A new dad for the second time, David St. Romain is trying to stay busy and work toward a record deal.

David say's he recorded an album in the 2 years since his appearance on "Nashville Star". "I tour full time, I made a trip to Vegas for the awards and hung out with some of the artists."

The album is "pretty rockin' " And David is hoping to get a chance to put it out, be it on a major label or on his own. "I've got about half the album I wrote and half the album I didn't"

"No matter what I write I try to give it the best I can and make sure I'm not settling. But sometimes what you may think is settling , someone else may think is a hit song."

David says he has a song that would be perfect for James Otto and a song he wrote with a girl that goes along with Kellie Pickler's style. "I've got one tune that has a real Taylor Swift feel about it." So his style depends on the song.

After "Nashville Star" David didn't change who his friends were. He say's one thing that did change was he got to do things like hang out at Randy Owen's house. "My personality, I don't think it has changed, maybe somebody out there would disagree."

He realizes he's been fortunate to have the opprotunitites that alot of people don't get. Since the show, he's gotten more focussed on his exact direction for his career, musically.

He has good things to say about "Nashville Star" co-stars Whitney Duncan and Angela Hacker. "Whitney's the only one that got a deal that was worth anything." He's glad to see she's doing well. "She really is a sweet girl. Just as downhome and good hearted as anybody else out there."

Winner Angela Hacker "was not given the chance that she deserved." Referring to that fact that her music was not pushed the way they thought it would be. "Poor Angela is all I can say. She did what she had to to win but reality TV is what it is. I'm not sure where it's gonna lead her."

He say's he's putting his catalog together before he tries to plug his songs to other artists.

Look for David on tour. If you didn't see Nashville Star when he was on, you missed out.

Visit davidstromain.com to learn more about David.

COVER STORY: TIM McGRAW––MY LAST 20 YEARS
Tim McGraw moved to Nashville in 1989 and has become one of country’s top superstars since that time. In this exclusive cover story, Country Weekly looks back at Tim’s career, including his early days of struggle and his blessed family life. “When I first moved to Nashville, I fully expected a long ride,” Tim told Country Weekly several years ago. “I jumped in head over heels right at the beginning and just got lucky quicker than I thought.” The story follows Tim through the years and recalls his major milestones––signing his first record deal, getting his first Top 10 single, his starring roles in movies and much more.
 
HOW STARS SPEND THEIR CASH
What is something you’ve bought recently that you’re especially happy about? Country Weekly asked stars like Carrie Underwood, Rodney Atkins, Darius Rucker and others that very question––and their answers might surprise you!  Rodney notes that his latest purchase was “an extension ladder,” while Darius proved quite excited over his purchase of a big-screen TV. Find out more in this special section.  
 
PLUS!
Chuck Wicks, Jessica Harp and GAC’s Suzanne Alexander host the Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert, June 10 . . .  Carrie Underwood journeys to Africa to help children . . . CMA Music Festival preview . . .  Top movie stars talk about their love for country music. . . Meet new duo Burns & Poe . . . and get the story behind the Rodney Atkins No. 1 hit, “It’s America.” 

  TY HERNDON’S ‘LATE NIGHT PARTY’ COMING TO THE NASHVILLE PALACE DURING CMA MUSIC FEST

NASHVILLE, TN – Country hit-maker Ty Herndon is gearing up for two nights of great music at the World Famous Nashville Palace on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 at 11 p.m. nightly. The evening begins with live country music classics and today’s top hits from the Nashville Palace Band at 8 p.m., and Herndon will take the stage at

11 p.m. along with a few special guests.

Herndon, an Alabama native, exploded onto the country scene in the mid 1990’s with chart-topping success from hits like "What Mattered Most" and "Living in a Moment," and he continues to be a strong voice in the industry with a new project in the works. To date, Herndon has charted 17 songs on the country charts including four Number One singles and four Top Ten hits.

In addition to being one of country’s most consistent radio favorites of the 90’s, Herndon has also been a national television star, an ad jingle vocalist, a model, a talk-show host, an actor and a theme park entertainer. At the age of 17, he landed a job at Opryland Theme Park, and Star Search talent scouts spotted him at the park and invited him on the program, where he won in the male-vocalist division. The Star Search appearance opened many more doors and paved the way to his success today.

Tickets are $10 at the door for Ty Herndon’s ‘Late Night Party’ on June 12 and 13. For more information about the show call the Nashville Palace at (615) 889-1540 or visit www.nashvillepalace.net. The Nashville Palace is located at 2611 McGavock Pike in Nashville, TN, 37214.

NASHVILLE, TN – Little Big Town is set to host Ride For A Cure on Sunday, June 14, 2009 benefiting the T.J. Martell Foundation. The event, presented by Roberts and Lyons, marks the third year of Little Big Town’s involvement that features a motorcycle ride from the Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs to the Harley-Davidson of Columbia, a barbecue lunch provided by Applebee’s and a post ride performance by Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Jamey Johnson, Jamie O’Neal, Jason Michael Carroll, Kate & Kacey, Ray Scott, and Shelly Fairchild.
 
Both motorcycle riders and non-riders are welcome to attend. The T. J. Martell Foundation is offering a special VIP ticket for $300 that includes breakfast, access to the VIP areas during the ride, lunch, a gift bag, t-shirt and performance. Rider and non-rider tickets are $35 and include the ride (if a rider), lunch, t-shirt and performance. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.nashvillerideforacure.com.
 
Proceeds from Ride for a Cure locally supports cancer research at the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. The T.J. Martell Foundation supports leukemia, cancer and AIDS research at six top hospitals in the United States. The Frances Williams Preston Laboratories were named after Frances Preston, past President and CEO of BMI and current President of the national T.J. Martell Foundation.
 
For more information on Ride for a Cure or the T.J. Martell Foundation, contact the T.J. Martell Foundation at (615) 256-2002 or logo onto www.tjmartellfoundation.org. Be sure to vote for Little Big Town with the CMT Awards at http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/index.jhtml.

 
  


New Album My Turn Reconstructs Classic
Country Hits In Stores June 30, 2009FAIRFAX, VA - One of country music’s greatest stars, Tanya Tucker, has just finished recording a new album, My Turn, to be released on June 30, 2009 on Saguaro Road Records.  Few can match the emotional range of Tucker’s vocals or the extraordinary career that began when she landed her first Top 10 hit on the country chart at just 13.  On her new album Tucker takes classic country songs originally recorded by the all time great male legends of the time and turns the tables, giving classics such as “You Don’t Know Me” and “Oh, Lonesome Me” a powerful reconstruction from a woman’s point of view.  
 
“Tanya is one of the few country superstars able to deliver searingly honest country songs and still relate to fans of every age and musical interest,” says Saguaro Road Senior Vice President Audio & Video Retail Mike Jason. “She is a one of a kind artist and personality and epitomizes what we at Saguaro Road are all about.”
 
Working with producer Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked), Tucker selected songs from her childhood that inspired her career and completely transformed their delivery and meaning with her inimitable earthy, passionate and unflinching style.   Tucker reworked classics such as Buck Owens’ “Love’s Gonna Live Here” (featuring Jim Lauderdale), “You Don’t Know Me” by Eddy Arnold, George Jones’ “Walk Through This World With Me” and even invited The Grascals to join her on a flip-flop of the Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn duet “After The Fire Is Gone.”  Bluegrass stars Rhonda and Darrin Vincent also appear on the album and producer Anderson does double duty, playing guitar on each track.
 
 ''I always knew Tanya was a great singer,” said Anderson, “but not until she went up against the classic country songs and singers of all time did I realize that she is one of the greatest alive ....she made these songs her own.”  “I am extremely proud of the record we made,” he added.
 
“I picked the songs my daddy always wanted me to sing,” explains Tucker.  “This is really a tribute to him because he was with me throughout my entire career.  He’s now with God above but I know he’s watching over me still and loving these songs and this record.”
 
The power of Tucker’s recordings is palpable as she wrings new, unexpected and tough-as-nails emotion from lyrics like Merle Haggard’s “Ramblin’ Man”; “But I don't let no no man tie me down, And I never get too old to get around. I wanna die along the highway and rot away, Like some old high-line pole,  Rest this ramblin' fever in my soul.”  And when Tucker sings “Is Anyone Going To San Antone,” she turns it from heartbreak to acerbic; “Wish he hadn't done me that way, Sleepin’ under a table at a road side stop, Well a woman could wake up dead, Still it seems a warmer than it did, Sleepin’ in your king size bed.”
 
Only 13 when her provocative “Delta Dawn” caused a nationwide stir and became a Top 10 country hit, Tucker has built one of the most successful and compelling careers in music.  Considered one of the very few females of the “outlaw” country movement, she holds a Grammy award, two Country Music Association awards, Two Academy of Country Music awards, and three CMT Awards.  23 of her albums have landed in the country Top 40 chart since her 1972 debut, and she has amassed 10 #1 country singles, 33 that have reached the Top 5, and 41 in the Top 10.
 About Saguaro Road Records and Direct Holdings:
Saguaro Road is the new imprint recently launched by Direct Holdings Americas Inc, the company that markets and sells audio and video entertainment products under the Time Life brand, using it under license from Time Warner Inc.  The label focuses on artists that have a uniquely American, roots oriented sound and has recently released albums from Patty Loveless, Joan Osborne, Dion, Edwin McCain and Rebecca Lynn Howard.
 
Time Life and the Time Life logo are registered trademarks of Time Warner Inc. and affiliated companies, used under license by Direct Holdings Americas Inc., which is not affiliated with Time Warner Inc. or Time Inc.  Headquartered in Fairfax VA, Direct Holdings Americas Inc.'s history began in 1961 as a direct marketing division of Time Incorporated specializing in music and books.  The business has been operated as a separate company since the mid-1970s when it relocated to Virginia, and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest direct marketers of audio and video products throughout North America, Europe and Australia.  The Company has set the standard in the direct response industry by pioneering direct marketing techniques and building one of the most trusted and recognized brands in commerce.  The Company now also sells its products through major traditional and non-traditional retailers around the world as well as via the Internet.  The Company was sold in 2003 to private investors. Saguaro Road Records is a trademark of Direct Holdings Americas Inc

BRAD PAISLEY: American Saturday Night


Brad Paisley is back with his new album, "American Saturday Night," featuring the #1 smash hit "Then." The CD is available for preorder by itself or as part of several exciting presale packages! Autographed copies will be shipped at random! All CD orders include a Brad Paisley sticker. 

 

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