Randy Travis announces long-awaited Memoir: Forever And Ever, Amen

Cover of Book Revealed by People.com, On Sale May 14

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins, announced the cover for the upcoming memoir by country music legend Randy Travis today in an exclusive with People.com.

The book is available now for preorder on Amazon and other retailers.

Print Length: 304 pages

Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits

Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 14, 2019)

Publication Date: May 14, 2019

Language: English

ASIN: B07DT3Z7YG

In his long-awaited memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life, Travis opens up for the first time, sharing the deeply personal stories of his life. From a troubled, working-class childhood in North Carolina to the Country Music Hall of Fame; from a broken marriage to a miraculous daily recovery from viral cardiomyopathy, flatlining, massive stroke and coma, Travis, with the help of best-selling author Ken Abraham, tells his story of perseverance and redemption from start to finish.

“I didn’t really feel I had a book to write until I stood on the distant shore and looked back over the ripples my life has made—on myself and on others. My songs were the stories of my life and I learned from those who listened, they were theirs too—my fans inspired me and continue to do so,” said Randy Travis.

With candid, never-before-told details, Travis recounts his troubled youth full of drinking and stealing cars, a tense relationship with his father, and the rollercoaster ride of more than 40 years in the music and acting industry. He also shares the highs that came after playing “Forever and Ever, Amen” for the first time; having 18 number one hits and selling more than 25 million albums; and most importantly, the faith that has seen him through all of it.

“I learned a lot about myself going back through the chronicles of my past.  In my waning years of ability I have a clearer picture of the past. It’s an interesting game of patience to sit and wait for the clocks of time to expose so much,” lamented Travis. “As the candle burns, it is time to share the history that made me who I am, tell the backstory to some of my songs, give insight to the challenges I faced, and reflect on the blessings through it all.”

For more information about Forever and Ever, Amen and Randy Travis, please visit www.RandyTravis.com or the official Randy Travis Facebook page.

About Randy Travis
With lifetime sales in excess of 25 million, Randy Travis is one of the biggest multi-genre record sellers of all time and a recent inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2016. His honors include seven Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice awards, seven Music City News awards, eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association and five Country Music Association honors. In addition, three of his performances earned CMA Song of the Year honors: “On the Other Hand” (1986), “Forever and Ever Amen” (1987) and “Three Wooden Crosses” (2002). To date, he has 18 No. 1 singles, 29 Top-10 smashes and more than 40 appearances in feature films and television shows to his credit. Ten of his albums are Gold Records. Eight are Platinum. Two have gone Double Platinum. One is Triple Platinum and another is Quintuple Platinum. In 2004, Randy was honored with his own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is honored on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, TN. He has been a member of the cast of the Grand Ole Opry since 1986. In 2017, Randy was honored with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds™ Nashville. Since his near fatal stroke in 2013, with the help of his wife Mary and rigorous physical therapy, Randy continues to make improvements in his speaking, walking, and yes, singing. For more information please visit randytravis.com.

About Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., is a world-leading provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. The publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information, please visit www.thomasnelson.com

Martina McBride new Christmas Album and new Cookbook

MARTINA McBRIDE GETS A HEAD START ON THE 
HOLIDAY SEASON WITH NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM AND TOUR

THE LIFESTYLE INFLUENCER ALSO RELEASES NEW COOKBOOK 

August 13, 2018 (Nashville, TN) - Country music icon Martina McBride is not letting the Nashville summer heat ruin her Christmas spirt, and begins her gift giving with the release of It’s The Holiday Season.  

The 9-song holiday set will be released on October 19, the first with her new record label partner, BMG.  McBride also continues her “The Joy of Christmas Tour” tradition, this time adding songs from the new album and bringing to life the big band and orchestral sounds by using local symphonies on each stop.  In addition, she will be adding more spice into that mix, by releasing a second all-season cookbook, Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist For Real Life, available October 30^th.

For this album, McBride collaborated with the late Patrick “Pat” Williams who arranged a set of classic Christmas songs with accompaniment from more than 35 world-class musicians at the famed Capitol Studio in Los Angeles and Blackbird Studio in Nashville.  This release follows her 1998 multiplatinum WHITE CHRISTMAS.

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"It's been exactly 20 years since I released White Christmas.  With that album I wanted to make it classic and something that would stand the test of time, which I feel like it has done. I wanted to accomplish the same thing with It's The Holiday Season, but with a different feel. So, I decided to make most of the album with a big-band swing vibe that takes you back to the Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald records. We recorded more of the pop Christmas numbers that lend themselves to that kind of feel rather than the focusing on the hymns like we did with White Christmas. I think they are great companion pieces and my hope is that they will both be enjoyed for years to come." says McBride.

“This is the coolest Christmas album I’ve ever heard but at the same time, it is an instant classic.” says Jon Loba, EVP BBR Music Group.

Photo Credit: Joesph Llanes

This year also brings back McBride’s anticipated “The Joy of Christmas Tour”, this time each with a local orchestra. The limited holiday run includes three nights at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

"When I stood in the studio listening to that 38-piece band play, I knew I wanted to take it on the road.  I am so excited to bring this music to life on stage and bring some of the joy of the season to people. Performing with the symphonies will be such a grand and unique experience for me. I can't wait!" says McBride.

Tour Dates: 

November 23, 2018:  Biloxi, MS  Beau Rivage
November 24, 2018: Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
November 25, 2018: Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
November 29, 2018:  Nashville, TN  Schermerhorn Symphony Center
November 30, 2018:  Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center
December 1, 2018 : Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center
December 4, 2018: Atlanta, GA  Atlanta Symphony Hall
December 6, 2018: Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
December 7, 2018: Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
December 8, 2018: Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre

For tickets and more information on The Joy of Christmas Tour 2018 , please visit:
http://smarturl.it/ItsTheHolidaySeason

 

Before the holiday festivities begin, McBride’s sophomore cookbook Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real Life hits shelves.  Available October 30, the new collection includes nearly 300 pages of family recipes and new creations from her own kitchen. This follows her 2014 release Around The Table.

"When I find a delicious recipe I can't wait to share it, just like when I find a great song", says McBride. 

"So I'm excited to share what I am cooking right now in my own kitchen for my family and friends.  These are some of my very favorite recipes I've created since the last book, as well as some family recipes that have been handed down to me. I feel like this book has a good balance of health-conscious dishes and a few recipes for when you want to splurge, which represents the way I eat in real life", she adds.

Meet Martina and get a signed copy of her new cookbook Martina’s Kitchen Mix! #MartinasKitchenMix

October 13, 2018: New York City Wine & Food Festival   New York, NY 3:00pm
October 27, 2018: Country Music Hall of Fame Nashville, TN 1:00pm
October 30, 2018: Books & Greetings Northvale, NJ 7:00pm
November 1, 2018: NBC Store New York, NY 11:30am
November 11, 2018: Vroman’s Bookstore Los Angeles, CA TBD   
November 18, 2018: Parnassus Books Nashville, TN 2:00pm
December 3, 2018: Eagle Eye Book Store Atlanta, GA 7:00pm

Check MartinaMcBride.com often as more events will be announced!

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About Martina McBride: 
Multiple Grammy® nominee Martina McBride has sold over 18 million albums to date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. McBride has earned more than 15 major music awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association and won three Academy of Country Music for Top Female Vocalist.

Martina has been awarded 14 Gold Records. Nine Platinum honors, three Double Platinum Records, and two Triple Platinum Awards.

Martina was awarded the Covenant House Beacon of Hope Award and Music Business Association’s prestigious 2015 Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts on behalf of domestic violence.

Through her Team Music Is Love charity initiative, Martina partners with non-profit causes to help many of the towns she's performing in. Martina also invites fans to join her team in making the world a better place through the power of music.

Since 2011, Team Music Is Love has been responsible for many successful fundraising and volunteer projects helping causes such as hunger relief, cancer research, combating domestic violence and helping children in need.

For more information, please visit TeamMusicIsLove.com.  

CMA “Entertainer of the Year” Garth Brooks’ “The Anthology Part 1, The First Five Years” now available

To Celebrate The Release Brooks Will Make National TV Appearances
On Good Morning America, The Ellen Degeneres Show and The View

Nashville, TN —  Recently crowned CMA “Entertainer Of The Year,” Garth Brooks’ highly-anticipated THE ANTHOLOGY PART 1, THE FIRST FIVE YEARS is available today (11/14.) 

The first volume of a five-part anthology written by Brooks, the release reflects on his meteoric rise and includes the music from the first five years of his career. In support of the Anthology, Brooks will kick off a stacked schedule of national TV appearances with multiple spots on Good Morning America starting live on 11/20 on ABC, as well as visits with The Ellen Degeneres Show on 11/20 on NBC and The View on 11/22 on ABC.

Told by Brooks himself and those involved with the creating, recording, and promotion of his first five albums, The Anthology Part 1, The First Five Years, is a detailed look at the first five years of Brooks’ career. The first book Brooks has ever written, fans can enjoy over 150 never before seen photos, sessions charts, tracking sheets, all in a 240-page hardcover. The anthology will also include five CDs sharing never before heard music, songs written long before the debut album, outtakes, first takes, demos and more. 

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The collection has been praised by Billboard, noting “while the oral histories entertainingly and informatively detail the behinds-the-scenes story… the CDs are more selective, in part to allow Brooks to delve musically deeper behind the chosen songs.” For more information and to purchase a copy, visit here: http://anthology.garthbrooks.com/.

Hardcover: 240 pages

Publisher: Pearl Records; Limited edition (14 Nov. 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1595910999

ISBN-13: 978-1595910998

Garth Brooks’ current single “Ask Me How I Know,” is currently in the Top 10 and climbing. Written by Mitch Rossell, the track is the second single from his “strong new album” (New York Times) GUNSLINGER and heralded by LA Times as a “romantic power ballad.”

Garth Brooks just won Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards for a sixth time, a first for any artist. He is also the first artist in history to receive 7 Diamond awards for the now seven albums certified by the RIAA at over 10 million album sales each and remains the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with over 148 million album sales.

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He has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist. Garth has been inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and most recently, the Musicians Hall of Fame. Garth is currently on the Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood. The tour began with 11 sold out shows at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. The tour is smashing records previously held by such acts as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and even Garth Brooks.  In a little over three years, the tour has sold over 6.3 million tickets, making it the biggest North American tour in history and the biggest American tour in the world. Garth has also launched Inside Studio G, a weekly Facebook Live series. It airs every Monday on Garth’s Facebook page at 7:00 PM EST. 

See BLOG POST: Garth Brooks previews "The Anthology Part 1, The First Five Years at The Bluebird Cafe

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Book alert: Peter Cooper to release "Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride"

Spring House Press to Release Peter Cooper's 

Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride

 Paperback out April 25, 2017

Music writer Peter Cooper's tales are an engaging behind-the-scenes look at the legends,

pivotal moments, and untold adventures in country music.

Nashville, TN (December 12, 2016) - Peter Guralnick, the dean of rock-and roll-storytellers, writes in the introduction to Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride, "Peter Cooper has always been in the mix."  Whether spending time with a legend like Johnny Cash, playing bass for Loretta Lynn, discussing songwriting with Taylor Swift, or introducing the Grateful Dead's Robert Hunter to Porter Wagoner, Peter Cooper, a respected music writer, accomplished musician, and Grammy-nominated producer, has continually found himself in the presence of music royalty and the recipient of countless intimate conversations, asides, and confidences. 

In his new book, Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride: Lasting Legends and Untold Adventures in Country Music (Spring House Press; ISBN: 9781940611709; $17.95; April 25, 2017; Paperback), Cooper chronicles his many "in the mix" tales since arriving in Nashville in 2000 to cover the country music scene for the Tennessean. Filled with untold stories and newly revealed histories, it is an informal yet well-studied inside view of country music's greatest characters and pivotal moments. Now a senior director, writer, and producer at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Cooper's selected stories are akin to a curated behind-the-scenes, first-person tour of the unique personalities that shaped country music. 

Paperback (25 Apr 2017) available from Amazon UK and Amazon.com and wherever books are sold and from Spring House Press @ www.springhousepress.com

Spanning nineteen chapters, Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride is an original take on the formative days at WSM as well as engaging introductions to an ensemble cast of country music's icons, quirks, and golden-but-hidden personalities. Including the previously mentioned legends, Cooper covers Kris Kristofferson, Don Light, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Jimmy Martin, Earl Scruggs, The Station Inn, and many more while sprinkling in guest appearances by the likes of Lee Ann Womack, Jimmy Buffett, Chris Stapleton, and Dierks Bentley.  With a gem on every page, Cooper has crafted a perceptive, smiling, and atypical immersion into the world of country music that will keep any music fan engaged with its wit, passion, and authenticity.   

About The Author

Peter Cooper is an award-winning musician and respected music journalist. He is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Senior Director, Producer, and Writer, and a senior lecturer in country music at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. He is a Grammy-nominated music producer, and a songwriter whose works have been recorded by John Prine, Bobby Bare, Jim Lauderdale, and others. He has appeared on The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman and was, along with the like of the Kings of Leon and financial guru Dave Ramsey, named one of Nashville's "10 Most Interesting People" by Nashville Arts & Entertainment magazine.