Colt Ford Makes Opry Debut
Colt Ford made his Grand Ole Opry debut Saturday, January 30th to a packed Ryman Auditorium. Despite the arctic weather, Ford fans drove in from miles around to witness the history debut.
Ford first livened up the crowd with his rendition of Charlie Daniels' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." As stated by our friends at Today's Country Magazine, "The crowd was on their feet, some in the balcony dancing in the aisles, while Ford urged the crowd to clap along and everyone did. As the final notes of the song were played Ford was met with a huge ovation from the Opry crowd."
Finishing his Opry debut with current single, "Cold Beer," from album Ride Through The Country, Ford could not have been more ecstatic and appreciative. After being asked by host John Conlee what he thought of his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, Ford sincerely responded, "It was everything and more than I hoped it could be."
Josh Turner Gets #1 Single
Moving from #4 to #1 this week, Josh Turner’s current single “Why Don’t We Just Dance” has scored the top spot of the Billboard charts this week as his fourth album Haywire hits stores today. Turner recently talked with Roughstock about the album and his career thus far.
You can enter to win an autographed copy of Haywire and some other Josh Turner prizes by clicking here.
New Label Signs Oklahoma-based No Justice
No Justice first gained exposure a couple of years ago via their self-released debut album and later a live album recorded and released under the Live at Billy Bob’s Texas moniker. The talented group of newcomers has signed with the new Dallas-based label Carved Records, the first country act signed to the label.
“Carved Records was founded with a mission to encourage artistic integrity and career longevity,” says Carved Records CEO Tim Porter. “The Carved Records family has already signed two very unique and very diverse acts in No Justice and Texas Hippie Coalition, which is something that our label will continue to do in the pursuit of our creative vision. Our intent is not to sign as many acts as we can, but to keep our roster manageable so that we can build careers with them.”
Carrie Underwood Gains Sesame Street Character
Country star and future actress Carrie Undrewood has gained another accolade as the Children’s Workshop has made her a new character for the venerable Sesame Street program that has virtually raised a generation or two now. The character is called “Carrie Underworm” and will appear on the show (voiced by Carrie) from time to time and she will sing this couplet:
I’m happy and I’m proud to be a worm
I can wiggle I can squiggle I can squirm
And I holler every day, “I’m a worm, hip hip horray!”
Yes I’m happy and I’m proud to be a worm
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