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to Dallas City Hall by several Deep Ellum
neighborhood associations by Oct. 1.
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Carrie, Carrie, everywhere
In anticipation of the
August release of her
second album, She Ain't
Me, Carrie Rodriguez
gets on the media bandwagon with upcoming
appearances on M.E.
Television (July 7),
Austin City Limits (July
8) and KUT radio (July
Carrie Rodriguez
9). Then she hits the road
all summer to places across the U.S. and
Canada, including several gigs opening for
Alejandro Escovedo. The ambitious new CD
features an impressive list of genre-crossing
co-writers, including Gary Louris (Jayhawks),
Dan Wilson (Semisonic) and Jim Boquist (Son
Volt).
Tracy Byrd pitches in for mansion
Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt and Clay Walker,
all native Texans, have offered to perform at
a concert to raise money for the restoration
of the Texas governor's mansion in Austin,
Gov. Rick Perry announced on June 18.
Investigators say arson caused the June 8
fire that nearly destroyed the 152-year-old
building. At the time of the blaze, the mansion was unoccupied and undergoing renovation. “I was so saddened by the news of the
torched governor's mansion, and I felt compelled to do whatever I could to see that the
beautiful structure is restored,” Byrd said.
“This is the obvious way for me to help make
a difference.” An arson investigation is still
underway, and officials continue to look into
flaws in the mansion’s security system that
may have contributed to the blaze. The date
and location of the concert have not been
finalized.
Long for the days when San Antonio was
known as the “Heavy Metal Capital of the
World”? Then grab your favorite Iron Maiden
T-shirt and round up your buds for the South
Texas Rock Fest July 11-13 at Javelina Harley
Davidson in Boerne (not strictly San Antone,
but close enough for rock ’n’ roll). Major acts
on the lineup include Queensryche, Dokken,
Tesla and Skid Row (now fronted by Texas’
own Johnny Solinger), as well as Lone Star
head-bangers Innocent Exile (El Paso),
Mother’s Anthem and the Cherry Hill Band
(Austin), Straightfork (Houston) and Ozz
Knozz and Jokester (San Antonio). For more
information, visit
www.southtexasrockfest.com.
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Save Deep Ellum
Business and property owners and residents
from the Deep Ellum area met with Dallas
city leaders at the Sons of Hermann Hall on
June 27 to discuss critical issues affecting
the neighborhood. The once vibrant music
and entertainment community has in recent
years experienced decreasing crowds and
revenue due in part to a perception of crime,
construction impeding access to the neighborhood and the increasing number of
vacant buildings. The biggest concerns of the
area that serves as the home to many
beloved live music venues, including Club
Dada, the Gypsy Tea Room and Deep Ellum
Live, stem from the recent development in
the area, changes that many feel could affect
the historic nature and overall hipness of the
district. A plan for the area will be presented
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Earl Campbell joins the music biz
Former Houston Oiler, Texas Longhorn and
Heisman Trophy-winning football legend Earl
Campbell has signed on to Quadra
Entertainment Group as Co-Executive
Producer along with label head, Randy Willis.
Campbell will invest in the label’s promotional
operations and advise Quadra on new ways
to merge music with sports. Collaboration
between musicians and sporting events is a
growing trend in the world of entertainment.
The idea for Campbell to get into the music
business came to fruition when Willis introduced him to Austin rock band Vallejo, whose
members are also partners with Quadra
Entertainment Group. The new venture will
be formally announced during the UT football season.
Rusty Truck rolls again
By day, Amarillo native Mark Seliger is a
renowned New York City photographer, with
a portfolio crammed full of iconic celebrity
shoots for Rolling Stone, US Weekly, Vanity
Fair and GQ. But by night — or at least, whenever he finds time — he’s a roots-rockin’ troubadour and the leader of a band called Rusty
Truck. The band’s 2003 debut, Broken
Promises, has been given a complete tune-up
for a July 29 re-release by Ryko. The new
“deluxe expanded edition” comes with a new
title — Luck’s Changing Lanes — and a bonus
DVD featuring the album in DTS 5.1 surround
sound and five videos. Fellow Texans Willie
Nelson and T Bone Burnett lend a hand on
the album, as do Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow,
Jakob Dylan, Gillian Welch and Rob Thomas.
The rest of Rusty Truck includes guitarist
Michael Duff, drummer Joey Peters,
dobro/lap-steel player Andy Gibson, bassist
Sheldon Gromberg and singer Kristin
Mooney.
Students headed to Dublin
On May 31,
Emo’s played
host to the
Blastbeat
Battle of the
Bands featuring musicians
Blues Mafia
from Austinarea high schools. When the evening was
over, Blues Mafia of Anderson High emerged
victorious. Other finalists that performed at
the event were El Guapos from Akins High,
the Diving Captains from the Liberal Arts and
Science Academy and Next from Austin Can
Academy Charter School. Blues Mafia now
moves on to the Blastbeat international finals
in Dublin, Ireland in December. They also
receive a recording session at the Austin
School of Music studio and a music video
filmed at M.E. Television. Blastbeat is an
international music business and social
entrepreneur program and competition for
high school students.
Texas County Line debut
Selections from Country Music Hall of Famer
and Grammy-winner Ray Price’s 82nd
Birthday Concert will be featured on the premiere of the new weekly television program
Texas County Line. The first episode will also
feature a visit to the Texas Country Music
Hall of Fame in Carthage, Lufkin singer Glenn
Lenderman performing at Harlon’s Barbeque
in Nacogdoches and a clip of Willie Nelson
singing “Crazy” from a vintage episode of
The Ernest Tubb Show. The show, which will
begin airing on KTRE-TV in Lufkin on Sunday,
July 6, will showcase both traditional country
music and Western swing. Many artists have
been scheduled to be filmed at various locations for the upcoming series, including Bob
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Wills’ Texas Playboys, Gene Watson, Eddy
Raven, Johnny Rodriguez, Billy Joe Shaver,
Darrell McCall, Tony Booth, Heather Myles,
Amber Digby, Justin Trevino, Frankie Miller,
Leona Williams, Ron Williams, Crystal Sands
and several others. More info can be found at
www.TexasCountyLine.tv.
Kent Finlay tribute
On June 7, the Brady/McCulloch County
Chamber of Commerce hosted its first annual Brady Lake Music Fest. Among the performers was McCulloch County native Kent
Finlay, owner/operator of San Marcos’
Cheatham Street Warehouse. Finlay brought
his renowned Songwriters Circle to the festival, showcasing such Cheatham regulars as
Adam Carroll, Big John Mills, Dub Miller,
Jordan Minor and Randy Rogers. At the conclusion of the Songwriters Circle,
Brady/McCulloch County Chamber of
Commerce Director, Brendan Weatherman,
surprised Finlay with a host of family and
friends, and presented him with a plaque that
included letters celebrating his success from
local and county dignitaries, as well as longtime Cheatham Street performers and notables Terri Hendrix, Max Stalling and George
Strait.
Web 2.0 for musicians
The Austin Music Foundation will host a
Music Industry Boot Camp called “Web 2.0:
Effective Strategies for Online Promotion” on
July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Scholz Beer Garten in
Austin. The panel will discuss strategies for
artists to promote their careers via social
networking, blogs and new online marketing
opportunities. Scheduled panelists include
Michael Feferman of C3 Presents, musician
Dave Madden, Paige Maguire, Music Editor at
Austinist.com and Director of Web
Production at KUT.com, and David Wyatt,
owner of Wyatt Brand public relations and
branding. Russell Rains, Digital & Interactive
Director of St. Edward’s University, will lead
the discussion. The AMF Music Industry Boot
Camp is free to attend and open to the public. Visit www.austinmusicfoundation.org for
information on all of their programs.
El Paso loves Tom Waits
Having a Hollywood starlet like Scarlett
Johansson record an album full of your
songs is nice and all (at least in theory), but
it’s nothing compared to being bestowed with
the key to the West Texas town of El Paso.
That’s what happened to Tom Waits when his
“Gloom and Doom” tour stopped at the border town’s historic Plaza Theatre on June 20.
Waits’ concert was interrupted when uniformed police officer Frank Perez walked
onstage, leading the singer-songwriter to
quip, “I paid all those tickets!” and “She was
dead when I got there!” But instead of being
cuffed, Waits was given a plaque with the key
to the city by Councilwoman Susie Boyd.
“This is a first for me,” Waits enthused, “a
real first.” Congrats are in order — but if Tom
left town without hitting a Chico’s Tacos, the
city really should rescind the honor.
Houston gets new music editor
It’s official. On June 16, Chris Gray, formerly
of the Austin Chronicle, took over for John
Nova Lomax as music editor at the Houston
Press, the city’s weekly entertainment paper.
Gray moved to Houston as assistant music
editor a couple years back, but then, after
South By Southwest this year, suddenly
found himself unemployed due to a temporary shakeout at Village Voice Media, the
company that owns the Press. All’s well that
end’s well, though. Lomax, who was music
editor since March 2001, continues to write
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for the Press, and Gray, once again gainfully
employed, can resume doling out his unique
take on the Houston music scene.
Jones’ duets see light of day
Very few singers can match George Jones as
a vocalist, but that has rarely stopped them
from lining up to give it a shot. Some previously unreleased evidence will turn up on
Burn This Playhouse Down: The Unreleased
Duets, a compilation of collaborations with
the legendary “Possum” stretching from an
until-now-unheard 1977 duet with ex-wife
Tammy Wynette to a 2007 duet their only
daughter, Georgette. Set for release Aug. 19,
the collection also features Jones’ duets with
the likes Keith Richards, Dolly Parton, Vince
Gill and Marty Stuart.
Benny Thurman, 1943-2008
Benny Thurman, the original bass player for
the legendary Austin psychedelic rock band
the 13th Floor Elevators, passed away on
June 22. Thurman, 65, had been in the
intensive-care unit of Seton Hospital in
Austin, being treated for an undisclosed illness. Originally a fiddle player, he was convinced to take up the bass and join the band,
fronted by Roky Erickson, in 1965. Thurman
played on the group’s first single, “You’re
Gonna Miss Me,” a song that has become a
popular cover for any serious Texas rock ‘n’
roll act and has recently been the soundtrack
of a Dell Computer television commercial.
Thurman left the group in 1967, and went on
to play with the Austin band Plum Nelly
before retiring from music in the 1970s.
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JULY
4
Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
Merle Haggard, Pat Green and more
Verizon Amphitheater
Selma
www.willienelson.com
Celebrate with Big John Mills at BIGFest
July 11-13 in San Marcos.
BIGFest! ‘08
Cheatham Street Warehouse
San Marcos, July 11-13
Chevy’s Freedom Over Texas
with Miranda Lambert and more
Eleanor Tinsley Park
Houston
www.chevysfreedomovertexas.com
Celebrate Big John Mills’
birthday with some of the
best in Texas music at the
Cheatham Street Warehouse.
This year’s all-star lineup
includes Houston Marchman,
Susan Gibson, Adam Carroll, Miranda Lambert performs at Chevy’s Freedom
Over Texas on July 4
Max Stalling and, of course,
Big John Mills himself. This
Dallas Wind Symphony Star-Spangled
Spectacular
annual event raises money
Meyerson Symphony Center
for the Cheatham Street
Dallas
Warehouse Foundation, a
www.dws.org
non-profit organization for
promoting the advancement Star Spangled Fourth
Firewheel Town Center
of art and music. A silent
Garland
auction features a guitar
www.starspangledfourth.com
signed by Randy Rogers,
Hayes Carll, James McMurtry 5
EXIT Music and Arts Festival
and more. The legendary
The Black and White Years, Patrice
Cheatham Street Warehouse, with
Pike and more
which celebrated its 33
Waterloo Park
Austin
anniversary in June, has
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been the launching pad for
the careers of George Strait, 9
Terri Hendrix, Todd Snider
Blues on the Green
and the Randy Rogers band, with Los Lonely Boys with Shawn
among others. July 11-13. San Sahm
Zilker Park
Marcos. For more info, call
Austin
511-353-3777 or visit
www.kgsr.com
cheathamstreet.com/bigfest.
10
Unplugged at the Grove
with the Dedringers
Shady Grove
Austin
www.theshadygrove.com
10-20
Cactus Pear Music Festival
25 churches
5 South Texas cities
www.cpmf.us
11
Music Under the Star
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Austin
www.thestoryoftexas.com
11-13
South Texas Rockfest
Javelina Harley Davidson
Boerne
www.southtexasrockfest.com
Taste of Dallas
Edwin McCain, Mingo Fishtrap and more
West End
Dallas
www.tasteofdallas.org
13
KGSR Live at the Lake
with Band of Heathens
Lakeway Resort and Spa
Austin
www.kgsr.com
17
Unplugged at the Grove
with Kevin Welch and Audrey Mezera
Shady Grove
Austin
www.theshadygrove.com
Band of Heathens perform at Live at the Lake
on July 13
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Los Lonely Boys
Forgiven
(Epic)
Just when Los Lonely Boys
released their second
album, Sacred, bassist
JoJo Garza was getting bailed out of jail
after his arrest for an alleged domestic disturbance. Though he wasn’t charged, there’s
no question that the incident impacted sales
of the disc, which quickly disappeared from
chart view after debuting at No. 2. By
choosing Forgiven as this album’s title, the
San Angelo brothers seem to be coming
right out and asking to be let off the hook.
Unfortunately, this effort won’t give them
the absolution (or second coming of the
Grammy-winning “Heaven”) they desire; the
underappreciated Sacred had some wonderful songs, but Forgiven mainly has wonderful moments that could be turned into wonderful songs, if only they weren’t bogged
down by inane lyrics or built on unfinished
ideas. Even their cover of the Spencer Davis
Group classic, “I’m a Man,” sounds kind of
uninspired. But “Staying with Me,” the first
single, and “Another Broken Heart” almost
make the grade. There are several spots
throughout the album when guitarist
Henry’s fluid playing takes flight and the
trio’s harmonies are perfect. And for that,
we can forgive at least some musical indiscretions. LYNNE MARGOLIS
Reckless Kelly
Bulletproof
(Yep Roc)
Any act foolhardy enough
to name an album Bulletproof is cruising for a critical bruising. And having never been fully on
board the Reckless Kelly bandwagon — I
remember the parts of 2005’s Wicked
Twisted Road that I loathed more than the
parts I liked — I approached the Austin
band’s latest ready to shoot it full of holes.
But damn if the Reckless gang didn’t come
prepared this time, armed to the teeth with
smart, catchy roots-rock anthems that back
up the album’s boastful title and really do
deserve to find an audience well outside of
Texas and the Braun brothers’ native Idaho.
Bulletproof’s muscular production keeps the
action going even through the lesser songs,
which, at their worst, are more ultra-confident filler than duds. The best of the bunch
is the centerpiece, “American Blood,” in
which Reckless Kelly swagger into the
crowded anti-war fray brandishing not just
another embittered, preaching-to-the-choir
protest rant in the Steve Earle/James
McMurtry vein, but arguably the most rousing battle hymn for a disillusioned republic
this side of “Born in the U.S.A.” RICHARD SKANSE
Mario Matteoli
Golden State
(www.mariomatteoli.com)
Lots of women long to have
just one song written about
them. Heck, some of us are
happy when the random band sings for us
on our birthday. But, if you’re Mario
Matteoli’s girl, you get pretty near an entire
album. When Cayce Marsh isn’t mentioned
in a song title (“Baby Cayce”) or lending
vocals (“Got You Baby” and “Hey You”), the
fiancée of the former Weary Boy takes on
the role of muse. The project isn’t all sentimental love letter, though. Matteoli shows
he can also get dark on “Bleeding My
Heart” and “Flying Solo.” Backed by some
of the coolest musicians in Austin (Matt
Hubbard, Jeff Johnston, Paul Minor and
more), Golden State weaves rock and pop
with an alt-country thread and shares
insight into the sincere affections of this
rare talent. CINDY ROYAL
new releases
July 1 Los Lonely Boys
July 1 Willie Nelson
July 8 Willie Nelson
& Wynton Marsalis
July 8 Mario Matteoli
July 8 Del McCoury
& Various Artists
July 10 The Dedringers
July 15 Eric Hisaw
July 15 Pauline Reese
July 15 Whiskey Meyers
July 22 Brothers and Sisters
July 29 Britt Lloyd Band
July 29 Micky & the Motorcars
July 29 Rusty Truck
Aug. 5 Carrie Rodriguez
Aug. 5 Jason Allen
Aug. 19 George Jones
Aug. 19 Brandon Rhyder
Aug. 24 Jason Boland
& the Stragglers
Sept. 2 Rodney Crowell
Sept. 2 Bruce Robison
Sept. 9 Murry Hammond
Forgiven
Stardust (Legacy Ed.)
Two Men with the Blues
Epic
Columbia/Legacy
Blue Note
Golden State
Moneyland
www.mariomatteoli.com
McCoury
Sweetheart of the Neighborhood
Nature of the Blues
Rolling Stone
Road of Life
Fortunately
The Ink
Naive
Luck’s Changing Lanes
She Ain’t Me
The Twilight Zone
Burn Your Playhouse Down
Every Night
Comal County Blue
Dedcrow
Saustex
Smith Entertainment
Smith Entertainment
The Calla Lily
Smith Entertainment
Smith Entertainment
Ryko
Back Porch
Smith Entertainment
Bandit
Thirty Tigers
Sustain
Sex & Gasoline
The New World
I Don’t Know Where I’m Going
But I’m On My Way
Oct. 14 Sixpence None the Richer The Dawn of Grace
Fall 08 Lee Ann Womack
Call Me Crazy
Fall 08 Fastball
Little White Lies
Work Song/Yep Roc
Premium
Hummingbird Records
Nettwerk
MCA
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Fastball caught in some Little White Lies
Fastball, the Austin pop band that hit it big back in the ‘90s with the mega hit “The Way,” has
reunited and is in the final production stages of a long-awaited new release. Little White Lies is
Fastball’s fifth studio album by original band members, Joey Shuffield, Tony Scalzo and Miles
Zuniga. It is being produced by Zuniga with C. J. Erickson and recorded at Wire Studios in
Austin. Zuniga and Scalzo wrote most of the songs together and contribute vocals equally
throughout the album. The title track and “She’s Got the Rain” were co-written with Ben
Margulies (who co-wrote “Vision of Love” and “Someday” with Mariah Carey). Bob
Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones) is currently working on the recording’s final
mix in Los Angeles. This is the band’s first release since 2004’s Keep Your Wig On. Fastball is
already out on the road, giving the new material a workout, with shows on both coasts.
They’re back home for a gig at the Continental Club in Austin on July 11. The CD is scheduled
for release in fall 2008.
Q&A Reckless Kelly
For a band
formed in the
Pacific Northwest
and named after
a legendary
Australian outlaw,
Reckless Kelly has
become a cornerstone of the still-surging
Texas alt-country scene. Since moving to
Austin in 1997, the same year their debut
CD Millican introduced fans to the joys of
fiddle-laced rock ‘n’ roll, Willy Braun and his
brother Cody have led the band through
five gritty and melodic studio albums, two
beloved live albums, constant touring, collaborations with their heroes and friends,
and the accumulation of diehard fans in
Texas and far beyond. Their new release,
Bulletproof (Yep Roc) lives up to its name
by being their toughest, most daring, and
most self-assured work to date. Lead singer
Willy Braun gave us a few moments to talk
about some of the great things in the
band’s recent past and just over the horizon.
The new album takes a political turn on
songs like “American Blood” and
“Godforsaken Town.” What inspired you
to go that route?
Just something new to write about … New
Orleans is one of my favorite towns in the
whole wide world; we go down there quite a
bit and have a lot of friends down there.
After three or four years, with the hurricane, there’s still a lot of stuff that needs to
be done down there, so I just wanted to
write a song about that. Robert Earl Keen
and I wrote “GFT” together, we hoped it
might help some people out. With
“American Blood,” I had a line that I wanted
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to use for a long time. It’s too tough of a
subject to pass up on writing a song about,
to get awareness out there. We need to get
people thinking about it.
Considering the divisive times, what kind
of response have you gotten so far?
Have you heard from people who have
actually served in the war?
We’ve had a couple of blogs and e-mails
and stuff, comments on our website … some
people that don’t agree with it, and some of
them have been soldiers, and I can totally
understand not everyone’s going to agree
with it, but for every person that doesn’t
like it maybe there’s a few other people that
will get behind it. If nothing else it will make
people think about it. Maybe someone will
go out and vote or something.
Have you also gotten a positive
response?
We’ve gotten a really, really good response
from it. It’s one of the more asked-for and
requested songs on the record and people
really respond well when we play it live. I
think most people dig it, and most people
aren’t offended by it, but of course you
can’t please everybody. We just don’t want
anybody to think that it would be antitroops. We definitely support those guys,
and want them all to come home safe —
that’s what the song’s about.
Now that you’re usually headliners, the
occasional opening gigs are pretty highprofile. Who were you most excited to
share the stage with?
We got to do some shows with ZZ Top last
year, those were really cool. I got to hang
out and talk to Billy Gibbons a little bit. I
talked guitars with him. That was really
cool, because they are such a great band.
Doing it as long as they have, they’re still
going out there and really kicking ass. Just
to get to hang out and talk with Billy
Gibbons about my favorite guitar, and he
was showing us some of his guitars, the
fuzzy Gibsons and stuff like that … it was
really cool.
“RKTV” on your website has all the makings of a cult musical, comedy classic.
Who was a bigger influence: Spinal Tap or
The Monkees?
Spinal Tap, definitely, is a bigger influence
than the Monkees [laughs]. It’s that kind of
style — the mockumentary thing, definitely
a lot of comedy involved. We’re always
goofing off and coming up with what we
think are funny ideas. Maybe even more of
a Saturday Night Live thing … sketch comedy stuff … so the short little bits are kind of
our forte … especially with our budget
[laughs].
After years of recording and touring,
what else do you feel is left that’s important for you to accomplish?
I always just really wanted to make a living
doing this, and so we all feel like we’ve
made it as far as our terms go. We’re touring around on a bus, we’ve got a crew, a
great crowd, and we’re making records that
we hope will stand up for 20 years. Maybe
even 30 years down the road people will
still be listening to us, and hopefully we’ll
just continue to make good music, which is
really our main goal. Anything on top of
that is icing on the cake. I’ve always wanted
to play on Saturday Night Live or
Letterman, or those kind of shows. It would
be great to do shows with other acts that
we’ve always wanted to play with like
maybe Tom Petty or the Black Crowes or
people like that. CODEY ALLEN
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CHARTS: myspace Country
7/03
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
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18
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5/22
Artist
Points
1
Dixie Chicks
121,370
2
George Strait
110,081
4
Miranda Lambert
101,922
3
Dierks Bentley
92,964
5
Gary Allen
59,679
6
Eli Young Band
34,622
7
Willie Nelson
30,576
8
Cross Canadian Ragweed
28,723
9
Jack Ingram
23,603
10
Randy Rogers Band
25,387
11
Kevin Fowler
22,053
12
Pat Green
21,210
13
Shooter Jennings
19,634
14
Roger Creager
14,579
16
Johnny Solinger
12,934
17
Wade Bowen
11,284
18
Jason Boland
10,476
19
Brandon Rhyder
10,252
20
Trent Wilmon
8,955
21
Cory Morrow
8,857
22
Johnny Cooper
7,987
23
Aaron Watson
7,615
24
Bleu Edmondson
6,481
25
Stoney LaRue
5,087
Ray Wylie Hubbard
4,762
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number of profile views, song plays and friends on the artists’ official MySpace pages.
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