Inside Music Row

‘Buds ‘n Suds’ is an event created by Cory Gierman and Jason Krupek to fight Crohn’s disease and colitis.  A friend of theirs was stricken with the disease with no known cure, so they used their music row contacts to raise money for research in honor of their friend.  Here’s Kelly at this year’s benefit concert.

Continuing on looking back at some of our most popular features of the last year. Jerrod Niemann had his first number one hit as a writer on ‘Good Ride Cowboy,’ which brought Garth Brooks out of his retirement in 2005 to sing it as a tribute to his good friend the late Chris LeDoux.  Since then, Jerrod has been working hard, pounding the pavement between gigs and writing sessions.  That work is finally paying off with the release of his album ‘Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury,’ and the lead single went all the way to number one.  We caught up with Jerrod at a party to celebrate his hit ‘Lover, Lover. Jerrod has been selected as one of the performers for the Country Radio Seminar’s New Faces showcase in March.  This event will put him in front of even more radio executives from around the world.  

We have a very special show looking back at some of our most popular features in the last year.  Randy Houser has been hard at work since the release of his 2008 debut ‘Anything Goes.’  He’s been touring constantly, plus working on new music.  That music hit store shelves this last fall, and we caught up with him to hear all about his latest disc ‘They Call Me Cadillac. You can also check Randy out on the new Waylon Jennings collaboration, with the first volume scheduled for release next month.  You can check him out singing Waylon’s classic ‘I’m A Ramblin’ Man.’ 

We have a very special show looking back at some of our most popular features in the last year.  Let’s get things revved up with Dierks Bentley on his annual motorcycle ride.  The ‘Miles and Music For Kids’ event kicked off in Columbia, Tennessee with a 90-minute motorcycle ride on the way to Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville.  Here’s Kelly at the Harley dealership. The fifth annual event raised about 250-thousand dollars, which went to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  

Amber Hayes has been entertaining people her entire life while growing up in Oklahoma. After landing a part in the Conway Twitty musical as Kathy Twitty, she returned to Nashville to finish her long-awaited debut album. Her sound has a contemporary edge to it, but her roots go way back, as she’s performed with legendary artists such as Jean Shepard and Jeannie Seely. 

Now it’s time for our weekly Songwriter Tip, brought to you by Nashville Songwriters Association International. NSAI is an key resource for any songwriter, either an established star or someone just getting started. This week we sit down with James Dean Hicks as he tells us why it’s so important to keep writing all the time.

Lee and Elaine Roy have had one heck of a year. They’ve been on a mission trip to Columbia, South America…they’ve performed on the Jerry Lewis Telethon…won Duo of the Year at the Inspirational Country Music Awards…and they now have a new record label to help launch their latest project. As great as 2010 was for the Roys, 2011 looks to be even brighter.You can get that new music from the Roys when their album is released on Rural Rhythm Records this Spring.

Josh Turner has had a pretty amazing year. With two of his four number one hits coming

in the last twelve months, it’s no wonder he feels a little overwhelmed at times. Kelly

Lynn headed out to the celebration for ‘All Over Me,’ where Josh broke out the beach

gear to highlight the line about your string bikini and your Coppertone 45.

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