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Little Jimmy Dickens Dead At 94

Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens passed away this afternoon at a Nashville area hospital at the age of 94. Jimmy died of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. He is survived by his wife Mona Dickens, married since 1971, and two daughters, Pamela Detert and Lisa King. Jimmy was the longest running member of the …

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15 Years Ago: LeAnn Rimes' Self-Titled Album Goes Platinum

Fifteen years ago today (Jan. 3, 2000), LeAnn Rimes kicked off the new year — and the new millennium — on a high note. It was on this date that her eponymous studio album, released on Oct. 26, 1999, went platinum, the first record to do so in the 2000s. Continue reading…

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Brad Paisley, 'Then' — Story Behind the Song

Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley and Brad Paisley co-wrote ‘Then,’ the lead single from Paisley’s 2009 album, ‘American Saturday Night.’ Released in April 2009, the tune hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in June — Paisley’s 10th consecutive No. 1 — and landed in the Top 20 of the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (the singer’s first time on …

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