Lacie Madison Is Turning Heads in Music City
March 11th, 2010 | 
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One of the many pleasures of working in country music and living in Nashville is the chance to see great up-and-coming talent. As you can imagine, they come here by the bus-loads…singers, songwriters, musicians…all chasing that elusive dream of making it big in Music City. And you know the competition is fierce. So, it’s always fun to see a fresh face rise above the fray, and BMI artist, Lacie Madison , is doing just that. She’s got it all–a wonderfully emotive and infectious voice, real girl-next-door beauty that’s tailor-made for videos, and an impressive catalog of songs (especially for someone so young) that’s quickly garnering interest in her songwriting abilities. Lacie’s only been in Nashville for a short time, but she’s turning industry heads and making a name for herself with the people who count. She’s already had a big write-up in Country Weekly , and it appears to be just a matter of time before this talented and beautiful Montana-native takes off like a rocket. Keep your eye out for this one! Click here to watch Lacie performing Roger Miller’s classic “King of the Road” at a recent gig . www.LacieMadison.com . Photo © Lacie Madison Lacie Madison Is Turning Heads in Music City originally appeared on About.com Country Music on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 12:50:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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A Song’s Life: Tom T. Hall’s "The Year Clayton Delaney Died"
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The real person behind the fictitious Clayton Delaney was a childhood hero of Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall’s . Most people assume that Clayton Delaney must have been an old man, but he was actually just a teenager when he died of a lung disease. Tom T. was about eight when he knew Clayton, the first professional singer and guitarist Tom T. had ever known. He was fascinated by Clayton, who performed around town, and Tom T. studied his actions, the way he played his guitar and sang. One of the biggest lessons he learned from Clayton, something that actually bothered Tom T. at the time, was Clayton’s preference for singing in his natural voice instead of mimicking the artists whose songs he was covering. After Clayton died, he decided from that moment on he’d only sing in his natural voice. When Tom T. first arrived in Nashville and was writing songs, he thought back to the people who most influenced him growing up, and he remembered Clayton
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After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream. Jackson's hallmark was consistency -- he wrote many of his own hits, and his way with a hook was part of the reason he never really hit a commercial dry spell, even into the new millennium.
