Kansas City Star

Country music legend Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13, records show
The Durango Herald
Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in “Coal Miner's Daughter,” documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13Seattle Post Intelligencer
'Coal Miner's Daughter' Loretta Lynn Married at 15, Not 13Hollywood Reporter

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Taylor Swift gives $4M to Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum for children's ...
Washington Post
Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues. The gift is the largest given to the ...
Country Music Hall Of Fame Gets A $4 Million Donation From Taylor SwiftDaily Gossip
Taylor Swift Donates $4 Million To Country Music Hall Of FameHollywood Life
Taylor Swift Donates $4 Million For Music EducationMTV.com
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Nashville's Grand Ole Opry: Does country music's history have a price tag on it?
Examiner.com
According to a recent business report from Bloomberg.com, country music's most-revered and historic stage has edged a step nearer the sale block. According to the May 16 story, the powers that be at Gaylord Entertainment--meaning its shareholders in ...

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Music Review: Marley's Ghost - Jubilee
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Taken from an acrylic painting by Thomas Hart Benton, 1889-1975, it is titled The Sources Of Country Music and was commissioned by the Country Music Hall Of Fame in Nashville. It makes one wish for the old style, large size, regular album cover as it ...

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Donna Summer Remembered for Country Music Connections
The Boot
In 1994, Donna moved to Nashville, affording her the opportunity to mingle with many of Music City's top writers and performers, but her experience with country music was anything but new at that point. "My parents listened to country music, R&B music ...

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Country Stars To Play “You've been Sentenced!” At CMA Music Festival
Great American Country (blog)
By Sarah Wyland | Leave a Comment Game manufacture McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds will host its first annual celebrity charity event during CMA Music Festival. Country stars will sit down to play You've been Sentenced! – Country Music Edition on ...
Award-Winning You've Been Sentenced! Word Game to Host First Annual Celebrity ...PR.com (press release)

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Taylor Swift Gives $4 Million to Country Music Museum
KOvideo
The country music superstar's sizeable donation will be used for the creation of the Taylor Swift Education Center. Taylor Swift is widely known as a miss goody-goody, who has a very generous heart and she recently gave an example of that side of her ...
Taylor Swift Donating $4 Million to Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumNew York Times (blog)
Taylor Swift pledges $4 million to Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumThe Tennessean (blog)
Taylor Swift Donates $4M to Country Music Hall of Fame for Music EducationTaste of Country
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'Hootie' leader loves country; Philly on Parade
Philadelphia Inquirer
After working with the band he formed with three college buddies that reached megastardom in the 1990s, the 46-year-old South Carolina native switched gears four years ago to launch a solo career in country music. His distinctive, soulful baritone has ...

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Merle Haggard Confident About Future of Country Music
Taste of Country
In a recent interview with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Haggard said he thinks things in the country music realm are on the up. “Lately I've noticed an improvement in the overall quality of songs and what not,” he told the newspaper.



NorthJersey.com (press release)

Willie Nelson's country music revival makes a stop in Newport News
Daily Press
"At this point in his career, a Willie Nelson concert is indeed very much akin to going to church," wrote Mark Jordan for The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. "Think of the hard-touring Nelson ... as the high priest of country music."
Willie Nelson picks his 'Heroes,' including SnoopSan Jose Mercury News
Country music legend Willie Nelson at the Wellmont TheatreNorthJersey.com (press release)

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