Yearly Archives: 2018

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Meet the McCain children

Laura Segall/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It’s been said that when a person runs for president, the whole family runs for president. For the McCains, that meant nine people involved in a complex 2008 campaign against eventual President Barack

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Week in Review 8-19 to 8-25

Mountain Home men injured in plane crash near Arkansas River Two Mountain Home men were involved in an airplane crash Wednesday afternoon near the Arkansas River. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, 49-year-old James N. Brown

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Twenty-five years ago this week, this soon-to-be eleven-time CMA Awards host moved from West Virginia to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. Can you name him? ANSWER: Brad Paisley. Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All

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Scoreboard Roundup — 8/24/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:      AMERICAN LEAGUE Final  Boston      7  Cleveland       0 Final  Detroit     7  Chi White Sox   2 Final  Tampa Bay   4  Kansas City     3 Final  Minnesota   6  Oakland         4       NATIONAL

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Members of Eric Church‘s Church Choir fan club got a preview of the track “Hippie Radio,” from his Desperate Man album, on Thursday. Warner Nashville band The Last Bandoleros are releasing the new track, “What Would You Be Doing?,” on

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Stevie Wonder, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia among stars to perform at Aretha Franklin funeral

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesA star-studded lineup, including Stevie Wonder, Ronald Isley, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia, will perform at the funeral for Aretha Franklin. The list of performers also includes Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters, Jennifer Holliday, Tasha Cobbs-Leonard, Bishop

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson scored his most recent #1 ten years ago with this track from his Good Time album. Can you name it? ANSWER: “Country Boy.” Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Maddie & Tae will lead a Texas edition of the CMA Songwriters Series at The Heights Theater in Houston on Monday, September 17. Hit songwriters Josh Kerr and Jon Nite will join them. Tickets are on sale now at CMASongwritersSeries.com. The new album

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Twenty years ago this week, Jo Dee Messina took this song, penned by future hitmaker Phil Vassar, to #1. Can you name it? ANSWER: “I’m Alright.” Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock The Eagles‘ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has been certified 38 times platinum by the RIAA, making it the best-selling album of all time. It passes Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, which is 33 times platinum. Songwriters J. Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler and Tony Arata will play

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2017 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL

Owner and Loaded, Leather Seats, Dual Power Seats, Drivers Side Lumbar, Dual Climate Control, Hands Free Communication, Cruise Control, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Power Mirrors, Heated Seats, Heated Steering Wheel, USB/AUX port, Bose Stereo and more

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Follow Your Arrow: Kacey Musgraves heads to South Africa to play with Jay-Z, Beyonce and Oprah

ABC/Randy HolmesKacey Musgraves is set to perform alongside Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, and others at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 event later this year in Johannesburg, South Africa. Oprah Winfrey, Usher, Pharrell Williams, Naomi Campbell, Gayle King, and Tyler Perry will also be on hand for

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock In 2009, the Academy of Country Music combined its male and female newcomer categories into one award that was renamed Top New Solo Vocalist of the Year. Can you name the future ACM Entertainer of the

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Keith Urban‘s follow-up to his #1, “Coming Home,” will be “Never Comin Down,” from his Graffiti U album. Train‘s new video for “Call Me Sir” — which features both Cam and Travie McCoy — is set to arrive on Tuesday. Tracy