Sunday 21 January 2018

Country Bites News snippets November 20, 2017 – November 26, 2017

UK & Irish News, UK Chart News, Album Releases, Bluegrass News, Aussie News, Canadian News, Country News (Awards, TV, Babies), Music News, Press Releases, Country Fashion, Gossip, Birthdays, Links to Articles, Reviews, Books, Magazines & Videos.

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UK & IRISH News
For a full listing of 2017 UK Tour dates PLEASE check out our Tour Dates Page

On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist for the week commencing Saturday 25th November 2017
B Playlist:
Andy Brown - Landslide (feat. Crissie Rhodes)
Shania Twain - Who's Gonna Be Your Girl added to the "B" Playlist
C Playlist: Maren Morris - 80s Mercedes

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(20 Nov 2017) Lyric premiere the video for Kevin McGuire's Late (FFO: Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt, Ryan Hurd) >> YouTube
Having announced his new single, Late, while in session at BBC Radio 2 for Claire Balding, Kevin McGuire is excited to release the accompanying one-take music video.

(22 Nov 2017) Catherine McGrath debut album, spring 2018
The young Irish singer/songwriter Catherine McGrath has spent 2017 making her mark on the country-pop scene, with EIGHT consecutive tracks featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday UK playlist and an ever-growing media buzz. She has released two acoustic EPs this year and toured non-stop with the likes of The Shires, Picture This and Kelsea Ballerini and played festivals from C2C to British Summer Time. Her debut album will be released on Warner Bros. Records in spring 2018 and features the Radio 1-featured single ‘Talk Of This Town’ and her brand new single ‘Thought It Was Gonna Be Me’.

(22 Nov 2017) Ferris & Sylvester new EP out Feb 2nd
Having topped Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 10 New Artists You Need To Know list in July, received high profile acclaim from The Independent and radio support from Radio 2 and BBC Introducing. The London duo are releasing their new EP MADE IN STREATHAM, which is out on February 2nd (Amazon UK). You can listen to their new singles >> ‘Better In Yellow’ and >> ‘The Room’ now. The band play their EP launch show at Battersea Arts Centre on January 11th.

(23 Nov 2017) Bob Harris revealed additional artists for Country to Country 2018 on his
BBC Radio 2 show tonight. Brett Young – one of this year’s hottest breakout acts, who toured the UK recently opening for Lady Antebellum and is enjoying one of the biggest country hits of 2017 with “In Case You Didn’t Know” is confirmed to open the main stage in Glasgow and Dublin and will appear on the Spotlight Stage in London.
Also confirmed: Midland will join the bill in Glasgow on Friday 9th March. They have previously been announced on the Dublin and London bill.

Two more exciting new artists, Russell Dickerson (currently high in the US charts with “Yours”) and Walker Hayes (whose latest hit is “You Broke Up With Me”), also join the Spotlight Stage line up in London, alongside the previously announced Ashley McBryde, Jillian Jacqueline, Lindsay Ell and Lukas Nelson.
For the first time C2C Glasgow will host a spotlight stage – first two artists announced are Lukas Nelson and Morgan Evans
Situated in the main arena, the Spotlight Stage features performances from country music’s rising stars between main artist sets. C2C is proud to present many of the biggest ground-breaking new acts to have emerged in Nashville in 2017.  Artists that have been winning fans on American country radio, Spotify and in support slots on major tours.

UK CHART NEWS

Official UK Top 100 Singles Chart (Week Ending 30 November 2017)
24 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
Camilla Cabello's Havana (feat. Young Thug) racked up its fourth straight week at No.1, with sales of a further 48,093 copies (including 31,325 from sales-equivalent streams), increasing by 148 its lead over Rita Ora's Anywhere, which is No.2 for the second time on sales of 39,835 copies and tops the paid-for sales rankings for the second time (17,487 sales).

Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart (Week Ending 30 November 2017)
24 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
Despite the fact it is the first of Paloma Faith's albums not to yield a Top 10 single prior to its release – its only hit thus far, Crybaby peaked at No.36 – Faith's fourth album, THE ARCHITECT, snagged her first No.1, debuting atop the chart on sales of 39,544 copies, including 1,553 from sales-equivalent streams.
The 14th different No.1 in as many weeks, its opening tally is the highest yet for a Faith album: her 2009 debut, Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? debuted at No.14 on sales of 17,326 copies, peaking three weeks later at No.9, while 2012 follow-up Fall To Grace and 2014 third album A Perfect Contradiction both debuted and peaked at No.2 on first week sales of 35,024 and 37,527, respectively.

Taylor Swift's last three albums have reached No.1 – and none of them has hung around for more than a week. Introductory topper RED dipped 1-5 on its second frame in 2012, and 1989 tripped 1-3 in 2014 – but Swift's latest album, REPUTATION, showed even less staying power, sliding to No.8 (19,720 sales) after opening atop the list a week ago (first week sales of 83,648 (including 41,795 from paid-for downloads).
EastEnders star Shane Richie with his third album, A COUNTRY SOUL fell 42-95 with 1,800 estimated sales (2-week total 4,800 sales).
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill with THE REST OF OUR LIFE made a debut at No.80 with 2,000 estimated sales
In her eighth week at retail former No.1 Shania Twain with NOW fell off the top 100 from No.74 (8-week total estimate 38,000)

Official UK Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 30 November 2017)
24 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
Shane Richie with A COUNTRY SOUL holds at #1
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill with THE REST OF OUR LIFE made a debut at #2
Glen Campbell with ADIOS held at #3 (24 weeks; #1 peak)
Kelsea Ballerini with UNAPOLOGETICALLY fell 2-4 (3 weeks; #2 peak)
Margo Price with ALL AMERICAN MADE fell 4-5 (5 weeks; #1 peak)
Brothers Osborne with PAWN SHOP climbed 14-6 (25 weeks; #5 peak)
Lady Antebellum with HEART BREAK fell 6-7 (24 weeks; #2 peak)
Lucinda Williams with THIS SWEET OLD WORLD fell 5-8 (5 weeks; #2 peak)
Cadillac Three with LEGACY rose 12-9 (13 weeks; #2 peak)
Old Dominion with HAPPY ENDINGS rose 13-10 (6 weeks; #4 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Darius Rucker with WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME fell 11-12 (5 weeks; #4 peak)
Blake Shelton with TEXOMA SHORE fell 7-17 (3 weeks; #7 peak)

Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending 30 November 2017)
24 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
This Week/ Last Week/ Title/ Artist
1 1 Carry Fire Robert Plant # Official Album Chart
2 2 A Deeper Understanding War On Drugs [Tagged Alt]
3 3 Roll With The Punches Van Morrison [Tagged Blues]
4 5 Life Love Flesh Blood Imelda May [Tagged Singer/Songwriter]
5 6 Adios Glen Campbell [Tagged Country]
6 7 Lotta Sea Lice Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile [Tagged Alternative]
7 NEW Mavis Staples - If All I Was Was Black [R&B/Soul]
8 13 Crack-up Fleet Foxes [Tagged Alt]
9 10 Hitchhiker Neil Young [Tagged Rock]
10 9 A/B Kaleo [Tagged Alt]
Outside The Top 10
14 10 All American Made Margo Price [Tagged Country]
21 4 Phases Angel Olsen  [Tagged Alternative]

COUNTRY ALBUM RELEASES

(22 Nov 2017) Melanie Greggain - Ready to Run (Single; 2017 Melanie Greggain) UK
Time: 4:25 Amazon UK - UK iTunes
#2 UK iTunes Country Singles (#300 UK iTunes Singles overall) and later peaked at #1 (ahead of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads”) | Fri Nov 24 #27 (#1486 UK iTunes Singles overall) | Sat Nov 25 #151

(24 Nov 2017) The Penny Black Remedy - Maintaining Dignity In Awkward Situations [Explicit] (Mono Del Mundo)
9 Tracks/ Time: 34:02 Indie & Alternative (CMP Nov 2017 4 STARS)

(24 Nov 2017) Eagles - Hotel California 40th Anniversary 2-CD (Rhino)
It's hard to believe, but this December marks 40 years since the release of the EAGLES' landmark album, "HOTEL CALIFORNIA." The album spent eight week at #1 in the U.S., spawned two #1 singles, won two GRAMMY Awards, and sold more than 32 million copies around the world. Forty years later, it still ranks as one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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To mark the milestone, "Hotel CALIFORNIA: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition," a new 2-CD/1-Blu-Ray Audio will be released FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th. The set includes remastered sound, ten previously unreleased live recordings, as well as hi-res stereo and 5.1 mixes. Presented in an 11 x 11 hardbound book, it also features rare and unseen photos from the era, a replica tour book, and an 11 x 22 poster. Both a 2-CD Expanded Edition and 1-CD version will be available, along with digital download and streaming versions.
The set also marks the debut of ten live tracks that were recorded during the band's three-night stand at the Los Angeles Forum in October 1976. The concert recordings - which were recorded about a month before the album came out - feature one of the first ever live performances of the album's #1 singles, "Hotel California" and "New Kid In Town" along with other EAGLES classics.
The EAGLES made their triumphant return to the stage this summer at the Classic East/West festivals, earning raves from critics and fans alike. More live dates are planned for this fall, with the band being joined on stage once again by country superstar Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, son of EAGLES founder, Glenn Frey.

(24 Nov 2017) Jake Owen - Greatest Hits (RCA Records Label Nashville)
13 Tracks/ Time: 41:55 Amazon UKUK iTunesAmazon.com
RCA Nashville's Jake Owen will release his "Greatest Hits" album on Friday, November 24th in time for the holiday season.
The 13-track collection will include two new songs co-penned by Owen, "Subliminal Love" and "Long As You're In It," in addition to fan-favorites and chart-toppers from Owen's five studio albums.

(24 Nov 2017) Cole Swindell - Down Home Sessions IV (EP; Warner Bros)
 5 Tracks/ Time: 16:58 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #7 UK Country iTunes Chart (#351 overall UK Album chart)
Debut Fri 1 Dec: #8 US Country iTunes Chart

(24 Nov 2017) Philippa Hanna - Come Back Fighting (2017 Resound Media Ltd) UK
10 Tracks/ Time: 35:43 Country/ Christian & Gospel Amazon UK - UK iTunes
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #1 UK Country iTunes Chart (#121 overall UK Album chart), then #106, then #72 | Sat Nov 25 #1 (#122) | Sun Nov 26 #2 | Tues Nov 28: #9 (#480 overall UK Album chart), Thurs #13 (#695 overall UK Album chart), Fri Dec 1 #9, Sat Dec 2: #11

(24 Nov 2017) Lisa Stanley - Lisa Stanley Heart & Soul (2017 Rosette Records) IRE
14 Tracks/ Time: 48:48 Country/ Easy Listening Amazon UK - UK iTunes
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #11 UK Country iTunes Chart (#472 overall UK Album chart)

(24 Nov 2017) Laura Oakes - Nashville Stole Your Girl (EP; 2017 Laura Oakes) UK
5 Tracks/ Time: 19:43 Country/Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes  
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #12 UK Country iTunes Chart (#473 overall UK Album chart), then #9 UK Country iTunes Chart (#423 overall) , then #5 (#311), then #3 (#194), Sat Nov 25: #8 (#282), Tues Nov 28: #35, Sat Dec 2: #68

(24 Nov 2017) Kyle Stallons - Heaven on Wheels (EP) 
6 Tracks/ Time: 19:45 Pop Country Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #72 US Country iTunes Chart

(24 Nov 2017) Daniel O'Donnell - Christmas with Daniel (Live) [Audio Version] IRE
39 Tracks/ Time: Vocal Amazon UK - UK iTunes

(24 Nov 2017) Various Artists - Nashville Dreamin' Country, Vol. 1 (2017 Nashville Dreamin) 11 Tracks UK iTunes

(24 Nov 2017) Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Country
This compilation (P) 2017 NOW That's What I Call Music LLP UK iTunes

(23 Nov 2017) Sarah Louise ('Sarah Louise' Isom) - My Country (2017 Sarah Louise) Colchester UK
10 Tracks UK iTunes
Debut: #9 UK Country iTunes Albums Chart (#522 all genres)
She shares: The songs on this album are part of my incredible journey and carry a special place in my heart. A special thanks to David Barnes (BBC1's The Voice) for featuring on one of my favourite tracks and most of all to Mark Wickenden.
Credits - Produced and Engineered by Mark Wickenden. Mixed and Mastered @ Sonic Boom Studio's Norfolk. >> YouTube Promo

(24 Nov 2017) Various Artists - A Very Nashville Christmas (2017 Silverado Records) CHRIS
10 Tracks/ Time: 37:22 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com

(24 Nov 2017) The Barefoot Movement - The Barefoot Movement Christmas Album (The Barefoot Movement) CHRIS
12 Tracks/ Time: 36:26 Holiday/ Christmas
12 classic arrangements of timeless seasonal songs, done 100% acoustically, layered with soaring vocals, beautiful harmonies, and exciting instrumental interludes form this infectious holiday collection for roots and pop music fans alike.

(24 Nov 2017) Skyler Clark - Skyler Clark (EP; Flint Creek Entertainment)
6 Tracks/ Time: 21:05 Country/Rock Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com

(24 Nov 2017) Catherine McGrath - Thought It Was Gonna Be Me (Single; 2017 Warner Bros Records UK) UK
Debut Fri 24 Nov: #18 UK Country iTunes Chart (#923 overall UK Singles chart) , then #5 UK Country  iTunes Chart (#500 overall UK Singles chart)  | Sat Nov 25: #13 | Tues Nov 28: #130

(24 Nov 2017) Bubba T. Featuring Natalie Rose – Frosty The Snowman (Single; Amerimonte Records) CHRIS

CANADIAN NEWS
(21 Nov 2017) Brenda Dirk "Too Broke For Christmas" (Single)
Brenda Dirk is a young lady with a big voice and even bigger plans. Her love and talent for performing is only equalled by her passion for songwriting. Brenda has a joy and zest for life that comes out in her musical and songwriting abilities. She draws her inspiration for life around her and a family that she adores. Growing up on an acreage in Spruce Grove, and being the youngest of three in the family, she knew her work was cut out for her to make her mark.
"Too Broke for Christmas" is something everyone can relate to and enjoy with its tongue-in-cheek attitude and toe-tapping rhythm. Available on iTunes

NEWS
(20 Nov 2017) Well-Wishes For Mac McAnally
The singer/songwriter/producer and reining CMA Musician Of The Year, Mac McAnally is recovering after a heart attack  Monday, November 13th. McAnally also plays in Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefers band was forced to cancel his performance in Sunday’s (Nov 19) hurricane benefit concert in TALLAHASSEE, FL, which featured Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and Jake Owen. He is fine now and stable and should leave the hospital tomorrow, which is great news for all of us." Five days earlier, McAnally took home his ninth CMA award for Musician of the Year.

AWARDS
(21 Nov 2017) Brittany Cheers: Today Music Booking Producer Brittany Schreiber was presented the 2017 CMA Media Achievement Award during the 51st CMA Awards red carpet Nov. 8. CMA Board member and Atlantic/WMN's Brett Eldredge surprised Schreiber with the honor, and Today's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb congratulated Schreiber on-air the following morning. "I love working with the entire country music community, whether it's to feature a superstar, introduce a new artist or highlight the city of Nashville itself," says Schreiber.

MUSIC NEWS
(22 Nov 2017) Actor and singer David Cassidy has died from complications related to dementia.
The 67-year-old The Partridge Family star passed away on Tuesday (21 Nov 2017) at a Fort Lauderdale area hospital in Florida, his long-time publicist JoAnn Geffen has confirmed to Variety.
The actor and musician played Keith Partridge on the beloved U.S. TV show for four years, becoming one of the 1970s' biggest pop icons.
Brian Wilson and Marie Osmond were among those paying tribute to David Cassidy following his death.
The 67-year-old The Partridge Family star passed away at a Fort Lauderdale area hospital in Florida, after being admitted with kidney failure and in need of a liver transplant. He had also been battling dementia.
After publicist JoAnn Geffen confirmed the tragic news of his passing, hordes of celebrities took to social media to pay their respects to the legend, who played Keith Partridge on the beloved U.S. TV show for four years, becoming one of the 1970s' biggest pop icons.
The Beach Boys star Brian tweeted: "I’m very sad to hear about David Cassidy. There were times in the mid-1970s when he would come over to my house and we even started writing a song together. He was a very talented and nice person. Love & Mercy to David and his family."
Marie, who found fame with her family group The Osmonds around the same time as the height of David's fame, wrote: "Heartbroken over the passing of #DavidCassidy. He graced the covers of teen magazines w/ my Brothers in the ‘70s. My condolences to his Family. #RIP #PartridgeFamily #DavidsHitSong #70sIcon #IWokeUpInLoveThisMorning."

(24 Nov 2017) Following the release of Taylor Swift’s unanimously critically-acclaimed U.K. #1 album, reputation, the ten-time GRAMMY award winner has announced the U.K. & Ireland dates for Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour.
Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour is set to arrive in Dublin (Friday 15th June 2018), Manchester (Friday 8th June 2018 - Etihad Stadium) and London (Friday 22nd June 2018 - Wembley Stadium) 
Subscribers of TaylorSwift.com had access to purchase tickets in advance beginning Wednesday 29th November. General sale on December 1st. Tickets available from Ticketmaster UK
Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour is produced and promoted by Live Nation and S.J.M. Concerts in the UK, MCD in Ireland, and the Messina Touring Group (MTG) and AEG Presents in North America.

(24 Nov 2017) Every time Taylor Swift releases an album, she decides how to make it available -- and streaming service executives decide she's completely wrong.
Swift's new album, Reputation, sold 1.212 million copies in the U.S. last week, according to Nielsen Music -- and 2 million all together worldwide. But Swift's decision to withhold the album from streaming services "kind of sets the industry back a little bit," according to Troy Carter, Spotify's global head of creator services, who spoke at an Internet conference that took place before sales numbers were available.
Although streaming services offered the singles from Reputation, most of the album's sales came from digital and physical stores. Even without streaming -- which accounted for 62 percent of the U.S. music business in the first half of 2017, according to the RIAA -- Reputation actually sold better than the rest of the Billboard 200 combined.
At some point -- maybe soon, maybe not -- Swift will let streaming services offer all of Reputation. There are any number of guesses when this will happen -- after Christmas, after six months, the day Katy Perry releases her new album.

INTERVIEWS
Drake White In Conversation With Lee Williams (CEO CMR Nashville)


WATCH
(22 Nov 2017) Country music trio Lucy Angel throw love to the curb in lively music video for “Yard Sale.” Directed by Jake Anderton at Pig Valve Productions, the family trio can’t put a price on having a good time. With a buck on sale “for a penny a point,” Lucy Angel might not make a fortune from their yard sale, but they sure know how to turn the lost love into a great party. Country Rebel exclusively premiered the video on their Facebook page and it accumulated 160K views in less than 24 hours. Click HERE to watch the music video via Country Rebel and HERE to watch it on YouTube.
The release of “Yard Sale” follows Lucy Angel’s hot summer single, “Public Pool Party” which was also featured on Spotify's, Wild Country and has garnered more than 417K streams. The trio is currently recording material for their sophomore EP including an exciting collaboration that will be announced in the coming months.

(22 Nov 2017) 300 Entertainment/WAR's Bailey Bryan has joined songwriters Nicolle Galyon and Hailey Whitters for a writing session at YouTube's Pop Up Space in Nashville, where the three created an original song, "All Of The Above." The tune is dedicated to Children's Miracle Network hospitals, with the entire writing documented in a three-part video series that can be found on Bryan's YouTube channel here.

COUNTRY FASHION
(24 Nov 2017) Shine on Pretty Lady!: Catch the light and the eyes of the entire room in one of these oh-so-sparkly items! Cowgirl Magazine.com

COUNTRY GOSSIP

(20 Nov 2017) Taylor Swift's takedown of artists Katy Perry and Kanye West may harm her album's chances of winning big at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
According to editors at British newspaper The Sun, the Shake if Off singer decision to continue her feuds with Fireworks singer Katy and rapper Kanye hasn't gone down well with members of the Grammys voting committee. The 27-year-old also takes aim at exes Calvin Harris and Tom Hiddleston on new album Reputation, but it has reportedly infuriated industry figures, including members of the Grammys jury, who have worked with Katy and Kanye.
A lot of people on the voting committee are not liking Reputation at all," an insider told the publication. The super-ambitious singer's move to declare open warfare on her enemies appears to have lost her some support.

(24 Nov 2017) Unlucky in love Taylor Swift reportedly thinks she’s found The One in British beau Joe Alwyn.
The pair have been quietly dating since the start of the year, and while they’re yet to confirm their romantic status or even be spotted out together, friends of the couple say the relationship is in a great place.
Privately, Taylor has made no secret of the fact that this relationship is different to any that have gone before,” an insider told Britain's Grazia magazine. “She met Joe at her lowest ebb, during the biggest backlash of her career, but Joe isn’t interested in Taylor’s celebrity and wanted to get to know the real her. “Spending time together away from the spotlight allowed things to develop naturally, without outside pressures, and Taylor is convinced that this is the real deal. She’s told her family and close circle of friends that she believes Joe is The One, and that she can see herself marrying him. He’s younger than some of her exes but the relationship feels very adult.”
In recent years Taylor has enjoyed very public flings with older beaus Calvin Harris and Tom Hiddleston, though her romance with Tom made them both a laughing stock after their PDAs fizzled out as quickly as they had begun.
The 27-year-old singer, known for penning tracks about her ex-boyfriends, released her sixth studio album Reputation earlier this month (Nov17), and those close to her say there’s no chance 26-year-old actor Joe will make it on to a diss song.

(24 Nov 2017) Americana Singer Elle King has heaped praise on her estranged husband for making it 10 months sober.
The Ex's & Oh's Americana star took to Instagram in the early hours of Friday (24 Nov 2017) to share a message with fans after celebrating America's Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday (23Nov17), and proved she still has a lot of love for her ex, Andrew Ferguson, as she posted a photo of the pair, taken following their secret wedding last year (16).
"Somebody smart told me that every day should be national grateful day. Not just thanksgiving," Elle began her reflective note. "I just want to say that I am grateful to have made it through this year. And the guy I married is 10 months sober today.
"I'm proud of him setting a good example. I know I'm no example for anybody, but I am trying to walk the walk of what I hope to receive from the world in my life. I'm grateful for forgiveness and new beginnings."
"I'm proud of you Ferg," she concluded. "10 months is a long time to be sober and I'm grateful for you being alive."
The 28-year-old, daughter of comedy actor Rob Schneider, did not share any further details about the reasons which led to Ferguson's decision to clean up his lifestyle.
Elle announced the sad news of their breakup in a social media post back in May (17), when she also revealed the couple had actually been married for over a year, after secretly tying the knot just three weeks into its romance.
"My heart is broken. My soul aches. I am lost," she added. "He is the greatest love of my life. He is my best friend. As we separate, and attempt to find our footing through life, all I can hope for us is that we both find happiness within ourselves."
The musician went on to battle a bout of depression, but has since moved on from the failed relationship by striking up a romance with rocker Josh Logan in September (17).

BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
November 27: the late Eddie Rabbitt (1941; died May 7, 1998 (aged 56), Jeannine Barry (UK), Kate Anderton (mother Lucy Angel)
November 28: Kristine Oliver (Sweethearts Of The Rodeo) (1956), Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town) (1967), Randy Newman (1943) 
November 29: the late Merle Travis (1917; died Oct 20, 1983 (aged 65) 
November 30: Frank Ifield (1937), Mindy McCready (1975; died Feb 17, 2013 (aged 37)), the late Teddy Wilburn (1931; Wilburn Brothers; died Nov 24, 2003)), Jeannie Kendall (Kendalls) (1954) 
December 1: Kim Richey (1956)
December 2: Danielle Alexander (1954)
December 3: the late Ferlin Husky (1927; died March 17, 2011 (aged 85), Taylor Cain (The Cains)

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