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Country Music Hall of Fame to Induct an R&B Legend

Ray Charles helped redefine country music in the Civil Rights era

(Newser) - R&B legend Ray Charles, who helped redefine country music in the Civil Rights era, and Grammy-winning duo The Judds will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame on Monday announced its new members, who will be formally inducted in a ceremony in 2022,...

Singer to Pay for Funerals of 3 Young Country Fans

Luke Combs makes the gesture after carbon monoxide is blamed in deaths of 3 men

(Newser) - Country star Luke Combs, one of the headliners of the Faster Horses Festival, is paying for three fans’ funerals. Three men were found dead in a camping trailer at the Michigan country music festival last weekend, and two more were found in the trailer alive but suffering from carbon monoxide...

Morgan Wallen to His Fans: Don't Try to Defend Me

Country star issued video apology for use of slur

(Newser) - In a video apology posted on Instagram on Wednesday night, country star Morgan Wallen asked fans not to downplay the racist language he was caught using on camera and said that he accepted the punishments he faced. In the five-minute video, Wallen said he had let so many people down,...

Morgan Wallen’s Sales Skyrocket After Racial Slur

While the industry sanctions singer, fans download his music

(Newser) - After Morgan Wallen was caught on video using a racial slur, the country music star's professional world seemed to come crashing down. Radio stations quit playing his music , his recording contract was suspended, and the Academy of Country Music announced he won't be part of this year's...

One More Blow for Morgan Wallen After Slur

He'll miss out on the 2021 ACM Awards

(Newser) - Days ago, country star Morgan Wallen was on course for some big wins at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Now, after being caught on camera using a racial slur , he's not even eligible. The academy said Wednesday that Wallen—whose album Dangerous has been the Billboard...

The Blows Are Coming Fast for Morgan Wallen After Racial Slur

Morgan Wallen recorded using racial slur over the weekend

(Newser) - Hundreds of radio stations have dropped one of country music's biggest stars after he was recorded using a racial slur over the weekend, and now his label has suspended him. TMZ has the video, filmed by one of Morgan Wallen's Nashville neighbors, in which the singer arrives home...

Country Singer Kris Kristofferson Hangs Up Guitar for Good

Country Hall of Famer, Golden Globe-winning actor, 84, has officially retired

(Newser) - Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has announced his retirement after five decades and named a manager for his estate. A press release said the 84-year-old actor and singer actually retired last year, and that his son, John, stepped in to oversee his father's business, including special projects and his record...

Singer Was 45 When She Hit With &#39;80&#39;s Ladies&#39;
KT Oslin
Wasn't Wild
About
Country
obituary
Dec 21, 2020 7:20 PM CST

KT Oslin Wasn't Wild About Country

Singer was 45 when she launched her career with '80's Ladies'

(Newser) - Country singer KT Oslin, who hit it big with the nostalgic ballad "80's Ladies" and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. Oslin's friend Robert K. Oermann said she died Monday in suburban Nashville, the AP reports. The cause of death was not released. Oermann...

Country&#39;s First Black Superstar Dead at 86
COVID Kills
Country's First
Black Superstar
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Dec 12, 2020 3:10 PM CST

COVID Kills Country's First Black Superstar

Charley Pride was 86

(Newser) - Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86, the AP reports. Pride died...

Once a Carpenter, He Became a Country Music Star
Country Music
Legend With
Dementia Dies
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Nov 25, 2020 12:10 PM CST

Country Music Legend With Dementia Dies

Hal Ketchum, known for hit 'Small Town Saturday Night,' has died at the age of 67

(Newser) - A country music legend is gone. "With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications of Dementia," Andrea Ketchum, wife of Hal Ketchum, posted on Facebook and his website Tuesday, per CNN . The 67-year-old, who put out his...

Songwriter Behind 'Mr. Bojangles' Has Died

Jerry Jeff Walker was 78

(Newser) - Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song "Mr. Bojangles," has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman John T. Davis told the AP . "He had battled throat cancer for many years, and some other health issues,...

Country Music Star Charlie Daniels Is Dead

'Devil Went Down to Georgia' was his big hit

(Newser) - Sad news in the world of music: Charlie Daniels has died at age 83 of a stroke, reports the Tennessean . Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is best known for his smash hit of 1979, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." But well before...

Lady Antebellum Settles on Its New Name

It's keeping Lady A after a heartfelt conversation with the original Lady A

(Newser) - This is a time of upheaval—but at least there is peace between the Lady As. Country band Lady A, which recently changed its name from Lady Antebellum because of the association with slavery, says it had a very positive meeting with Anita White, the Seattle blues and gospel singer...

Country Group Changes Its Name, Apologizes

Lady Antebellum is now known as Lady A

(Newser) - Fans of the country group Lady Antebellum must take note of a big change: The Grammy-winning trio has changed its name to Lady A, reports Pitchfork . The move is the result of the George Floyd unrest, the band explains in an online post . "When we set out together almost...

Coronavirus Complications Kill Country Singer

Joe Diffie was only 61

(Newser) - Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like "Home" and "Pickup Man," has died after testing positive for COVID-19, the AP reports. He was 61. Diffie on Friday announced he had contracted the coronavirus, becoming...

Kenny Rogers Dead at 81
'The Gambler'
Dead at 81
OBITUARY
Mar 21, 2020 5:30 AM CDT

'The Gambler' Dead at 81

Kenny Rogers dead Friday night of natural causes while under hospice care

(Newser) - Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country, and pop with hits like "Lucille," "Lady," and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The Gambler" died Friday night. He was 81. He died at home in Sandy Springs, Ga....

Garth Brooks' 'Sanders' Shirt Confused Some of His Fans

He was honoring Lions player Barry Sanders

(Newser) - Garth Brooks is a big Sanders fan and he doesn't care who knows it. But when he posted a photo on Instagram of himself wearing the No. 20 jersey of former Lions running back Barry Sanders after a concert Saturday, some fans thought he was supporting a different Sanders...

Country Singer Kills Himself After Child Sex Arrest

Daniel Lee Martin found dead after missing hearing

(Newser) - A country singer facing child sex charges in two states killed himself after missing a court appearance Friday. Daniel Lee Martin, once considered one of country music's rising stars, was first arrested in 2018 in Tennessee, where he was accused of abusing three victims under 13, the Tennessean reports....

Loretta Lynn: They&#39;ve Killed Country Music
Loretta Lynn:
They've Killed
Country Music
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Feb 2, 2020 2:50 PM CST

Loretta Lynn: They've Killed Country Music

But 'I'm here to start feeding it,' says 87-year-old

(Newser) - Country music is dead, according to a legend of the genre. "I think it's dead. I think it's a shame," Loretta Lynn tells fellow country singer Martina McBride on the latter's podcast Vocal Point , per People . "I'm getting mad about it. I am....

Aldean Returns to the Scene of the Crime

The country singer last performed there on a grim night in 2017

(Newser) - It's been two years—and Jason Aldean clearly hasn't forgotten. The country singer played in Las Vegas on Friday night for the first time since the worst mass shooting in US history interrupted his show, People reports. "Tonight's a really special night for us," he...

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