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Peyton Manning Crashes Luke Bryan Concert — And Sings! [VIDEO]

Rob Banks — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:29:33 +0000

This past Saturday, the annual Indianapolis Children’s Hospital gala event was supposed to be headlined by Luke Bryan. But, the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year got interrupted by Peyton Manning, who stole the show. The duo sang “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings’ ”Luckenbach Texas”. Folsom Prison Blues”Read more at: http://nesn.com/2013/04/peyton-manning-sings-johnny-cash-waylon-jennings-songs-with-country-star-luke-bryan-video/ [...]

Remember Which Country Album Was the First to Be Certified Platinum?

Billy Dukes — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:00:51 +0000

Platinum certification for one million albums sold didn't begin until 1976, so while other recordings may have soared past this sales mark, 'Wanted: The Outlaws' became the first official platinum album that year. The project featured Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter and it would eventually go on to be certified double platinum.

It's Been 10 Years Since We Lost Waylon [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:11:37 +0000

It’s crazy how fast time flies. Believe it or not, it was already 10 years ago today that we lost one of the all time greats in country music. On February 13, 2002 Waylon Jennings passed away in his sleep from complications of Diabetes. Something I didn’t know about Waylon was that he was set [...]

The Day The Music Died

Dale Mussen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:10 +0000

A tribute left at the gravesite of Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas (Getty Images)Memorialized in the Don McLean song “American Pie” this is the day the music died in 1959. It’s when rising stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their chartered plane headed to Minnesota crashed in bad weather in Iowa. Holly and his band, the Crickets, had just hit No. 1 with their song "That'll Be the Day."