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Charles Lamb country music journalism honors announced
Monday, May 21, 2007 – Michael McCall and Stephanie Ledgin were named winners of the Charlie Lamb Excellence in Country Music Journalism Awards. These awards, named in honor of Music City journalist Charlie Lamb, are presented to McCall in the "contemporary" category and Ledgin in the "career" category.
McCall is a long-time Nashville-based journalist. Ledgin recently wrote a book, "Homegrown Music Discovering Bluegrass." She also wrote "From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music."
McCall and Ledgin will receive the awards May 25th at a special awards luncheon held during the International Country Music Conference in Nashville.
Each year, various journalists are nominated for this honor. Samples of their work are then submitted and judged by a blue ribbon panel. "Michael and Stephanie have both done great stories on country music," said conference co-chair Don Cusic. "Michael consistently covers a wide range of topics in country music while Stephanie has done excellent work in the field of bluegrass."
Editorial: Taylor Swift, the Grammys and playing in the dirt –
Sunday proved to be a night of extreme highs and lows for Taylor Swift. On the extremely positive side, the superstar garnered four Grammys, including Album of the Year for the very fine "Fearless." Swift has proven her mettle as a solid songwriter with lots of good tunes. Just how country it is is open to interpretation. Let's just say that she and traditional country singers have little in common. But in the context of what constitutes country today, Swift is probably no better or worse than most of the singers and performers out there. »»»
Concert Review: McBride, Adkins shine sometimes –
As Martina McBride pointed out, the pairing of the country singer with Trace Adkins on their current jaunt was surprising. After all, she's of diva-quality voice, petite, non-controversial unless you call singing songs that empower women controversial. Adkins, on the other hand, has not been afraid to speak his mind with a kick butt attitude.... »»»
Concert Review: Eilen Jewell wears her musical hats well –
Eilen Jewell wears a lot of musical hats. The Idaho native, who now lives in Boston, fronts the Eilen (ee-lin) Jewell Band, a pretty much traditional country band. She's a member the Sacred Shakers, an octet doing gospel country with a country beat. And she has yet another project, Butcher Holler, covering Loretta Lynn songs.... »»»
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