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SESSION ACES RATE TWO SCHOOLS OF RECORDING

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Session Aces: Nashville OR L.A.

richard bennettDuring a recent conversation, session ace guitar whiz Guthrie Trapp casually referenced a distinction between classic Nashville studio procedure and what he described as Los Angeles or New York types of sessions being done in Music City.

In his view, Nashville sessions are geared toward producing the maximum amount of music in the minimum amount of time, whereas producers from the East and West Coasts require more hours in the studio.

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Daniel Lee – New Artist Spotlight

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Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee isn’t the first young Country artist to write about trucks, beer and ball caps. But he’s found a few fresh perspectives on these tropes.

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Consider “Hell Yeah,” one of five solo-writes on Daniel Lee’s debut album Roots, available now from Average Joes Entertainment. This is a flat-out exercise in braggadocio. He hollers out that he’s a “throw-down fighter,” a “Mason jar sipper” and “one crazy S.O.B.” His litany owes less to Music Row than to Mike Fink, the frontier riverboat legend who informed the patrons of countless saloons, “I’m a Salt River roarer! I’m a ringtailed squealer! I’m a reg’lar screamer from the ol’ Massassip!”
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American Young – New Artist Spotlight

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American Young

When two artists, already wise to the ways of the Country Music world, form a duo called American Young, the result can be more varied than what you often get from sibling pairs.

When the twosome is Kristy Osmunson and Jon Stone, it can also be close to magic.

They have plenty in common. Both are American and, though well established in Nashville, young. Stone’s writing credits include “Me and My Gang” for Rascal Flatts, “A Woman Like You” for Lee Brice and “It Ain’t Yours to Throw Away” for fictitious superstar Gunnar Scott on “Nashville.” Osmunson sizzled on fiddle with another duo, Bomshel.

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Lucy Hale Performs on CMA Country Christmas

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Lucy Hale - CMA Country ChristmasSee Lucy Hale on ABC’s Country Christmas

NASHVILLE – ABC’s CMA Country Christmas – Country artist and “Pretty Little Liars” actress Lucy Hale brings holiday joy to “CMA Country Christmas” when she performs her original tune “Mistletoe.” The two-hour holiday special, hosted by Jennifer Nettles, airs Monday, Dec. 1 (8:00-10:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network. For more information, visit CMAchristmas.com.

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MICHAEL W. SMITH, CARRIE UNDERWOOD ON “CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS”

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Carrie Underwood Michael W. Smith CMA Country Christmas

Michael W. Smith (l) and Carrie Underwood perform during “CMA Country Christmas” airing Monday, Dec. 1 on the ABC Television Network. Photo Credit: John Russell / CMA

NASHVILLE – Carrie Underwood makes her “CMA Country Christmas” debut with a special duet with Michael W. Smith during this year’s holiday special. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, “CMA Country Christmas” airs Read more →