CGMG Nominates Marvell In Two Major Categories!
Jim Owen has a world class entertainer on his ten o'clock Branson, Missouri morning show. James Marvell has been nominated ' Entertainer of the Year ' by the worldwide Country Gospel Music Guild. James has had many top ten and number one songs on the national independent and major charts. One of his recent hits, ' I Prayed & I Prayed ' known as Branson's first #1 hit written by Jim Owen, has stayed in the top 10 country gospel charts for the past 8 months! 

Among many of the prestigious nominations for this year's CGMG awards, the second major nomination offered to Marvell is ' Duet of the Year '. James Marvell wrote ' BROKEHEART MOUNTAIN ' and recorded it with Billy Hale, president of Branson's Country Gospel Music Association. W.C. and Annelle Taylor, founders of The Country Gospel Music Guild, calls the Marvell & Hale duo..."FANTASTIC"!

Rhonnie Scheuerman, who works hard behind the international music scenes promoting artists and new songs, says "James Marvell has written one of the best gospel songs to glorify Jesus. ' BROKEHEART MOUNTAIN ' is superbly performed by James Marvell & Billy Hale". Mrs. Scheuerman is an award winning songwriter/ promoter. Her company recently won the ECMA ( European Country Music Association ) 2005 Promo Agents/Public Relations Company Award. ( Rhonnie's website is: www.rhonbob.com ) To hear the song turn your sound on and go to: http://marvell.tlcnm.com/bhm.htm 

' BROKEHEART MOUNTAIN ' is being released this month on Circuit Rider Records volume 51. All CGMG nominees will be listed in the August issue of U.S. Gospel News ( Americas # 1 Gospel Music Newspaper ).

The Country Gospel Music Guild, out of Grenada Mississippi will hold their annual convention and award show this October 6th and 7th at the Crockett Theatre in Lawrenceburg, TN. For more information call CGMG president Dobbie Poynor at: ( 662 ) 414-7246

Billboard buying rival publication Radio & Records

Billboard magazine was expected to announce Thursday (July 6) the acquisition of Radio & Records, its 33-year-old Los Angeles-based competitor, sources said.

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Faith Hill named country music's most beautiful woman

Faith Hill is country music's most beautiful woman, according to the readers of Country Weekly magazine. A readers' poll cites Hill as "having it all: classic beauty, a superstar career, a great marriage to Tim McGraw and three lovely daughters." It's a fairly evenly matched household. McGraw finished number four in the recent poll on country's sexiest men. Keith Urban topped that list.

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Faith, country music find a common bond

God and religion have always been a part of country music. And the role may be getting bigger. I was amazed when three of the top awards of the recent Academy of Country Music went to songs with stirring messages of faith.

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Bush, Japan's Koizumi to Tour Graceland

WASHINGTON Jun 30, 2006 (AP)— The king is getting big-time respect from the president and the prime minister. Elvis, of course. As in Presley. 

President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are going to Graceland. 

A private tour through the late rock 'n' roll legend's Memphis mansion on Friday wraps two days of consultations between the leaders. The visit has spanned military pomp, the tinkling of crystal at a black-tie dinner and two hours of discussions on Iraq, North Korea, U.S. beef exports and other weighty matters in the Oval Office.

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Kidman-Urban Wedding Story

Australia called it their own royal wedding when country superstar Keith Urban and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman were married Sunday (June 25) at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel at St. Patrick's College in Manly, a suburb of Sydney.

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Country Weekly Names Urban Sexiest man

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jun 16, 2006 (AP)— Nicole Kidman's Aussie fiance, Keith Urban, is country music's sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.

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The Palace has a new prince

His father was a hall of fame recording artist, a renowned Bakersfield businessman and a beloved local citizen.

But Buck Owens, Buddy Owens' late, great father, left a couple of loose ends. For starters, what becomes of the Crystal Palace, Buck's famous dinner club and museum? Who fills the spotlight at center stage? And who's going to eat all that chicken-fried steak now that Buck is gone?

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Garth Brooks to Play Wal-Mart Concert
Access Hollywood has reported that Garth Brooks is planning a on0time only concert for Wal-Mart as his way of saying "Thank You".  According to Access Hollywood he will bring back the band and the crew for one gigantic concert.  Garth is quoted as saying, "We're gonna bring the stage, the light rig, the trucks, something we haven't done since the tour ended in '98."

The "thank you" concert marks the end of the deal Garth did with Wal-Mart last year.

Bombshel Launces New Website
Fans are going to love the new website.  Check it out.

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Here's the Man behind the Streets of Bakersfield Songwriter, Homer Joy 
The Rock ‘n Role Model Interview: by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT 
Yes, Barry Manilow did write the songs, at least quite a few of them, but, like Buck Owens, there was at least one signature hit song that he didn’t write. For Barry it was (ironically enough) I Write the Songs. For Buck it was Streets of Bakersfield. Barry owed an ineffable debt to Bruce Johnston for writing I Write the Songs. Bucked owed an equal, if not greater debt to the man I was fortunate enough to find for this rare interview: Homer Joy.

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Jewel and Ty Murray live the small town life

This is a great interview with Jewel and Ty by CMT.  We often think of country music and rodeo together so why wouldn't America be fascinated with the Cowboy and the Singer!.

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41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Show

The 41st Academy of Country Music Awards were held Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at the MGM Grand (Las Vegas).  Reba McEntire did an outstanding job as the host.  This was the eighth time the winner of 11 ACM awards hosted the event.  Kenny Chesney took home the big award of the night, Entertainer of the Year.  Brooks and Dunn and Carrie Underwood who will be performing at the Comstock Windmill Festival of which Rodeo Attitude is one of the sponsors were also big winners.  Carrie Underwood was deeply moved when her performances of her song "Jesus Tale the Wheel" received a standing ovation by her peers.

Although the night was filled with memorable performances the biggest moment came with only one major award left to be presented.  The tribute to the l late Buck Owens.  The legendary performer had 21 #1 Country hits during  his remarkable career and was the Academy of Country Music’s very first Top Male Vocalist winner, in 1965.   Buck was also honored with the Academy’s most respected honor, the Pioneer Award, in 1988. The tribute not only saluted Mr. Owens’ rich catalogue of hit songs, but his status as a true ambassador of Country Music.  The special group put together for the tribute included Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam and ZZ Top's  Billy Gibbons, Buck's son. Tom Brumley, one of the Buckaroos and others.  When Buck's son, Buddy Allan Owens joined the group and they ended the night with "Streets of Bakersfield".  Having heard the story of this song and the lifelong friendship it started between our Director of Cowboy Ministries, Homer Joy, the songs writer and Buck, I could not have thought of a better ending to this tribute and this remarkable evening of country music than the "Bakersfield sound".

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CMT Story on ACM Awards

Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Brooks & Dunn were the only artists winning multiple awards Tuesday night (May 23) at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.

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The Country Parson Joins Rodeo Attitude
DJ Scott Perkins hosts the radio show "The Country Parson" each Sunday morning. on 94.5, Topeka, Kansas, airing from 6 AM to 10 AM CST.  "The Country Parson" is syndicated on several other stations.  A list can be found on web site listed below.  He will also be doing the Cowboy Church Service at the Country Stampede one of the nations outstanding country music festivals.  Remember you can listen live over the Internet on Sunday by following the links.

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Country Music Artist Raymond Harris Presenting Washington D.C. with 'America's Guitar Monument Of Dedication'

#1 Billboard Country Recording Artist, Raymond Harris has the drive and desire to accomplish what has never been done before. A five year tour that began in February 2005, will take Harris to every possible Military Instillation in the world. This is to show his appreciation for our service men and women for the outstanding job they are doing for our country. Harris states, "It's an honor to shake the hands and personally say thank-you to those who serve our country!"

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CMT Music Awards are in the books

The fans have had their chance to speak and the biggest winner of the night was Carrie Underwood who won the  Breakthrough Video of the Year as well as the Female Video of the Year.  It has been a rough time for Hank Williams Jr. with two of his daughters seriously injured in a car accident and then the accusations of a hotel employee that landed him in court last week, but all of that was put aside when the fans honored him with the prestigious Johnny Cash Visionary Award.

An important part of the evening was the tribute to the late Buck Owens by Dwight Yoakam.  Dwight said, "Buck Owens was the best friend that country music could have ever hoped for, especially in the early 1960s when country music had moved away from the traditional honky-tonk sounds of the '40s and '50s,"  He finished by saying, "Buck wasn't always clearly understood, but he always meant what he said. Buck always kept his promises to me and the millions of country music fans who loved him. All of us will miss him dearly."

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