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KHAZ Country Music News: Jennifer Nettles to Host CMA Country Christmas Again
NASHVILLE (AP) – Jennifer Nettles will host the “CMA Country Christmas” special for the fifth time. This year’s lineup includes Dan and Shay, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Lucy Hale, Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Idina Menzel, LeAnn Rimes, Michael W. Smith and Carrie Underwood. The show tapes Nov. 7 in Nashville. It will run on ABC in December.
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KHAZ Country Music News: Kenny Chesney Has Number One Album
Congratulations to Kenny Chesney and the entire Blue Chair/Columbia team on the No. 1 country debut of The Big Revival, which sold more than 129,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the 13th Chesney album to top the Country albums chart.
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KFIX Rock News: Jimmy Page Losing Hope For Led Zeppelin Reunion, Eyes New Solo Project
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has once again addressed the oft-asked question about whether he’d like to play with his old band again and, not surprisingly, his response won’t encourage fans holding out hope for a reunion.
Page hosted an event Tuesday at London’s Olympic Studios featuring a playback of tracks from the next installments of Led Zeppelin’s reissue campaign.
NME asked the guitar legend if remastering the band’s catalog made him want to reunite with the other Zeppelin members, to which he answered, “I don’t think it looks as though that’s a possibility or on the cards, so there’s not much more I can say about that.”
“I’m not going to give a detail-by-detail account of what one person says or another person says. All I can say is it doesn’t look likely, does it?”
Although Page did not mention Robert Plant, his remark seemed to be influenced by the Zeppelin singer’s recent dismissive comments regarding a reunion.
In August, Plant told U.K. newspaper The Telegraph that he thought Jimmy “should get on and do something,” adding, “he’s a superb talent.”
NME reports that Page revealed during Tuesday’s event that he indeed was considering a new solo project.
“If I was to play again it would be with musicians that would be… some of the names might be new to you,” he explained. “I haven’t put them together yet but I’m going to do that next year.”
He said that his shows with this proposed group would include “material that spanned everything from my recording career right back to my very, very early days with The Yardbirds. There would certainly be some new material in there as well.”
The 70-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer added he loves to perform live, and said his shows would include instrumental versions of classic Led Zeppelin tunes like “Dazed and Confused.”
The latest Led Zeppelin reissues, remastered and expanded editions of 1971’s Led Zeppelin IV and 1973’s Houses of the Holy, will be released on October 28.
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KFIX House Band For Thurs 10/2: Electric Light Orchestra
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KHAZ Country Music News: Luke Bryan Corn Maze Image
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) – A farm in Springfield, Tennessee, is paying tribute to Luke Bryan and all his corny goodness. Honeysuckle Hill Farm has created a corn maze with Bryan’s face and name in it. The farm created a George Jones corn maze last year.
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KHAZ Country Music News: Blake Shelton’s Hometown Celebrates His New Album
ADA, Okla. (AP) – A street has been renamed for Blake Shelton in his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma. The city unveiled Blake Shelton Boulevard as part of its party to celebrate Shelton’s new album, “Bringing Back the Sunshine.” The town’s water tower is on the cover. The party also featured Blake Shelton trivia, a Blake Shelton lookalike contest and a Blake Shelton mullet contest.
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KHAZ Country Music News: George Jones Museum Announced
NASHVILLE (AP) – A museum dedicated to George Jones is in the works for downtown Nashville. His widow, Nancy, will unveil plans for a four-story George Jones Museum in the space formerly occupied by a club called Graham Central Station. The museum will have a gift shop, restaurant, event space and music venue. An opening date was not given.
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KHAZ Country Music News: Jim Ed Brown Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
NASHVILLE (AP) – Jim Ed Brown has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Brown writes on his website he got his diagnosis two weeks ago and that’s why he’s canceled shows recently. Brown says he was shocked and scared when he heard the news. His doctors have told him to take off the next four months to concentrate on chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Brown first hit the scene in the 1950s as part of The Browns with his sisters. He then had a successful solo career through the 1960s and ’70s and was famous for duets with Helen Cornelius.
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KFIX Rock News: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Among Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrities Of 2014
If you search the name Bruce Springsteen online, there’s a 18.82 percent chance you’ll click on a page that tests positive for viruses and other malware. That’s according to a new study by the virus fighters at McAfee.
The Boss is ranked fifth on McAfee’s list of the Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrities of 2014.
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is number one. According to McAfee, you have an 19.38 percent chance of landing on a malicious website if you search his name.
Voice coach and country singer Blake Shelton is ranked sixth, and Jon Bon Jovi is ranked eighth. Paul McCartney is 29th on the list.
“Most consumers are completely unaware of the security risks that exist when searching for celebrity and entertainment news, images and videos online, sacrificing safety for immediacy,” said McAfee’s Gary Davis.
“Cybercriminals capitalize on consumers’ attention to breaking celebrity news and leverage this behavior to lead them to unsafe sites that can severely infect their computers and devices and steal personal data,” Davis added.
Here’s McAfee’s top-10 Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrities of 2014:
1. Jimmy Kimmel — 19.38% chance of downloading a virus.
2. Armin van Buuren — 19.33%
3. Ciara — 19.31%
4. Flo Rida — 18.89%
5. Bruce Springsteen — 18.82%
6. Blake Shelton — 18.47%
7. Britney Spears — 18.19%
8. Jon Bon Jovi — 17.64%
9. Chelsea Handler — 17.22%
10. Christina Aguilera — 16.67%
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REMINDER: Guitarist will perform this weekend at Hays library
Hays Public Library
Contemporary traditional guitarist Dorian Michael will play at the Hays Public Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Schmidt Gallery. The live music performance is free and open to the public.
Michael has been a working guitarist for four decades and enjoys playing a wide variety of music. From blues to rock ’n’ roll, Michael has played it all. He considers his solo style to be traditional contemporary; his music and guitar playing is inspired by his musical interest across various genres. With musical surprises and unique style, Michael will delight the HPL audience.
“Some music makes you feel, some makes you think and some music is just for the fun of it. I try to get to all those places in the space of a performance” Michael said.
Not only has Michael created a solo career, but frequently plays with various bands. Michael regularly performs with The Irene Cathaway Rhythm and Blues Band, The Mystery Trees, The Cinders Blues Band, and Kenny & Dorian.
Michael has also written two books about alternate guitar tunings for Centerstream Publications. He has also filmed three guitar finger style instruction videos for Centerstream.
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KHAZ Country Music News: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Opens
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) – In 1927, the Victor Talking Machine Company went to a small town on the Tennessee-Virginia border to record what was known as “hillbilly music,” including the Carter Family. Today, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is now open. The museum in Bristol, Virginia, is displaying instruments, recording equipment and clothes related to country, gospel and blues. Visitors can record their own songs in sound booths or hear early gospel records in a small chapel. The museum’s executive director, Leah Ross, says country music had been recorded before, but the Bristol Sessions were the first time it was mass-produced for audiences in New York, Atlanta and Chicago.
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KFIX Rock News: Sammy Hagar Reconsiders Being A Rock Star
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sammy Hagar thinks he looks stupid being a rock star at age 66.
Hagar says he loves to do it and he wants to make his fans happy, but he finds it “embarrassing.”
He’d like to continue being a celebrity, but in a different way.
Hagar says he’d rather write shows or books and do TV appearances and seminars because he can still meet with fans and bring them happiness.
He’s ruling one avenue out right away, though. He says he’d be bored doing a reality show.
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