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Phil Vassar photo by Jim Wright, courtesy of Universal Records South.

Phil Vassar’s next album is titled Traveling Circus, and it has him handling several roles. Not only does he provide the vocal acrobatics as the artist, he also wrote at least part of the material and he directed the whole project, serving as his own producer for the first time.

“I didn’t need anyone to help me do this one,” Phil told The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I didn’t have to worry about people looking over my shoulder and telling me what to do. It was very freeing and liberating.”

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Tim McGraw photo courtesy of Curb Records.

From medical efforts to kids’ charities, country stars Tim McGraw, Charlie Daniels, Luke Bryan and John Rich are among the performers turning their music into fundraisers for important programs in the community.

Tim and Faith Hill are working on an event that should aid soldiers’ health, while Charlie has a Christmas concert on his schedule and Luke Bryan is planning a new farm outreach.

The events on the docket include:

• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will be joined by Continue Reading

Rodney Atkins photo courtesy of Curb Nashville.

“It ain’t always pretty/But it’s real.”

That statement about small-town life from Rodney Atkins’ “These Are My People” hit home for Rodney, and he’s going back home to the town where he went to college — Cookeville, Tenn. — for These Are My People, This Is My Town, a charity event he hopes to replicate in years to come.

Rodney and Phil Vassar are set to play the Hooper Eblen Center Oct. 8, with proceeds benefiting Tennessee Tech University Athletics and the Mustard Seed Ranch, a faith-based children’s agency. Continue Reading

Promotional collateral for Red Roof Loves Country. Courtesy of Rink Entertainment.

By Bob Doerschuk

© 2009 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

Several years ago, seeking a better insight into their customer base, Red Roof Inn assigned its public relations and marketing partner, Florida-based Hill & Knowlton/SAMCOR, to look into the subject.

The results of the investigation were clear. “The Red Roof Inn customer is ‘gray-collar,’ not quite white- or blue-collar,” said Jim Rink, President, Rink Entertainment. “They don’t need to spend a lot of money. They don’t care about frills. And their passion lifestyle experience is dead on target with two areas: NASCAR and Country Music.” Continue Reading

Jimmy Wayne photo courtesy of the Valory Music Co.

Celebrity deaths, it’s been said, come in threes, and that was certainly true this week with the passing of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon.

They were not country figures, but each of them had a small level of influence on the genre. And in the middle of their much-covered deaths, the loss of songwriter Tim Krekel — who authored a pair of hits — was overshadowed. Continue Reading