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Posted August 25, 2008 09:00AM
Merle Haggard plays a pivotal role in the evolving definition of country music.
Merle Haggard grew up in the classic American situation. Coming from a lower class family, Merle had to learn to depend on his inner resilience to reach his American Dream. Having some sporadic trouble with the law at an early age, and having spent some time in the San Quentin jail, Merle Haggard had a lot of difficulties making it at first. At one point in his career, he was actually digging ditches to make money for his family. Playing guitar with small music groups finally got him noticed by the right people and his career really began to take off after he signed a record contract with Capitol Records in 1965. His songs started climbing to the top ten list by the late sixties.
Merle continues his feverish pace of song writing throughout his career, even until today. His songs have breached new ground several times through his career, a fact that has led many budding country musicians to take a page from Merle Haggard's song book.
Merle Haggard recently announced a green music tour where he will be using trains exclusively to get to his gig locations. Read more in the story Musical Green Train to Make National Whistle-Stop Tour [www.sundancechannel.com].
If you are so inclined, you can find a more comprehensive biography on CMT [www.cmt.com].
Merle Haggard grew up in the classic American situation. Coming from a lower class family, Merle had to learn to depend on his inner resilience to reach his American Dream. Having some sporadic trouble with the law at an early age, and having spent some time in the San Quentin jail, Merle Haggard had a lot of difficulties making it at first. At one point in his career, he was actually digging ditches to make money for his family. Playing guitar with small music groups finally got him noticed by the right people and his career really began to take off after he signed a record contract with Capitol Records in 1965. His songs started climbing to the top ten list by the late sixties.
Merle continues his feverish pace of song writing throughout his career, even until today. His songs have breached new ground several times through his career, a fact that has led many budding country musicians to take a page from Merle Haggard's song book.
Merle Haggard recently announced a green music tour where he will be using trains exclusively to get to his gig locations. Read more in the story Musical Green Train to Make National Whistle-Stop Tour [www.sundancechannel.com].
If you are so inclined, you can find a more comprehensive biography on CMT [www.cmt.com].
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Posted August 22, 2008 12:00AM
One of the many things that REALLY set New York off is the abundance of live (and FREE), musical events. Between Prospect Park's, Celebrate Brooklyn [briconline.org], Central Park's, Summer Stage [www.summerstage.org], and the MILLIONS of other events, festivals, block parties, and dive bar's, New York City is out of control!
A few weeks back, on a whim, we caught a show at Summer Stage and were blown away by the talent...
Check out this cat, Jose James [josejamesmusic.com], if you haven't already.
With a sound rooted in jazz, blues and soul, accented with today's urban swag, he was a Summer Stage favorite. - and now in constant rotation on our stereo.
I'm sure we will be hearing a lot more from him in the future...
Like what you heard? Here [www.myspace.com] is some more...
A few weeks back, on a whim, we caught a show at Summer Stage and were blown away by the talent...
Check out this cat, Jose James [josejamesmusic.com], if you haven't already.
With a sound rooted in jazz, blues and soul, accented with today's urban swag, he was a Summer Stage favorite. - and now in constant rotation on our stereo.
I'm sure we will be hearing a lot more from him in the future...
Like what you heard? Here [www.myspace.com] is some more...
Yes, live music is a treasure that everyone should experience. It's especially nice to see an artist in a small venue. Jump on those opportunities whenever you can.
Posted August 20, 2008 01:00PM
You may already be familiar with a band called Belle and Sebastian and their classic folksy alt rock ditty, "Stars of Track and Field." With this week's move from swimming into track and field at the Olympics, we thought we'd celebrate by seeing what stars of track and field you are. Try this on for size, name as many songs as you can with any form of the word "RUN" in the title. The examples below are not allowed since we named them already. Whoever has the most will receive a free GreenDimes Junk Mail Removal Membership and will also be acknowledged publicly in our next blog post. In this fashion, you can entertain the masses, rid yourself of annoying clutter in your mailbox and get promoted in a Sundance Channel blog.
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Run's House - Run DMC
Running with the Devil - Van Halen
Run for your Life - The Beatles
Running to Stand Still - U2
Run to You - Bryan Adams
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls
Good luck!
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Run's House - Run DMC
Running with the Devil - Van Halen
Run for your Life - The Beatles
Running to Stand Still - U2
Run to You - Bryan Adams
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls
Good luck!
Run, Run Run - The Who
Running on Empty - Jackson Brown
Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty
She's a Little Runaway - Bon Jovi
The Long Run - The Eagles
Run Baby Run - Sheryl Crowe
It Keeps You Runnin' by the Doobie Brothers.
Sure, it has "run" in the title, but it's also a meditation on what it means to hide your heart, told in the haunting, willowy tenor of Michael McDonald.
"Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen, "Band on the Run" - Wings, "Take it on the Run" - REO Speedwagon, "Run Run Away" - Slade. I'll take my prize now.
RUN (Adams, Bryan)
Run (Ben Kweller)
Run (Bright Eyes)
Run (Clapton, Eric)
Run (Collective Soul)
Run (Day Of Fire)
Run (Frenzal Rhomb)
Run (Fretwell, Stephen)
Run (Goudie, Rex)
Run (Green, Pat)
Run (Ignite)
Run (Kutless)
Run (Mieka Pauley)
Run (Nadal, Kitchie)
Run (Pacifier)
Run (Snow Patrol)
run (Strait, George)
Run (Supergrass)
Run (Useless Id)
Run (Vendetta Red)
Run 2 U (Jewel)
run again (Hillman, Chris)
Run And Hide (Gracia)
Run Around (Blues Traveler)
Run Around (Onesidezero)
Run Away (Live)
Run Away (Roberts, James)
Run Away (Staind)
Run Away (Urban Dub)
Run Away Girl (Watkins, Sean)
Run Baby Run (Crow, Sheryl)
Run Baby Run (Garbage)
Run Barbi Run (Eraserheads)
run boy (Price, Ray)
RUN COM SEE JERUSALEM (Clam Chowder)
Run Devil Run (McCartney, Paul)
Run Down The Devil (Cooper, Alice)
Run For (Miller, Marcus)
Run For A Fall (Epica)
Run For Cover (Moore, Gary)
Run For Cover (Sugababes)
Run For Cover (Withers, Bill)
Run For It (Delerium)
Run For The Night (Blind Guardian)
RUN FOR THE ROSES (Fogelberg, Dan)
RUN FOR THE ROSES (Grateful Dead, The)
Run For the Roses (Fogelberg, Dan)
Run For Your Life (Antigone Rising)
Run For Your Life (Beatles, The)
Run From Reality (Oxymoron)
run from your memory (Knight, Chris)
Run Gunner Recall Run The Town Wants You Dead (Prize Fighter Inferno, The)
Run Home Slow (Zappa, Frank)
Run In The Back (Dear And The Headlights)
Run It (Chris, Brown)
RUN LETTER (Throwing Muses)
run like a thief (Raitt, Bonnie)
Run Like An Antelope (Phish)
Run Like It Were The Last Day Of Your Life (Purple Kangaroo)
run like you (Lauderdale, Jim)
RUN OF THE MILL (Harrison, George)
Run Off To La (Kid Rock)
RUN RABBIT RUN (Nirvana)
Run Riff v1 (Snow Patrol)
Run Right Through (Hometown Hero)
Run River (Swift, Jon)
Run Rudolph Run (Richards, Keith)
RUN RUN AWAY (Slade)
Run Run Rudolph (Berry, Chuck)
Run Run Run (Goldenhorse)
Run Run Run (Phoenix)
run run run (Tyler, Ryan)
Run Run Run (Velvet Underground)
Run Run Run (Who, The)
Run Runaway (Great Big Sea)
RUN SHITHEAD RUN (Mudhoney)
Run Silent Run Deep (Iron Maiden)
Run So Far (Clapton, Eric)
Run That By Me One More Time (Nelson, Willie)
Run through the jungle (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Run Through The Light (Yes)
Run To Him (Vee, Bobby)
run to me (Brandt, Paul)
Run To Paradise (Choirboys)
RUN TO THE HILLS (Iron Maiden)
Run To The Hills (Metallica)
RUN TO THE WATER (Live)
Run To You (Adams, Bryan)
Run Wild (New Order)
Run Wild Again (Nic Dalton With The Gloomchasers)
Run, Baby, Run (Crow, Sheryl)
RUNAROUND (Blues Traveler)
Runaround (River City High)
Runaround (Van Halen)
Runaround Sue (Dion and The Belmonts)
runaway (Allan, Gary)
RUNAWAY (Bon Jovi)
Runaway (Dell Shanon)
RUNAWAY (Dharmas)
RUNAWAY (Dion)
Runaway (Early November)
Runaway (Electrico)
Runaway (Frenzal Rhomb)
Runaway (Frusciante, John)
Runaway (Graham Colton)
Runaway (Groove Coverage)
Runaway (Hale)
Runaway (Jefferson Starship)
Runaway (Lavigne, Avril)
RUNAWAY (Linkin Park)
Runaway (Me First And The Gimme Gimmes)
Runaway (Misfits)
Runaway (My American Heart)
Runaway (Pat Mcgee Band)
Runaway (Pink)
Runaway (Pulley)
RUNAWAY (Ramone, Dee Dee)
Runaway (Recko)
Runaway (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The)
runaway (Rhoads, James)
Runaway (Screeching Weasel)
Runaway (Something Corporate)
Runaway (Soul Asylum)
Runaway (Spoken)
Runaway (Superfly)
Runaway (Zebrahead)
Runaway Acoustic (Corrs, The)
Runaway Angel (Mojofly)
Runaway Eric (Mw)
runaway feeling (Thorns)
Runaway Return (Fugazi)
Runaway Romance (Sparks The Rescue)
Runaway Run (Hanson)
Runaway Tarin (Soul Asylum)
runaway train (Cash, Rosanne)
RUNAWAY TRAIN (John, Elton)
Runaway Train (Morse, Steve)
Runaway Train (Oleander)
Runaway Train (Petty, Tom)
Runaway Train (Travis, Randy)
Runaway Train v1 (Morse, Steve)
Runaways (Anberlin)
Rundown Town (Bleach)
Rune Finne - Chill (Misc. Your Songs)
Runes And Men (Death In June)
Runes To My Memory (Amarth, Amon)
Runing On Faith (Clapton, Eric)
Runner (Kings Of Leon)
Runner's High v2 (Pillows)
Runner-up - The Story Of Staying (Misc. Unsigned Bands)
Runners High (Pillows)
Runnig Back (Thin Lizzy)
runnin away with you (thomas, wade)
Runnin Back To Saskatoon (Guess Who, The)
Runnin Back To You (Stage Dolls)
runnin bare (Novelty)
runnin behind (Lawrence, Tracy)
Runnin Blue (Doors, The)
runnin buddy (Stalling, Max)
Runnin From the Future v1 (Travers, Pat)
Runnin With A Gun (Slightly Stoopid)
RUNNIN WITH THE DEVIL (Van Halen)
Runnin With the Devil v1 (Van Halen)
runnin with the night (Keen, Robert Earl)
Runnin' Blue (Doors, The)
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM (Petty, Tom)
Runnin' With The Devil (Van Halen)
Running (311)
RUNNING (Desert Rose Band)
Running (Evermore)
Running (Flying Blind)
Running (Mourning September)
Running (No Doubt)
Running After You (Planetshakers)
running around on me (Morrow, Cory)
running around on me2 (Morrow, Cory)
Running Around v1 (Downfall, The)
Running Away (Delta Goodrem)
Running Away (Fuel)
Running Away (Hoobastank)
Running Away (Innuendo)
Running Away (MxPx)
Running Away (Three Days Grace)
Running Away Acoustic (Hoobastank)
Running Away Acoustic Live (Hoobastank)
Running Away Correct v1 (Hoobastank)
Running Away From London - Bad Days (Misc. Unsigned Bands)
RUNNING AWAY INTO YOU (Frusciante, John)
Running Away v8 (Hoobastank)
running away with my heart (Lonestar)
Running Battle (Kasabian)
running bear (James, Sonny)
RUNNING BEAR (Preston, Johnny)
Running Blind (Godsmack)
Running blind (Hedges, Michael)
Running Blind v1 (Godsmack)
Running Block (Keith, Toby)
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM (Petty, Tom)
Running Dry (Young, Neil)
Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets) (Young, Neil)
Running Fast For a Laugh v1 (Linkin Park)
Running For Home (Matthew Good Band)
Running For Mayor - The Star Wars Trilogy (Misc. Unsigned Bands)
Running Free (Iron Maiden)
Running Free v1 (Iron Maiden)
Running From An Angel (Hootie and The Blowfish)
Running From An Angel v1 (Hootie and The Blowfish)
Running From An Angel v2 (Hootie and The Blowfish)
Running From An Angel v3 (Hootie and The Blowfish)
Running From Home v1 (Jansch, Bert)
Running From Lions (All Time Low)
Running From Me (Trust Company)
Running From The Rain (Thursday)
Running From Your Dad (Bowling For Soup)
RUNNING GUN (Robbins, Marty)
I have a few more sorry for the double post! I'm a newbie!
Wow that is a lot of songs with the word run. Well done gford3
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