Grammys 2014: The Tennessean Live Blog
Keith Urban, left, and Gary Clark, Jr. perform "Cop Car" on stage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) It's...
View ArticleFolk singer Pete Seeger dies at age 94
CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE for a gallery on Pete Seeger. Here, John Mellencamp, left, and Pete Seeger appear on stage during the Farm Aid 2013 concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs,...
View ArticleAlan Jackson, Kid Rock to play SeaWorld concerts
Click on the photo above for a gallery of Alan Jackson performance at Station Inn in Nashville on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. (Photo: Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The show is going on....
View ArticleJim Weatherly to join Songwriters Hall of Fame
Jim Weatherly (photo: Steven S. Harman/The Tennessean) Nashville-area resident Jim Weatherly is among five songwriters who will join the Songwriters Hall of Fame later this year. Weatherly, who penned...
View ArticlePeter Cooper On Music: Rod Picott makes name by telling the truth
Rod Picott (photo: Stacie Huckeba) Rod Picott came to Nashville 20 years ago, hoping to make a life for himself in music. He had, by his own estimation, no natural musical talent. And he had, by his...
View ArticleMusician, jazz advocate Billy Adair dies at age 66
Billy Adair leads the Big Band rehearsal at Blair School of Music in April 2012. (Photo: John Russell/Vanderbilt University) April 18, 1947 - Feb. 18, 2014 Musician, producer, teacher and director...
View ArticlePeter Cooper On Music: Put phones away, enjoy the show
Fans hold their phones in the air at LP Field at the 2013 CMA Music Festival. Sometimes it’s best to leave your phone in your pocket. (photo: Larry McCormack / File / The Tennessean) A couple of weeks...
View ArticleJosh Turner writes about ‘Man Stuff’ in new book
Josh Turner (photo: Dipti Vaidya/The Tennessean) A résumé for country singer Josh Turner could include the phrases "Grammy nominee" and "multiplatinum recording artist." Now, he can add "author" to his...
View ArticleInterview: Ben Folds on his new ‘Piano Concerto’
The morning after premiering his first-ever piano concerto with the Nashville Symphony, Ben Folds was back at Schermerhorn Symphony Center to perform for a very special audience - filled with...
View ArticlePeter Cooper On Music: Clement and Scruggs’ house jams hosted many legends
A jam session outside Cowboy Jack Clement's house includes Ketch Secor and Gill Landry of Old Crow Medicine Show. (photo: Peter Cooper) Want to buy one of Nashville’s greatest music venues? You can do...
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