This Day In Country Music 2/25 Cash,Loretta,Nelson, Alabama, Jones,

 Today's Country Music History Lesson 

    1981

Country music winners at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards included; Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - George Jones for "He Stopped Loving Her Today", Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison for "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"and Willie Nelson won  for "On the Road Again."

  Willie and Glen Campbell doing a live rendition  of  On The Road Again. 

George Jones- He Stopped Loving Her Today - Live

1982

Alabama released their sixth studio album Mountain Music their most successful album and second US Country #1.          

 Check out this video of Alabama and Friends performing Mountain Music at the historic Ryman in Nashville in 2014

1992

Johnny Cash was awarded the Grammy Legend Award, "for ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field."

1998

Johnny Cash's album, Unchained, won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album.  The 

album was an all star collaboration behind the scenes.  Check out the behind the scenes videos. 

2014

Loretta Lynn suffered minor burns following a fire at her home. The singer was at home watching TV when a candle burning in the sunroom toppled over, setting a chair on fire. Loretta discovered the blaze when she went to investigate a crackling sound and the singer used a pillow to beat down the flames.

Update on "Zamboni Steve"

 Over the weekend we all took notice as a 42 year old Zamboni driver was called into action as emergency goalie for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.  Yesterday, Zamboni Steve, whose real name is David Ayers stopped by the Today Show to share his experience.
  Ayers is the father of three and the manager of a nearby rink.  He drives the Zamboni at the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.  When the NHL designated a rule specifying all arenas have an emergency goalie available to each team Ayers gladly signed on truly believing he would never has to suit up.  That all change Saturday night when he call the call to not only suit up , but to play against his beloved home team protecting the net for the visiting Hurricanes. The rest is history, and a night the man who thought his hockey days had ended 15 years ago will never forget.  David's full Today Show interview is below.

Jim's Equipment Repair Nashville Music News 2/25/20; Tanya Tucker,& Carrie Underwood

Cry Pretty Reaches A Milestone

Carrie Underwood was moved to tears during an interview at last week's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.   UMG Nashville CEO Mike Dungan and president Cindy Mabe joined Carrie as the session was closing and surprised her with a plaque commemorating her album’s platinum status.
Carrie shares writing credit on nine songs on Cry Pretty, as well as co producer credit.  The tearful superstar said, “This means a lot, because I feel like this is the project that I’ve done, and the album that I’ve done, that is the most ‘me.’ I’m honored and I’m humbled, and God is good.”

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Tanya Wakes The King

  Country legend Tanya Tucker is loving her post Grammy winning resurgence.  When  Her CMT Next Woman Of Country Tour stopped in Memphis, TN Tucker was inspired by the spirit of the KING. 

  Tucker and her crew were treated to the VIP tour of Graceland earlier in the and the energy of  Elvis filled her soul.  Her set was full of hits, vintage cuts, casual banter with fans, an Elvis inspired pose, and a few covers of the King's classics including the often overlooked In The Ghetto.   

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Memories. Pressed between the pages of my mind. So great taking the boys, crew, and @reverielaneband through Graceland. The King may be gone, but his memory and legacy lives on. #Elvis #TheKing #TanyaMotherTucker . 📸: @dkupish

A post shared by Tanya Tucker (@thetanyatucker) on Feb 20, 2020 at 6:21pm PST

Who is Sunday's NASCAR Last Place Finisher Timmy Hill?

Nascar driver Timmy Hill is no stranger to racing. In fact, he is in his 9th year of Cup Series racing. Timmy was born ebruary 25, 1993 in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Timmy is the son of former NASCAR driver Jerry Hill and brother of current driver Tyler Hill. Hill is currently two races into his first full-time Season in the NASCAR Cup Series. He will spend 2020 driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports. Hill will also compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (where he won rookie of the year honors in 2011) driving the No. 61 and 66 Camry for MBM. Hill has competed in 94 Cup races over 9 years with his best finish coming in the 2017 Brickyard 400 where he came in 17th. His second best finish was in this year's Daytona 500 where he placed 27th. He followed that performance with a DNF in Vegas. Hill an the rst of the gang from the Nascar Cup Series are headed west to California for the Auto Club 400.   For more about Timmy or your favorite driver visit NASCAR.COM

Dangerous Tik Tok Challenges

   In the last 18 months, social medias app Tik Tok has become something of a social barometer for the young, trendy and young and trendy at heart.   The app has a dark side as millions of users compete for a worldwide spotlight in 15 seconds or less.    Two recent Tik Tok "Challenges" are making national headlines due to their inherent dangers.  

 The Skull Breaker Challenge 

Skullbreaker puts three friends jumping next to each other as the outside buds kick the middle jumper's  feet out from under him. The middle person crashes to the ground,on their back and hitting their head . Injuries have been logged in Miami, New Jersey and Arizona.  In Daytona Beach, Florida, police have charged two high school teens with misdemeanor battery and cyberbullying after injuring a classmate. 

 ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ Challenge

   The ” ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ challenge,” involvesdriving recklessly to the beat of  The Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper.

When  Casper directs dancers; such as “slide to the left!”  the driver swerves in that direction often into the oncoming traffic lane.   When Capser calls out  “crisscross”,  motorists swerve in both directions.  As of 2/24/20 there have been no reported fatalities, but authorities credit that to blind luck.   

  Tik Tok acknowledges the danger of the challenges but today have not removed any of the controversial videos.   

    

Cotton Candy Popcorn

 Act II shocked the bow tie right off of Orville Redenbacher Monday  with the announcement that they are releasing cotton candy flavored popcorn.  Conagra  foods made the announcement Monday in a conference call then immediately distributed the information to the public at large.
   Food bloggers spread the details far and wide on social media, specifically touting the fact that the new flavor will pop blue.   The cotton candy goodness will be sold in  a 5 pack, but no release date has been revealed.   When it does come out, it will be called LLama Party and comes with temporary llama tattoos in the box. 

Real Life Hidden Figure Passes at 101

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died Monday morning at the age of 101, according to NASA.  Johnson created the calculations allowing American Astronauts to orbit the Earth.   
  Johnson and other African American women at NASA were brought to the forefront in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures."

Red Dirt Report: Carrie Hits The Town

 Carrie Underwood must be suffering a bit of cabin fever.  The country superstar made a few stops in music city over the weekend. 
  Carrie and husband Mike Fisher stopped by the Bridgestone arena to watch Mike's former teammates on the Predators play a tough three periods of hockey.  In an instagram post, Carrie seems to miss the game and her husband playing it.
  "Good to be back at a @predsnhl game! Way to pull out the win, guys! Didn’t realize how much I missed it. Think I can talk the hubby into coming back for one more round? #LetsGoPredators #UnRetiredAgain? #FangFingers #MyHusbandNeedsAJob" 

 Thursday Afternoon Underwood surprised an invitation only crowd in Nashville by joining Keith Urban on stage for a live version of the 2017 hit, The Fighter.    Underwood had performed earlier in the afternoon and opportunity struck.. We haven't heard if it was planned in advance. 

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Good to be back at a @predsnhl game! Way to pull out the win, guys! Didn’t realize how much I missed it. Think I can talk the hubby into coming back for one more round? #LetsGoPredators #UnRetiredAgain? #FangFingers #MyHusbandNeedsAJob

A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) on Feb 22, 2020 at 8:02pm PST

 

Logano's Vegas Win By The Numbers: NASCAR NEWS

 Joey Logano continued the trend set by Denny Hamlin  last week at Daytona by becoming the second driver to win the same race two years in a row.. No small matter considering we are only two races into the cup season. 
   Logano grabbed the checkered flag after leading 54 of 267 laps, or 20% of the race.  Logano  started in the fifth spot and dropped as far back as 20th. 
  The win broke the tie for 33rd winningest driver which Logano had been sharing with Ricky Rudd.  This career win 24 in Logano's 13 year cup career.  He joins an elite club of multi-year winners in the Vegas race.   Jimmie Johnson won 4 times, including 3 consecutive wins in 2005,2006 and 2007.  Matt Kenseth has visited victory lane in the desert 3 times.  Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Logano's teammate Brad Keselowski has all won big in the desert twice.

Hockey News: Jets Fall To Sabres

  The Buffalo Sabres got back into the win column vs the Winnipeg Jets over the weekend.  Buffalo squeaked out a 2-1 win behind goals from veteran Kyle Okposo.   Jonas Johanson covered the crease for the Sabres saving 25 out of 26 shots.    Buffalo moves to 29-25-8 on the season and is still in the hunt for a wildcard spot in the playoffs.
   Buffalo hits the ice again on Wednesday vs a hot Colorado Avalanche team. 

Jim's Equipment Repair Nashville Music News 2/23/20

What Intimidated Miranda?

Many people may not remember but in 2003 Miranda Lambert  made a splash  by competing on the first season of Nashville Star. Last week she shared that the show was very intimidating, and she actually failed her initial audition.

  Taste Of Country Dot Com reports that Miranda gave an industry only interview as part of the 2020 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville last week.   She told the audience that when she first auditioned for the USA Network reality singing competition, her heart wasn't really in it, and she didn't get very far into the audition process.

   Bev, her mom, was angry with Miranda for not putting her heart and soul into the audition. Bev had spent countless hours shuttling Lambert to auditions, and bookings. The notion that Miranda didn't showcase her true talents didn't sit well with mom.   Bev insisted that her daughter audition again in another city, and Lambert sang "Crazy" in her second audition, winning her way onto the show.

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Baby Mooney

  Dan & Shay's Shay Mooney welcomed baby number 2.  People reports that Ames Alexander Mooney was born on Friday (Feb. 21) in Nashville. to proud parent's Hannah and Shay. 

The little guy weighed in at 6 lbs., 7 oz. and is 19.5 inches long.

“Our family is ecstatic,” the couple say in a statement to People. “Ames is absolutely perfect!”

   This is their second child. Their first son Asher James was born  in January of 2017.

Brandi Carlile will serve as this year's Record Store Day Ambassador. 

 When this year's Record Store Day rolls around on April 18 a familiar face in country music will be front and center.   Brandi Carlile was named the 2020 Record Day Store Ambassador on Friday.

  The official record store day twitter made the big announcement including a video of Carlile in a studio.   Carlile says,  "We’ve been making the physical manifestation of independent-minded music for over two decades in this space,".  "What independent record stores do is that they mine, archive, love, meticulously care for, and make available to you other people’s dreams,"  Carlile continued. 

Small Town Scandal: Deadlier Than Sharks?

What's deadlier than a shark attack? Sadly, not the Shaq Attack... Selfies!

 A medical journal in India has compiled information leads us to believe that we could all become victims of our own vanity.  The Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care in India shared findings of a study comparing selfie related deaths to fatal shark attacks.  According to their data  259 people worldwide died in 137 selfie-related accidents between 2011 and 2017, while just 50 people were killed by sharks.
  An unrelated survey uncovered the following shocking statistics:

• 41% of us have already risked our safety in pursuit of a selfie.
• Men are more likely to take risky selfies
• 61% of males would accept the challenge of a cliff-edge photo, compared to 38% of females.

 Have you ever taken a risky selfie? 

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Mystery Woman Poses With A-Listers: Today's Small Town Scandal

A thrift store in Belgium received an unusual donated item: an album full of photos showing a mystery woman posing with celebrities. Employees were going through boxes of donated items when they found an album filled with pictures of a woman posing with celebrities including Keanu Reeves, Elijah Wood, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, William Shatner, Johnny Depp, Drew Barrymore and Bruce Willis. The store's policy is to destroy any personal photos found inside donation boxes, but in this case the uniqueness of the photos inspired the staff to attempt to identify the woman in the photos using social media. The woman in the photos has been identified as Maria Snoeys-Lagler. Snoeys-Lagler was former member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who died in 2016 at the age of 87. The woman's daughter now has possession of the album and the one of a kind photos of her mother.

NASCAR: Looking At Last Year's Pennzoil 400

 
    NASCAR hits Sin City this weekend for the second race of the 2020 season, the Pennzoil 400 from Las Vegas .  last year's race took place on March 3rd and ended with Joey Logano holding off teammate Brad Keselowski for the win.   Coverage begins Sunday at 2:30  on WYDC Big Fox.

Highlights From The 2019 Pennzoil 400

A New Feature: The Red Dirt Report- Maren Morris Wants a Gypsy Baby

 I wanted to try something new today, The Red Dirt Report. The concept is simple. I take a seriously written country music story and add tabloid elements to it to make it sensational and ridiculous .  Darn it! Maren and Ryan are just too likeable though, so I figure my first time doing this on Kickin is not as tabloid-ish as I would have liked...

   Maren Morris told NASH COUNTRY DAILY that she and husband Ryan Hurd are going to raise a  "Tour Bus Baby". 

   In a recent interview with Kix Brooks Maren said:

    “I don’t want to take a year off,”..... “I don’t want to, like, be away from my fans for that long. I’m still, at my core, a workhorse, and I love performing. I love being onstage, and I love to sing, so my turnaround after I deliver is pretty short. It’s only two months and I have another gig, but mentally and emotionally—and I could change after I have my baby—but I think that it’ll be good for me to have an endpoint because if it’s just open-ended, I’m gonna be, like, [having] cabin fever, going stir-crazy in the house, like, taking care of this kid . . . It’s kind of nice to have a goal to be like, ‘Okay, I have two months,’ to not put pressure on myself but to get it back together, bring him on the road with me ’cause that’s gonna be the reality. He’s gonna be a tour bus baby, so it makes me feel like I can do motherhood and my career and not have to compartmentalize them.”

   Maren and Ryan's baby boy is due to make his world premier debut in March, meanwhile mama Maren is scheduled to perform at the legendary Houston Rodeo in early March, just weeks from her due date. 

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