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    Traditional Country Music: The Louv...  Nov 29, 2008
    They were Elvis Presley's favorite gospel duet and inspired scores, from Johnny Cash to Emmylou Harris ... Many came to know the Louvins via the country-rocker Gram Parsons, who injected their songs in the rock realm, including through duets with Emmylou Harris. (Suite101.com)

    Braves still shopping for a Big Dog  Nov 21, 2008
    DOB Johnny Cash singing And I Still Miss Someone, and you don t even mention Emmylou Harris version. Are you crazy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Lanois finds the right balance with strong ensemble  Nov 19, 2008
    His band pounded back against the melancholy, adding muscle that sharpened the shifting atmospheres of Lanois's songs, including a 10-minute reworking of "The Maker"; the tribal thumper "Duo Glide"; and "Where Will I Be," a tune written for Emmylou Harris that explored a newly masculine core while retaining its sweet clouds of harmonies. Fluid, melodic lines and beefy chording from bassist Marcus Blake and guitarist Jim Wilson, both of the band Mother Superior, were top shelf. (Boston Globe)

    Topical Themes In Song  Nov 16, 2008
    He played guitar for years with Emmylou Harris before forming his own band, the Cherry Bombs (whose members included future Nashville heavyweights Tony Brown and Vince Gill), and backing his then-wife, Rosanne Cash, and himself on a series of hit albums. His new release, "Sex and Gasoline," continues his fascination with more topical themes, but, for essentially the first time in his career, he handed over production responsibilities to somebody else. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    MORE: Tour the music of Gustavo Santaolalla  Nov 12, 2008
    Emmylou Harris turns in a moving performance on the bare-boned A Love That Will Never Grow Old. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)

    Country Music Hall of Fame Inducts ...  Nov 2, 2008
    CMA Announces Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Statler Brothers and Ernest Pop" Stoneman as Newest Members of Country Music Hall of Fame, Feb. 12, 2008, press release from Country Music Hall of Fame. Reprinted in CMA World. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2008, at http://www.cmaworld.com/news_publications/pr_common/press_detail.asp?re=720 Ernest V. Pop Stoneman: American Country Music Pioneer, n.d. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2008, from ortheyinstruments.com. Perseverance Rewarded: Pop Stoneman Enters Country Music Hall... (Suite101.com)

    Wainwright Family Teams For Xmas Show  Nov 1, 2008
    Rufus and , along with their mother and aunt Anna McGarrigle, will perform alongside Jimmy Fallon, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Emmylou Harris, Teddy, Kami and Linda Thompson, Justin Bond and Sloan Wainwright. Surprise guests are also promised. (Billboard.com)

    Private singer  Nov 1, 2008
    Archivist Jeannie Clark sourced some great footage, including film of Neil on his ranch, whilst we interviewed Thom Yorke, Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle. Although these interviews don't feature in the film, they and can be seen at , along with other exclusive content. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Brian Blade takes a unique approach to all of his collaborations  Oct 31, 2008
    "Another thread running through Blade's musical life over the past decade is his deep creative connection to Lanois, a gifted singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a 10-time Grammy-winning producer with credits ranging from U2 to Emmylou Harris. Their friendship became a part of Lanois's travelogue documentary "Here Is What Is. " One Christmas, Lanois visited Blade and his family in Shreveport and ended up filming a service at the Zion Baptist Church, where Blade first performed on drums... (Boston Globe)

    Genius of Lanois shines  Oct 26, 2008
    But in the case of Lanois, a guy who's worked with Bob Dylan, U2, Emmylou Harris, Peter Gabriel and Robbie Robertson, to name a few, ears perked up so as not to miss a note of what might happen, an opportunity to gain insight into the workings of a musical genius, who's also known to be a demanding perfectionist. Dressed in a black-leather motorcycle jacket and sporting a hat and bushy beard, Lanois appeared at ease, exuding a cool and quiet confidence. (Ottawa Citizen)

    Taking a turn on the dark side  Oct 21, 2008
    The place was crawling with pooches the other night when Emmylou Harris received the George T. Angell Humanitarian Award from the MSPCA. (The silver-haired country singer founded Bonaparte's Retreat, a shelter in Nashville that finds permanent homes for hard-to-place animals. Developer Ron Druker and wife Julie chaired the event, and guests included Alan and Susan Solomont, self-described "power chick" Geri Denterlein, Boston public health commissioner Barbara Ferrer, architect David Manfredi,... (Boston Globe)

    1,000 recordings you absolutely must hear  Oct 14, 2008
    NPR critic compiles 1,000 essential recordings. Georgia acts well-represented among picks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    David Archuleta gets a manager  Oct 8, 2008
    Hollywood Insider Blog. David Archuleta has signed with Azoff Management, the career-launching (and often sustaining) music powerhouse that counts The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Neil Diamond, and, most recently, among its clients. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    A world-class show in a perfect setting  Oct 7, 2008
    "This is amazing," said Emmylou Harris, closing the festival, as always, as the sun went down and the crowd thinned out ... Only in the world of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is Emmylou Harris a queen ... Hellman's own bluegrass band, the Wronglers, opened the program on that stage Sunday morning (Hellman also closed the show playing banjo with Emmylou Harris at the end of her set). (San Francisco Chronicle)

    40,000 enjoy Hardly Strictly Bluegrass  Oct 6, 2008
    Saturday he planned to stay close to the festival's main stage at the east end of Speedway Meadow, Banjo Stage, where Hellman favorites such as Emmylou Harris, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Steve Earle would be performing after he told his banjo story. "It's a great lineup," he said, "after a shaky start.". (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Music review: Rare Ry Cooder gig  Oct 5, 2008
    When Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris are sitting in the nightclub balcony, you can bet there's a heavy-duty act onstage. Guitarist Ry Cooder making his first appearance in around 20 years Thursday at the Great American Music Hall qualifies as a major event to a small but select circle, who snapped up $100 tickets to the two-night fundraiser. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Patty Larkin  Oct 4, 2008
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    Four-CD box set shows how Orbison evolved  Oct 4, 2008
    Earlier in the decade, the duet That Lovin You Feelin Again with Emmylou Harris won a Grammy. In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Whom to see and when.  Oct 3, 2008
    Emmylou Harris: 5:45-7 p.m.. STAR STAGE. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Blues, rock singer at Broadway Cafe  Oct 3, 2008
    Close on the heels of her hero, the great Bonnie Raitt, Love's influences include Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin and Neil Young. " Love lives in Durango, Colo. To hear her sing, visit . Untitled Document Please login to enter comment : Member ID: *Password: Reader Comments: TOP JOBS RELATED STORIES: | | | | Copyright ? The Montana Standard; a division of Lee Enterprises Copyright ? 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,... (Montana Standard, MT)

    Hit single landed Mississippi singer on Letterman  Oct 3, 2008
    Her compositions have included Gulf Coast Highway (recorded by Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson), Love at the Five and Dime (Kathy Mattea), and Outbound Plane (Suzy Bogguss). REMEMBERING JOHN JARRARD: The seventh annual songwriters concert remembering Gainesville, Ga. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Carl Jackson concert features new guest  Oct 3, 2008
    Since leaving the Campbell show, Jackson has had cuts by Garth Brooks, Pam Tillis, Rhonda Vincent, Patty Loveless, Diamond Rio, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Trisha Yearwood and many others ... In 2004, Carl received two Grammy s for the album he produced and performed on, entitled, "Livin , Lovin , Losin : The Songs of the Louvin Brothers." The group that Carl assembled to sing on this album is, in itself, astounding: himself,Joe Nichols, Rhonda Vincent, Emmylou... (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)

    Linda Ronstadt, home again  Oct 3, 2008
    Ronstadt's post-"Heart Like a Wheel" career has included pop standards with Nelson Riddle; Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance"; twangy Appalachia (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris); French Cajun (her recent "Adieu False Heart" with Ann Savoy); and, of course, mariachi - which reconnected her to her Tucson, Arizona, childhood as the granddaughter of a German-Mexican mining engineer and rancher whose mariachi band serenaded the populace from a now-defunct bandstand in the city's central... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Waycross salutes its music pioneer, Gram Parsons  Sep 25, 2008
    His songs, including Hickory Wind and The Dark End of the Street, have been recorded by a multitude of country and rock stars, including Emmylou Harris, Keith Richards, and Linda Ronstadt. He was a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, and the International Submarine Band, which recorded an album, Safe at Home, that is considered one of the first country-rock albums. (Florida Times-Union)

    * Once a rock star, now a matriarch of mariachi  Sep 22, 2008
    A mistress of self-reinvention who likens her resolve to a Mexican crossed with a Sherman tank, Ronstadts post-Heart Like a Wheel career has included pop standards with Nelson Riddle, Gilbert vans Pirates of Penzance onstage for Joseph Papp (she was nominated for a Tony), twangy Appalachia (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris), French Cajun (her recent Adieu False Heart with Ann Savoy) and of course, with Canciones de Mi Padre, mariachi X which reconnected her to her Tucson, Arizona,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Second Cup Cafe: Allison Moorer  Sep 20, 2008
    Weaned on George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris, she sang harmonies as a toddler, eventually thinking she'd make a career of it. At 14, her father killed her mother after an argument, then killed himself. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Country From Another Country  Sep 16, 2008
    A big part of the Americana music scene Down Under, the pair are more Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons than the shrimp-on-the-barbie Australian stereotype. The album, which they wrote together, has a front-porch, homemade appeal. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Thank you for the titles  Sep 14, 2008
    Like Icehouses The Kingdom or Emmylou Harris Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What about Alphavilles Forever Young. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Concert in the Parks will wrap up on an American roots and blues note  Aug 27, 2008
    Thursday s set list may include music from The Band, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and other artists. Joe McLean said the laidback show will highlight the three-part harmonies that Myers can help complete. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Buzz Briefs: Rapper Dr. Dre, Kenny Rogers  Aug 27, 2008
    Gill joined Dave Matthews, Brooks Bob Seger, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett and Emmylou Harris for "Little Feat and Friends: Join the Band," to be released Tuesday. Formed in Los Angeles in 1969, Little Feat blended rock with country, blues, jazz and other musical styles. (CBS News)

    Country Artists Team Up With Little Feat  Aug 27, 2008
    The new CD features Little Feat singing their classics with special guests like Gill, as well as Brooks and Dunn, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett and Emmylou Harris. Gill sings the group's signature tune, "Dixie Chicken," and plays guitar on "Spanish Moon.". (KWTX.com, TX)

    They're with the party band  Aug 26, 2008
    Buffett slips in for the swampy gumbo of "Time Loves a Hero," while Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes rips through "Oh Atlanta." The high times keep coming with Vince Gill providing a fresh look at "Dixie Chicken," Emmylou Harris getting gritty on "Sailin' Shoes," and Brooks offering surprising depth on original Feat writer Lowell George's anthem "Willin'." Then there's a passing of the torch when George's daughter, Inara, sweetly sings his song "Trouble." Elsewhere, even Mike Gordon of Phish... (Boston Globe)

    Gill, Matthews, Seger perform on Little Feat CD  Aug 26, 2008
    Gill joined Dave Matthews, Brooks Bob Seger, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett and Emmylou Harris for "Little Feat and Friends: Join the Band," to be released Tuesday. "I loved Lowell George, the way he played and sang and the funkiness of their records," said Gill, who sings the group's signature tune "Dixie Chicken" and plays guitar on "Spanish Moon.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    David Olney: Americana pioneer coming to Slim's  Aug 22, 2008
    High-profile singers have also taken notice of Olney, including Emmylou Harris, who covered his song "Jerusalem Tomorrow.". Harris' cover was hugely gratifying for Olney, who had been in Nashville for 20 years and had only a couple of minor hits. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer  Aug 20, 2008
    From Emmylou Harris to the Beatles, Hank Williams to gospel legend , Rowley s influences are classic old quality, deeply styled and pivotal to her ageless sound. Blonde-haired Angel of Blues. (Suite101.com)

    Gibson Guitars  Aug 17, 2008
    Some of the signature guitars the Bozeman factory makes today are named for the famous people who played them: the Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Spruce, the Pete Townshend J-200 Limited, the Elvis Presley Dove, the John Lennon J-160E Peace and the Emmylou Harris L-200. One of the most famous Gibson owners isn t even known primarily as a guitar player. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Plant, Krauss set for 8th Hardly Strictly fest  Aug 12, 2008
    Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Asleep At the Wheel and Earl Scruggs will be among the more than 60 acts appearing at the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8 festival Oct. 3-5 in Golden Gate Park, a gift to the city by billionaire financier and semipro bluegrass banjo player Warren Hellman. What started as a modest day in the park with eight bands has grown into a world-renowned event, a landmark on the country, folk and acoustic music circuits and one of the most... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Unreleased Cuts Bolster Orbison Boxed Set  Aug 6, 2008
    Orbison's Monument recordings from the 1960s make up disc two, including classics like "Blue Bayou," "Only the Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman." The third disc features live tracks from this period, as well as a demo of a late '60s track titled "Precious" and Orbison's Grammy-winning duet with Emmylou Harris, "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again.". The artist's later years are chronicled on disc four, including hits like "You Got It" and the "Blue Velvet" version of "In Dreams," plus highlights from the... (Billboard.com)

    'I'm a storyteller'  Aug 1, 2008
    Emmylou Harris goes to bat to make songs 'shimmer' - and more often than not, hits a home run ... Emmylou Harris has got game ... Emmylou Harris & The Red Dirt Boys, with Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    OK Emmylou, if I say 'Bonnie,' you say ...  Aug 1, 2008
    Emmylou Harris has contributed her luminous singing to hundreds of albums by other artists over the years, including some by the most respected names in rock, pop and country music. We recently asked her to say the first thing that came to her mind about four of her illustrious collaborators. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    They say no one'll see you; don't believe 'em  Aug 1, 2008
    July 31, 2008 Emmylou Harris is such a devoted baseball fan that in the 1970s she would tour Florida every March, specifically so that she could attend as many spring training games as possible. Her tour manager at the time, San Diego's Steve Redfearn, would arrange for her to sing the national anthem in return for game tickets and field access for her and her band. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    John Mayer gets the balance right  Jul 14, 2008
    By show's end, he had combined Bruce Springsteen and Emmylou Harris, begun his own "Dreaming With a Broken Heart" with a verse of George Harrison's "Isn't It a Pity" and inserted a vocal echo of Alicia Keys's "No One" into the closing "Say." "It's all just music," said Mayer at one point, to a still-unalienated audience. With a head of hair like a bad wig and the awkward, off-putting stage presence of the weird kid in high school with no social skills, opener Brett Dennen sounded like a less... (Boston Globe)

    Beck, G-Unit have new CDs  Jul 13, 2008
    While many of the cuts have appeared elsewhere Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart and Patty Loveless are among those tapped McCourys contributions create a proper bridge between old and new. His take on the Lennon/McCartney classic When Im 64 has new meaning as a bluegrass tune, and 40 Acres and a Fool is a clever look at how money transforms rural life. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Music listings  Jul 4, 2008
    Emmylou Harris Legendary folk-roots singer's 30-year career has seen collaborations with Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Daniel Lanois and Bright Eyes; with Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein. Orpheum, July 23, 8 pm, $35-$69. (Vancouver Sun)

    Statler Brothers: Country Hall of Fame honor tops  Jun 29, 2008
    Fellow members of the 2008 Hall of Fame class Emmylou Harris and the late Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman were inducted on April 27. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    This List for Sunday, June 29, 2008  Jun 29, 2008
    She does a fair Emmylou Harris imitation on Loved By You, but the closest she comes to country is the Charlie Rich feel of Anyone But You. And you can thank the song s co-writer Wynn Varble for that. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Emmylou Harris  Jun 27, 2008
    By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/23/2008. THE NAME OF her new album is "All I Intended to Be." And if all intended to be was a country music legend, an in-demand collaborator, a 12-time Grammy winner and a beloved entertainer, she's succeeded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    THE FLORIDA THEATRE'S JUNE LINE UP!  Jun 26, 2008
    The Florida Theatre and Flying Saucer present Emmylou Harris on Thursday, June 26 at 8 PM. Tickets are priced $63. 50 and $43. (Florida Times-Union)

    She's more likely to hurt your feelings  Jun 24, 2008
    Pitched somewhere between the earthy sob of Emmylou Harris and the ethereal histrionics of Kate Bush, Martha Wainwright has one dramatic set of pipes. On her second album, Wainwright occasionally overshoots in trying to write songs that rise to heights of the sound she can produce, but she's rarely boring. (Boston Globe)

    Perfect fit - Darby hat maker creates lids that last  Jun 24, 2008
    Harrison, a master hatter, is the creative force behind Double H Custom Hat Co., born out of a winsome log storefront at 121 S. Main St. in Darby, where he s made hats for country music stars as celebrated as Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris and Tanya Tucker. Recently, a woman from the United Kingdom was staying as a guest at the Triple Creek Ranch in Darby. (Missoulian, MT)

    O'Brien's blog  Jun 23, 2008
    On a musical note Emmylou Harris has a new cd out and it is good. She is back working with her ex husband, Brian Ahern, who produced her first 12 albums. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Emmylou Harris, silver-haired queen of the rodeo  Jun 20, 2008
    Rocky Schenck/NoneSuchEmmylou Harris is scheduled to perform at the Florida Theatre on Thursday. Emmylou Harris with Jimmy Gaudreau ... Emmylou Harris was just one of those people who was too perfect to be true. (Florida Times-Union)

    Lil Wayne Crushes The Competition To Debut At No. 1  Jun 19, 2008
    Other debuts this week include country mainstay Montgomery Gentry's "Back When I Knew It All" (Columbia, No. 20, 27,000), veteran singer Emmylou Harris' "All I Intended to Be" (Nonesuch, No. 22, 27,000), Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan's "Seeing Things" (Columbia/Starbucks, No. 24, 24,000), the soundtrack to Nickelodeon's "iCarly" (Sony, No. 28, 20,000) and DJ Skribble's mix "Total Club Hits" (Thrive/Red, No. 30, 20,000). Album sales are up 22. (Billboard.com)

    After 35 years, the thrill lives on  Jun 17, 2008
    If there's such a thing as a quintessential Emmylou Harris disc, her new release is it ... Which is why when Emmylou Harris starts her latest recording singing "Here I go again/Back to that feeling/Of no worthy cause/To carry me on," the temptation to characterize that mournful lyric as autobiographicalis pretty damn strong ... If anyone has the right to declare, musically speaking, that "the thrill is gone" (other than B.B. King, of course), it's Emmylou Harris. (Globe and Mail)

    Emmylou Harris Explains What She 'Intended'  Jun 17, 2008
    EMMYLOU HARRIS EXPLAINS WHAT SHE 'INTENDED - New York Post ... EMMYLOU HARRIS EXPLAINS WHAT SHE 'INTENDED ... June 17, 2008 -- THERE'S no mistaking an Emmylou Harris song. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Harris shines in good company  Jun 10, 2008
    Like cool water on a hot day, Emmylou Harris's bruised-angel voice remains a welcome balm. On her new album, Harris has meticulously written and chosen a group of folk and country songs that support the nuances of that voice perfectly. (Boston Globe)

    Listen Up: Lil' Wayne goes big with 'Carter'  Jun 10, 2008
    Co-producer John Rich forgoes his usual hick-hop stomp for a more graceful touch that uses Nashville Sound piano, pulsing '80s adult-contemporary rhythms and a noticeable Emmylou Harris influence. Jewel insists she considered herself a country artist since before hosting Nashville Star last year. (USA Today -- Life)

    New releases  Jun 9, 2008
    Alt Country: My Morning Jacket / Evil Urges (Ato)Rock: Jakob Dylan / Seeing Things (Sony)Rock: Alanis Morissette / Flavors of Entanglement (Maverick)Country: Emmylou Harris / All I Intended to Be (Nonesuch)Rock: Supergrass / Diamond Hoo Ha (Astralwerks)Rap: Lil Wayne / Tha Carter III (Cash Money)Rock: Adele / 19 (Sony)Country: Montgomery Gentry / Back When I Knew It All (Sony)R& B: James Hunter / The Hard Way (Hear Music)Rock: Walter Becker / Circus Money (Mailboat). Video Games - ActionLEGO... (Boston Globe)

    Martha's turn  May 31, 2008
    And so she came out fighting: Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole was an early broadside directed at her songwriter father, whose parenting skills she called into question (but who was at her wedding last September to Brad Albetta, as were her mother, her brother, Emmylou Harris, Linda Thompson and Jimmy Fallon). Martha Wainwright's new album hits Canadian stores this week. (Globe and Mail)

    Rachel Wearsch: "Life of Love"  May 29, 2008
    Growing up with George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash has allowed Wearsch to mesh the traditional Country/Western background with vibrant bluegrass, a healthy dose of old-fashioned blues and her own classical piano training to launch a uniquely refreshing album that could only be labeled as pure Americana. Highlights. (Suite101.com)

    Twelve-Time Grammy Award Winner, Emmylou Harris, Spends the Weekend with Animal Radio(R)  May 25, 2008
    Veteran Country and Bluegrass songstress, Emmylou Harris, to be featured on Animal Radio(R) May 24 and May 25 to discuss a range of topics - including her devotion to Animal-Rights and her Nashville-area animal rescue/fostering organization, Bonaparte's Retreat NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Animal Radio(R) Announces Award Winning Country Music Star, Future Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee and Animal Rights Activist, Emmylou Harris and Comedian Richard Pryor's wife, Jennifer Pryor,... (PR Newswire)

    Surprise snowfall closes roads in Sierra  May 25, 2008
    The fitful weather wasn't enough to snarl the Strawberry Music Festival, a 27-year-old event that showcases such folk and roots musicians as Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet. The festival is held at Camp Mather outside Yosemite's western border, and nothing worse than rain blew through. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    A little bit country, a little bit rock'n'roll  May 16, 2008
    Her singing, though, is astonishing - the missing link between Emmylou Harris and Mavis Staples. "You know what she said to me?" Plant asks. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    Sounds of Texas committee meeting on 2009 shows  May 16, 2008
    These artists include Little Feat, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris and Jackson Brown. Soon as anyone is confirmed for the Series I will let everyone know through this column. (Conroe Courier, TX)

    Community Calendar  May 9, 2008
    Photographer to the Country Music stars, Jim McGuire has snapped shots of everyone from Minnie Pearl and Lester Flatt to Emmylou Harris and Marty Stuart. This collection is just sixty black and white photographs out of thousands on display at Historic City Hall in Lake Charles from now until July 19. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)

    Top 10 shows  May 8, 2008
    By , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 05/08/2008. It's always an event when this inventive British quintet tours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    'I'm getting out from the shadows'  May 6, 2008
    While most couples have to make do with a hired DJ for the reception, Wainwright and Albetta were serenaded by enough singers to constitute a decent festival line up: Emmylou Harris, Linda Thompson, Ed Harcourt and Saturday Night Live star Jimmy Fallon, as well as Martha's father, Loudon Wainwright III, her mother, Kate McGarrigle, and her brother, Rufus. "I sang later but I was drunk," she says, grinning. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    The second time around  May 4, 2008
    The likes of Emmylou Harris, Linda Thompson and everyone in her family performed. "It was the most amazing wedding that anyone's ever attended," Wainwright says seriously. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Rafting The Rio Grande  May 2, 2008
    This is a man who has made more than a dozen albums, whose tunes have been sung by Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, who has played the Texas governor's mansion and David Letterman's show, who generally sleeps at home with his wife and kids ... That first night on the river, Hancock sang 17 songs, including one he introduced as "another true story from West Texas, which is like a triple oxymoron." He wrapped up with the love song "Bluebird" (an old favorite that Emmylou Harris has covered) and a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Branca, Scully create a lasting bond  May 2, 2008
    Also honored at The Bronx school's annual spring gala at Sotheby's in Manhattan were singer Emmylou Harris, who performed and was given the WFUV Sound and Vision Award, and veteran television-radio journalist Charles Osgood, who graduated from Fordham in 1954, four years after Scully. "I know you," Harris said when she met Scully and then echoed a sentiment many have shared. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Some things go away, never to return  Apr 20, 2008
    Bojangles" in 1970. But in 1972, the band released a concept album called "Will the Circle be Unbroken," which featured collaborations with traditional country artists like Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis and Jimmy Martin. Seventeen years later, they released "Will the Circle be Unbroken: Volume II," which was also one of the only things they did with Universal Records. That album, which featured such greats and Johnny Cash and the Carter Family, Emmylou Harris,... (Buffalo Reflex, MO)

    Harmonious union  Apr 18, 2008
    Think Johnny and June Cash, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris who were rumoured to be lovers and Gillian Welch and David Rawlins ... "We wrote these songs, like Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, where you can't even tell who is singing the lead.". (The Age)

    Have 'Gun'-Will Travel: Band eyes road for new album  Apr 18, 2008
    " Once the album was recorded, the 3-year-old band got a nice break when former db's co-founder Chris Stamey (who's worked with artists ranging from Pylon and Whiskeytown to Alejandro Escovedo and Tift Merritt) and agreed to mix the album at his Modern Recording studio in Chapel Hill, N.C. Stamey, who also contributed keyboards to the album, suggested to Mathis and Merckle that they invite legendary steel guitarist Al Perkins (Flying Burrito Brothers, Emmylou Harris) to add a few of his Grammy... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Oxford, Miss., gearing up for annual festival  Apr 16, 2008
    The last time I saw Emmylou Harris, the elegant country songbird was warbling a high, lonesome tune against a darkening sky ... Past performers have included Wilco, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Lucinda Williams, Marty Stuart and Emmylou Harris, whose performance left me enthralled two springs ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Randall Franks: Jimmy Fortune, a wealth of talent  Apr 16, 2008
    Jimmy, along with the rest of the group s members Phil Balsley, Lew DeWitt, Harold Reid and Don Reid, are among the 2008 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall and Ernest Pop Stoneman. When I spoke with him in early March he was preparing to leave to perform on a Caribbean cruise. (Catoosa County News, GA)

    Life can be so sweet  Apr 12, 2008
    Sometimes it's not, like Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. But something about the two points of view lifts the music up, which is what happens with song after song on. (Courier Mail)

    Jenee Halstead, Jonathan Katz, and a Zen tea ceremony  Apr 10, 2008
    FOLK You'll hear strains of Emmylou Harris in twangy folkster Jenee Halstead, who moved to Boston from Spokane, Wash. two years ago. (Boston Globe)

    Kathy Mattea's 'Coal' fueled by an emotional kinship  Apr 7, 2008
    Green Rolling Hills, Emmylou Harris. Coal Tattoo, Hazel Dickens. (USA Today -- Life)

    Skaggs salutes trailblazers of Bluegrass  Apr 6, 2008
    " Besides honoring the early pioneers, Skaggs' new album helps educate younger fans about the genre's roots. "I feel like some of the followers of the fathers of this music need to tell the stories of the fathers," Skaggs said. Skaggs, 53, certainly qualifies for the role. As a young man, he played in Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys, J.D. Crowe's New South and Emmylou Harris' Hot Band before switching to mainstream country and having a slew of hits in the 1980s. He returned to bluegrass in... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Former Byrd playing at SCCA  Apr 4, 2008
    Few people can say that they know (or knew, as the case may be) the likes of Tom Petty, Janis Joplin, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Emmylou Harris. Of course, if Chris Hillman really wanted to name-drop, the list could be much, much longer and include artists from a larger variety of musical genres. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)

    Red Molly: Dixie Chicks meet "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou"  Apr 4, 2008
    You can check Red Molly out at their web site, , and the band has already made a couple of CD s their launch recording "Never Been to Vegas" and "Love and Other Tragedies." They write some of their own material, and cover traditional music as well as tunes by the likes of Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris ... "That s the band s name, like there was no Floyd in Pink Floyd. Actually, we got Red from Red Dirt Girl, an album by Emmylou Harris one of our favorites. The... (Westerly Sun, RI)

    World-roaming singer/songwriter calls Juneau home  Apr 3, 2008
    Strom said she also developed a strong affection for southern gospel because, she says, "it was the first music I felt I could sing." She cites Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris as primary influences, plus more contemporary favorites such as the experimental alternative Icelandic band Sigur R. s. She became a member of the all-female alt-country band All Night Lincoln in Texas before leading her own band. (Juneau Empire)

    This Day in History  Apr 2, 2008
    Singer Emmylou Harris is 61. Singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) is 47. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Edwards sings about heartache and talks about hockey  Mar 31, 2008
    Take the tough-but-tender pedal steel country of Emmylou Harris or Lucinda Williams, blend in the melodic folk-rock of Jackson Browne, then add a dash of the mournfulness of early Neil Young and you get a taste of the winning talent that is singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Edwards is touring behind her new album, "Asking for Flowers," and a packed house at the Paradise Friday night was already converted when Edwards strolled out with her acoustic guitar, dressed casually in a simple white... (Boston Globe)

    Humphrey's 2008 Season  Mar 25, 2008
    Thursday, July 31: Emmylou Harris, 7:30 p.m. $55. Friday, Aug. 1: Dolly Parton, 8 p.m. $125. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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