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Pistol Annies Shoot Straight

The name Pistol Annies evokes a gang of six-gun toting bad women from the days of Deadwood, which isn’t entirely off the mark. Despite their angelic harmonies, the trio of hotshot country singer-songwriters Ashley Monroe, Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley bring desperado attitude to their music. “When we started co-writing, the songs naturally ended up being about rowdy outlaw women who…
Wanda Jackson, Ryan Bingham, Rosanne Cash Lead BMI Charge at Americana Honors

BMI artists enjoyed a big night at the Americana Music Association’s 9th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony. Staged in Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium, the event celebrated a year’s worth of soul-searching, torch-lighting roots music. The theme from film Crazy Heart earned 2010 Song of the Year honors: Co-written by BMI journeymen Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, “The Weary Kind” also took home an Oscar…
Harlan Howard’s Chart Magic

When British troupe One Eskimo shot to the top of AAA charts, present and past collided. The band’s “Kandi” is a combination of freewheeling cover, inspired original, and DJ-sampling savvy: As One Eskimo frontman Kristian Leontiou’s lilting vocals launch into the familiar refrain of “He Called Me Baby,” he is suddenly joined by Candi Staton’s original recording. Her delivery aches just as acutely more…
Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell Set to Enter Country Music Hall of Fame

The Country Music Association recently announced that longtime BMI affiliates Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell will join the Country Music Hall of Fame’s hallowed ranks this year. Clark will enter the hall in the “Career Achieved National Prominence Between World War II and 1975" category, while Mandrell will be the fifth artist inducted in the "Career Achieved National Prominence Between 1975 and the Present" field, established in…
2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced the hall’s new inductees on January 14. BMI legends constitute the majority of the 2009 class: Little Anthony and the Imperials, Run-DMC, and Bobby Womack will enter in the Performer category; Wanda Jackson will be inducted under the Early Influence field umbrella; and Bill Black and…
Recent Wanda Jackson events
| Apr 4 2009 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Cleveland |
