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Hayes Carll’s new album What It Is was released February 15, and it’s lighting fires on the Rock, Country and Americana charts that Billboard publishes. It also landed at #23 on the Top 200 albums list.
In Texas, we’ve known that Hayes Carll is a great songwriter for a long time.
Now that’s being recognized everywhere: Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, NPR Music, MOJO, American Songwriter and No Depression.
Watch Hayes Carll’s Grand Ol’ Opry debut story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_P2AJTrSv4
Hayes Carll will make several appearances at SXSW, beginning March 14.
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Bonnie Bishop celebrated her 40th birthday on February 28, 2019, and she says she’s feeling great. Based on the picture she sent out and her ability to still stand on her head, “great” seems an appropriate word. Bonnie has just released House Sessions, Vol. 1, a collection of her earlier work redone in her contemporary voice with friends. She recorded it at a house in Fort Worth and says it’s her birthday gift to herself.
Bonnie performs in Texas and the Southeast during March and April.
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Songwriters Across Texas will honor Jenni Finlay, who does everything from artist management to writing books to producing records, on April 4 for her “enduring commitment.” The event is at Opal Divine’s South in Austin.
Finlay is currently working on The Messenger: A Tribute to Ray Wylie Hubbard.
The album will include Ray Benson, Rodney Crowell, Radney Foster and many others.
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Record Store Day is set for Saturday, April 13, this year. There will be vinyl releases for the soundtracks of “Twin Peaks” and Bohemian Rhapsody, and many other special releases. From Woodstock to Weezer, the list of special releases is huge, with an emphasis on rock.
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