1957, 1958, and 1961. (McEntire's grandfather, John McEntire, had won the same title in 1934.) McEntire's mother had aspired to a career in music but never pursued it. [6]
She soon formed a singing group with her brother and sister, known as The Singing McEntires. Her sister, Susie Luchsinger, has a successful career in Christian music and co-hosts Cowboy Church, a Christian show on RFD-TV, while her brother, Pake, had success as a country music artist in the 1980s. The trio had a local hit with "The Ballad of John McEntire," a tribute to their grandfather, that was aired by local disc jockey Glen Steele in 1971. Older sister Alice was not involved in the group. McEntire also followed in the family rodeo tradition, becoming a barrel racer, the only event open to women. [6]
McEntire was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jacqueline (née Smith), a teacher whose father was a sharecropper, and Clark Vincent McEntire, a rodeo performer and cattle rancher. [7] She grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma, learning to ride in rodeos, sing, and play music with Oklahoma native Cadillac Jack. McEntire was raised on the 7,000-acre family ranch, traveling with her parents and siblings to the rodeos at which her father competed. Clark McEntire was named World Champion Steer Roper three times, in 1957, 1958, and 1961. (McEntire's grandfather, John McEntire, had won the same title in 1934.) McEntire's mother had aspired to a career in music but never pursued it. [6]
She soon formed a singing group with her brother and sister, known as The Singing McEntires. Her sister, Susie Luchsinger, has a successful career in Christian music and co-hosts Cowboy Church, a Christian show on RFD-TV, while her brother, Pake, had success as a country music artist in the 1980s. The trio had a local hit with "The Ballad of John McEntire," a tribute to their grandfather, that was aired by local disc jockey Glen Steele in 1971. Older sister Alice was not involved in the group. McEntire also followed in the family rodeo tradition, becoming a barrel racer, the only event open to women. [6]
2. Music career
2. 1. 1974-1983: Mercury Records
In 1974, while majoring in teaching at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, McEntire sang "The Star Spangled Banner" at the National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City. Rodeo attendee and country singer Red Steagall suggested that she go to Nashville to pursue a solo career. She scored a contract with Mercury Records and began her professional career with a hard honky tonk sound, which did not go over well at a time when country music was dominated by outlaw country artists like Willie Nelson and David Allan Coe, and country-pop artists like Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle. Around the time of the release of her first album, she married Charlie Battles, a professional steer wrestler and bulldogger
McEntire's first charting single, "I Don't Want to Be a One-Night Stand," peaked at #88 in 1976. The song was from McEntire's debut album, Reba McEntire. Her first Top-20 entry came in 1978 with "Three Sheets in the Wind/I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (duets with Jacky Ward). This was a one-off single, however, not appearing on any album. Her second album, Out of a Dream, gave her 5 Top-40 hits, the biggest being a rendition of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams," which made it to #19 in 1979. McEntire considers Cline one of the biggest influences on her career.
McEntire continued to make strides on the singles chart, reaching the Top 10 for the first time with "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven," which peaked at #8 in August 1980. "Feel the Fire," her third album, released in October 1980, was another chart failure, but after a couple more Top-20 singles she reached the Top Five with "Today All Over Again" in October 1981. The song was featured on her fourth album, Heart to Heart, released in September, which helped it become her first to chart, reaching #42 in the country LP list. She achieved a new high on the singles chart in August 1982 when "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" reached number three. It was included on her fifth album, Unlimited, released in June 1982, which hit #22. But that was only the beginning. The LP also spawned "Can't Even Get the Blues" and "You're the First Time I've Thought about Leaving," which became back-to-back number-one hits in January and April 1983, respectively. By then, she had moved up from playing nightclubs and honky tonks to being the regular opening act for the Statler Brothers. She went on to work in the same capacity with Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Mickey Gilley, and others. [6]
Reba McEntire began to expand her audience during the early 1980s. In 1984, she signed to MCA Nashville and quickly became one of the best-selling country artists of all time. She released her first album with the label, Just a Little Love, the same year. After McEntire signed with MCA, Mercury released The Best of Reba McEntire in 1985. Two years later she released her first collection of greatest hits for MCA, simply titled Greatest Hits. No new material was recorded for the album. The album was later re-released as Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits in 1992, which featured an alternate album cover.
McEntire had bigger plans for her second album under MCA. Set to have Harold Shedd produce her next album, she rejected his suggestions for songs and the sweetened arrangements he imposed on them and appealed to Jimmy Bowen, the newly-installed president of MCA's country division. Bowen allowed her to pick her own material and to eliminate the strings and other pop touches used on Just a Little Love and her Mercury releases. The result was My Kind of Country, released in November 1984, which was dominated by covers of old country songs previously performed by Ray Price, Carl Smith, Connie Smith, and Faron Young. Even before the album's release, however, its advance single, "How Blue," hit number one. [6]
My Kind of Country was McEntire's first album to go gold by the RIAA, while it also peaked at #13 on the Top Country Albums chart. The second (and last) single from the album, "Somebody Should Leave" which became a hit #1, and set the stage for a string of McEntire hits that would eventually reach #1 on the Country charts.
McEntire won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award from the Country Music Association four years in a row (1984 through 1987); although she's the only woman in the Association's history to do it, she's just one of two to win the award that many years. Martina McBride shares that honor with McEntire (first in 1999 and also from 2002 through 2004). Additionally, McEntire is one of only five solo female artists (others include Shania Twain, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn) to win the Country Music Association's highest honor, "Entertainer of the Year".
In 1986, McEntire released the album Whoever's in New England. The album, along with the title track, put McEntire on the map, and from then on Reba McEntire was a household name. While "Whoever's in New England" was not her first number-one single (it was actually her fifth), the song was considered her first career record and the album was her first number-one album. The song also earned McEntire her first Grammy Award. It is seen by many as an "answer song" to Barry Manilow's 1976 "Weekend in New England" hit, as sung by the wife of a philandering husband who has an ongoing affair with someone in New England. It was accompanied by McEntire's first music video. Later that year, Southeastern Oklahoma State University honored her as a distinguished alumna. By this time, McEntire started co-producing her own records, starting with Whoever's In New England. She would continue this tradition the rest of her career.
McEntire released her next album, What Am I Gonna Do About You, in September 1986, prefaced by the single of the same name that hit #1, as did the gold-selling LP, which also featured the chart-topping single "One Promise Too Late." She released Greatest Hits in April; it became her first platinum album and eventually sold over three million copies. (It also became her first album ever to cross over to the pop charts.) McEntire's string of hits continued with the release of The Last One to Know in September 1987, prefaced by the single of the same name that reached #1 in December. The album, also featuring the number-one hit "Love Will Find Its Way to You," reached #3 and eventually went platinum. [6]
In 1988, Reba, which featured "New Fool at an Old Game," reached #1, as did the single "I Know How He Feels." The album's lead-off single was "Sunday Kind of Love," a cover of the 1947 Jo Stafford pop hit. It peaked at #5 in July. [6]
The same year, McEntire founded Starstruck Entertainment, a company that handled management, booking, publishing, and other aspects of her career and, eventually, represented other artists as well. [6]
McEntire released two albums in 1989. Sweet Sixteen was released in May, while a live LP, Reba Live, was released in August. The album Sweet Sixteen featured the number-one hit "Cathy's Clown," a song recorded originally by The Everly Brothers.
McEntire's string of number-one hits continued throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. In 1990, McEntire released the album Rumor Has It. The album featured the number-one hit "You Lie" and also included "Fancy." The latter became McEntire's signature song and CMT ranked it at #26 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs. The video ranked #35 on the list of the 100 Greatest Country Videos. "Fancy" was considered one of the greatest songs of all time. Most recently on the 2008 version of the 100 Greatest Country Videos "Fancy" ranked at #13.
McEntire made her acting debut in the science-fiction thriller Tremors, establishing her crossover into acting.
2. 3. 1991-1999: Reba in the 1990s
Reba McEntire was riding at the top of success. Personally, however, her world would come crashing down in the spring of 1991. On March 16, a plane carrying seven of McEntire's band members and her road manager crashed, killing all on board. McEntire was devastated. There was a minor controversy over her decision to perform on the Academy Awards a week after the crash, but she appeared on the show to dedicate the nominated song "I'm Checking Out" from the film Postcards from the Edge to her fallen band members. During the performance, McEntire was visibly emotional, holding back tears. She had been known to refer to them as her "Crazy Eight." Ultimately, she earned the respect and affection of her peers for her decision and her stoic toughness and perseverance.
She dedicated her next album, For My Broken Heart, to them when it was released in October. The disc was another hit, going gold and platinum simultaneously shortly after its release and eventually selling four million copies, its singles including the chart-topping title song and another #1, "Is There Life Out There." [6] During the 1992 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, her live performance had 61,977 attendees, filling the Houston Astrodome to full capacity.
Her 17th album, It's Your Call, released in December 1992, was an immediate million seller, eventually going triple platinum. (It was also her first Top Ten pop album.) Its biggest single was "The Heart Won't Lie," a duet with Vince Gill that hit #1 in April 1993. McEntire's next #1 was also a duet, "Does He Love You", sung with Linda Davis; it hit #1 in November 1993 and was included on her September release Greatest Hits Vol. 2, an album that sold two million copies practically out of the box and another three million over the next five years. "Does He Love You?" won McEntire her second Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and a CMA award for Vocal Event of the Year. [6]
Her 18th regular studio album, Read My Mind, appeared in April. Another million-seller that went triple platinum, it produced five country chart singles, among them, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and "She Thinks His Name Was John," a song about a woman who contracts AIDS from a one-night stand. Even McEntire's star power could only propel such an atypical country subject as high as #15. Meanwhile, she had parts in two feature films released during the summer, a speaking role in the drama North and a cameo in the children's comedy The Little Rascals. (She also made an uncredited appearance in the Western film Maverick and its soundtrack album.) She executive produced and starred in a TV movie based on her song, Is There Life Out There? Her autobiography, Reba: My Story, became a best-seller. [6]
Renowned for her flashy stage performances, McEntire was the first woman to have the highest grossing concert tour in country music. In 1994 and 1995, her stage show outgrossed all other country artists. For her contribution to the recording industry, McEntire has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. In 1995, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
McEntire's 19th album, Starting Over, was released in October 1995. Intended to mark the 20th anniversary of her recording career, it was a collection of covers of well-known songs. It not only topped the country charts but hit #5 in the pop charts, selling a million copies. But, boasting only one Top-Ten hit, a revival of Lee Greenwood's "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" among three chart singles and not achieving a multi-platinum certification, it suggested that McEntire finally had peaked commercially in country music. [8] In 1996, she scored a #2 hit on the Dance/Club play charts with a remix of "You Keep Me Hangin' On." The CD single, which contained four different mixes of the song, peaked at #4 on the sales charts.
She returned to the country charts with her 20th album, What If It's You, released in November 1996. The album spawned four Top-20 hits, with "How Was I to Know" reaching #1 and "The Fear of Being Alone" and "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" each reaching #2. Simultaneously certified gold and platinum, the album eventually topped two million copies. [8
While the number-ones slowed down, and album sales did not match the success of Greatest Hits Volume Two, McEntire remained one of the most successful music artists. A string of hits continued through the mid to late 1990s with songs such as "Why Haven't I Heard From You?", "And Still," "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," "Till You Love Me," and "If You See Him," a duet with Brooks & Dunn. She teamed up with Brooks & Dunn in the spring of 1998 for a single called "If You See Him/If You See Her." It hit #1 in June, helping to set up the release of her 21st album, If You See Him, which also brought her three additional Top-Ten hits on its way to selling a million copies. She appeared in the TV movie Forever Love (the title of one of those Top-Ten hits) during the year and made several guest-star appearances on TV series. [8] Her 1997 package tour with Brooks & Dunn was the largest grossing tour in country music history until it was surpassed the next year by Canadian country singer, Shania Twain's Come on Over Tour.
In May 1999, McEntire had two new albums ready for the fall. The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection, a September release, was her second holiday CD, which she accompanied with a TV movie, The Secret of Giving. The disc eventually went gold. So Good Together, which McEntire produced with Tony Brown, Guto Graco Mello, David Malloy, and Keith Steagall, and which issued in November, was her 22nd regular studio album, prefaced by the Top Five single "What Do You Say?" Although none of the songs from the album topped the country charts, it did feature a second Top-Five hit, "I'll Be," and a Top-20 hit, "We're So Good Together", and went platinum before the end of 2000. [8]
In mid-2001, she released a single, "I'm a Survivor," that peaked in the country Top Five and prefaced a new compilation, Greatest Hits Vol. 3: I'm a Survivor, released in October. It topped the country charts and went gold. [8] She finally returned to recording after two years in the summer of 2003 with a new single, "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain," which peaked in the country Top 20. Room to Breathe, her 23rd regular studio album and first in three years, followed in November and went platinum over the next nine months. The disc's second single, "Somebody," in August 2004 became her first #1 single in more than six years as well as her most recent chart-topper; and it was followed by another Top-Ten hit, "He Gets That from Me" (#7), and the Top-20 "My Sister." [8]
In the summer of 2004, McEntire returned to the concert stage with her first tour in three years with the Reba McEntire 2004 Tour.
McEntire found time in the spring of 2005 to return to the musical theater, if only for one night. In a piece of inspired casting, she portrayed the "cock-eyed optimist" from Arkansas, Ensign Nellie Forbush, in a special concert version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific performed at Carnegie Hall. The all-star production - also featuring Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell and actor Alec Baldwin - was filmed for a PBS special on the network's Great Performances series and recorded for an album, both of which were released in 2006.
In November 2005, McEntire released Reba #1's. Along with two new songs, the two-disc collection featured every one of McEntire's singles that had ever reached #1 on any U.S. country music chart. The total figure of 33 includes 22 that reached #1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with the remainder having topped the country charts of Radio & Records, or of the now-defunct Cash Box or Gavin Report charts.
In 2006, McEntire began a multi-week concert stint at the Las Vegas Hilton with REBA: Key to the Heart. In November 2006, McEntire was the first recipient of a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville. She was honored alongside Roy Orbison, Ronnie Milsap and others. The same month, McEntire was honored by CMT as the first recipient of the CMT Giant honor.
In February 2007, McEntire saw the end of her hit television sitcom, Reba, after six successful seasons. The same month McEntire and Kelly Clarkson taped a performance for an installment of CMT Crossroads that aired June 24 on CMT.
On August 30, 2007, McEntire received two CMA nominations: Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year. With those two nominations plus another in 2008, Reba became the female artist with the most nominations (forty-six) in the forty-two year history of the CMA Awards, surpassing Dolly Parton, who has forty-three. [9]
Reba: Duets, featuring duets with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Rascal Flatts, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, and Carole King, was released on September 18. The first single was a duet with Kelly Clarkson, a remake of Clarkson's song "Because of You." The song rose quickly up the country chart and became McEntire's 30th Top-20 country single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and is also her 50th Top-5 single. This ties her with Dolly Parton for the record among female country artists. For the first time in her career, the album debuted at #1 on both pop and country album charts selling more than 300,000 copies in its first week. It has been recently certified platinum. In the summer of 2007, McEntire hit the road with the Key to the Heart Tour.
On January 17, 2008, she embarked on the 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour, a co-headlining tour with Kelly Clarkson. The second 24-date leg of this tour began on September 25, 2008.
MCA Nashville released a three disc greatest hits boxed set, 50 Greatest Hits, on October 28. The album features all of Reba's singles from 1984's "How Blue" to "Because Of You" with Kelly Clarkson in 2007.
In 2008, ten years after "If You See Him/If You See Her," McEntire partnered again with Brooks & Dunn for the re-recorded single, "Cowgirls Don't Cry." McEntire is featured in the video, but not on the version found on the album Cowboy Town. It became McEntire's fifty-sixth Top Ten country hit, breaking Dolly Parton's record for the most Top Ten country hits for a solo female. [10]
In November 2008, Reba McEntire announced she departed her long time label MCA and signed with Valory Music Group, a sister label owned by Big Machine Records. [11] Her first album on the label, Keep On Loving You, confirmed by Reba.com, is set for release on August 18, 2009. McEntire debuted the first single from the album, a song called "Strange," at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5, 2009. The song has received positive reviews with Billboard calling the song "a delicious performance from one of country music's most gifted divas." [12] The song debuted at #39 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart giving McEntire the highest single debut of her career, and the first in the Top 40. The song is also Reba's fastest rising single of her career. [13]
Acting career
3. 1. Theatre
In February 2001, Reba McEntire replaced Bernadette Peters in the role of Annie Oakley in the Broadway revival of the Irving Berlin musical Annie Get Your Gun. She received a Drama Desk Special Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Theatre World Award for her performance
Her most extensive acting role began on October 5, 2001, when the half-hour sitcom Reba premiered on the WB TV network. The show became the primary focus of McEntire's activities, and she moved to Los Angeles to accommodate it. [8]
The show became an instant hit on the WB network, becoming the most-watched comedy series on the network ever and earned McEntire a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe nomination.In an episode of her sitcom "Reba" she had Kelly Clarkson on as a guest start to her show. When the WB Network closed, the show transferred to its successor, the CW network, for its final season in 2006-07. Even though it was the most popular program on the WB/CW for its whole run, and one of the only WB shows nominated for an Emmy, it was cancelled out of the blue. Officials said it did not suit the new CW programming, even though no other program got half of the ratings Reba did.
Reba guest starred on the game show The Price Is Right on April 3, 2009, on the CBS Television network. The country-themed episode was a cross-promotion for the Academy of Country Music Awards, which she hosted, and aired on CBS two days later.
4. Personal life
On June 25, 1987, she filed for divorce from Charlie Battles, her husband of eleven years. After her divorce was settled and Battles was awarded the couple's ranch in Oklahoma, she moved to Nashville. [6] McEntire married Narvel Blackstock, her manager and former steel guitar player, on June 3, 1989, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The couple took control of all aspects of her career. They have one son, Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock, who was born on February 23, 1990. She also has three stepchildren. As of 2003, she resides in Beverly Park, an exclusive gated community in Beverly Hills. She also has a large estate in Lebanon, Tennessee.
5. Awards
McEntire holds the record for the most Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist Awards (seven), and American Music Awards for Favorite Female Country Artist (twelve), and ties with with Martina McBride for most Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Awards (four).

Year Award Category 1984 Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist 1985 Music City News Country Awards Female Artist of the Year Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist 1986 Music City News Country Awards Female Artist of the Year Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist Academy of Country Music Video of the Year - "Whoever's In New England" Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Grammy Awards Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - "Whoever's In New England" 1987 NARM Top Selling Female Country Album - "Whoever's In New England" American Music Awards Favorite Country Female Video Artist Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year 1988 American Music Award Favorite Female Country Artist TNN Viewer's Choice Award Favorite Female Vocalist Music City News Country Awards Female Artist of the Year 1989 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist Music City News Country Awards Female Artist of the Year TNN Viewer's Choice Award Favorite Female Vocalist 1990 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist 1991 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist American Music Awards Favorite Country Album - "Reba Live!" Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist Academy of Country Music Video of the Year - "Is There Life Out There?" 1992 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Country Performer People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer 1993 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist American Music Awards Favorite Country Album - "For My Broken Heart" People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer Grammy Awards Best Country Vocal Collaboration - "Does He Love You" (w/ Linda Davis) 1994 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Country Performer TNN/Music City News Country Awards Vocal Collaboration - "Does He Love You" (w/Linda Davis) Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist Country Radio Awards Entertainer of the Year Country Radio Awards Female Vocalist Country Music Association Vocal Event of the Year - "Does He Love You" (w/Linda Davis) Billboard Awards Favorite Female Country Artist 1995 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist American Music Awards Favorite Country Album - "Read My Mind" People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer Blockbuster Awards Favorite Female Country Artist 1996 Country Weekly Golden Pick Awards Favorite Entertainer American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer 1997 People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer Country Weekly Golden Pick Awards Favorite Female Vocalist Blockbuster Awards Favorite Album by a Female Country Artist - "What If It's You" 1998 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Musical Performer TNN/Music City News Country Awards Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award 1999 British Country Music Awards International Female Vocalist of the Year CMT International Awards Video Event of the Year - "If You See Him/If You See Her" 2000 British Country Music Awards International Female Vocalist of the Year Country Music Association International Artist Achievement Award 2001 Drama Desk Awards Special Award - "Annie Get Your Gun" Outer Critics Awards "Annie Get Your Gun" 2002 People's Choice Awards Favorite Actress in a New Television Series - "Reba" Academy of Country Music Home Depot Humanitarian Award CMT 40 Greatest Women of Country Music #6 ranking 2003 Country Radio Broadcasters Career Achievement Award Academy of Country Music Leading Lady Award 2004 American Music Awards Favorite Female Country Artist New Music Weekly Favorite Female Country Artist CMT Flameworthy Awards Johnny Cash Visionary Award 2005 Academy of Country Music Special Award for Most Female Vocalist Wins Family Television Awards Best Actress, Reba 2006 CMT Giants Inaugural Honoree 2007 Billboard Magazine Woman of the Year [14] 2008 French Country Music Awards Best Duo Of The Year w/ Kenny Chesney for 'Every Other Weekend' ASCAP Golden Note Award 2009 Country Radio Association Most Played Country Female Artist Most Top Ten Singles For Country Artist
Film Year Film Role Notes 1990 Tremors Heather Gummer Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 1994 Maverick spectator uncredited North Ma Tex The Little Rascals A.J. Ferguson 2001 One Night at McCool's Dr. Green 2006 The Fox and the Hound 2 Dixie voice Charlotte's Web Betsy the Cow voice 2009 Jackson Hole: To The Max! Herself Television Year Film Role Notes 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw Burgundy Jones 1993 Evening Shade Herself one two-part episode; "Ava Takes a Shower" 1993 The Man From Left Field Nancy Lee Prinzi 1994 Frasier Rachael one episode; "Fortysomething" Is There Life Out There Lily Marshall 1995 Buffalo Girls Annie Oakley 1997 Diagnosis Murder Herself one episode; "Murder, Country Style" 1998 Forever Love Lizzie Brooks 1998 Hercules Artemis two episodes; "Hercules and the Falling Stars" & "Hercules and the Caledonian Boar" 1999 Secret of Giving Rose Cameron 2001 - 2007 Reba Reba Hart Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2004)
People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series (Won - 2002)
8. Bibliography
McEntire, Reba (1994). Reba: My Story. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553096071.
McEntire, Reba (1999). Comfort from a Country Quilt: Finding New Inspiration and Strength from Old-Fashioned Values. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553107944.
9. Further reading
Bufwack, Mary A. (1998). "Reba McEntire". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 339 (birth year listed as 1954).
10. References
Billboard.com - Biography - Reba McEntire
[1] Askmen.com (Retrieved on 04-17-07)
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1195667_4%7C27538%7C%7C0_0_,00.html "ew.com" Retrieved on 04-17-07
News : Headlines : Reba McEntire's Duets Album Goes Platinum : Great American Country
RIAA - Top Selling Artists
^ Ruhlmann, William. Reba McEntire biography, Allmusic
Reba McEntire Biography (1955-)
^ Reba McEntire biography at Starpulse.com; retrieved February 5, 2008
CMA Awards Database Reba McEntire
Bronson, Fred (2009-01-22). "Billboard Chart Beat". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart-beat-bonus/chart-beat-christopher-cross-paul-mccartney-1003933441.story. Retrieved on 2009-01-25.
Valory Music label lands Reba McEntire
Evans Price, Deborah. "Single Review, Strange". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/strange-1003961166.story. Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
"Reba’s New Hit Is ‘Strange’, Look For BIG Chart Debut This Week". FancyReba. 2009-04-13. http://board.fancyreba.com/index.php?showtopic=4242. Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
AFP.google, Billboard Names Reba Woman of the Year
Reba's Official Site
Reba McEntire at the Internet Movie Database

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Studio albums Reba McEntire · Out of a Dream · Feel the Fire · Heart to Heart · Unlimited · Behind the Scene · Just a Little Love · My Kind of Country · Have I Got a Deal for You · Whoever's in New England · What Am I Gonna Do About You · The Last One to Know · Merry Christmas to You · Reba · Sweet Sixteen · Reba Live · Rumor Has It · For My Broken Heart · It's Your Call · Read My Mind · Starting Over · What If It's You · If You See Him · The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection · So Good Together · Room to Breathe · Reba Duets

Compilation albums The Best of Reba McEntire · Reba Nell McEntire · Greatest Hits · Greatest Hits Volume 2 · Oklahoma Girl · Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor · 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection · Reba #1's · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection · Love Revival · 50 Greatest Hits

Television The Gambler Returns: Luck of the Draw · The Man From Left Field · Is There Life Out There · Buffalo Girls · Forever Love · Reba

Film Tremors · North · One Night at McCool's · The Fox and the Hound 2 · Charlotte's Web

Theater Annie Get Your Gun · South Pacific

Tours Singer's Diary Tour · Girls Night Out Tour · 2 Hats and a Redhead Tour · REBA: Key to the Heart · Key to the Heart Tour 2007 · 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour

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