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Iwrestledabearonce interview from VANS Warped Tour

By William Simpson • Aug 16th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

Story by Laura Sutton
 
Upon meeting Krysta Cameron from Iwrestledabearonce, I noticed how tiny and feminine her demeanor was. She carries herself with a cute flirt, skin embraced with tattoos, and a great smile. Krysta is nowhere near the girl next door. She has a voice, and a lot of power behind it. She has a message, [...]



Wildhorse Saloon to re-open June 4th with a bit of irony…rock band Puddle of Mudd

By William Simpson • May 27th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

Nashville, TN – As Nashville digs itself out from under the horrific floods from three weeks there is a glimmer of hope downtown as the famous Wildhorse Saloon is set to re-open on June 4.  As the flood waters rose up to Third Avenue, the bottom floor of the Wildhorse Saloon found itself underwater.  After [...]



Metal Legend RONNIE JAMES DIO Passes Away

By William Simpson • May 16th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

I have lost a friend today and the world has lost a true rock legend in the passing of Ronnie James Dio.  Ronnie was best known for his beautiful voice and poetic lyric and at an age where most singers’ voices were not what they used to be, Ronnie still had the beautiful voice and [...]



Cancer Sucks Benefit

By William Simpson • May 2nd, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

Story and photos by Jennifer Reid
 
When Rick Horton lost his mother to cancer in 1996, he decided to do something about it. Cancer Sucks, the brainchild of Horton and his wife Patti, began as a Web site, became a nonprofit organization in 2000, and been a continuous fundraising force since inception. Horton’s approach was personalized. [...]



Kenny Rogers: The First Fifty Years

By William Simpson • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

Kenny Rogers: The First Fifty Years-
 
Country music legend Kenny Rogers will be returning to television in a special that Rogers called “the event of a lifetime”. Billed as Kenny Rogers: The First Fifty Years, the special will include many of Rogers’ closest friends including Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Alison Krauss, Wynonna, the Oak Ridge Boys [...]



Country Crossing Grand Opening and Concerts

By William Simpson • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles

                After several years of dreaming, planning, fighting, and executing on the plan, Ronnie Gilley’s dream of creating a world class entertainment community in Houston County Alabama.  The dream is called Country Crossing and it will make Dothan, Ala. the capital of country music outside of Nashville, Tenn.  Country Crossing had its Grand Opening January [...]



Bodragaz

By William Simpson • Nov 9th, 2009 • Category: Feature Articles

Story by Jennifer Chance
 
Why would a band drive eleven hours to play in the middle of a field in Pryor, Okla.?  For Denver-based band, Bodragaz, the opportunity to play at Rocklahoma 2009, along with the likes of Great White, Twisted Sister and Skid Row, was all the motivation they needed.
 
Rocklahoma, now in its third year, [...]



Little Big Town’s 3rd Annual Ride for a Cure

By William Simpson • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Feature Articles

Story by Lori Simpson
Capitol Records Nashville artists, Little Big Town sponsored the 3rd annual Ride for a Cure on Sunday, June 14, 2009. The event benefits the T.J. Martell Foundation which supports leukemia, cancer, and AIDS research at six of the top hospitals in the United States. 
Registration began at 8:00 a.m. with bright sunshine [...]



The Right Track: 40 Years of Grand Funk

By William Simpson • May 12th, 2009 • Category: Feature Articles

By Jennifer Chance
 
“Out on the road for 40 days… .” The first line of Grand Funk Railroad’s iconic song could read “Out on the road for 40 years… .” While it’s not true in the most technical sense — they’ve taken breaks, broken up and reformed — the idea is true. Though the lineup has [...]



First Annual Jones Jam and Country Crossings

By William Simpson • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Feature Articles

Story by William Simpson
The first annual Jones Jam, presented by Ronnie Gilley Entertainment, took place in Dothan, Alabama on March 21.  Jones Jam was put on to support a wonderful entertainment community called Country Crossing, which will be located just south of Dothan and in addition to the Bingo Pavilion, will house George Jones themed Possum [...]