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Jedd Hughes
Jedd Hughes (born in Quorn, Australia) is an Australian singer, songwriter, session musician, and record producer. Early life Hughes grew up in Quorn, where he grew up listening to his father's country records. He won a local country music contest at the age of eight and began playing guitar from age nine, taking lessons from his father. He toured Europe when he was 12 and played with various Australian country musicians throughout his teens.William Ruhlmann, Jedd Hughesat Allmusic After graduating from high school he moved to Levelland, Texas, to study bluegrass at South Plains College. After studying under Terry McBride, (formerly of McBride & the Ride) he dropped out and moved to Nashville, where he worked as a guitarist for Patty Loveless. Eventually he signed with MCA Records, who released his debut album ''Transcontinental'' in 2004. He had hits with the singles "High Lonesome" and "Soldier for the Lonely", the latter of which hit No. 60 on the U.S. Billboard Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quorn, South Australia
Quorn is a small town and railhead in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia, northeast of Port Augusta. At the , the locality had a population of 1,230, of which 1,131 lived in its town centre. Quorn is the home of the Flinders Ranges Council local government area. It is in the state Electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey. With its picturesque setting and heritage-listed buildings, the town is known for tourism and as a filming location, as well as being the terminus of the Pichi Richi Railway. History The town was surveyed by Godfrey Walsh in 1878 and named after Quorndon in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, as part of the preparations for building the railway line from Port Augusta northwards. The railway line from Port Augusta to Quorn opened in 1879 and was subsequently extended north to Government Gums (Farina) in 1882, Marree in 1884, Oodnadatta in 1890 and Alice Springs in 1929. This railway line later became known as the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Gracin
Joshua Mario Gracin (born October 18, 1980) is an American country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of ''American Idol''. After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his service in the Marine Corps, and after his honorable discharge, he signed a record deal with Lyric Street Records. His self-titled debut album was released in 2004. It produced a number one hit, " Nothin' to Lose", and two more top five hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, ''We Weren't Crazy'', followed in 2008. This album produced five more chart singles, including a top ten in its title track. After signing with Average Joe's in 2010 he released "Cover Girl." Biography Gracin was born on October 18, 1980, to Mario and Brenda Gracin, and was raised in Westland, Michigan. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music Awards Of Australia
The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. The awards are hosted at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre (TRECC) on the final Saturday night of the Tamworth Festival. They have been held annually since 1973. The first award ceremony had just six awards. The awards show is presented in fornt of live audience made up from the media, the music industry and the public. Awards The award winners are given a Golden Guitar trophy. These are cast in solid bronze on a base of polished Tasmanian Blackwood. They are 235 mm tall and weigh 1.5 kilos. Australian Roll of Renown Since 1976, the Australian Roll of Renown is an award to honour Australian and New Zealander country music artists who have shaped th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is "You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History ''Billboard'' began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944, issue. Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records". For approximately ten years, from 1948 to 1958, ''Billboard'' used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: * The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948, as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records". * An airplay chart – started December 10, 1949, as "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys". The juk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Yellow Moon
''Old Yellow Moon'' is a collaborative album by American country music singer-songerwriters Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, released on February 26, 2013 in the United States by Nonesuch Records. It is the twenty-seventh and fourteenth studio albums for both Harris and Crowell, respectively, as well as Harris's fifth album for Nonesuch Records. The duo followed up this collaboration with ''The Traveling Kind'' two years later. Produced by Harris' ex-husband and longtime producer Brian Ahern (producer), Brian Ahern, ''Old Yellow Moon'' was recorded in 2012 at Eastern Island Sounds and Ronnie's Place, both in Nashville. Album information ''Old Yellow Moon'' is the latest of many collaborative projects of Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell and the first that ultimately resulted in an entire album. As both artists have stated multiple times, the duet album was being planned for a long time. In the liner notes of Harris' 2007 ''Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems'' box set sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Edge (Sarah Jarosz Song)
"Over the Edge" is the first single from American bluegrass artist Sarah Jarosz off of her third studio album, ''Build Me Up from Bones'' (2013). Written by Sarah Jarosz and Jedd Hughes, the song has received positive critical acclaim, helping ''Build Me Up from Bones'' reach number one on the Americana airplay charts in October 2013. Personnel *Sarah Jarosz – vocal, octave mandolin The octave mandolin (US and Canada) or octave mandola (Ireland and UK) is a fretted string instrument with four pairs of strings tuned in fifths, G−D−A−E (low to high), an octave below a mandolin. It is larger than the mandola, but smaller ... *Jedd Hughes – harmony vocal, guitar *Dan Dugmore – lap steel *Viktor Krauss – bass *Eric Darken – percussion 2013 singles 2013 songs Bluegrass songs Songs written by Jedd Hughes {{folk-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Build Me Up From Bones
''Build Me Up From Bones'' is the third studio album by American folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz, released on September 24, 2013 on Sugar Hill Records. It was recorded and mixed at Minutia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, by Gary Paczosa. This is the third studio collaboration between Jarosz and Paczosa. ''Build Me Up from Bones'' was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and its title track was nominated for Best American Roots Song. Track listing Charts *Top Folk Albums – #19 *Americana – #1 *FMQB Top 200 – #159 *FMQB Non-Comm – #20 Reception "''Build Me Up From Bones'' is an organic masterwork for Jarosz, a warm, nuanced collection that wraps and enchants the listener. If you're curious what brilliant natural talent paired with an ongoing commitment to learn and grow can produce, Sarah Jarosz's latest is a perfect example." – Stereo Subversion "With ''Build Me Up From Bones'' (Sugar Hill) her third album, she moves pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
56th Annual Grammy Awards
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was held on January 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the third time by LL Cool J. The show was moved to January to avoid competing with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, as was the case in 2010. The eligibility period for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2013 during a live televised concert on CBS, ''The Grammy Nominations Concert Live – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night.'' Jay-Z received the most nominations with nine. Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pharrell Williams each received seven nominations. Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams were nominated twice for both Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig received the most nominations by a non-performing artist, with five. Daft Punk won four awards,EDM and Rap Duos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009"A Bluegrass Debutante, A High School Graduate" ''NPR All Songs Considered''. June 14, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2010. and the tune "Mansinneedof" was nominated for a in the category of Best Country Instrumental Performance. Her second album, ''Follow Me Down'', released in 2011, received a Song of the Year nomination from the Americana Music Association's 2012 Honors and Awards. Her third album, '' |
Tornado (Little Big Town Album)
''Tornado'' is the fifth studio album by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released on September 11, 2012 via Capitol Nashville. " Pontoon," which was released in April 2012 as the album's lead-off single, has since become their first number one song on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and Little Big Town's fastest-rising single to date. The album's second single, "Tornado," was released on October 1, 2012. It became their first album since 2005's ''The Road to Here'' to produce two top 10 singles and to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Commercial performance "Tornado" debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard 200'', selling 113,000 copies in its first week. The album stayed atop the Billboard Country Albums charts for its first 5 weeks, making it their longest running number one album. As of December 2013, the album has sold 1,025,000 copies in the United States. It is the band's first album since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Big Town
Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. Their musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all four members alternating as lead vocalists. After a recording deal with the Mercury Nashville Records label which produced no singles or albums, Little Big Town released its self-titled debut on Monument Records in 2002. It produced two minor country chart singles before the group left the label. In 2005, the group signed to Equity Music Group, an independent record label owned by Clint Black. Their second album, ''The Road to Here'', was released that year, and received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). '' A Place to Land'', their third album, was released via Equity, then re-released via Capitol Nashville after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Buxton (album)
''Sarah Buxton'' is the debut album by American country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, " Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of number 23 in March 2010. The album also includes Buxton's previous three singles that were released on her extended-play, '' Almost My Record''. As of April 2010, the album has sold nearly 30,000 copies. History Prior to its release, Buxton issued a six-song extended play entitled '' Almost My Record''. This EP produced the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the country music Top 40. Those three singles and two other tracks from the EP are included on this album, as is her fourth single, " Outside My Window." Buxton co-wrote ten of the eleven songs, including " Stupid Boy," which was previously released by Keith Urban as a singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
