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KHAZ Country Music News: Feud Over Glen Campbell’s Care

khaz glen campbell 20121203NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Glen Campbell’s wife is answering criticism from the singer’s eldest daughter about the singer’s care. Campbell has Alzheimer’s disease – and was recently moved from his family home to a long-term care facility. That upset Debby Campbell, who told Country Weekly magazine that she objected to the move – and was upset to have learned about it through news report. But in an email to The Associated Press, Campbell’s wife Kim says it was the singer’s doctors who persuaded her to stop trying to care for Campbell at the family’s home. She says it’s “crushingly sad” to see her husband’s mental faculties decline, but that a family feud over his care “does not help him.” Campbell is 78 – and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Tim McGraw on “Men’s Health”

khaz tim mcgraw 20140619Tim McGraw graces the July-August cover of Men’s Health, on newsstands Tuesday. Inside, he discusses his transformation from party animal to fitness fanatic. “I’ll be the first to admit I take it to extremes,” McGraw says. “I’m not one of those people who can sorta half-ass something.” More here.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” Will Release Sunday

khaz ray stevens 20140619NASHVILLE (AP) – Ray Stevens is dishing about working with Dolly Parton, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings and Elvis Presley. He will release a memoir called “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” on Sunday. Stevens says when he first came to Nashville 50 years ago, there was no Nashville sound and Music Row was just getting developed. His co-writer and manager, Cyrus “Buddy” Kalb, says there are no stories of drug addictions or sordid affairs, but a historical document about the evolution of Nashville.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: George Strait Sets Record

khaz george strait 20120926LOS ANGELES (AP) – George Strait’s farewell show at AT-and-T Stadium outside Dallas has set a record. Billboard reports 104,793 fans attended the June 7 show. That’s the largest attendance for a single-show concert in the U.S. since Billboard started tracking touring data in 1991. U2 previously held the record, with 97,014 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on October 25, 2009.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Toby Keith’s Restaurant Owes Taxes

khaz toby keith 20130723SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – One of Toby Keith’s chain of restaurants is being accused of being a tax deadbeat. Officials in New York State says the Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill location in Syracuse owes more than a quarter-million dollars in sales taxes. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports a tax warrant filed by the state earlier this month seeks $107,000 owed by the bar. The bar also owes more than $145,000 in sales taxes from earlier in 2013. Keith’s chain of restaurants features guitar-shaped bars, beer served in mason jars – and serves traditional southern food. There are 16 locations in 12 states.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Hank Williams Biopic to Start Production

khaz hank williams 20140313Production on a Hank Williams biopic gets underway in October, with Avengers star Tom Hiddleston in the starring role. I Saw The Light will shoot in Louisiana with Marc Abraham directing, according to Deadline Hollywood. The movie is said to be based on Colin Escott’s biography. More here.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Jason Aldean Christens New Venue

khaz jason aldean 20120925SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Jason Aldean will help christen a new venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The country music star is set to be the first act to play the Denny Sanford Premier Center when he takes the stage on October 3. Fellow country stars Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr also perform as part of Aldean’s national tour which is now under way.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Sammy Kershaw Prepares George Jones Tribute Album

khaz sammy kershaw george jones 20140617NASHVILLE (AP) – Sammy Kershaw says when he wanted to remake a George Jones and Tammy Wynette song, there was no other choice but to ask their daughter. Georgette Jones will sing with Kershaw on a remake of “Near You.” She says Kershaw had a special bond with her father and his voice is the closest one she knows to her father’s. Kershaw will put out an album of George Jones songs called “Do You Know Me? A Tribute To George Jones” on July 22.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: How Craig Morgan Hurt His Shoulder

khaz craig morgan 20130718NASHVILLE (AP) – Craig Morgan said he dislocated his shoulder while horsing around with friends at the gym. What he didn’t say is that his friend is mixed martial arts fighter Dan Henderson. Morgan tells Taste of Country he had a day off between shows and he went to Henderson’s training camp near San Diego. Morgan says in the process of “picking the guy up to slam him on the ground,” they both fell on Morgan’s elbow, and it pushed his shoulder out of place. Morgan had to cancel a few shows while he had the shoulder repaired.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Kimberly Perry Gets Married

khaz kimberly perry wedding 20140616NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Band Perry’s lead singer is now a married woman. Kimberly Perry tied the knot with pro baseball player J.P. Arencibia. The wedding took place last Thursday near Perry’s family home in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Greeneville Sun reports the ceremony took place at a small chapel in the town’s historic district. Among those seen at the wedding: fellow country star Carrie Underwood

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Kicker Country Stampede is supporting TJ Martell Foundation

khaz country stampede 20140206Kicker Country Stampede has donated a package that is being auctioned off online for the TJ Martell Foundation which funds research for leukemia, cancer and AIDS.

The auction is taking place on Charity Buzz at: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/572907.

The link to the auction can also be found on Country Stampede’s homepage at countrystampede.com.  The auction ends at 1:30 pm Central Time Tuesday, June 17, 2014.

The Package includes:

· 2 Weekend tickets to festival from June 26 through June 29, 2014
· VIP privileges on Thursday and Sunday
· 2 Meet & greet passes for Thomas Rhett, Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Chris Young.
· 4-Night stay in a hotel room at the Fairfield Inn in Manhattan, Kansas from June 26-29, 2014

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Eric Church Runs Before Concerts

khaz eric church 20121214NEW YORK (AP) – If somehow you get inside an Eric Church show before the doors officially open, you might see him running the concourse. Church tells Rolling Stone that’s one of his favorite things to do before a concert. He says he likes to smell the popcorn and see the kegs being tapped. He says nobody is there yet but feeling the anticipation is one of his favorite things.

 

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KHAZ Country Music News: Miranda Lambert’s New Album Debuts Big

khaz miranda lambert 20140311Congratulations to Miranda Lambert,Sony/Nashville and the entire RCA team for topping both the country and all-genre album charts with Platinum, which sold more than 179,600 copies in its debut week, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Lambert is the only country artist to have each of her first five albums debut in the country top spot, according to the label. This is her first all-genre chart-topper.

 

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