Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Marion, VA -- Song of the Mountains, the award winning Public Television concert series from the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia will present their final taping for 2009 on December 19th at 7:00 pm. “This will wrap up our fifth season of tapings which translates into 84 one hour television episodes.” says Tim White the executive coordinator for the concert series. “We start taping...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The International Country Music Conference is pleased to share with you further information regarding the Bluegrass Tour Du Force Thursday afternoon 27 May 2010. Dr. David Johnson of Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, New Hampshire will be presenting on "Issues of Methodology and Analysis in Celebrity Autobiography and Academic Biography: Focus on Ralph Stanley." Other Bluegrass presentations...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Charlie Sizemore was raised on Puncheon Creek in Magoffin Country in Eastern Kentucky. The son and grandson of banjo players, he became fascinated by the sounds of bluegrass and mountain music as a child. His first instrument was the fiddle, which he began playing when he was six years old. A few years later, Charlie played lead guitar for regional favorite Lum Patton before touring the eastern U.S....
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
On Sunday December 13, 2009, the Sons of the American Legion and Jay Armsworthy present the next Bluegrass music show of the season with Grammy Award winner Ralph Stanley II. Ralph II sets a new benchmark for traditional country music with the most recent release of This One Is Two on Lonesome Day Records. It showcases 11 emotionally probing songs by the best writers in the business, among them Lyle...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
While one did sing, the other did shout, And the angel unlocked the door. He had the keys to the kingdom, Lord Any CD album...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Opry Originals is the places to get up close and personal with your favorite artists. Don't miss your chance to meet them in person, take pictures, and get autographs of their newest CDs or books. ...
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Entertainment (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The world that Stanley evokes is fast fading. It's neither an insult nor a joke to call him the Last Hillbilly. He doesn't mind the word, he says, although now he's proud to be called Dr. Stanley, in acknowledgement of the honorary degree he received from Lincoln Memorial University in 1976. In his singing, songwriting, and playing, you hear the sounds of a world gone by, and you hear it plainly in...
The Book Publicity Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Check out the new NPR Books feature “What We’re Reading.” *** Here are the NPR interviews for the last week. Anyone who emails me the imprints of all the books listed (or houses if no imprint is available) will win the NPR Books Grid for the prior week that includes, in addition to the information below, interviewer, [...]
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Ralph Stanley will sit with David Letterman tonight (11/6) to discuss his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times. Letterman has dubbed this week as Country Music Week on The Late Show, with musical performances each night from prominent Nashville entertainers. Stanley will close out this theme week talking about his very personal book, [...]
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny , followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20 . CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs . NBC has a new Law & Order at 8. The CW has a new Smallville at 8. There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes...
TV.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 8 p.m., NBC Law and Order Back-to-back episodes of L&O can only mean one thing—twice the dum-dums . 9 p.m., ABC Ugly Betty Daniel ( Eric Mabius ) makes Natalie ( The Sopranos ' Jamie-Lynn Sigler ) his assistant—and Betty ( America Ferrera ) is a little jealous. 11:35 p.m., CBS Late Show with David Letterman Dave welcomes Ricky Gervais , Brian Regan , and legendary...
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Kentucky lawyer Eric C. Conn desperately wants President Obama to appoint him to a seat on the Social Security Advisory Board. He wants it so much that he has enlisted actress Amber Ettinger -- better known as YouTube sensation "Obama Girl" -- and bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley to appear in a video intended to lobby the president for Conn's appointment. The video starts out with Stanley singing...
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Source: NLJ.com, November 4, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Diligence pays off for plaintiffs' attorneys in Wal-Mart wage-and-hour case "A federal judge granted final approval to a settlement under which Wal-Mart will pay between $65 million and $85 million to resolve 39 consolidated wage-and-hour class actions involving more than 3 million...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
/PRNewswire/ Stanville, KY -- Attorney Eric C. Conn has launched an ad campaign in hopes of grabbing the attention of President Obama. Today, Conn announced his new video with legendary bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley and model actress Amber Ettinger, more widely known as the "Obama girl." ...
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Great idea! Very catching song...love it!
Make the logo bigger. (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
In case you needed more Obama Girl, Kentucky attorney Eric C. Conn has you covered with a spin on political campaign vids. Legendary bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley pays homage to his work on the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack to build support for Conn’s appointment to the Social Security Advisory Board. Throw in a little Bush bashing and Eric’s your guy. (With requisite behind the...
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