Grammy

Business, CMA, Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Grammy, JUNO, Music Industry (Trade), Nashville, Neotraditional, Radio, Record Labels, United States April 17, 1999

Country’s Singing the Blues

Nashville In A Tizzy Over Sluggish Album Sales And Radio Airplay By Nick Krewen Special To The Star Saturday, April 17, 1999   NASHVILLE:   Music Row is in turmoil. As the heart of the country music business, this eight-block community of record companies, radio stations, music publishers, recording studios and management offices, located in central Nashville, Tennessee, is on the verge of panic. After enjoying a decade of unprecedented…

Aerosmith, California, Diane Warren, Grammy, Pop, Songwriter, United States December 28, 1998

Diane Warren, Hitmaker

      California Dynamo Writes The Songs That Sell Millions   Nick Krewen Toronto Star Special to the Star December 28, 1998   Wynonna Judd, Mark Chesnutt and a gaggle of country and non-country music celebrities paid $125 U.S. a head a few weeks ago to stuff themselves into Nashville’s renowned Bluebird Cafe and witness a historic event:the first ever full-length concert by Diane Warren. Diane who? Unless you peruse the Billboard…

Blues, Buddy Guy, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Grammy, Guitar, Handy, R&B, Songwriter, United States, Voice December 10, 1998

Cooking Up A Storm

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1998 By Nick Krewen   Buddy Guy knows how to cook up a storm on and off the stage. When he isn’t basting audiences around the world with masterful blues guitar licks or the savory Memphis-scented funk and soul of his latest album Heavy Love, George “Buddy” Guy can usually be found at his suburban Chicago home simmering a pot…

Africa, Alt. Rock, Canada, Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame, Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, CMA, Country, Country Music Hall Of Fame, Dave Matthews, Events, Farm Aid, Festivals, Grammy, JUNO, Neil Young, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Songwriter, Texas, Toronto, United States, Willie Nelson September 29, 1998

Willie Nelson Fears for Farm Aid Future

Exclusive!!! Nick Krewen September 29, 2008 Even though he’s raised over $14 million to help the plight of the American farmer with his annual Farm Aid concerts, country music legend Willie Nelson fears his efforts may be futile. “I think it’s a losing battle,” says Nelson, who headlines Farm Aid ’98 with co-founders Neil Young and John Mellencamp this Saturday (October 3) at the New World Music Theatre at Tinley…

Country, Country Music Hall Of Fame, Grammy, Guitar, Songwriter, United States, Voice September 29, 1998

Remembering Hank

PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1998 New Lavish CD set celebrates country music star Williams   By Nick Krewen Special To The Star September 29, 1998     If he were still alive, country maverick Hank Williams would have been 75 on September 17. And you didn’t bake a cake to mark the birthday of the man who gave us such timeless classics as “Honky Tonkin’,”…