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Sat., Nov. 27: Marshall Chapman plays tribute to a friend
Marshall Chapman plays the Bluebird Cafe on Nov. 27 (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean). Marshall Chapman plays the road manager of Gwyneth Paltrow’s character in the upcoming film Country Strong,...
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‘Country Strong’ feels like Nashville
Click to see a gallery of photos from the Nashville premiere of 'Country Strong' (this image of stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw: Scott Garfield/Screen Gems/File). A popular yet struggling country...
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Matraca Berg returns with contemplative, open ‘Dreaming Fields’ album
Matraca Berg (photo: Glen Rose) Aspirations tend to change the moment they become accomplishments. Matraca Berg grew up wanting to write a big country hit, and she did so in 1983 at the age of 18, when...
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Marshall Chapman shares ‘Big Lonesome’ songs at Station Inn
Marshall Chapman (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean) In Nashville’s roaring ’70s, Marshall Chapman was known as one of (if not the only) Music City female rock ’n’ roll bandleader. She commanded...
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Exit/In celebrates 40th anniversary with week of benefit shows
Guy Clark (photo: Senor McGuire) Nashville live music institution Exit/In will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a week of benefit concerts at the venue, taking place September 5 - 10. Acts scheduled...
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Peter Cooper On Music: After fire, Cowboy Jack Clement puts back the pieces...
Click to see a gallery of Cowboy Jack Clement through the years. Here, Clement sits at his new sound board and new studio in his home. (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean). “It was funny, almost,”...
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Peter Cooper On Music: Marshall Chapman keeps fire alive
Marshall Chapman (photo: submitted) Marshall Chapman is 64. And she wants us to know that. Perhaps that’s because she’s among the world’s most vivacious 64-year-olds, and perhaps it’s because she...
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Marshall Chapman plays Ryan Reynolds’ mother in upcoming movie
Marshall Chapman (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean). Nashville songwriter Marshall Chapman has had her songs recorded by artists ranging from Crystal Gayle and Sawyer Brown to Joe Cocker and Jimmy...
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Peter Cooper On Music: Earl Scruggs’ legacy helps rejuvenate his hometown
Randy Scruggs, son of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs, stands near a statue of his father at the Earl Scruggs Center in honor of his father during a tour that took place after the Earl Scruggs Center...
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Peter Cooper On Music: Clement and Scruggs’ house jams hosted many legends
A jam session outside Cowboy Jack Clement's house includes Ketch Secor and Gill Landry of Old Crow Medicine Show. (photo: Peter Cooper) Want to buy one of Nashville’s greatest music venues? You can do...
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