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Levon Helm’s “Electric Dirt” is the follow-up to his 2007 release, “Dirt Farmer” – his first solo release in a quarter century. Following Helm’s near miraculous recovery from throat cancer, both albums have begun a new phase in the life of the man who became well-known as drummer for The Band, as well as Levon and The Hawks.
“Dirt Famer” was a criticial and commercial success, and major award winning album, winning the 2008 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Recording. Levon Helm was also named Artist of The Year by the Americana Music Association. Also, Rolling Stone Magazine hailed Helm’s “Midnight Ramble”, a monthly jam at The Barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, as 2008’s Best Jam Session.
The 11 tracks feature the same core crew of Midnight Ramble regulars that played on Dirt Farmer and subsequently went out on the road with Helm. “Electric Dirt” again finds Levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those who live by it, going even deeper and incorporating gospel, blues and soul elements in a bracing collection of originals and carefully chosen outside songs.
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Straight from the Heartland. Today's best Americana.
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Nancy Foster
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 1. She's About A Mover (live), Steve Earle
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2. Raise 'Em Up, Tony Furtado
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3. Marie Marie, Dave Alvin
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4. Locket and Key, Donna The Buffalo
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5. Roadhouse blues, Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
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6. Steve's Last Ramble, Steve Earle
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7. Cumberland County, Fred Eaglesmith
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8. Killin' Time In Texas, Gurf Morlix
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9. No Lonesome Tune, Jimmie Dale Gilmore
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10. Been Around, The Waybacks
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Martina McBride is back with a rock solid offering called Shine. If you've heard the first single called "Ride," then you have some idea of what this CD has to offer. The CD starts off with a slow pop jam called "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong." When a relationship ends, you might feel as though you'll never love again. Well, as the song says, "you're wrong baby." Probably the most powerful and emotional song on this CD is called "I'm Trying." It's a slow song about a man with an addiction to the drink and the woman who still believes in him and what they have together. This isn't another 'crying in your beer' song. This is about opening up your heart, and baring your soul to the one you love, and Martina sings it with honest emotion and conviction. Anyone who is a Martina McBride fan will love this new CD.
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The best of today's country hits. Can't get enough of Trace Adkins, George Strait, Chris Cagle, Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney!
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1. One In Every Crowd, Montgomery Gentry
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2. Sissys Song, Alan Jackson
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3. Sounds Like Life To Me, Darryl Worley
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4. Toes, Zac Brown Band
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5. Do I, Luke Bryan
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6. Runaway, Love and Theft
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7. All I Ask For Anymore, Trace Adkins
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8. Where I'm From, Jason Michael Carroll
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9. Indian Summer, Brooks And Dunn
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10. Small town USA, Justin Moore
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| Blues |
Everybody loves the blues. Featuring Walter Trout, Big Maybelle, Hound Dog Taylor, Jimmy Vaughn and on and on.
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1. Horse Of A Different Colour, Rita Chiarelli
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2. Still Got The Blues, Gary Moore
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3. Motel Room Blues, Bill Lyerly
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4. Automobile, Dave Riley
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5. Please Pretty Baby, John Earl Walker
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6. Boogie On Down (live), Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
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7. Ain't No Brakeman, Coco Montoya
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8. Too Much Of Everything, Tinsley Ellis
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9. Somebody's On Your Case, Joanna Connor
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10. You're A Dog, Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
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Alecia Nugent’s 2004 breakthrough album, “A Litte Girl… A Big Four Lane” earned her the nickname “Hillbilly Goddess”, which became the title for her lastest release. She’s joined by stellar fellow artitsts, including producer Carl Jackson, duet partner Bradley Walker, J.D. Crowe, members of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Blue Highway, The Dan Tyminski Band and The Infamous Stringdusters.
On this collection, Alecia emerges as a songwriter, as well. In addition to her autobiographical “Nugent Family Band,” co-written with Dixie and Tom T. Hall, she was inspired to write the wry “Hillbilly Goddess” title tune with Sonya Kelly and her stalwart supporter Carl Jackson.
Hillbilly Goddess is major step forward from one of the great new voices in American music: Alecia Nugent.
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From traditional down home bluegrass artists to new foot stompin fiddlers....Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Don Reno.
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1. Sugar Babe, Doc Watson W. Frosty Morn
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2. Call of the Whippoorwill, Pete Goble
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3. White Lightning, The Grascals
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4. We Shall Meet Someday, Carl Story
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5. Shenandoah Waltz, Osborne Brothers
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6. Clinch Mountain Backstop, David Lindley
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7. Walkin' In My Sleep, Hazel & Alice
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8. Lonesome Banjo, Doc Watson
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9. Too Close to the Flame, Pete Goble
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10. Orange Blossom Special, Earl Scruggs
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Leonard Cohen is returning to the United States this fall for the final leg of his critically acclaimed 2009 World Tour. He perfomed earlier this year at New York's Beacon Theatre, which was his first stateside performance in more than fifteen years. Lenorard Chohen has sold-out concerts worldwide. The fall tour of 15-dates begins on October 17, 2009 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and will end November 13 in San Jose, CA.
“Leonard Cohen's Live In London” was released earlier this year. The CD and DVD release contains a musical chronicle of the legendary musician's historic July 17, 2008 concert at London's O2 arena.
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Nothing fancy, just pure folk. Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan and more.
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1. How Long Blues, Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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2. All Mixed Up, Peter, Paul & Mary
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3. Big Rock Candy Mountain, Haywire Mac
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4. Casey Jones, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly & Pete Seeger
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5. Bamboo, Peter, Paul & Mary
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6. Dust Bowl Refugee, Woody Guthrie
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7. Richland Woman Blues, Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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8. The Motorcycle Song, Arlo Guthrie
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9. Raised On Robbery, Joni Mitchell
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10. Autumn To May, Peter, Paul & Mary
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| Classic Country |
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When it comes to Classic Country, few artists have more staying power than Willie Nelson, whose 76th birthday was April 30th. From a career that began in the early 60s as a songwriter of classics including “Hello Walls”, “Night Life” (one of the most recorded songs in country music history) and the infamous “Crazy”, Willie Nelson is now known as a singer-songwriter, actor, poet, outlaw, author and activist for American farmers with his yearly Farm-Aid. This year, Willie Nelson has had two major releases: “Willie and the Wheel”, a chart-topping collaboration with Ray Benson and Asleep At The Wheel; and “Naked Willie”, a collection of seventeen songs recorded when he was signed to RCA records from 1964 through 1970. Willie and his long-time harmonica player Mickey Raphael re-mixed the original multi-track tapes to produce “Naked Willie” as Willie had always envisioned the songs, void of strings, over-production and back-up singers. Currently touring in Canada and North America, Willie Nelson is booked on the road well through the year.
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Classic Country is your place to hear the masters, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette and many more. Take off your boots, set a spell and take a trip back to the days when Country was Country.
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1. Golden Ring, George Jones With Tammy Wynette
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2. Heaven Everyday, Mel Tillis
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3. A Good Year For The Roses, George Jones
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4. Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette
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5. Orange Blossom Special, Johnny Cash
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6. Back In Baby's Arms, Patsy Cline
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7. In The Summertime, Roger Miller
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8. Great Speckled Bird, Roy Acuff
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9. She's My Rock, George Jones
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10. All Keyed Up, Floyd Cramer
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