{"id":5302,"date":"2012-06-19T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2012-06-19T18:06:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:06:03","slug":"loudilla-and-kay-johnsons-june-2012-tri-son-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/19\/loudilla-and-kay-johnsons-june-2012-tri-son-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Loudilla and Kay Johnson\u2019s June Tri-Son News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tri-Son News\u00a0<\/strong>Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) \u2022\u00a0 June 2012 Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022 P.O. Box 40328 \u2022 Nashville, TN 37204 \u2022 Ph. 615-371-9596\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Zac Brown Band<\/strong>\u00a0will release their new album,\u00a0Uncaged<\/em><\/strong>, July 10. The band will bring its\u00a0Southern Ground Music and Food Festival<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to Riverfront\u00a0Park Sept. 21-22. Tickets to the two-day festival are $89-$109 or fans can get a VIP upgrade for $99 for a one day pass, which includes a backstage hospitality\u00a0area, dinner buffet, and private restroom. More…\u00a0www.southerngroundfestival.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The 9th Annual\u00a0Toby Keith\u00a0& Friends Golf Classic<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0raised $664,000 \u00a0May 18-19, outperforming the 2011 total ($650,000) and bringing the\u00a0OK Kids Korral<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0one step closer to reality. The event kicked off in\u00a0Oklahoma City with a groundbreaking for the facility, which will offer a place of respite to those seeking treatment at\u00a0OU Medical Center Children’s Hospital<\/strong>\u00a0and other nearby\u00a0facilities.\u00a0“In my job, you get to go to a lot of places and see a lot of things, but there’s not much in my world that’s more gratifying or important than helping these families,” K<\/em>eith\u00a0says.\u00a0“Turning dirt on this project is a big moment for me and a lot of other people who’ve been a part of making it happen.”<\/em>\u00a0 More about the event and\u00a0OK Kids Korral…<\/em>\u00a0www.tobykeithfoundation.org<\/a>\u00a0.<\/div>\n
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Dolly Parton\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0self-penned song\u00a0\u201cCoat of Many Colors\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has been added to\u00a0The Library of Congress National Recording\u00a0Registry.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Each year the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings that are\u00a0\u201chistorically\u201d, \u201cculturally\u201d,<\/em>or\u00a0\u201caesthetically significant\u201d\u00a0<\/em>and are at least 10 years old to be added to the National Recording Registry.<\/div>\n
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News Briefs<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Kenny Chesney<\/strong>\u00a0heads to Wildwood Beach June 20 for his\u00a0American Express Unstaged<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0concert, streaming live at\u00a0youtube.com\/KennyChesneyVEVO<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0at\u00a08:30PM ET\/ 5:30PM PT and directed by Academy Award-winner\u00a0Jonathan Demme<\/strong>. Kenny will perform songs off of his new album,\u00a0Welcome to the Fishbowl<\/em><\/strong>, coming to stores\u00a0June 19.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Josh Turner’s<\/strong>\u00a0fifth studio album,\u00a0Punching Bag<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(MCA Nashville<\/strong>), was released this week. He co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks on the CD which features guest vocal\u00a0appearances by\u00a0Marty Stuart<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Iris DeMent. Ricky Scaggs<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0and Turner’s wife and children–Jennifer, Hampton, Colby\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Marion Turner<\/strong>. He will appear on\u00a0PBS\u2019\u00a0A Capitol\u00a0Fourth<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0July 4 and\u00a0ABC’s\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 July 11.\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Average Joes Entertainment’s Colt Ford’s\u00a0<\/strong>new single, “Back,”<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has been shipped to country radio. This single features\u00a0Ford with\u00a0RCA Records\u2019 Jake Owen<\/strong>. The track is from Ford’s upcoming fourth studio album,Declaration of Independence<\/em><\/strong>, due out August 7.<\/div>\n
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Brad Paisley<\/strong>\u00a0received the\u00a0CMA International Artist Achievement Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0during\u00a0CMA Fest<\/em>. This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a U.S.-based artist who contributes\u00a0to the awareness and development of Country Music outside the U.S. \u00a0Previous recipients include the\u00a0Bellamy Brothers, Dierks Bentley, BR5 49, Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks,\u00a0Lonestar, The Mavericks, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood,<\/strong>and\u00a0Dwight Yoakam<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Blaster Records<\/strong>, in association with\u00a0Warner Music Nashville<\/strong>\u00a0will release\u00a0Hank\u00a0 Williams, Jr.’s<\/strong>\u00a0new album on July 10. The twelve-song package\u00a0will include a duet with\u00a0Brad Paisley\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m Gonna Get Drunk And Play Hank Williams\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and a new duet with\u00a0Merle Haggard<\/strong>\u00a0on his classic\u00a0\u201cI Think I\u2019ll Just Sit Here and Drink.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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News Briefs<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Carrie\u00a0Underwood\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cGood Girl\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has been certified\u00a0Platinum<\/em>\u00a0by the\u00a0RIAA<\/strong>\u00a0for more than 1 million digital downloads.\u00a0\u201cGood Girl,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the lead single from her atest album,\u00a0Blown Away<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0marks Carrie\u2019s tenth\u00a0Platinum<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Multi Platinum<\/em>digital single.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Alan Jackson\u2019s\u00a0Thirty Miles West<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>debuted at the top of\u00a0Billboard\u2019s<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Top Country Albums<\/em>\u00a0sales chart, making it his\u00a013th album to debut in the #1 spot on release week. The album also bowed at #2 on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s Top 200 Albums<\/em>\u00a0sales chart that includes all genres of music. This is the best first-week sales for Jackson since the release of his platinum-selling\u00a0Good Time<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 2008. Released on June 5, this is his first new release on\u00a0ACR<\/strong>\u00a0(Alan\u2019s Country Records)\/ EMI\u00a0Records Nashville<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Todd Fritsch<\/strong>\u00a0will release the new CD\u00a0Up Here In The Saddle<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(Saddle Up Records)<\/strong>\u00a0on June 26. The first single features legendary\u00a0songwriter\u00a0Dean Dillon<\/strong>\u00a0on the title-track duet with Fritsch.<\/div>\n
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The annual\u00a0CMA Music Festival<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0set a new attendance record in 2012 with daily attendance topping 71,000 fans, a 9.2 percent increase over the 65,000 in\u00a0attendance in 2011 and a sell out for the third consecutive year at LP Field. Tickets for 2013 CMA Music Festival, which will be held Thursday June 6 through\u00a0Sunday June 9 are on sale now. Attendance figures include four-day ticket packages, promotional and single night tickets, as well as attendance in non-ticketed\u00a0free areas and events. In all, more than 450 artists performed more than 200 hours of concerts.<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/strong>\u00a0Dinner & Induction Ceremony\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0will be held October 7 at the Renaissance\u00a0Nashville Hotel. The event honors Nashville-connected writers who create the songs that define country music and other genres as well. The 2012 inductees\u00a0will be announced in the coming months. Last year\u2019s honorees included\u00a0Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, John Bettis, Thom Schuyler<\/strong>\u00a0and Allen Shamblin<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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LifeNotes<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0George Lindsey<\/strong>, the veteran actor who portrayed\u00a0“Goober Pyle”<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0Andy Griffith Show<\/em><\/strong>, died May 6 in Nashville after an extended illness. He was 83. Born in\u00a0Fairfield, Ala., he was the only child of\u00a0Alice Smith Lindsey<\/strong>\u00a0andGeorge Ross Lindsey<\/strong>. Married to\u00a0Joyanne Herbert<\/strong>\u00a0in 1955. Lindsey supported numerous causes and was a fixture\u00a0at charity fundraisers. Closest to his heart was\u00a0Special Olympics<\/em><\/strong>. His annual\u00a0George Lindsey Celebrity Golf Weekend<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0raised over $1,000,000 for\u00a0Alabama Special Olympics<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a01973 to 1988. One of the legacies of that effort was the\u00a0George Lindsey Aquatic Center<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Tuscaloosa. He was inducted into the\u00a0Alabama Sports Hall of Fame<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 1983, in\u00a0recognition of his work as a\u00a0\u201cYouth Benefactor\u201d\u00a0<\/em>for\u00a0Special Olympics\u00a0<\/em>more so than for his own athletic accomplishments in high school and college. He received the\u00a0Minnie Pearl\u00a0Lifetime Achievement Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 1997, primarily in recognition of his charitable works. For that reason and because comedienne Minnie Pearl had been such an important friend in\u00a0his life, Lindsey often said that award was the one that meant the most to him. (That\u2019s not to say that he didn\u2019t also appreciate receiving the\u00a0Tire Gauge to the City of Nashville\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0during\u00a0Goober Pyle Day<\/em>\u00a0in 1990\u2014presented on behalf of the city\u2019s mayor by the\u00a0Bellamy Brothers<\/strong>). After\u00a0\u201cHee Haw\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0ended production in 1992, Lindsey, who was recently\u00a0divorced, made his permanent home in Nashville. He maintained a busy schedule of stage and film work. Lindsey is survived by son\u00a0George Lindsey, Jr.<\/strong>, of Woodland Hills, Calif.; daughter\u00a0Camden Jo Lindsey Gardner<\/strong>, her husband\u00a0Russell\u00a0<\/strong>and their sons,\u00a0Carson Cole Gardner<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Liam Gardner<\/strong>, all of Valencia, Calif.; a cousin,\u00a0Rebecca Weber<\/strong>\u00a0of Gadsden,\u00a0Ala.; and his dear companion of many years,\u00a0Anne Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0of Nashville. Donations in Lindsey\u2019s memory may be made to:\u00a0Special Olympics Alabama<\/em><\/strong>, 880 South Court Street,\u00a0Montgomery, AL 36104; UNA Foundation, with a designation to the\u00a0George Lindsey Film and Digital Media Scholarship<\/em>, UNA Box 5113, Florence, AL 35632-0001; or another\u00a0charity of the donor\u2019s choice.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Frances Williams Preston<\/strong>\u00a0(83), died in Nashville June 13 from congestive heart failure. Preston was a transformational figure who led performance rights\u00a0organization\u00a0BMI<\/strong>\u00a0and established BMI\u2019s Nashville office in 1958. She was the first female executive on Music Row and the first female corporate executive in Tennessee. She was\u00a0integral in building Nashville\u2019s reputation as a music center, in raising millions of charity dollars (enabling the creation of the\u00a0Frances Williams Preston Research Laboratories<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center<\/em><\/strong>) and in helping to establish the\u00a0Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum<\/em><\/strong>. She was inducted to that Hall in 1992. Preston was nationally\u00a0prominent in business and political circles, and served on\u00a0President Jimmy Carter\u2019s\u00a0Panama Canal Study Committee<\/em><\/strong>, the commission\u00a0for the\u00a0White House Record Library<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0Vice President Albert Gore\u00a0Jr.’s<\/strong>\u00a0National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0She also served as president of the\u00a0T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer,\u00a0and AIDS\u00a0Research<\/em><\/strong>. She married businessman\u00a0E.J. Preston<\/strong>\u00a0in 1962 and kept the name even though the two were later divorced. Preston is survived by three sons,\u00a0William Kirk Preston,\u00a0David J. (Emily) Preston and Donald L. Preston<\/strong>, all of Nashville; six grandchildren,\u00a0Taylor Preston, Lindsey Preston, Jake Preston, Matthew Preston, Stuart Preston\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Frannie\u00a0(Brent) Daughrity<\/strong>; and a great-granddaughter,Preston Rose Daughrit<\/strong>y. Memorial contributions may be made to the\u00a0T. J. Martell Foundation<\/em><\/strong>, 15 Music Square West, Nashville, TN\u00a037203, 615-256-2002 or the\u00a0Frances Williams Preston Laboratories<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center<\/strong>, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7727 (c\/o Gifts\u00a0Processing\u00a0PMB 407727), 615-936-0233.<\/div>\n
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EVENTS Calendar 2012:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\u2022 Jul 13-15 –\u00a0Craven Country Jamboree<\/em><\/strong>, Cravan, Sask., Canada<\/div>\n
\u2022 Jul 20-29 –\u00a0Cheyenne Frontier Days<\/em><\/strong>, Cheyenne, WY<\/div>\n
\u2022 Sept. 12-15 –\u00a0Americana Music Assn. Fest & Conference<\/em><\/strong>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Sept. 21-22 –\u00a0Country Night Gstaad Festival<\/em><\/strong>, Gstaad, Switzerland<\/div>\n
\u2022 Oct. 7 –\u00a0Nashville Songwriters Awards<\/em><\/strong>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Nov. 1 –\u00a0CMA Awards<\/em><\/strong>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
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Events and more are listed on our LINKS page!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>www.ifco.org<\/a>\/<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tri-Son News\u00a0Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) \u2022\u00a0 June 2012 Issue Loudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022 P.O. Box 40328 \u2022 Nashville, TN 37204 \u2022 Ph. 615-371-9596\u00a0 __________________________________________________________________ Zac Brown Band\u00a0will release their new album,\u00a0Uncaged, July 10. The band will bring its\u00a0Southern Ground Music and Food Festival\u00a0to Riverfront\u00a0Park Sept. 21-22. Tickets to the two-day festival are $89-$109 or fans can get a VIP upgrade for $99 for a one day pass, which includes a backstage hospitality\u00a0area, dinner buffet, and private restroom. More…\u00a0www.southerngroundfestival.com. The 9th Annual\u00a0Toby Keith\u00a0& Friends Golf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302"}],"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=5302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/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=5302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}