The List for Friday, January 20th 2023

Welcome to The List,

We start with bad news, you may have heard late yesterday that a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, & Nash . . . died yesterday after a “long illness.”  David Crosby was with the Byrds from 1964 until 1967, when he formed Crosby Still & Nash with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.  David Crosby is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters. He was 81 years old.

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Here’s something every young country artist should know.  Shania Twain would like to be their “auntie”.  “In Style” asked if she’s okay with sharing all the stuff she’s learned in the business. She said, quote, ” I enjoy it.  I’m a nurturing person and I like to share my experiences.”  When she was just starting out, she would have liked to just sit and chat with Dolly and ask questions.

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Morgan Wallen shared a new song on social media yesterday called “I Wrote the Book”.  He posted the short audio clip with footage from a hunting trip last November.  He’s been teasing new music lately, but still no word when he’ll drop a new album.

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We’ve learned more information today regarding Alec Baldwin and his charge of   involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust”. The Santa Fe district attorney is also charging the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.  They’re facing two counts EACH of manslaughter. As for why each face two counts is because one of them includes a “firearm enhancement.” Which basically means did they know the weapon could “go off” at the time of the incident.  The version with the enhancement comes with a mandatory five-year prison sentence. Otherwise, it’s a much more lenient 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine.  A preliminary hearing is about two months away.

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Parker McCollum Says when he sits down to write he loves writing music with Thomas Rhett “He definitely is one of my favorite people to write with. He loves to hunt, he loves to fish, and he loves really good country songs. And so, any time we get into a room together, even from the first time we ever hung out and tried to write, we had a lot in common.  Every time we’ve written, I’ve walked away really digging whatever came out of that session.”

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And finally, “The Mockingbird & the Crow”, Hardy.  This is his second album.  It includes “Wait in the Truck”, his duet with Lainey Wilson. the song “Red” with Morgan Wallen and a track called “Radio Song” featuring A Day to Remember singer Jeremy McKinnon. And new record from Easton Corbin called “Let’s Do Country Right” his first full-length album since 2015 is out today.

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