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Member Since: 9/16/2006
Band Website: CountryNY.com
Band Members: If you love Country & Roots music you have come to the right place. Many of you might not realize you like Country & Roots until you give it a chance.
If you just plain love music you have also come to the right place. CountryNY.com is not a band. It is a community based website devoted to the promotion and exposure of Country & Roots Music in all its forms. Our team is comprised of people whose passion in life is music. We'll be a little bit CountryRoots, a little bit New York. We won't have restrictions on what we play or what we cover. And we will operate with "The Audience Is Never Wrong" as our motto. If you are a band or solo artist and are interested, please submit your music and/or your video (MPeg or Windows Media Player formats) and relevant information to:CountryNY.com
c/o Big W Productions
P.O. Box 560
Garrison, NY 10524 --- Press Releases may also be sent to [email protected].
This site is monitored and managed by CountryNY.com.Click on our website www.CountryNY.com for a chance to win a Tracy Lawrence guitar.
Support Indie Artists....Check out and buy any of the CDs below.....You won't be disappointed.
Influences: Read about TIM MCGRAW, FAITH HILL, and TOBY KEITH on our blog.NEW YORK COUNTRY MUSIC MILESTONESNew York is a leading center for ground breaking Country Music events and has hosted some of the key events in Country Music history:July 1922 Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland record "Sallie Gooden" in the city. It's considered to be the first country single.July 1924 Vernon Dalhart records "The Wreck of the Old '97," the first million-selling country single.May 1933 Country pioneer Jimmie Rodgers makes the final recordings of his life here. He dies of tuberculosis in his New York hotel room.August 1935 Patsy Montana records "I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart," the first major hit by a female solo country artist.July 1944 Rosalie Allen becomes the first female Country DJ on WOV radio.September 1947 Grand Ole Opry stars, including Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl and Ernest Tubb, play Carnegie Hall.
November 1961 Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves and Bill Monroe take over Carnegie Hall.September 1985 "Big River," the Roger Miller musical based on "Huckleberry Finn," hits Broadway and wins seven Tony Awards.August 1997 Garth Brooks draws the largest crowd ever assembled in Central Park for his HBO special.January 2001 Reba McEntire stars in a critically acclaimed production of "Annie Get Your Gun.November 2005 New York hosts the 39th Country Music Awards show live from Madison Square Garden and broadcast on the CBS TV network. The show featured performances by Country superstars Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and many more.February 2006 “Ring Of Fireâ€, The Johnny Cash story comes to Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre.‘CountryNY’ is launched!
Sounds Like:CountryNY.com will be a home for the millions of Country & Roots Music fans in New York and beyond. There'll be music, interviews, reviews and many special features. If you are and ardent fan or just a casual listener you will find a community and a home @ CountryNY.com.
Check our website CountryNY.com for spectacular audio tracks by: Band of Heathens - Doyle Bramhall - The Bellamy Brothers - Kendel Carson - June Carter Cash Tribute - Rosanne Cash - The Ennis Sisters - Ruthie Foster - Robbie Fulks - Lions in the Street - Romi Mayes - John Platania - John Prine - Nik Rael of HeadSoup - Red Molly - Bobby Reed - Carrie Rodriguez - Chip Taylor - Gina Villalobos & Todd Wolfe. You'll also enjoy videos by:
The Defibulators - Dave Murphy - Nik Rael of HeadSoup & Samantha Schultz.
If are an artist and have a new CD or even and old one that you think may have been overlooked please let us know. If you are playing anywhere in New York State or in close proximity please let us know that as well. Until we launch our site the least we can do for our friends is list their dates. We'll be more than happy to do so.
Type of Label: Indie
