This year’s Americana Musical Festival will take place in Nashville on September 12-17 with nearly 300 artists performing. According to theboot.com some names that will perform at the festival are: Shelby Lynn, Allison Moorer, Lee Ann Womack, Sturgill Simpson and more. Included to the shows will be the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.

 

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John Berry has a new TV show starting tomorrow called ‘Songs and Stories With John Berry.’ Theboot.com tells us the first episode was record where Berry got his first big break at Nashville’s Douglas Corner. Each episode will showcase a different artist and song and storytelling session. It will air on several channels including the Family Channel.

 

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Before Charles Kelly was a part of Lady Antebellum he and his older brother Josh had a country rock group. According to theboot.com they were only 14 years old at the time and were offered a record deal which they turned down because of their age. The interesting note about the record deal is that it came from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

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