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Jimmy Dean dies at age 81

RICHMOND, Va. – Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.


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Traditional country music is changing

Traditional country music is once again in a state of flux. Willie’s Place on XM radio doesn’t update the XM/Sirius website. I’m told that Willie Nelson pulled his name from Carl’s Corner.


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Mobile music downloads not happening

Fewer than 2 percent of mobile users in the United States and western Europe used their phone to download music in the first quarter, showing the uphill task facing Apple iTunes challengers like Nokia. Instead, the vast majority loaded the tracks on to their handset from music they already had on a computer.


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Gary P. Nunn update for 2010

From the desk of Gary P. Nunn: Greetings from Cow Creek! It’s has been a lovely spring after what I would call a normal winter, i.e. some cold weather and even a couple of freezes. We’ve good spring rains and the lakes are full once again and the bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes are putting on a show.


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Music biz wins LimeWire copyright case

The music industry has landed a major punch in its fight against LimeWire, one of the oldest file-sharing networks on the Internet.


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