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		<title>The Balladeer Johnny Horton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death is not a respecter of person, musician or not. However, it does seem that the most talented artists are always taken in their prime. They either leave this world under extreme circumstances that are beyond their control, or by their own volition. Johnny Horton&#8217;s death falls under the category of the aforementioned. Horton, like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of Today&#8217;s Country Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.purecountrymusic.com/?p=2500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All the time we hear talk about &#8220;Today&#8217;s&#8221; Country Music. Some think it is absolutely horrible and consider it a slap in the face to the genre. However, there are some that would strongly disagree and see it as a refreshing change for country music. I can see both sides of the fence. I personally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnny Wright and Kitty Wells 72 Years and Counting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.purecountrymusic.com/?p=2497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every country music publication loves to praise the marriage of Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill. It seems that every time you pick up an issue of Country Weekly they want to tell you how well Alan and Denise are doing. But no one ever pays attention to country music&#8217;s perfect match that is truly one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bucky Covington&#8217;s Lackluster Cover</title>
		<link>http://blog.purecountrymusic.com/commentary/pop-covers-greats-greatest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder what type of country music  you would find on Bucky Covington&#8217;s iPod. You would probably find all of the classic artists, such as, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and George Jones. There might be a Sugarland song thrown in there, but that would be to impress the ladies. His rock collection would be just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Underrated Country Songs, &#8220;Billy The Kid&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The brilliant baritone of Billy Dean can only be surpassed by the brilliance of his mullet. There are only a handful of country artists that could execute the amount of smoothness that Billy Dean brought to each vocal. It is a travesty that he did not have a single #1 hit to his name. Dean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garth Brooks&#8217; So Called Retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not going to re-report the announcement of Garth&#8217; 5 year plan or his new Las Vegas gig. I am going to ask two questions. Do the fans want him back? And when and if he does come back , in what capacity. The answer to the first one is yes, plain and simple. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chet Atkins&#8217; Wife Passes Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leona Atkins passed away today at her home in Nashville, she was 85 years old. Leona was no stranger to the stage herself. She and her sister Lois Johnson consisted of the &#8220;The Johnson Twins&#8221; and performed on WLW-AM, which is where she met the legendary guitarist. They were married in 1946. Here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosanne Cash&#8217;s The List</title>
		<link>http://blog.purecountrymusic.com/commentary/rosanne-cashs-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Covers albums are not an exact science. Kid gloves are necessary when an artist records an already perfect song. How does one make a timeless classic sound fresh and new without sounding contrived and forced. Rosanne Cash&#8217;s The List may not be the end-all covers album, and to be honest it isn&#8217;t. But is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crooke and Chase&#8217;s Gets Wider Audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as Ryan Seacrest is the hardest working man in show business, Lorianne Crook and Charley Chase are the hardest working duo in country music.  Both of them have their plates full, Charley co-hosts Tennessee Mornings on Fox 17 in Nashville, and Lorianne hosts Lorianne Crook&#8217;s Celebrity Kitchen on RFD-TV. In addition, they are seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronnie Milsap&#8217;s &#8220;Button Off My Shirt&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.purecountrymusic.com/commentary/ronnie-milsaps-button-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The country news well is running pretty dry, so I thought I would give a retrospective look at Ronnie Milsap&#8217;s top 5 hit &#8220;Button Off My Shirt.&#8221; There are actually two versions of this song in existence. The one that most people are familiar with is the 1988 version, but in 1996 it was updated [...]]]></description>
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