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Saddle Up with Stamey
Even if you’re a million miles away from the American West, you can still get there for a few minutes by popping in a Dave Stamey CD.
By Mark Bedor
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After nine studio albums, three greatest hits compilations, and a string of hits that date all the way back to “Life’s A Dance” from his 1992 debut album of the same name, John Michael Montgomery is striking out on his own.
John Michael Montgomery
Going My Way?
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singingcowboy.com
The writer of the cowboy classic “The Old Double Diamond” is back with his first new studio album since 1992. McMahan’s unconventional voice may take some getting used to, but his stellar writing talents are in full effect on Goin’ My Way. This album was well worth the wait. —M.B.
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Two or three times a year, the Grammy-award winning cowboy quartet Riders in the Sky performs with a symphony orchestra as part of a Pops series. However, when the band joined the Nashville Symphony Orchestra for three sold-out performances at Schermerhorn Hall in February 2009, it was a unique experience decades in the making.
RCA Nashville/Legacy
legacyrecordings.com
How do you define the career of a music legend who’s spent five decades defying convention and blazing her own path? In a word, Dolly. This four-CD set includes all 21of Parton’s #1 country hits, as well as her duets, B-sides, seven previously-unreleased tracks, and a full-color booklet stuffed with rare photos. —Tom Wilmes
Country songs that take you places
Hit the road with these traveling country tunes.
Amarillo by Morning
George Strait had a hit with this salute to the life—and passing scenery—of a rodeo cowboy riding the Texas circuit from Houston to San Antonio to Amarillo.
Strait from the Heart, George Strait (1982)
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Keith Anderson: C’MON! - Columbia Nashville (2008)
Keith Anderson is one well-rounded dude. After graduating at the top of his class from Oklahoma State University, the former catalogue model and bodybuilder was set to join the Kansas City Royals before a shoulder injury sidelined his pro baseball career.
Keith Anderson: C’MON!
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Should cattle branding be replaced with other identification technologies, like iris scanning, tattooing, tagging, etc.?
Yes- branding is a cruel, 19th-century anachronism.
16%
No- branding is cost effective, efficient, and humane.
84%
Total votes: 50
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