{"id":6005,"date":"2012-07-09T21:20:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T21:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2012-07-09T21:20:18","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T21:20:18","slug":"loudilla-and-kay-johnsons-july-tri-son-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/09\/loudilla-and-kay-johnsons-july-tri-son-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Loudilla and Kay Johnson\u2019s July Tri-Son News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/span>Tri-Son News\u00a0<\/strong>Biggest Little News Sheet In Country Music (Since 1963) \u2022 July 2012 Issue\u00a0<\/span>
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\nLoudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022 P.O. Box 40328 \u2022 Nashville, TN 37204 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Ph. 615-371-9596<\/span>
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\"\"Hank Williams, Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0is receiving a wave of national media attention surrounding the release of his new studio album,\u00a0Old School, New Rules<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(July 10)\u00a0on\u00a0Blaster Entertainment\/Bocephus Records<\/strong>. He performed on both\u00a0CBS This Morning\u2019s<\/strong>Second Cup Caf\u00e9\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and\u00a0FOX News Channel\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Huckabee<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0July 7.\u00a0CMT<\/strong>\u00a0debuts Hank\u2019s\u00a0Live from Nashville,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>July 9,\u00a0GAC<\/strong>\u00a0speaks to Hank for\u00a0\u201cOn the Streets\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0airing July 17, and\u00a0Walmart\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Soundcheck<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0series\u00a0begins broadcasting a stellar performance from Hank and his band in stores across the nation beginning this week. He\u2019ll also be featured on\u00a0FOX\u00a0411\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Country Roundup<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0Coverage of\u00a0Old School, New Rules<\/em>, in\u00a0Parade Magazine, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today,\u00a0 Washington Post, AP, Country Weekly<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 July 16, and the October issue of\u00a0Cowboys & Indians<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(on newsstands Aug. 28). The record label and Hank, Jr.\u00a0 continue the\u00a0Free Music for a Free America<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0campaign through July\u00a013, giving away free copies of the new single,\u00a0\u2018That Ain\u2019t Good\u2019.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Vocal contributions on the 12-track album include both\u00a0Brad Paisley<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Merle Haggard<\/strong>.<\/address>\n
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Rodeowave Entertainment’s<\/strong>\u00a0Phil Vassar<\/strong>\u00a0recently received the\u00a02012 VAB Distinguished Virginian Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by the\u00a0Virginia Association of Broadcasters<\/strong>\u00a0at the organization’s\u00a075th Annual Summer Conference<\/em>\u00a0in Virginia Beach. The award honors those who, by their own actions, have contributed\u00a0substantially to the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Virginian, its citizens, or the broadcast industry.<\/div>\n
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\"\"News Briefs<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Recently it was announced\u00a0Brad Paisley<\/strong>\u00a0would be taking his tour to Scandinavia in November. Concerts are currently set in Stockholm\u00a0(8) and Gotenborg, Sweden (9), Oslo (10) and Stavanger (11), Norway, and Dublin, Ireland (13).The Band Perry<\/strong>\u00a0is special guest on the international\u00a0dates.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Josh Turner\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0fifth studio album,\u00a0\u00a0Punching Bag<\/em><\/strong>, debuted at the top of the\u00a0Country Billboard<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0charts and currently resides in the Top\u00a010. He will return to\u00a0The Late Show with David Letterman<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Aug. 23.\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Whisperin’ Bill<\/strong>\u00a0performed at\u00a0Willie’s<\/strong>\u00a04th of July Picnic<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Ft. Worth, Tx. It\u00a0was Anderson’s first appearance on what he has tagged the\u00a0“Willienic”<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Kix Brooks’\u00a0<\/strong>12-song solo debut album,\u00a0New To This Town<\/em><\/strong>, to be released\u00a0on 9\/11\/12, is available for pre-order now on\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a046th Annual CMA Awards<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will air Thursday, Nov. 1 on\u00a0ABC<\/strong>\u00a0live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Jerrod Niemann<\/strong>\u00a0will release his sophomore major label album release,\u00a0Free The Music<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0Sea\u00a0Gayle Records\/Arista Nashville<\/strong>\u00a0Oct. 2nd. He co-wrote the album’s first single,\u2018Shinin’ On Me,\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 with friends\u00a0Lee Brice, Rob Hatch\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Lance Miller<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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The Queen of Bluegrass<\/em>,\u00a0Rhonda Vincent<\/strong>, has always dreamed of releasing an all-gospel CD and that dream is about to come true!\u00a0Sunday Mornin’\u00a0Singin’ LIVE!<\/em><\/strong>, the first all-gospel release from the five-time\u00a0Grammy\u00ae<\/strong>\u00a0nominee will be available in retail stores and online July 10. Recorded live at Rhonda’s childhood home church,\u00a0Greentop United Methodist Church<\/strong>\u00a0in Greentop, MO, this release captures Rhonda, along with her\u00a0multi-award winning band\u00a0The Rage<\/strong>, singing gospel classics alongside new favorites with exquisite musicianship and heavenly harmonies resounding\u00a0through the over 100 year old church. \u00a0Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ LIVE!<\/em>\u00a0is available on the\u00a0Upper Management Music<\/strong>\u00a0label and distributed by\u00a0Universal\u00a0Music Distribution<\/strong>. The CD will be available on release at\u00a0Best Buy, Walmart, Target,\u00a0<\/strong>online at\u00a0iTunes, Amazon\u00a0<\/strong>and wherever great music is\u00a0sold! \u00a0Order autographed copies at her website:\u00a0RhondaVincent.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The Joey+Rory Show<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has just debuted on\u00a0RFD-TV<\/strong>. Filmed entirely at their farm and in their community of Pottsville, Tenn,\u00a0the first 13 episodes of\u00a0 the show will invite the viewer into their small-town world with a mix of live performances of songs from their third\u00a0album,\u00a0His and Hers<\/em><\/strong>, which hits stores July 31, recipes from their family-owned\u00a0Marcy Jo’s caf\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>, behind-the-scenes looks into their life together,\u00a0intimate acoustic performances from the duo and a select group of singers and songwriters that inspire them. The show will air every Friday at 9:00\u00a0pm Eastern on\u00a0RFT-TV<\/strong>. Episodes will re-air Saturdays and Mondays (check schedule for time).<\/div>\n
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\"\"News Briefs<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Wynonna Judd<\/strong>\u00a0and drummer\u00a0Cactus Moser<\/strong>\u00a0were married June 10 in a sunset service on Judd’s farm in Leiper’s Fork, Tenn. The\u00a0ceremony was attended by her children\u00a0Grace<\/strong>, 16 and\u00a0Elijah<\/strong>, 17.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Farm Aid 2012<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is coming to Pennsylvania in September. Details to be announced.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0In additon to\u00a0\u00a0Lee Greenwood\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0new book,\u00a0Does God Still Bless the USA; A Plea for a Better America,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>he has just released a new seven-track EP\u00a0entitled,\u00a0I Want to Be in Your World<\/em><\/strong>, which includes the original track,\u00a0\u2018Here Comes Love, There Goes My Heart\u2019<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0The band\u00a0Exile<\/strong>\u00a0has released\u00a0People Get Ready<\/em><\/strong>, its first new studio album in 15 years, to radio via\u00a0Airplay Direct<\/strong>. The 5-track EP features four new\u00a0songs written by the band and the title song originally written by\u00a0Curtis Mayfield<\/strong>.\u00a0People Get Ready<\/em>\u00a0is on Exile\u2019s own\u00a0Big Horse Records<\/strong>label, \\distributed digitally by\u00a0GMV Nashville<\/strong>. The title cut is currently available for download at most digital\u00a0retailers.<\/div>\n
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\"\"The\u00a0Grand Ole Opry<\/strong>\u00a0announced last week that a second show has been added to the schedule for Tues., July 10. Among the\u00a0performers scheduled for both shows that night:\u00a0Trace Adkins, Eric Church,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Easton Corbin<\/strong>.\u00a0Kix Brooks<\/strong>\u00a0will appear on the night\u2019s first show. The\u00a0Opry<\/em>\u00a0recently added a series of four Wednesday night show starting July 18. The lineup includes\u00a0Lauren Alaina, Rodney Atkins, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Thompson<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Independent Music Fest \/ Nashville. Come Play!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Three days of music experiences on\u00a0 Music\u00a0Row in Nashville, set for October 4-7. Choose to perform as an artist seeking new material or singer songwriter looking for cuts.\u00a0Let your hair down at the Indie\u00a0Music Masquerade Ball<\/em>, attend\u00a0Music Info Areas<\/em>\u00a0when you want and ask the questions you want covering the music\u00a0business from top to bottom in over 17 categories… more at\u00a0www.IndependentMusicFest.org<\/a><\/div>\n
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The\u00a018th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country Awards<\/em><\/strong>, to be held Oct. 18 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, has announced\u00a0Ronald McDonald\u00a0House Charities<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of Nashville as their charity of choice for this year\u2019s week-long celebration.The ICM Faith, Family and Country 20 Year Homecoming\u00a0Concert Celebration<\/em><\/strong>, Oct., 14-18 at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, is open to the public and includes showcases, a songwriting contest,\u00a0seminars, a talent competition and more. A small nightly donation required – part of the proceeds will benefit\u00a0Ronald McDonald House Charities of\u00a0Nashville.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\"\"LifeNotes<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Beloved television actor and singer\u00a0Andy Griffith<\/strong>\u00a0passed away July 3rd at his home in Dare County, NC. He was 86. Known for his down-to-earth leading roles in\u00a0The Andy Griffith Show<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1960-1968) and\u00a0Matlock<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1986-1995), Griffith became a symbol of small town America as\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0Andy Taylor<\/strong>. Also a talented vocalist and musician, Griffith recorded several country and gospel albums throughout his lengthy career. In 2005,\u00a0he was awarded the\u00a0Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0President George W. Bush<\/strong>.\u00a0Andrew Samuel Griffith<\/strong>\u00a0was born in Mount Airy, NC, and\u00a0attended the\u00a0University of North Carolina<\/strong>\u00a0at Chapel Hill. Griffith was originally studying to be a preacher, but changed his major to music.\u00a0Following graduation, he taught high school English before launching his entertainment career. Griffith was laid to rest buried on Roanoke Island near\u00a0the coast of North Carolina by family less than five hours after he died. A funeral spokesman told\u00a0CNN<\/strong>:“It had been planned for some time. This was\u00a0the wish of his family.”<\/em>\u00a0Griffith is survived by his third wife,\u00a0Cindi Knight<\/strong>, and daughter from his first marriage,\u00a0Dixie Griffith<\/strong>. Son\u00a0Andy\u00a0“Sam”<\/em>\u00a0Griffith,\u00a0Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0is deceased.\u00a0\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0Donna Hilley,<\/strong>\u00a0one of Music Row\u2019s most prominent female executives, died\u00a0June 20 after an extended illness. She was 65. \u00a0Hilley spent 31 years working with\u00a0Sony\/ATV<\/strong>\u00a0– eventually serving as the company’s president and CEO, prior to her retirement in 2005. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Hilley served on the board of directors for both\u00a0ASCAP<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0NMPA<\/strong>, the\u00a0Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt<\/strong>,\u00a0Country Music Association<\/strong>, the\u00a0Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce<\/strong>,\u00a0Gospel Music Association<\/strong>, and theRecording Academy<\/strong>.\u00a0She is survived by her loving husband,\u00a0Ray Hilley<\/strong>; daughters,\u00a0Vickie (Kirk) Arney, Debbie (Mitch) Tenpenny, Whitney (Richard) Stewart;<\/strong>\u00a0brother,\u00a0Jim (Gloria) Whitten;<\/strong>\u00a0sister,\u00a0Diane (Dr. Sheldon) Whitten-Vile;<\/strong>\u00a0brother-in-law, Ron Hilley;<\/strong>\u00a0sisters-in-law, Nelda Hilley Davis\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Jeanine Hilley;\u00a0<\/strong>grandsons, Jay Arney, Mitchell Tenpenny, Rafe Tenpenny, Jackson Stewart;\u00a0<\/strong>nephews and nieces, Jason Hilley, Evan Hilley, Jamie Brown, Wes Whitten, Jerrica Beams, Hannah Whitten-Vile\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Avi Whitten-Vile.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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EVENTS Calendar 2012:<\/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. 4-7 –\u00a0Independent Music Fest<\/em><\/strong>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Oct. 7 –\u00a0Nashville Songwriters Awards<\/em><\/strong>, Nashville, TN<\/div>\n
\u2022 Oct. 18 –\u00a0ICM Faith, Family & Country 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 July 2012 Issue\u00a0 _______________________________________________________________________________ Loudilla and Kay Johnson \u2022 P.O. Box 40328 \u2022 Nashville, TN 37204 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0Ph. 615-371-9596 _______________________________________________________________________________ Hank Williams, Jr.\u00a0is receiving a wave of national media attention surrounding the release of his new studio album,\u00a0Old School, New Rules\u00a0(July 10)\u00a0on\u00a0Blaster Entertainment\/Bocephus Records. He performed on both\u00a0CBS This Morning\u2019sSecond Cup Caf\u00e9\u00a0and\u00a0FOX News Channel\u2019s\u00a0Huckabee\u00a0July 7.\u00a0CMT\u00a0debuts Hank\u2019s\u00a0Live from Nashville,\u00a0July 9,\u00a0GAC\u00a0speaks to Hank for\u00a0\u201cOn the Streets\u201d\u00a0airing July 17, and\u00a0Walmart\u2019s\u00a0Soundcheck\u00a0series\u00a0begins broadcasting a stellar performance from Hank and his band in stores across the<\/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\/6005"}],"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=6005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005\/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=6005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}