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Arranger, California, Cinema, Classical, CMA, Composer, Country, Film Scores, Grammy, Nashville, Television, United States June 3, 1999

Fit as a fiddle…in the classic sense

Mark O’Connor leaves Nashville to concentrate on his talent as a classical music composer     Nick Krewen For The Record June 3, 1999     Pssst. Wanna buy a house? It’s a nice one, located in a private Nashville cul-de-sac about 10 minutes from Music Row. An artist retreat, this 4100 sq. ft. cedar home contains three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a great room with a 26-foot ceiling, inset shelving,…

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…

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…

CMA, Country, Country Music Hall Of Fame, Nashville, United States September 13, 1998

Hank Williams Still Looming Larger Than Life

PUBLISHED IN COUNTRY WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 13, 1998   By Nick Krewen   Seventy-five years after his death, the legend of Hank Williams still looms larger than life. The Alabama native was not only country music’s most influential star, but its most colorful, packing a lot of living, loving, laughter and anguish in his brief 29 year lifespan. Although Hank Williams left behind an ageless country music catalogue logjammed with immortal…

CMA, Country, Country Rock, Grammy, Nashville, Songwriter, Tim McGraw, United States, Voice February 10, 1997

Tim McGraw is on the draw

PUBLISHED IN COUNTRY WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1997   By Nick Krewen Like the song on his multi-platinum album Everywhere, Tim McGraw knows “Where The Green Grass Grows.” “Yeah — as soon as we build our house,” jokes Tim, who is nominated with his wife Faith Hill for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals at this year’s Grammies. “As far as my family life goes, I’ve got it made. I’m the luckiest guy…