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	<title>Entertainment Daily &#187; Tenn.</title>
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		<title>Breaking up is hard to do, but inspiring to write about for songwriter Charlie Robison</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gerome</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Break up painful but inspiring for Charlie Robison

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country rocker Charlie Robison didn&#8217;t have to retreat to a cabin in the hills or listen to old records to find inspiration for his new album, &#8220;Beautiful Day.&#8221;
He found it in his collapsing marriage to Dixie Chick Emily Robison.
&#8220;We decided we were getting a divorce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Chattanooga, Tenn. officers fired 59 shots at armed man in &#8217;suicide by cop&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Six officers fired at least 59 shots in less than a minute, killing a man who had roamed his Tennessee neighborhood with a rifle and was looking to commit &#8220;suicide by cop,&#8221; authorities said Tuesday.

Chattanooga police Chief Freeman Cooper told radio station WGOW on Tuesday that his officers acted properly in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country singer Billy Currington grateful &#8216;for life itself&#8217; after Canadian stage collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Billy Currington says he and his band are very grateful to be alive after the outdoor stage they were performing on in Canada collapsed over the weekend and killed one person.

Currington made his comments on the social networking site Twitter.
His Mercury Nashville label said in a statement Monday that Currington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sugarland fans in for a sweet ride with TV special, CD/DVD package and movie premiere</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sugarland&#8217;s Kristian Bush knows a live CD/DVD package and a network TV special might seem quaint at a time when singles rule and fans flock to YouTube, but he thinks they are a good way to show what the duo is all about.

&#8220;I think performing live is one of the most exciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Redneck Woman&#8217; singer Gretchen Wilson says she will start her own record label</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gerome</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gretchen Wilson plans to start her own record label, and she&#8217;d like to call it, naturally, Redneck Records.

Wilson, who became a country sensation with her 2004 down-home anthem &#8220;Redneck Woman,&#8221; said Wednesday that if things go well she&#8217;ll release a new single in September and a new album in November.
&#8220;I feel like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Redneck Woman&#8217; Gretchen Wilson parts with longtime record label Sony Music Nashville</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — &#8220;Redneck Woman&#8221; Gretchen Wilson and her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville, have parted.

Sony announced the split Tuesday, describing it as a mutual decision.
Wilson shot to fame with her 2004 smash &#8220;Redneck Woman.&#8221; Her debut album, &#8220;Here For the Party,&#8221; sold 5 million copies.
Her next two albums for Sony — 2005&#8217;s &#8220;All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Timberlake christens renovated, eco-friendly golf course with 291-yard drive in Tenn.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/26/justin-timberlake-christens-renovated-eco-friendly-golf-course-with-291-yard-drive-in-tenn-19703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Justin Timberlake celebrated the opening of his renovated, environmentally friendly golf course in style on the 10th tee — by smacking his drive 291 yards.

The singer and actor smiled Saturday after the tee-off, saying &#8220;nobody&#8217;s happier about this course&#8221; than he is.
Timberlake was the first to play a round at his Mirimichi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sugarland&#8217;s Jennifer Nettles ordered to rest strained vocal cords, will miss 3 more shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The hit country duo Sugarland will miss three more concerts after a doctor ordered singer Jennifer Nettles to rest her voice for a week.

Mercury Records said Thursday that Nettles has strained and overused her vocal cords because of &#8220;health issues&#8221; she has been battling since January. No other details were immediately available.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles resting her voice after canceling 2 weekend shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles is on vocal rest after canceling two shows over the weekend.

In a video message to fans posted on the duo&#8217;s Web site, Nettles said she has been dealing with voice problems since January.
She says she &#8220;blew her voice&#8221; from the combination of singing in the studio and on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court rules Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe Museum has no right to Fisk University art collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Loller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that the Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe Museum has no right to an art collection the painter donated to Fisk University 50 years ago.

The court acknowledged in a ruling filed Tuesday that O&#8217;Keeffe placed certain conditions on the gift of 101 works of art but said any right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country stars Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss to play high-profile gig at White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country musicians Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss will play a high-profile gig next week at the White House.

A spokeswoman for Paisley said Wednesday that he and Krauss, who had a hit duet a few years ago with &#8220;Whiskey Lullaby,&#8221; will participate in the White House Music Series hosted by First Lady Michelle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country singer Ferlin Husky released from Nashville hospital, recovering at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer is recuperating at home after being released from a Nashville hospital.

The 83-year-old singer was admitted to the hospital July 2 and treated for an accelerated heart rate, possible pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Heart of Texas Records President Tracy Pitcox said Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Timberlake&#8217;s Memphis-area golf course set to open after $16 million renovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Justin Timberlake&#8217;s Mirimichi golf course is set to open July 25 in suburban Memphis after a $16 million renovation aimed at making it environmentally friendly.

The Commercial Appeal reported that Timberlake invested in reconstruction of the former Big Creek Golf Course after buying it late in 2007.
Mirimichi director of golf Greg King said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Ole Opry member Mel McDaniel in the hospital after suffering a heart attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman says Opry performer Mel McDaniel is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Spokeswoman Darlene Bieber said Wednesday that McDaniel had a heart attack last month. No other details were immediately available.
The 66-year-old singer had a run of hits in the 1980s that included &#8220;Baby&#8217;s Got Her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spokesman says country singer Ferlin Husky could leave hospital this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the hospitalized singer is improving and has been moved from critical care in Nashville.

The 83-year-old singer was admitted to the hospital Thursday and treated for an accelerated heart rate, possible pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Heart of Texas Records President Tracy Pitcox said Monday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spokesman: Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn. with possible pneumonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee.

Tracy Pitcox, president of Heart of Texas Records, said the 83-year-old was admitted to the critical care unit of Summit Medical Center in Hermitage on Thursday.
Pitcox said he had an accelerated heart rate and possible pneumonia and doctors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paisley: &#8216;Hard to ignore&#8217; economy, historic election on heartfelt &#8216;American Saturday Night&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As much as he enjoys singing about the double lives of computer geeks (&#8221;Online&#8221;) and amorous country boys (&#8221;Ticks&#8221;), Brad Paisley says there&#8217;s too much going on in the world to be too lighthearted on his new album, &#8220;American Saturday Night.&#8221;

&#8220;I think this country has turned on a dime in a way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wilco (the article): Jeff Tweedy and co. celebrate rock with self-aware &#8216;Wilco (The Album)&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — When it&#8217;s remarked to Jeff Tweedy while walking backstage at the recent Bonnaroo Music Festival that it&#8217;s a shame he won&#8217;t have time to catch most of the festival&#8217;s other acts, he turns and smiles.

&#8220;Yeah, well, I don&#8217;t really like music.&#8221;
The Wilco songwriter and frontman is, of course, an obsessive music listener. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country singer Josh Turner announces the birth of his second son</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Josh Turner and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of a second son.

The singer&#8217;s record label, MCA Nashville, on Tuesday announced the birth of Colby Lynch Turner. The baby was born Friday.
The Turners are also parents to 2-year-old Hampton.
Turner says in a statement that he had been in the studio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country music singer Ray Price is recuperating at Texas home after surgery to remove polyps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A spokesman for Grammy winning country musician Ray Price says the singer is home in Texas recuperating after surgery to remove polyps from his colon.

Price&#8217;s agent, Bobby Roberts, says Price was admitted to a hospital in his home state on June 22 for routine medical tests when a colonoscopy revealed a large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music rights group BMI to honor singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson as a music icon</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization&#8217;s country awards in November.

BMI announced the selection Tuesday morning. The group gives the honor to songwriters and artists who have had a &#8220;unique and indelible&#8221; influence on generations of music makers.
Past honorees include Dolly Parton, Willie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dolly Parton embraces second childhood through her first children&#8217;s book, &#8216;I Am a Rainbow&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton created a charity 13 years ago to provide books to children and encourage literacy.

Now her first children&#8217;s book, &#8220;I Am a Rainbow,&#8221; will be featured in the philanthropy.
The 63-year-old Parton says working on projects for children gives her a chance to play and live a second childhood.
The book she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>83-year-old Grand Ole Opry in Tennessee offers captions for hearing impaired</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Grand Ole Opry remains steeped in a tradition of sound, but the 83-year-old country music program will offer captions for the hearing impaired for the first time Saturday.

About 450 people participating at the Hearing Loss Association of America convention in Nashville this week will attend one of the Opry&#8217;s evening shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift wins video of the year at Country Music Television awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift opened the Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year for &#8220;Love Story&#8221; and by performing with one of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift wins CMT&#8217;s Video of the Year award for &#8216;Love Story&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift won video of the year at the Country Music Television awards for &#8220;Love Story,&#8221; an elaborate production that features period costumes as it echoes the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Swift won the fan-voted award Tuesday over Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Carrie Underwood and Sugarland.
Swift hugged Paisley as she walked up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>List of winners at Country Music Television awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Here is a list of the winners at the Country Music Television awards, presented Tuesday:

— Video of the year: Taylor Swift, &#8220;Love Story.&#8221;
— Male video: Brad Paisley, &#8220;Waitin&#8217; on a Woman.&#8221;
— Female video: Taylor Swift, &#8220;Love Story.&#8221;
— Group video: Rascal Flatts, &#8220;Every Day.&#8221;
— Duo video: Sugarland, &#8220;All I Want to Do.&#8221;
— Breakthrough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift wins CMT video of the year for &#8216;Love Story&#8217;; thanks Shania Twain, Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift won video of the year at the Country Music Television awards for &#8220;Love Story.&#8221;

It is an elaborate production that features period costumes as it echoes the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Swift won the fan-voted award Tuesday over Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Carrie Underwood and Sugarland.
Swift hugged Paisley as she walked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sugarland, Zac Brown Band, Kid Rock early winners at Country Music Television video awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift opened Tuesday&#8217;s Country Music Television awards with a skit about living out her dreams. The 19-year-old country and pop sensation went a long way toward doing just that by winning video of the year and female video of the year for &#8220;Love Story&#8221; and by performing with one of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country&#8217;s Trace Adkins relishes 2 CMT nominations for video that almost didn&#8217;t get made</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gerome</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trace Adkins can gloat about his two nominations at the Country Music Television awards.

After all, he had to persuade his label, Capitol Nashville, to let him make the video for &#8220;You&#8217;re Gonna Miss This,&#8221; which is up for video of the year and male video of the year at Tuesday&#8217;s show.
&#8220;The song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former &#8216;American Idol&#8217; finalist Bo Bice donates clarinet to Nashville public schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former &#8220;American Idol&#8221; finalist Bo Bice has donated a clarinet to a Nashville instrument drive.

Bice, who was on the show in 2005, personally delivered the instrument Saturday to collection officials, who said he used it when he was younger. It was described as in mint condition.
The drive was organized by the Nashville [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Country star Taylor Swift&#8217;s opener for CMT Awards sounds dreamy; Def Leppard, T-Pain on bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Cidoni</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift&#8217;s top-secret CMT Music Awards opener promises to be nothing but a dream.

Show staffers and crew have been sworn to secrecy about the opening segment, but country and pop queen Swift and host Bill Engvall were in plain sight Monday shooting a portion of it at the Sommet Center, the site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonnaroo wraps after memorable performances from Springsteen, Phish, Al Green, Wilco</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — They were chanting &#8220;Bruuuuuce&#8221; at Bonnaroo all weekend, as Bruce Springsteen performed a three-hour set with the E Street Band one night and joined Phish on stage another.

Springsteen and Phish were the headliners at the eighth annual festival, held on a giant farm in the Tennessee hills. Phish first played Friday night, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singer, actress Dolly Parton delights Girl Scouts who earned patch created in her honor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Country singer Dolly Parton delighted hundreds of Tennessee Girl Scouts when she made a surprise entrance at a ceremony to present them with a patch created in her honor.

Parton appeared on stage at the Pines Theatre in Pigeon Forge, where 400 Girl Scouts were receiving the new &#8220;Coat of Many Colors&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trent Reznor says he &#8216;has to stop,&#8217; performance at Bonnaroo Festival is his last US concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor said their performance Sunday at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was their last in the country.

The industrial rock group performed in the early morning hours Sunday at the Tennessee festival, shortly after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band wrapped up.
&#8220;It just dawned on me that this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springsteen wows Bonnaroo with songs for &#8216;hard times,&#8217; rocking Tennessee event with 3-hour set</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Bruce Springsteen astonished the Bonnaroo crowd with a passionate three-hour performance, offering sweat and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll to inspire, he said, in &#8220;hard times.&#8221;

Springsteen was the Saturday night headliner at the Tennessee music festival, where Phish was headlining both Friday and Sunday. It was a rare festival performance for Springsteen, who said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In rare festival appearance, Bruce Springsteen plays Tennessee&#8217;s Bonnaroo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — They were sure to be chanting &#8220;Bruuuuuce&#8221; at Bonnaroo Saturday night.

Bruce Springsteen, one of the festivals two headliners along with Phish, was to take the main stage Saturday evening at the Tennessee music festival.
It&#8217;s a rare festival performance for Springsteen and the E Street Band, whose festival experience has mostly been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comedian Robert Smigel, as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, skewers Bonnaroo Music Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Robert Smigel is riding around Bonnaroo, looking for targets. To the 49-year-old comedian behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the hordes at this Tennessee music festival and the 100-plus bands performing here are ripe for parody.

Smigel has come to Bonnaroo to perform as his most famous character, Triumph, the dog puppet with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tanya Tucker reconnects with fans with music festival appearance, new CD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Gerome</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Country Music Association&#8217;s annual festival is supposed to be all about the fans, but Tanya Tucker says the artists get quite a bit out of it, too.

&#8220;For the artists it&#8217;s just as much fun as it is for the fans because we get to see friends we don&#8217;t get to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Though technically a Bonnaroo rookie, Phish comes home to the Tenn. music festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Phish might technically be a Bonnaroo rookie, but the band&#8217;s first performance at the Tennessee music festival had the feeling of a homecoming.

Phish performed a highly anticipated 3-hour set Friday night, playing until the early morning hours. The Vermont-based band, which reunited earlier this year after a five-year hiatus, is a double [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonnaroo Music Festival gives stage to African acts, who sing of love and war</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/06/13/bonnaroo-music-festival-gives-stage-to-african-acts-who-sing-of-love-and-war-9016/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Coyle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The Bonnaroo Music Festival is large enough that it contains mini-festivals within itself. On Friday, one of the more vibrant and colorful stages was an African invasion.

The African-influenced North Carolina band Toubab Krewe got things started, before giving way to a genuine import: the bluesy, frenetic Malian guitarist &#8220;Vieux&#8221; Farka Toure.
The son [...]]]></description>
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