Josh Turner hosts year-end radio show
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 – Josh Turner will once again host the America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend Year-End Special. The four-hour special will share some of the year's biggest hits and most memorable country music moments.
Listeners will hear "Wasted" by Carrie Underwood, "Online" by Brad Paisley, "Teardrops On My Guitar" by Taylor Swift, "Firecracker" from the host himself plus hits by Sugarland, Rodney Atkins, Martina McBride and others.
The special will air on Christmas and New Year's weekends and is available to country radio stations across America from Westwood One.
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Everything Is Fine
Josh Turner's latest follows along the groove established by his previous album, "Your Man." There's the cover of a classic tune ("One Woman Man"), a couple of collaborators (Trisha Yearwood on "Another Try" and R&B artist Anthony Hamilton on "Nowhere Fast"), the religious track ("The Way He Was Raised") and the tribute to his Southern upbringing ("South Carolina Low Country"). In between lies a mix of flirty, upbeat tunes and »»» |
Live at the Ryman
Josh Turner burst on the scene in 2003 with "Long Black Train," showcasing his big baritone voice, pushing traditional country music when others went pop. After two albums, he now surfaces with a live disc at the mother church of country.
The disc consists almost equally of songs from each of the first two releases. Turner adopts a laid back style ("She'll Go On You" and Don Williams' "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy") at the outset, a bit too much. »»» |
Your Man
Josh Turner had a 2003 throwback hit, "Long Black Train," a platinum LP, and a hatful of CMA and ACM nominations. His sonorous baritone and the single's train rhythm prompted comparisons to Johnny Cash, but his sliding-note style proved George Jones and Randy Travis as primary influences. This sophomore release continues to capitalize on his deep-as-a-well voice with seductive low notes on the bluesy title ballad, a Barry White-styled spoken intro to the countrypolitan "No Rush" and a warm reprise »»» |
Editorial: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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