Thursday, April 5, 2007

Country Music News

BILLY JOE SHAVER

From the CMT Newswire: Billy Joe Shaver turned himself in at a Waco, Texas, jail on Tuesday (April 3) after he shot a man at an area bar on Saturday night (March 31). After posting $50,000 bond, Shaver was released. His attorney stated that Shaver acted in self-defense after an aggressive drunk man followed Shaver out of the bar with a knife. Click here to read more...

LITTLE BIG TOWN

LITTLE BIG TOWN's album The Road to Here went platinum, with more than 1 million copies sold! Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild said, "The only reason we're here is that we've kept showing up." We hope they continue to make musictheir own way, because it is working!

LITTLE BIG TOWN is this week Fan Club of the Week.


DOLLY PARTON will receive the Johnny Mercer award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner in New York on June 7. A legendary songwriter herself, DOLLY well deserves the honor.