Watch Johnny Cash’s America This October

The Biography Channel is airing a new documentary called “Johnny Cash’s America” on October 23rd.

The documentary features a previously unreleased recitation, “I Am the Nation” which was found with his personal belongings after his death in 2003.

It will include also include interviews with Cash’s children, John Carter Cash and Cindy Cash as well as other musicians such as Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson, Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn.

The documentary will also be avaialble in a CD/DVD package from Legacy Recordings on October 28th.

Women Rock eBay For The Cure

An auction to raise money for cancer issues starts today at 5pm CT on eBay.

The online auction will run until October 3rd and includes items signed by Taylor Swift, Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Faith Hill, Avril Lavigne and many more.

The auction is being held in association with the “Women Rock For The Cure” concert taking place on October 2nd and will raise money for cancer issues.

Taylor Swift has autographed a Kate Spade purse and matching clutch. Garth Brooks is personalizing a CD package for the highest bidder. Little Big Town applied the band’s names to a pair of Tony Lama boots.

Signed guitars are also being donated by Keith Urban, Jewel, Emily West, Rachel Proctor and Jessi Alexander. Other items are being auctioned off from Sarah McLachlan, Faith Hill and Avril Lavigne.

Carrie Underwood & Little Big Town Kick Off Fall Tour

Carrie Underwood starts the fall leg of her tour in Cleveland today and she is bringing along Little Big Town as the opening act.

Little Big Town is planning to relaunch it’s third album “A Place To Land” on Octboer 14th with four new songs.

The tour provides Little Big Town with an opportunity to showcase its unique talents to 10000 or more people every night.

Band member Karen Fairchild said, “This is gonna be the best light show we’ve ever had as a band”

“Carrie was gracious enough to give us all of these incredible moving lights. It’s just gonna be fun. When you’re an opening act or a middle act on tour, you’re not using full production all the time. But this is a lot of production for us, being it’s just us and Carrie on this tour. It’s been great. She’s been great already to work with”.

Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town will take a break from the tour on November 12th for the 42nd Country Music Association awards. Both acts are both double nominees at the awards.

New Taylor Swift Song To Feature On Grey’s Anatomy Premiere

If you’re a fan of Taylor Swift you’ll be interested to know that the two hour season premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy will feature a new song from her.

The song will debut on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday 25th September. The song is from Swift’s upcoming album, “Fearless” which is due to be released on November 11th.

Swift said, “It’s one of the songs that I am really proud of on the record because it’s so sparse - it’s guitar, piano and cello”.

“It talks about falling in love and the fairy tales that you are going to have with this person, and then there is that moment where you realize that it is not going to happen. That moment is the most earth-shattering moment”.

Top 40 Country Singles For September 20th-21st

Here are the top 40 country singles for this week…

01. “Waitin On A Woman” - Brad Paisley
02. “Do You Believe Me Now” - Jimmy Wayne
03. “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” - Darius Rucker
04. “You Look Good In My Shirt” - Keith Urban
05. “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” - Kenny Chesney
06. “All Summer Long” - Kid Rock
07. “I Still Miss You” - Keith Anderson
08. “She Never Cried In Front Of Me” - Toby Keith
09. “Troubador” - George Strait
10. “Holler Back” - The Lost Trailers

11. “Just A Dream” - Carrie Underwood
12. “Should’ve Said No” - Taylor Swift
13. “Johnny & June” - Heidi Newfield
14. “Country Man” - Luke Bryan
15. “Let It Go” - Tim McGraw
16. “All I Want To Do” - Sugarland
17. “Relentless” - Jason Aldean
18. “All I Ever Wanted” - Chuck Wicks
19. “Roll With Me” - Montgomery Gentry
20. “I’ll Walk” - Bucky Covington

21. “You Can’t Let Go” - Crystal Shawanda
22. “Love Remembers” - Craig Morgan
23. “In Color” - Jamey Johnson
24. “Lookin’ For A Good Time” - Lady Antebellum
25. “Bob That Head” - Rascal Flatts
26. “Put A Girl In It” - Brooks & Dunn
27. “Sounds So Good” - Ashton Shepherd
28. “Chicken Fried” - Zac Brown Band
29. “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” - Kellie Pickler
30. “Let Me” - Pat Green

31. “Anything Goes” - Randy Houser
32. “Muddy Water” - Trace Adkins
33. “Don’t” - Billy Currington
34. “Crazy Days” - Adam Gregory
35. “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” - Blake Shelton
36. “Come On Over” - Jessica Simpson
37. “I Would” - Phil Vassar
38. “Fine Line” - Little Big Town
39. “For You” - James Otto
40. “I Do” - Jewel

The chart is based on the American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks.

Toby Keith Honored By Congress

Toby Keith has been officially recognized by Congress for his service on behalf of U.S. troops.

Tom Cole the Oklahoma Representative introduced a resolution to honor Keith three months ago and it was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday night.

Keith has made a total of six USO trips, many of them taking him to the front lines in the Middle East. Early this year one of his shows was interrupted by mortar fire.

When the resolution was first announced Keith Said, “The real glory belongs to those men and women I’ve met who leave their families and put it on the line for the rest of us”.

Farm Aid Concert To Be Broadcast in Hi-Def & Online

Tomorrow’s Farm Aid concert in Massachusetts will feature Kenny Chesney, Steve Earle, Jamey Johnson, Jerry Lee Lewis, One Flew South, The Pretenders, Arlo Guthrie and Jakob Dylan & the Gold Mountain Rebels.

Farm Aid President and founder, Willie Nelson will also be appearing along with board members John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.

The Farm Aid concert is taking place at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts from 4pm - 11pm EST, tomorrow (Saturday 20th September).

The show is being broadcast live in Hi-Def on DirectTV and will also be available to watch online at FarmAid.org.

Farm Aid’s executive director, Carolyn Mugar says, “This year we are excited to bring the Farm Aid experience to homes across the country, inviting viewers who can’t make it to the show to join our celebration of music, good food and family farmers”.

Lee Ann Womack Previews “Call Me Crazy”

Lee Ann Womack gave the audience a preview of some of the music from her upcoming album, “Call Me Crazy” last night.

Womack was performing at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Jamey Johnson who is signed to the same record label also performed at the event and gave a preview of some music from his new album, “That Lonesome Song”.

Womack released her last album, “There’s More Where That Came From” in 2005 and it won album of the year at the CMA awards that year.

Womack’s new album is due for release on October 21st on MCA Nashville records.

“Do You Know” Jessica Simpson Has Top Country Album?

Do You Know that Jessica Simpson’s debut country album has sold more than 65,000 copies in its first week of release?

Simpson’s debut album, “Do You Know” made it’s debut at number 1 on the Billboard country album chart. It also went straight in at number 4 on the all genre Billboard 200 chart.

This is the second highest entry on the all genre album chart and second only to Metallica’s “Death Magnet” which sold 490,000 copies in three days.

Simpson will be making an apperance on “The Early Show” on CBS this Friday and play a concert at Los Angeles County Fair this Saturday.

Sheryl Crow Added To Lineup At Levon Helm Concert

Sheryl Crow, Sam Bush, Buddy Miller and Billy Bob Thornton will be making special guest appearances during Wednesday night’s Levon Helm concert.

The concert is taking place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and will kick off the Americana Music Festival which will run through Saturday night.

Helm is probably most famous as the drummer for the rock group “The Band”. He is known for his deeply soulful, country style voice and powerful drumming style.

His most recent album, “Dirt Farmer” won a Grammy for best traditional folk album.