Vernell Hackett

Vernell Hackett

Willie Nelson Among Artists on Occupy Wall Street Album

Music for Occupy Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams are just two of the artists who will participate in an album that will benefit the Occupy Wall Street group. The CD, titled 'Occupy This ...

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Nicole Kidman Gets a Little Credit for Keith Urban's 'For You'

Michael Loccisano, Getty Images Keith Urban can write a song at the drop of a pencil -- unless he's been assigned to write for a specific reason. The singer says when he was asked to pen a tune ...

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Oak Ridge Boys Meet the Dukes of Dixieland

Amazon Cross-genre collaborations are nothing new, but few are as interesting as the upcoming album, 'When Country Meets Dixie,' which combines the talents of the Oak Ridge Boys and the Dukes of ...

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Keith Urban Learns the Challenges of Forced Silence

Getty Images for BMI Keith Urban thought he had the perfect plan. Before he had surgery in November to remove polyps on his vocal cords, he sat down and read into a cassette recorder several ...

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Keith Urban, Richard Marx Celebrate 'Long Hot Summer'

Getty Images for BMI It didn't seem much like a 'Long Hot Summer' last evening in Nashville. With temperatures in the 40's and dropping, Keith Urban and Richard Marx were celebrated with a party ...

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Janie Fricke Explores the 'Country Side of Bluegrass'

Amazon Janie Fricke, known for her hit duets with Johnny Duncan, including 'Stranger' and 'Thinkin' of a Rendezvous,' and solo hits 'Down to My Last Broken Heart,' 'Tell Me a Lie' and 'He's a ...

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Emmylou Harris Celebrates 20 Years With Opry

Brendon Thorne, Getty Images It was a night of great music and much love as Emmylou Harris celebrated 20 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry Saturday (Jan. 21). After regular Grand Ole Opry ...

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