As you might expect this time of year, there are not a lot of marquee games and only one matchup between top 25 teams (#3 Alabama vs. #23 Penn State). But there are still a lot of intriguing matchups that will start to tell us who are contenders and who are pretenders. H
September 2, 2011 Labor Day has been an official national holiday since 1894 when President Grover Cleveland signed a proclamation making the first Monday in September a day to recognize and salute the contributions of the working men and women who helped make this nation great. In honor of the efforts put forth by labor here are a three videos from Alabama, Brooks and Dunn and Merle Haggard that highlight that strong work ethic of the American worker everywhere.
After the worst off-season ever for college football, we’d like to say it feels good to get back to a sense of normalcy with some actual games. Unfortunately, the off-season woes will continue to dominate the headlines in Week 1
August 31, 2011 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a country music star traveling the country, meeting other stars and living your dream? Jamey Johnson is providing an insight with a new coffee table book ,"This Ride. In Color. And In Pictures". The book consists of several hundred pictures as well as stories, quotes and observations from Jamey and some of his well known friends. The book, due to be released in late September, is available for pre-order now.
June 17, 2011 Wild West FrogFest & Painted Pony Rodeo headliner Rodney Atkins has been busy working on a new album. His latest "Take A Back Road" is the first song off the CD that he expects to have out sometime late summer. He says the songs popularity has grown faster than anyone anticipated, which is a good thing, but now he's working hard to get the rest of the tracks cut for the album and get it out to his fans. So, will he sing the new one at FrogFest? Rodney's reply, "you better know it."
June 15, 2011 Rodney Atkins is a busy guy. And a well traveled one these days. Last night Rodney joined a star studded benefit concert to raise money for tornado relief in storm ravaged Alabama. Among those taking part were Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Montgomery Gentry and the shows hosts Alabama. Rodney will be in Portland, Maine for a show Friday night before heading out to headline our Wild West Frogfest and Rodeo Saturday at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds. Here is what Rodney had to say about last nights "Bama Rising" concert.
June 11, 2011 It's the big week in Nashville. CMA Fest. You can see, hear and meet almost any country artist you want. Some you may have to wait longer for. But most country artists from Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and Zac Brown to the upcomers can be found in Nashville this week.
Joanie Koons of Oriskany and three friends, Kate Nicoletta of New Hartford, Kandi Haas Floyd (Joanie's daughter) and Missy Jackson of Clark Mills are spending the week at CMA Fest. Before leaving Joanie promised to keep us posted on what was going on in Nashville. And by the looks of the pictures, the girls have been busy.
May 31, 2011 It's a new week and soon to be a new month and time for a new Utica-Rome's Top 5 songs of the week. June and summer 2011 start
May 31, 2011 Brad Paisley wanted to make an album honoring country music.
His first hit, "This is Country Music" paid homage to the likes of George Jones, TammyWynette, John Denver and Johnny Cash. Then he teamed up with Alabama for his second hit "Old Alabama." And that's not his only duet on the new album. Carrie Underwood joins him for a soulful song on how the flame can go out in a relationship over time, called "Remind Me." Couples who have been together a long time will relate to this song well.
May 30, 2011 Reba and Blake Shelton are giving back to their home state. Their tornado relief concerts raised 500 thousand dollars for Oklahoma. They played two sold-out shows last week, singing duets and providing harmony on each other's hits. Their only solo numbers came during the encore, with Shelton going it alone for "Ol' Red" and Reba taking the spotlight for "Fancy." Kelly Clarkson even stopped by for a special appearance on Thursday.
May 23, 2011 Brad Paisley brought back the sounds of Alabama with his new song "Old Alabama." In the video, he brings the back the band themselves. See old concert footage with Brad digitally mixed in. And see them today, jamming out with Brad.
Brad debuted the video Saturday on the Speed Channel during "NASCAR Raceday." He was there for the premiere during the pre-race coverage of the NASCAR All-Star race. Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip and Rick Hendrick can also been seen in the video. Brad says if it wasn't for Rick Hendrick providing the driver's facilities to shoot the video, he probably wouldn't have been able to afford the shoot.
Brad Paisley's onstage charm extends beyond the road and even to his performances on awards shows and TV specials. Paisley overcomes the limits of the medium, showing off his singing and powerhouse guitar playing while continuing to prove himself one of the most likeable and engaging performers in country music
