Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 21 August 2024

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NEWS At a luncheon on August 15, The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) announced its 2024 inductees: David Bellamy (Veteran Songwriter/Artist), Al Anderson and Liz Rose (Contemporary Songwriters), Dan Penn and Victoria Shaw (Veteran Songwriters), with Brad Paisley (Contemporary Songwriter/Artist) being inducted next year as a member of the 2025 class because a scheduling […]

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Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 7 August 2024

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CONCERT REVIEW—LONESTAR Lonestar gave a crowd-participation concert at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls on July 25. Founding member Dean Sams is one of the best I’ve seen in talking to his audience. Of course, a smaller venue with people sitting below him in the orchestra pit makes possible a connection that can’t happen in […]

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