JACK INGRAM'S TRIP FROM SMU TO MAINSTREAM COUNTRY
Scripps Howard News Service   01/16/2006
"In my world, a lot of people come up to me at shows and say 'We don't like country music, but we like you,' " says singer-songwriter Jack Ingram.

"FIELD OF CROWS," DARDEN SMITH (DUALTONE)
Scripps Howard News Service   01/16/2006
Texas singer-songwriter Darden Smith delivers a reflective dose of hope on his new "Field of Crows," which isn't out of character for the veteran performer.

YEAR OF SHAVER
LoneStarMusic.com   01/16/2006
Texas Music legend Billy Joe Shaver has been named the official Texas State Musician for 2006 by the Texas legislature Texas state musicians are selected for years of excellence and dedicated … 
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SONNY BURGESS TOURING TO SUPPORT LATEST SINGLE
top40-charts.com   01/16/2006
CPI recording artist Sonny Burgess is currently on a whirlwind radio and media tour in support of his single "Jesus and Bartenders."

HUGS & MISSES: BR-549 AND ROUND 3 REVIEWED
AmericanaRoots.com   01/16/2006
Dog Days by BR549 Dualtone This one is hot off the CD pressing machines officially released just days ago BR549 has been around for a good number of years though this is the first record I ve … 
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MARY GAUTHIER - HER GREATEST STRENGTH
AmericanaRoots.com   01/15/2006
I’d never heard of Mary Gauthier, (pronounced Go-shay), until the title song from Mercy Now was released to radio last year.

A FEW MINUTES WITH ROBERT EARL KEEN
Houston Chronicle   01/13/2006
Singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen's career has traversed the realms of folk, alternative-country and Texas music.

DARDEN SMITH, ILL TACTICS, THE WEIRD WEEDS
austin360.com   01/13/2006
There is something deeply civilized about Darden Smith's music. He started as a proverbial bright young thing, releasing his first album in 1986, and his second on Epic in 1988.

BALL SET TO UNLEASH HER BRAND OF BLUES
The Register-Guard   01/13/2006
Ask anyone who's familiar with Marcia Ball and they'll likely tell you this: She puts on a smokin' show.

STRAIT COUNTRY
Grand Forks Herald   01/13/2006
George Strait has been performing hit after hit for 24 years - 51 No. 1 hits to be exact - and now, he's playing in Fargo.