{"id":20490,"date":"2013-05-15T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=20490"},"modified":"2013-05-15T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:00:48","slug":"march-ifco-tri-son-news-jam-packed-with-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/15\/march-ifco-tri-son-news-jam-packed-with-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March IFCO Tri Son News Jam Packed With News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tri-Son News Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Loudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022\u00a0May 2013 Issue’<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"George-Jones\"George Jones’ <\/b>final Nashville concert event, set for November 22nd at the Bridgestone Arena will continue as planned with one change…the show\u00a0will now become a Tribute to George Jones.<\/i><\/b> \u00a0\u201cEveryone has been asking if we will still do the show,\u201d<\/i> says Nancy Jones<\/b>. \u201cI\u00a0have asked <\/i>Garth, Kid Rock, Travis Tritt, The Oak Ridge Boys, Montgomery Gentry, Sam Moore, Charlie Daniels, Jamey Johnson<\/i><\/b> and others and\u00a0they all said \u2018yes, I am still going to do it\u2019 so with all the artists still planning on coming, we are going to honor George one final time.\u201d\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n

Tickets for the\u00a0Nashville finale were SOLD OUT previously. Please check with Ticketmaster for\u00a0any tickets that may come available. At this time, the process to re-confirm is underway. A list of all confirmed talent will be available at georgejones.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The National Music Publishers’ Association<\/b> (NMPA<\/b>) has announced that\u00a0Toby Keith<\/b> will receive NMPA’s 2013 Songwriter Icon\u00a0Award<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 and U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch<\/b> will receive the 2013 President’s\u00a0Award<\/i><\/b>. Both awards will be presented at NMPA’s Annual Meeting in New York\u00a0City on June 12. “The NMPA is pleased to recognize Toby Keith and U.S. Rep.Ted Deutch for\u00a0their contributions to songwriting, music publishing and creator’s rights,”<\/i> said\u00a0NMPA President and CEO David Israelite<\/b>. “Toby Keith’s talent as a\u00a0singer\/songwriter is remarkable, but his dedication to fans, his work with the\u00a0USO, and his commitment to music and songwriting as a craft has greatly\u00a0influenced the industry. Congressman Deutch’s ability to tackle complex issues with an open mind has\u00a0made him a powerful advocate for the rights of artists,” continued Israelite. “I\u00a0look forward to honoring them both in front of our full membership.”<\/i><\/div>\n
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\"georgestrait\"George Strait<\/b> will release his highly anticipated 40th studio album, Love Is Everything<\/i><\/b> May 14 on MCA Nashville<\/b>. Strait rejoined Tony Brown<\/b> to co-produce the album, which features 13 new tracks, including the lead single “Give It\u00a0All We Got Tonight.”<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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Strait co-wrote three songs alongside his son Bubba Strait <\/b>and legendary songwriter Dean Dillon<\/b> on the album\u00a0including “That’s What Breaking Hearts Do,” “The Night Is Young,”<\/i><\/b> and “I Believe,”<\/i><\/b> in addition to a self-penned track “I Just Can’t Go On Dying Like\u00a0This.<\/i><\/b>“<\/div>\n
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Taylor Swift<\/b>, who is spending her summer headlining sold-out stadiums and arenas in North America has announced\u00a0she is taking the tour to Australia and New Zealand later this year. Swift will perform stadium shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and\u00a0Perth, as well as an arena date in Auckland. Notably, Taylor Swift will be the first solo female artist in twenty years to undertake a national stadium\u00a0tour of Australia, the last being Madonna\u2019s Girlie Show<\/i><\/b> <\/i>tour in 1993.<\/div>\n
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\"Bellamy-Brothers01\"News Briefs<\/b>:<\/b> Shania Twain\u00a0<\/b>has added 22 new show dates this fall to round out the first year of her two-year Caesars Palace<\/b> residency. She sold out her first\u00a024 performances of Shania: Still the One<\/i><\/b>. Tickets are on sale now for another 12 \u00a0shows scheduled between mid-October and mid-December. \u2022\u2022\u2022 <\/b>The Bellamy Brothers<\/b>, who have concerts in Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Norway in June and July, will return to South Africa for concerts in Dec. 2013. \u2022\u2022\u2022 <\/b>ABC<\/b> Television has announced\u00a0renewals and cancellations for next season. Devoted\u00a0Nashville<\/i><\/b>\u00a0fans are cheering that \u00a0the Music City-based drama\u00a0will return. On the other hands, devoted Reba<\/b> fans are not happy that her\u00a0Malibu Country<\/i><\/b>\u00a0has been canceled. \u2022\u2022\u2022 <\/b>Marty Stuart\u2019s<\/b> annual\u00a0Late Night Jam<\/i><\/b> on\u00a0June 5 will present\u00a0Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Connie Smith & The Sundowners, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Bare\u00a0<\/b>with\u00a0Brandy Clark<\/b>, and a few surprises. The Jam will benefit MusiCares<\/b> and CMA\u2019s Keep The Music Playing. <\/i><\/b>Tickets:<\/b> ryman.com<\/a>.\u00a0 \u2022\u2022\u2022 <\/b>APA\u00a0 Nashville<\/b>\u00a0has signed\u00a0Phil Vassar<\/b>\u00a0to its talent roster. \u2022\u2022\u2022<\/b> Collin Raye<\/b> will perform on the Grand Ole Opry<\/i><\/b> May 14. \u2022\u2022\u2022<\/b>The new LeAnn Rimes<\/b> album,\u00a0Spitfire<\/i><\/b>, is due\u00a0June 4 on Curb Records<\/b>. \u2022\u2022\u2022 <\/b>Little Big Town<\/b>\u00a0was recently announced as a nominee for a Daytime Emmy Award<\/i><\/b> for Outstanding Original Song \u201cGood Afternoon\u201d<\/i><\/b> for Good Afternoon America<\/i><\/b> on ABC<\/b>.\u00a0The song was co-written by LBT\u2019s, Brett Warren<\/b> and Brad Warren<\/b> and produced by Jay Joyce<\/b>. The Daytime Emmy Awards<\/i> ceremony will take place \u00a0June 16 in Beverly Hills, CA. and air on the HLN <\/b>cable network..<\/div>\n
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\"billanderson03\"<\/a>Whisperin’ Bill Anderson<\/b> will serve as moderator of the\u00a0First Annual Hank Williams Songwriting Workshop<\/i><\/b>, Nov. 7-10, at the Hank Williams Museum<\/b>, in\u00a0Montgomery, AL. \u00a0Core instructors include Bobby Tomberlin, Bradley Gaskin<\/b>, and Arty Hil<\/b>l.\u00a0The\u00a0 Workshop will include songwriting seminars, one-on-one critiques, jam sessions and more. An acoustic\u00a0concert Saturday night, headlined by Anderson, will also be open to the public.\u00a0 Information: contact Beth Petty<\/b>\u00a0 334-262-3600 or\u00a0hankwilliamsmuse@bellsouth.net<\/a><\/div>\n
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Janie Fricke<\/b>, one of country music\u2019s original 80\u2019s ladies, is being spotlighted in a new Country Music Hall of Fame\u00ae\u00a0and Museum<\/b> exhibit. Radio Romance: Mainstream Country<\/i><\/b> in the 1980s highlights a\u00a0collection of artists that heavily incorporated pop influences into their country music. The exhibit traces Fricke\u00a0throughout various points in her career including her early days as a popular background vocalist.\u00a0She is featured alongside other revolutionary pop-country artists Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabbitt<\/b> and\u00a0Steve Wariner<\/b>. The exhibit is located on the 2nd floor inside the Sing Me Back Home<\/i><\/b> exhibit and will run\u00a0through April 2015.<\/div>\n
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\"timmcgraw04\"Acclaimed Director\/Producer\/Manager Sherman Halsey<\/b> has recently celebrated two consecutive weeks at #1 on CMT<\/b> with the hit Tim McGraw<\/b> video, \u201cOne of Those Nights.\u201d<\/i><\/b> This marks the 30th music video Halsey\u00a0helped create with the McGraw. He also produced and directed McGraw’s three award-winning\u00a0prime time NBC<\/b> specials. One of the specials,\u00a0Reflected<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0was the highest rated among television networks\u00a0for an entire year.\u00a0“A video is one of the most powerful ways for an artist to communicate their vision of who they are and where they see themselves”<\/i> said Halsey.\u201dVideos enable\u00a0the artist to connect that image or brand with an audience and have impact like no other medium,\u201d <\/i>Halsey explains. “Whether it’s CMT, GAC, YouTube,\u00a0Vimeo, or Facebook a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Therefore, a music video is worth a 1,000 words a second for 3 minutes,” <\/i>he adds.\u00a0Sherman Halsey produced and directed the video “Indian Outlaw”<\/i> credited with helping to break McGraw’s\u00a0extraordinary career. Over the years, he\u2019s continued to produce and direct videos that helped establish McGraw’s image and brand. Being part of breaking a new artist through video has been Halsey\u2019s trademark,\u00a0 creating music videos that helped launch the careers of numerous superstars including The Mavericks<\/b> and\u00a0Dwight Yoakam<\/b>, in addition to McGraw.\u00a0\u201cVideos give the artist a ‘stage’ or platform \u00a0to present their image,\u00a0tell their story and project their persona to millions of people with total control of every element: lighting,\u00a0editing, angles, lenses, styling, makeup\u2026every element,”<\/i>\u00a0 he says. With a professional background that\u00a0includes artist management and marketing, Sherman Halsey served as president of Century City Artist<\/b>s and\u00a0executive vice-president of The Jim Halsey Company<\/b> and has guided the careers of several acts including\u00a0James Brown, Dwight Yoakam, Ronnie Dunn <\/b>and more. In addition to producing and directing, he manages\u00a0artists with his father, legendary artist manager and agent, Jim Halsey<\/b>. He recently moved his headquarters from Los Angeles to Nashville. He continues to produce television\u00a0shows and specials through his production company, The Halsey Company. \u00a0He\u2019s represented by\u00a0TackleBox Films <\/b>(tackleboxfilms.com<\/a>) for music videos and commercials and is working with Moo TV<\/b>\u00a0(www.mootv.com<\/a>) on live events.<\/div>\n
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Mark Chesnutt<\/b> releases his new single entitled \u201cWhen The Lights Go Out (Tracie\u2019s Song)”<\/i><\/b> May 15. Chesnutt wrote and recorded the song as a loving autobiographic dedication to his wife, Tracie<\/b>. Vocals on this single–from Mark\u2019s own independent\u00a0label, Nada Dinero Records<\/b>–were recorded in casual comfort at the home of producer Jimmy Ritchey <\/b>(who produced Chesnutt\u2019s last three albums\u00a0Savin the Honky Tonk, Heard It In A Love Song<\/i><\/b> and Rollin With the Flow<\/i><\/b>).<\/div>\n
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\"dukesofhazzard\"Several generations of Dukes of Hazzard<\/i><\/b> fans will gather in Nashville June 8 for Dukes of Hazzard\u00a0Fan Fair<\/i><\/b> with the entire cast of the show: John Schneider<\/b> (Bo), Tom Wopat <\/b>(Luke), Catherine Bach<\/b> (Daisy), James Best<\/b> (Rosco), Sonny Shroyer<\/b> (Enos) and Rick Hurst<\/b> (Cletus) will join Jones for the day\u2019s events, which will culminate with a Hazzard Hoedown <\/i>concert at the Nashville Palace<\/b> featuring the whole cast onstage with Cooter\u2019s Garage Band<\/b>.\u00a0The event will be centered at Cooter\u2019s Place<\/b> on McGavock Pike, across from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.\u00a0For directions, tickets and more information call (615) 872-8358 or visit\u00a0cootersplace.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The Roys<\/b>\u00a0celebrate their new album, Gypsy Runaway Train<\/i><\/b>, with pre-release events on May 16. The duo\u00a0invites their fans and friends worldwide to tune in\u00a0to wsmonline.com<\/a>\u00a0for a live stream as they host the station’s\u00a0Guest Artist\u00a0Seriesfrom<\/i><\/b> 2-3 p.m. \u00a0That evening the\u00a0 Music City locals can\u00a0 join them\u00a0at The Silver Dollar Saloon<\/b> for a preview of the new music from their upcoming\u00a0(June 4) Rural Rhythm Records’ <\/b>CD. \u00a0Pre-order the album from\u00a0Amazon.<\/div>\n
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\"cmamusicfestlogo\"Tickets for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field reportedly sold out a record-setting six weeks in advance of the 2013 CMA Music Festiva<\/i><\/b>l. \u201cIf you didn\u2019t get a ticket for LP Field there are nine other entertainment and music stages, plus special events, and activities throughout downtown Nashville to enjoy,\u201d<\/i> said\u00a0Steve Moore<\/b>, CMA Chief Executive Officer. \u201cAnd with the expansion of our autograph signings, concerts, and family events into the new Music City Center \u2013 which we have dubbed Fan Fair X \u2013 local and regional residents have affordable, access to great entertainment with hundreds of our most popular artists.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>Attendees can find free music throughout downtown Nashville with non-stop performances. Lineups for the stages, including the Chevrole Riverfront Park Stage, the Bud Light Stage<\/b> at Bridgestone Arena Plaza, Transitions Performance Park, The Buckle Stage<\/b> on Broadway, BMI Tailgate Party<\/b>, and more will be announced through CMA\u2019s social networks!\u00a0It all runs June 6-9.\u00a0\u00a0Visit\u00a0CMAfest.com<\/a>\u00a0for the latest information.<\/div>\n
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Nineteen artists representing seven different countries have ben announced for the 2013 Global Event<\/i><\/b> shows to be held June 3-4 during CMA Music\u00a0Festival<\/i> .Performing June 3 (6:30pm) at The Stage On Broadway: Kaylee Bell<\/b> (Toyota Star Maker Winner – New Zealand), Jill\u00a0Johnson<\/b> (Sweden), Rodrigo Haddad<\/b> (Brazil), Small Town Pistols<\/b> (Canada), Natalie Howard<\/b> (Australia), Jason Blaine<\/b> (Canada), Jody Direen<\/b> (Horizion\u00a0Award Winner \u2013 New Zealand), Baylou<\/b> (CRA\/NA2N Winner \u2013 Australia), Michelle Wright<\/b> (Canada) and The Wolfe Brothers<\/b> (Australia). \u00a0On \u00a0June 4 (6:30pm) at The Second Fiddle. the lineup will include Madison Kozak<\/b>\u00a0(Canada), Hicks<\/b> (Sweden), Jason Hastie<\/b> (Canada), Richie Scholl<\/b> (Australia), Ward-Thomas<\/b> (UK), Two Rocks Band<\/b> (Switzerland), Morgan Evans<\/b>\u00a0(Australia), Greg Hanna<\/b> (Canada) and David Bradley<\/b> (UK). \u00a0AristoMedia<\/b> and the CMA<\/b> sponsor the event.<\/div>\n
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EVENTS Calendar 2013:<\/b><\/div>\n
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\u2022 May 25-26\u00a0 –\u00a0Bayou Country Superfest<\/i><\/b>, Baton Rouge, LA<\/div>\n
\u2022 May 30-Ju 2\u00a0 –\u00a0Nashville Songwriters Festival<\/i><\/b>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Jun. 6-9 \u00a0 –\u00a0CMA Music Festival<\/i><\/b>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Jun. 13-16 –\u00a0Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival<\/i><\/b>, Manchester, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Sept.21-22 –\u00a0Country Night Gstaad<\/i><\/b>, Switzerland\u2019<\/div>\n
\u2022 Sept. 26 –\u00a0International Bluegrass Music Awards<\/i><\/b>, Raleigh, NC<\/div>\n
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Events and more are listed on our LINKS page!\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b>www.ifco.org<\/a>\/<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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Tri-Son News Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) Loudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022\u00a0May 2013 Issue’ George Jones’ final Nashville concert event, set for November 22nd at the Bridgestone Arena will continue as planned with one change…the show\u00a0will now become a Tribute to George Jones. \u00a0\u201cEveryone has been asking if we will still do the show,\u201d says Nancy Jones. \u201cI\u00a0have asked Garth, Kid Rock, Travis Tritt, The Oak Ridge Boys, Montgomery Gentry, Sam Moore, Charlie Daniels, Jamey Johnson and others and\u00a0they all said \u2018yes, I am still going<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}