Entertainment scheduled at CoffeeCat May 14, 2009
Chadwick, who has been heard with Pam Tillis, Crystal Gayle, John Jorgenson, and David Lee Roth, received his second Grammy Award for his work on Peter Frampton s Fingerprints project. Daniel Christian is a songwriter whose compositions are strong on melody, with intelligent lyrics that challenge the listener, Chadwick said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Jazz Fest features trumpeters Scodwell, Yates, Wing Apr 2, 2009
Symphony, Opera and Big Band, as well as Crystal Gayle, Mary Wilson and the Supremes, Sinatra Jr., The Temptations, The Four Tops and Bobby Vinton. Dise has been bass trombonist of the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra since 1999. (East Tennessean, TN)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
Gems include Porter Wagoner tapes spiced with vocals by Dolly Parton and, according to announcements on another tape, a young Crystal Gayle sitting in on her older sister Loretta Lynn's show the night before Gayle started recording her first album. Then there's clever, funny John Hartford singing "(Good Old Electric) Washing Machine." A Feb. 10, 1968, show in Altoona, Pa. (Boston Globe)
Did 'Little Houdini' swipe Kennesaw semi? Mar 7, 2009
in country singer Crystal Gayle s stolen tour bus. The Wal-Mart truck heist inspired Grammy-winner Tim O Brien to write a song about Gay, who allegedly took the truck to get to his dying mother s bedside. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fugitive who shut down KSU has a rap sheet Mar 5, 2009
in country singer Crystal Gayle s stolen tour bus. Racetrack officials became suspicious and called police when he told them he was there to pick up NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
'Little Houdini' captivates KSU Mar 5, 2009
After escaping authorities in Pleasant View, Douglas said Gay made his way to Nashville, and made off with country singer Crystal Gayle s tour bus. He drove it to Florida to a NASCAR race, Douglas said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
KSU fugitive has a history of escapes Mar 4, 2009
He is also the man suspected of stealing the tour bus of country music star Crystal Gayle, allegedly so he could return to Tennessee to see his dying mother. I guess we ll do a background check the next time we pick up a fugitive, Graves said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Sheppard brings ton of No. 1s to Cody on Saturday Feb 17, 2009
Hes currently working on a duet album with people like Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Jones and Crystal Gayle. Im hoping people take advantage of this show in a nice, intimate setting, he added. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Taylor Swift, David Archuleta have new CDs Feb 7, 2009
The Dolly Parton-penned Holding Everything with Megan Mullins is a powerful country duet in the tradition of Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris and easily the albums best cut. Pray Me Back Home Again, written in the wake of 9/11, and Braid My Hair, about a young cancer victim, provide the albums most poignant moments. (MSNBC -- Music)
Click for Full Story Jan 9, 2008
Singer Crystal Gayle is 57. Actor J.K. Simmons is 53. (KWTX.com, TX)
Randall Franks: A wizard on the banjo, John McEuen Nov 15, 2007
Among the stars contributing to this 46-song collection were Crystal Gayle, Gary Morris, Michael Martin Murphey, Don Edwards, Marty Stuart, Lyle Lovett, Mary MacGregor, Red Stegall, and Rodney and Beverly Dillard. I recorded 60 people in 14 cities, he said. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
B.J. THOMAS Releases First New CD in a Decade Titled 'LOVE TO BURN' and Launches His Own 'B.J. THOMAS MUSIC' Record Label Oct 6, 2007
They also picked up the e-commerce rights to SONGS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD: THE MUSIC OF MR. ROGERS, a 2006 Grammy-winning tribute album that features B.J. alongside Roberta Flack, Amy Grant, Crystal Gayle, Ce Ce Wynans, and Donna Summer, among others. In addition to the launch of the new label and CD, B.J. will also be making his acting debut in 2008, in which he will also contribute six songs to the film and soundtrack of the independent picture JAKE'S CORNER. Writer-director Jeff Santo had... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Leslie's VMA live blog Sep 9, 2007
Leslie Gray Streeter. Pop Stuff: Britney to open the VMAs. (The Palm Beach Post)
USAF concert band to perform Aug 30, 2007
Trumann Democrat Online : News. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. (Truman Democrat, AR)
July 6 editorial: In tune with the community Aug 18, 2007
Her comments about "Musicians for hire" reminded me of a conversation I had a little conversation with another area "musician for hire" who was putting down us performing songwriter types, saying "all the good songs have already been written" and "why should people waste their money on music they don't know, when there are people out there playing "real" music?" I just smiled and said, "Well I bet I make just as much money selling my CD's as you make being a "living juke box". I had a similar... (News Enterprise Online)
Labor Day Parade will feature AF Pipe Band Aug 17, 2007
The Concert Band has performed with such renowned artists as Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, B.J. Thomas, The Lettermen, Gary Morris, Lari White, Mila Mason, Crystal Gayle, Jonathan Pierce, Christ Church Choir Faith Hill and Restless Heart. Members of the Concert Band are professional Air Force musicians working in support of Air Force and Air Force Reserve recruiting and community relations objectives. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Top-level military band to perform on Labor Day Aug 3, 2007
Clay County Democrat Online : News. Thursday, August 02, 2007. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits to Be Released August 28 by Capitol Nashville/EMI Jul 20, 2007
July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A worldwide music star, Crystal Gayle has won audiences with her recordings, concerts and television performances for the last thirty years ... On August 28, Capitol Nashville/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release Crystal Gayle: Greatest Hits, a new 25-track collection of Gayle's top hits, including 21 Top 10s and 16 #1s ... Three new Crystal Gayle ringtunes will also debut on August 28. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Miss Outstanding Teen looks back on her reign Jul 1, 2007
" In 2001, she also traveled to the Miss Junior Teen America pageant in Hartford and won the crown. Among the categories judged were beauty, fitness, evening gown, interview and community involvement, and -- upon trekking to 34 states -- began speaking on the issues of teen peer pressure (including drugs, drinking and making correct individual choices). Lindsay, though, decided at age 13 that she wanted to leave the city, return to her hometown of Lincoln. She wanted to attend school with her... (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Longtime country singer and native of Salem to take stage at Captain Kirk's Jun 30, 2007
Some others he's been billed with over the years include Conway Twitty, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Crystal Gayle and Johnny Paycheck. Mills is back in the Midwest now, with a backing band from East Peoria, Ill. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
This Week in Entertainment History: 1/16/16 - 1/22/06 Jun 27, 2007
In 1989, Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle teamed up for a version of ``Stand By Your Man'' in honor of President-elect George Bush. Other celebrities at the Inaugural Gala included Clint Eastwood, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. (KWTX.com, TX)
Obituaries in the News Jun 10, 2007
Cochran was a first-call player and arranger for hit producers Allen Reynolds, ``Cowboy'' Jack Clement and Garth Fundis, for whom he did session work on records by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Crystal Gayle and Charley Pride, among others. Cochran also worked with some of Nashville's troubadours - John Prine, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt among them. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Universal Music Publishing Group Acquires Publishing Catalogue of Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY Winning, Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Michael Masser Jun 5, 2007
5 on Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks and Top 20 on Billboard 100); and "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" recorded by Crystal Gayle (No ... Masser made his name in the '70s and '80s as a composer and producer, working with some of the most successful artists of our time including; Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Teddy Pendergrass, Peabo Bryson, Crystal Gayle, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Judy Collins, Herb Alpert, Barry Manilow, Stacy Lattishaw, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and many... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Weekender takes a look back at interviews with music superstars over the years. May 24, 2007
" CRYSTAL GAYLE May 26, 2005 "I grew up singing all different styles of music [so] to me it wasn't branching out. Now in my career, I can do a lot of fun things that you couldn't when you were out there just doing the commercial side of the business. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
SCENE: GumTree Festival celebrates art of crafting a song May 10, 2007
Richard Leigh, who wrote "I'll Get Over You" and "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" for Crystal Gayle, will serve as judge of the 2007 competition. He's had 14 songs reach the Top 10, and he's written or co-written eight No. 1 singles. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Toby Keith Jams, Notches 50 Million Airplays Mar 2, 2007
28), bringing along famous friends like Montgomery Gentry, Crystal Gayle and Bobby Bare. Comprised mostly of programming directors and personnel, CRS boasts a notoriously difficult crowd. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
• The perfect new country music song Feb 9, 2007
Well, have you heard about the dude who escaped from a prison bus, stole a Wal-Mart 18-wheeler, dumped that, stole Crystal Gayle s tour bus and drove it to Daytona and tried to get in to see his hero, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. No, said Hog. (Millington Star, TN)
(AP) Ailing mother of determined prison escapee dies Feb 9, 2007
near where he was caught Jan. 26 after a 1,000-mile manhunt, at the end of which he was driving the tour bus of country singer Crystal Gayle. Gay has a long criminal record and is expected to face various charges in Florida before outstanding escape and theft charges in Tennessee and other states. (WKRN)
Mom of escaped inmate dies Feb 8, 2007
near where he was caught Jan. 26 after a 1,000-mile manhunt, which authorities say included a jaunt in the tour bus of country singer Crystal Gayle. An officer at the Daytona Beach Justice Center confirmed Gay was still in custody there Wednesday night and said inmates are usually not allowed to attend funerals outside the county. (Bakersfield Californian -- Nation)
Francis Ford Coppola Feb 8, 2007
Among the other credits: songs and music by Tom Waits, sung by Crystal Gayle and Tom Waits; costume designer, Ruth Morley; production designer, Dean Tavoularis; executive producer, Bernard Gersten; co-producer, Armyan Bernstein; producers, Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos; screenplay by Armyan Bernstein and Francis Coppola; directed by Francis Coppola. Technical credits are given to a hundred and eighty-four people, including set decorators, sound editors, re-recording mixers, camera operators,... (New Yorker)
Read More... Jan 30, 2007
Disinformation :: The Fugitive Who Stole Crystal Gayle's Bus Was Arrested ... The Fugitive Who Stole Crystal Gayle's Bus Was Arrestedposted by alex on Jan 29, 2007 - 02:34 AM ... Daytona Beach police Sgt. Jeff Hoffman had just asked a dispatcher for more information about the tour bus stolen from singer Crystal Gayle when the bus suddenly passed right in front of him Friday night. (Disinformation)
Jailbird's mission to see momma leads to a Dixieland dash Jan 30, 2007
A convict who escaped a prison van to pay a final visit to his dying mother ended up driving himself on a 1600-kilometre odyssey through Dixieland in a stolen tour bus belonging to country music star Crystal Gayle. In a plot reminiscent of the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit, Christopher Gay also used an 18-wheel articulated truck to evade capture during a five-state manhunt. (The Age)
Fugitive, singer's bus are found Jan 29, 2007
Daytona Beach police Sgt. Jeff Hoffman had just asked a dispatcher for more information about the tour bus stolen from country music singer Crystal Gayle when the blue-and-silver Prevost suddenly passed right in front of him Friday night. He quickly pulled the driver over along South Ridgewood Avenue and, within seconds, a weeklong manhunt across the Southeast that made headlines nationwide ended. (Orlando Sentinel)
Man Suspected of Stealing Tour Bus Caught Jan 28, 2007
Escaped Prisoner Suspected of Stealing Singer Crystal Gayle's Tour Bus Arrested in Florida ... An escaped prisoner who evaded a manhunt across the Southeast by stealing three vehicles, including singer Crystal Gayle's tour bus, has been arrested, authorities said. (Fox News)
Fugitive Who Escaped During Transfer From Central Texas Recaptured Jan 28, 2007
Gay is also suspected of stealing a tour bus registered to country music singer Crystal Gayle and driving it to Florida. Witnesses in Lakeland, Fla. (KWTX.com, TX)
Nation: Escapee tied to singer's tour bus theft arrested Jan 28, 2007
An escaped prisoner who evaded a manhunt across the Southeast by stealing three vehicles, including singer Crystal Gayle's tour bus, has been arrested, authorities said ... A license plate check showed the bus belong to Crystal Gayle, whose hits include Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Escapee caught after 5-state chase to see mom Jan 28, 2007
Prisoner caught in Daytona Beach, Florida It's thought prisoner wanted to see mother, who is dying of cancer While evading police, he reportedly stole Wal-Mart rig, pickup Man also seen at NASCAR track driving singer Crystal Gayle's stolen bus Adjust font size ... Gay escaped from a prisoner transport van Sunday in South Carolina, police said, and he evaded a five-state manhunt by stealing a pickup, a big rig and a bus that belongs to singer Crystal Gayle. (CNN -- US)
Crystal Clear Trail Jan 27, 2007
Police: Fugitive Took Crystal Gayle's Tour Bus. Friday, January 26, 2007. (Fox News)
Fugitive Stole Country Singer's Bus, Police Say Jan 27, 2007
-- A fugitive who apparently fled to Tennessee to see his ailing mother was being sought Friday in Florida in the theft of a tour bus owned by country singer Crystal Gayle. A man believed to be Christopher Daniel Gay was seen Thursday with the bus at a racetrack in Lakeland, Fla. (Click2Houston, TX)
Country singer's bus takes a wild ride Jan 27, 2007
Country-music star Crystal Gayle may have the elements of a new song featuring a hard-luck fugitive who escapes custody to visit his dying mother then steals a tour bus to drive to a stock-car track. Gayle's tour manager received a call from police about 6 p.m. Thursday and learned that her 45-foot-long tour bus had been spotted in Lakeland at USA International Speedway. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
It's Almost A Country Song Jan 27, 2007
" Track manager Barry Williams said: "He didn't seem intelligent enough to be Tony's driver. He didn't look the part, and he didn't act the part. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Fugitive surfaces at track seeking Stewart Jan 27, 2007
Jan. 26: A manhunt is on for Christopher Gay, who reportedly escaped a prison van in South Carolina, fled to Tennessee in a stolen pickup, grabbed a Wal-Mart big rig to visit his ailing mom, then drove Crystal Gayles tour bus to a NASCAR track in Florida ... Since Christopher Daniel Gay, 32, escaped from a prisoner transport van Sunday in South Carolina, police say, he has evaded a five-state manhunt by stealing a pickup, a big rig and the bus that belongs to singer Crystal Gayle. (MSNBC -- Sports)
