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Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen (lead vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass guitar, background vocals), soon joined by Jeff Cook (Lead Guitar, fiddle, keyboards). The band's blend of traditional country music and southern rock combined with elements of gospel music, and pop music gave it a crossover appeal that helped lead to their unprecedented success. They also toured extensively and incorporated production elements such as lighting and "sets" inspired by rock concerts into their shows. The band has over 30 number one country records on the Billboard Magazine charts to their credit and have sold over 73 million records to date.

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Shooter Jennings has worn many hats throughout his career: the self-described "son of a rebel saint," the hell-raising vigilante minister at a revival of true country music, the radical prophet using rock and roll as his medium, the guiding light for an ever-growing army of young musicians who are, like Shooter himself, outsiders in today's music business. Now after a career where he has done everything from sharing the stage with Alice in Chains to writing songs for the Oak Ridge Boys, Shooter will finally reveal the man at the heart of it all when he releases "Family Man" in early 2012.

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It is a Nashville legend that Connie's first record, the aching and unforgettable "Once a Day," written by Bill Anderson and recorded on July 16, 1964 when she was just 23, became one of the most celebrated singles in country music history—the first debut single by a female country singer to go to Number One, a position it held for eight weeks. Forty-seven years later it is still the only first single ever to have done that. When Connie sang "Once A Day" in the all-star B-movie musical Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar the following year, she was introduced on-screen as "The Cinderella of Country Music." "Once A Day," and her stunning rendition of "How Great Thou Art" remain the two most requested songs by her fans to this day. Connie's memorable string of hits would include "You and Your Sweet Love" "If It Ain't Love" "Where Is My Castle?" "Run Away Little Tears" "Just One Time" and "I Never Once Stopped Loving You." The passion for singing and for the songs, and the singular vocal precision in delivering them that marked those standards-to-be are fully on display in this return to recording. "If you add up all the songs on this album," Ms. Smith says, "it would add up to my personality. It's me talking again, after so many years, with a message no different than I've always had. It's just that I love you, and I want that love to come back." It's bound to.

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Andy Griggs …is ’Runnin’& Gunnin’and now Revin’ it up with NASCAR. Andy Griggs maximizes his life to the fullest. He embraces everything he does with passion that all can bear witness too. Whether he’s performing, hunting, fishing, cooking, playing poker or writing a song about NASCAR, “Drink Champagne”; you are his prey and he’s coming after you with fervor, commitment, and compassion. He is talented, witty and knocks ’em dead. His upcoming touring can be considered a triple threat. You may find him doing cooking demonstrations from his new cookbook “Cooking Up Dead Stuff” * or playing poker with the pros, or in a regularly scheduled poker tournament after showing in the top 12% of the 2008 World Series of Poker. But you will always find him entertaining while performing his greatest hits as a number one recording artist including ’Forever Gold’ and number one hit from his debut album “You Won’t Ever Be Lonely,” one of his other ten top 10 hits, or singing a tribute to one of his heroes, Waylon, Johnny or Hank Williams.

Since that first album, Griggs has seen many changes in the music industry and in himself. “There’s a big variety of music inside of me,” Andy says. “I think people have heard it when I sing and play live. But I felt like it was missing on my records and my fans were missing a part of me. It’s nothing for me to listen to KISS and then put on a Bill Monroe record. While, there’s a lot of room in between those two, there’s an even greater range of interest in how I live my life. I’ve had the opportunity to walk with the giants at Sony/BMG while recording on RCA and I’ve had the privilege of being part of a start up independent label, both offering different advantages and opportunities. I’ve also had the privilege to parlay my success in other areas I love, like hunting with the big guns and playing poker with legends.”

He’s about to have it all. And why not? While the music business and its infinite changes continue to swirl around him, one thing never changed: his belief in the power of a phenomenal song and his belief in himself. There is no greater recipe than those you create yourself and Griggs is creating his own…for life.

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The most awarded band in the history of Bluegrass Music.

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Jimmy Wayne is all of the things the public sees. He is all of the things those closest to him see. He is a songwriter and advocate; a first-tier vocalist and an activist. He will be a published author on Nov 1, 2011 when his debut novella is released, a work of fiction titled "Paper Angels" and inspired by his own childhood. He is a much sought-after speaker. His live concert performances are filled with energy and passion. He is the youngest-ever recipient of the Salvation Army's William Booth Award. He is a neglected child and a concerned adult.

Jimmy Wayne is the sum of his experiences — the good and the bad. And he will tell you he is grateful for every one of those experiences because they made him the complex man he is today.

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Simply stated, Striking Matches, made up of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis, came to Nashville to play music. Sarah, a Philadelphia native and Justin from Atlanta met when a professor at Belmont University paired them at random to play for a classroom full of guitar majors. Consequently, their first performance was the first time they had ever played together. The pair has been writing and performing ever since. Their influences range from Jerry Reed to the Beatles, John Mayer to Patsy Cline, and back again. It becomes more obvious every day that they were born to play music together.

Sarah and Justin put out their first self-titled EP in October 2012, and their song "When the Right One Comes Along" (co-written with Georgia Middleman) was featured on ABC's new drama "Nashville". Since then, the duo has performed across the country opening for acts like Kip Moore and John Hiatt, as well as Nashville's New Year's Even Bash On Broadway with the Fray, and the Grand Ole Opry.

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The legendary Jimmy C. Newman is an absolute pioneer in Cajun-Country music history! He charted 33 songs on the Billboard Country Chart from 1954-1970. A Grand Ole Opry member since 1956, Jimmy C. and wife Mae continue to make their home on their Singing Hills Ranch in Rutherford County, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville.

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