NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Sammy Kershaw has signed a book deal. Kershaw will release an autobiography through VIP Ink Publishing about his life, career and personal struggles. The book does not yet have a title. It’s set for release next year.

 

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Toby Keith flew all the way from Australia to Spokane, Washington, just to see his Oklahoma Sooners take on North Dakota State in the NCAA tourney. Keith was on tour when he found out Oklahoma made the tournament. He says he flew to Hawaii, spent the night, let the pilots get rest and then made it to the game on Thursday. Unfortunately for him, Oklahoma lost.

 

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Texas Country Music will invade the Rooks County Free Fair in Stockton, Kansas on Friday, August 15. Texas Mega Star, KEVIN FOWLER, will headline the fair’s concert event. Up and coming Texas artist, Curtis Grimes, will serve as the opening act.

Fowler’s new album, “How Country Are Ya”, recorded in Texas on his own label, debuted last week at number nine on Billboard’s Country Charts. He currently claims the number one spot on the Texas Music Charts. An Amarillo native, he just completed his seventh studio album. Kevin tours and performs more than 200 dates each year at fairs,
festivals, rodeos, media, and corporate events. His fan base and appreciative audiences
range from small events to the prestigious Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Look
for a high energy show with Kevin Fowler performing traditional country favorites,
Texas Country, and his original tunes.

Curtis Grimes sits at number five on the Texas Charts this week with a Texas tune
entitled, “The Cowboy Kind”. A former contestant who spent eight weeks on The Voice,
Grimes performs across Texas. Raised on a steady diet of George Strait and Alan
Jackson, he possesses the charm of his heroes. Curtis has also appeared nationwide with
his Texas Country hit, “Home To Me”, on a Supercuts commercial. To his credit, he has
had three top five hits on the Texas Music Charts.

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websites www.kevinfowler.com and www.curtisgrimes.com

For ticket information and fair updates, contact the Rooks County Free Fair at
www.rookscountyfreefair.com or by calling Royce Muir, Fair Board President at
785-425-6968.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Merle Haggard will be honored for his 50 years in country music at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Haggard will receive the ACM Crystal Milestone Award at the ceremony on April 6 in Las Vegas. He was the ACM’s first Entertainer of the Year in 1970. Haggard will also be the subject of a tribute album, featuring remakes of his songs by Garth Brooks, Thompson Square, Jason Aldean, Dierks (DURKS) Bentley, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith, among others. “Working Man’s Poet: A Tribute To Merle Haggard” comes out April 1.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Josh Turner is sharing his thoughts on being a good dad, husband and Christian. Turner has written a book called “Man Stuff: Thoughts on Faith, Family and Fatherhood.” He shares personal stories about his life and his own insights on working with integrity, facing fears and his relationship with God. Jase Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” wrote the foreword. “Man Stuff” comes out April 29.

 

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Emmylou Harris has won 13 Grammys – and now is looking to make her mark in the book world. She has signed on with Blue Rider Press – a division of Penguin books – to write her life story. It’s due out next fall – and will be her first book. Harris will also re-release her 1996 album “Wrecking Ball” next month. It will be part of a three-disc set with new material and a DVD.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes and Florida Georgia Line are among the performers who will play at the nightly concerts for the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Other performers include Dierks (DURKS) Bentley, Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Chris Young. The festival is the first weekend in June.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Five years ago, Mickey Gilley was paralyzed from the neck down. Now, he’s ready to perform again. Gilley will launch a tour tomorrow in Claremore, Oklahoma. In 2009, Gilley was helping a friend move and a sofa fell on him and crushed four vertebrae. Gilley underwent several years of physical therapy and is now able to walk and sing again. Gilley says the outpouring of love from fans and the music community has kept him fighting to walk back on that stage.

 

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The Band Perrywill join Blake Shelton as advisors for the “battle rounds” in Monday night’s (3/17) The Voice. Producers put together a video of their initial conversation, including their mutual goal of bringing back the mullet. Watch here.

 

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ENCINO, Calif. (AP) – Lady Antebellum will team up with Stevie Nicks for a performance on the Academy of Country Music Awards. Eric Church and Toby Keith have also been added to the lineup. Other performers include Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line and The Band Perry. The ACMs will be April 6 in Las Vegas and shown live on CBS.

 

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NASHVILLE (AP) – Mel Tillis is out of the hospital following heart surgery. His daughter, Pam Tillis, writes on her Facebook page he left a Nashville hospital on Friday and he’s feeling good.

 

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