Jack Ingram becomes Next GAC Star judge
Sunday, July 13, 2008 – Jack Ingram will be a celebrity judge of 6 hopeful finalists during the finale of Great American Country's Next GAC Star Sept. 10.
"It's never easy to act as an expert and 'judge' someone else whose music style or approach may be different from yours, but I think I can assist these artists by providing feedback they can take into consideration and use to better their music," said Ingram. "I'm honored GAC asked me to contribute my experiences and that I can help them as they provide aspiring artists an opportunity to receive critiques and national television exposure."
The network has announced 10 of 16 semi-finalists, 5 chosen by national voting online and 5 chosen by music industry insiders. On Sept. 3, the network will present a one-hour special on the six finalists who are vying to win a record deal with Original Signal Recordings, a Gibson Hummingbird Guitar and a music video, which will air on GAC. Ingram will join songwriters Desmond Child and Victoria Shaw during a live 90-minute program on Sept. 10 that will broadcast from Nashville and feature finalist performances and viewer voting to name the Next GAC Star.
The show is similar to Nashville Star.
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Big Dreams & High Hopes
Jack Ingram spent much of the '90s polishing his star in the organic, stripped-down Texas music scene before leaving it behind for the allure (and chance for a larger career) that comes with Nashville's pop-country sound. Ingram's music has become sleeker, with drums and electric guitar thrown to the forefront in true Nashville style, but even that can't hide his slightly rugged vocals.
A bitter, darker version of honky-tonk rocker Barbie Doll was released on his 1999 album "Hey You. »»» |
This is It
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Problem is, if it becomes his trademark song, much like Mark Chesnutt just can't shake "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" despite everything else he's done, »»» |
Live - Wherever You Are
Jack Ingram is one of a group of modern-day ultra-cool country artists who are adored in Texas and virtually unknown in the rest of the country. Ingram distinguishes himself with fantastic songs and a stage energy that's palpable on this live recording.
The album's title track is one of two new songs here, Ingram's first since 2002. It's an incredibly catchy song laden with nature imagery illustrating a man's simple appeal to a woman he still loves. "Biloxi" is fantastic - it starts out sounding »»» |
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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... »»»
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Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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