The Baileys

   Charlene, Crystal, and Kurt Bailey, Daniel Conway
and Lindsay Dallas (The Baileys)!

   The baileys are grabbing peoples attention with their unique style. Their range includes music from the roots of country and bluegrass, to grunge and modern day. Graduates of the Tamworth Camerata 2002. and the prestigious TDP (talent development program)
They also appeared on the Schools Spectacular as a featured performers and were invited to perform at the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Bright, Colourful and Alive with exceptional musicianship.

For more information on the Baileys, visit http://www.tamworthragepage.com/baileys1.htm

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The Country Music Planet
"Songs Getting Top Play"

   Don't Take The Girl By Tim McGraw is currently being listened to more than any other song at The country Music Planet!

   Don't take The Girl, which was written by Larry Johnson & Craig Martin (2 good friends of The Country Music Planet's very own, Jerry Mac) was listened to over 10,000 times during the month of April, 2004 at the Country Music Planet's "Inside Nashville Jukebox". The song first became a hit in 1994, over 10 years ago, by Tim McGraw. The following is a list of the top 10 songs being listened to at The Country Music Planet with the number of times the song has been listened to by visitors to The Planet.

1.   Don't Take The girl - Tim McGraw - 10,036
2.   These Days - Rascal Flatts - 7,042
3.   Hurt - Johnny Cash - 5,615
4.   Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks - 3,664
5.   It's Five OClock Somewhere - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet - 3510
6.   Picture - Kid Rock & Cheryl Crow - 3,287
7.   Nobody Knows - Kevin Sharp - 3,045
8.   Courtesy Of  The Red, White, & Blue - Toby Keith - 2,797
9.   Cool To Be A Fool - Joe Nichols - 2,788
10. Beer For My Horses - Willie Nelson & Toby Keith - 2,492

   Yes, by the looks of the above, a lot of visitors to The Country Music Planet are visiting Inside Nashville Jukebox and enjoying the great variety of country music made available there. There are currently 143 country songs on Inside Nashville Jukebox with more being added on a regular basis. The Country Music Planet has hundreds of  other country songs for their visitors listening pleasure scattered throughout their web site. Many at the sites of the individual artist, and let's not forget about the great gospel music at The Gospel Music Jukebox.

   At Inside Nashville Jukebox visitors can listen to the music of country music legends as well as Independent Country Entertainers. This is one place where everyone gets equal billing regardless of their fame or lack of it. It is the hope of everyone connected with The jukebox that those Independent Country Entertainers on the jukebox that are not very well known will acquire many new fans as a result of being on the jukebox. All singers on the jukebox are very talented.

Visit inside Nashville Jukebox at http://www.countrymusicplanet.com/jukebox.htm.

Attention "Independent Country Music Entertainers"
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Country Music Web Site Award For
May/June 2004
MacKenzie Traditional Country Music   

   This Site features the fantastic yodeling of  Ken MacKenzie.  Ken and his wife Simone were true country music pioneers, performing from 1936 to 1975.  The MacKenzie's toured with their own show in the State of Maine, New England and Provinces of Canada.  Also featured are other great Maine artists, many of whom are nationally known yodeler
   Although MacKenzie Traditional spotlights classic country music, you will find many links to modern artists.  Also included are two of Maine's country music organizations; Maine Country Music Association (MCMA) and Down East Country Music Association (DECMA).  Both dedicated to preserving old-time and modern country music. 
   When you visit the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame page, please take the time to read about each inductee.  Most of the pioneers listed on the Down East Country Music Pioneers page have also been inducted into the Maine Hall of Fame.  You will also find wonderful links to Scotland and the great State of Maine, two places close to our hearts.  I hope you enjoy your visit to MacKenzie Traditional Country Music.

   The paragraphs above are posted just as you are entering this web site that's very deserving of The Country Music Planet's Award. There is no way we can say it better. All we want to add is a suggestion that you visit this great web site.

http://www.mackenziewsd.com/MacKenzieTraditional/

"Redneck Woman"
Gretchen Wilson

   Gretchen Wilson was born and raised in rural Pocahontas, Ill., 36 miles due east of St. Louis, where numerous trailer parks are clustered among cornfields and pig farms. Her mother was 16 years old when she had Gretchen, and her father, unfortunately, had moved on with his life by the time she was 2. Whenever they couldn't make rent, which was every few months, they packed up what little belongings they owned and moved down the road only to find yet another trailer.
   With only an eighth-grade education, she was cooking and tending bar at Big O's, a rough-and-tumble bar five miles outside of town, alongside her mom at age 14. A year later and living on her own, she was managing the roughneck joint with a loaded 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun stashed behind the bar for protection.
   The father she never really knew provided her with the musical talent to sing. "My dad just picked around on the guitar and has a quiet voice," Gretchen says. She made it a point to meet him for the first time when she was 12. "His family, I'm told, had a little traveling band. I think it was a gospel band." In any case, from an early age she could sing. Long before karaoke machines, she got up on stage every night at Big O's with a microphone and sang along to various CDs for tips. She soon found herself fronting a cover band and for the first time she felt like maybe there was a life for her outside Bond County. She moved to Nashville in 1996.
   Wilson became somewhat discouraged after a brief encounter with a local musician, whom she happened to recognize at a Nashville music shop. She asked for advice, and he said she needed to create a buzz. It would take her four long years to figure out what he meant. In the meantime, she got a job slinging drinks at a bar in Printers Alley.
   A few years later, and now with a daughter, she still had no luck in terms of getting a record deal. One Friday night, singer-songwriters Big Kenny and John Rich (of Big & Rich) walked into the bar and heard her sing with the house band. She remembers, "John followed me up to my little cubby hole bar upstairs with his trench coat and cowboy hat and I think his exact words were, 'Hey, how come you ain't got a record deal yet?' I looked at him in disgust … threw him a business card and a little homemade demo and said, 'I'm busy. I'm working right now.'"
   For months he tried getting in touch with her, and for months she ignored his calls until someone finally said, "Look, you should really return his call. He might be able to help you out." He not only introduced her to his circle of friends -- "they started to use me singing on some demos" -- but he also taught her how the Nashville songwriting community really works. She also became a member of the Muzik Mafia, a loose-knit group of singers, songwriters and musicians who get together to jam (and party) every Tuesday in a local Nashville nightspot. It was in front of her peers -- very honest peers -- that she honed her songwriting style. She later signed with Sony Music Nashville.
   Wilson released her first single, "Redneck Woman," in early 2004. Her debut album on Sony's Epic label is due May 11.

Visit Gretchen's web site at http://www.gretchenwilson.com.

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   I invite everyone to visit the web sites of all the country entertainers that are highlighted in Jerry Mac's News.

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   While here make sure you visit "Inside Nashville Jukebox" where you will hear some of the greatest country music on Planet Earth. Click here to listen to complete country music songs being streamed to you in real audio. This link will take you to a site that's guaranteed to please you as much as a real live jukebox. Listen to the music of country music legends as well as Independent Country Entertainers. This is one place where everyone gets equal billing regardless of their fame or lack of it. It is our hope that those Independent Country Music Entertainers on the jukebox that are not very well known will acquire many new fans as a result of being on the jukebox. We guarantee that all country music singers on the jukebox are very talented.
   We, also, invite you to visit "The Gospel Music Jukebox" where you will hear some of the greatest gospel music on Planet Earth. Click here to listen to complete gospel music songs being streamed to you in real audio

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