Posts from — August 2008

Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds – Sons of The Pioneers

The band that is known mostly for backing famous singing cowboy and actor Roy Rogers produced this country-western tune which crossed over and delighted C&W fans and non-fans alike. Songwriter and band member Bob Nolan was born in Canada, but spent his teen years in Arizona, inspiring this classically western tune, written in 1934.

…but makin’ record time according to their new video that gives a sneak preview of the song, I’m Lost (But I’m Makin’ Record Time), from their upcoming album release, Here We Go Again. The video footage is from The Front Porch Country Band’s world tour of China, which interestingly enough, made stops in Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympic Games. Here’s the video. Enjoy.

Tom Dooley – The Kingston Trio

The haunting ballad from the legendary musical act usually credited with launching America’s folk music revival. This chart-topping 1958 release sold over 3 million records to earn the very first Grammy ever awarded for Country Western, helping to rekindle America’s interest in country music during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.

This Kiss – Faith Hill

Faith Hill’s first Platinum hit, this Chapman-Lerner-Roboff song broke her out of the pack, establishing her as a cross-over powerhouse adored for her music, personality, and beauty by country and pop fans alike. The striking video (Steven Goldmann) only reinforced her popularity, and earned Video of the Year at the 1998 CMA Awards.

The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

This blockbuster rocketed Rogers to worldwide fame while also igniting one of Nashville’s hottest song writing careers. The song won the 1978 Grammy for Song of The Year and became Rogers’ theme for years to come, even inspiring a string of popular made-for-network-television movies of the same name also starring Rogers. Songwriter Don Schlitz went on to become one of the most successful songwriters of his generation.

It seems as though one of our featured artists The Front Porch Country Band have gotten the attention of some editors of the site NewTeeVee.com. The editors give a funny “simulcast” review of the video which is quite insightful and overall positive. They raise a good question:

Sometimes, it takes a pair of trained online video watchers to figure out what’s happening in a new viral short. And Jill Weinberger and Liz Shannon Miller are occasionally up to the task. In today’s Station Conversation, they tackle the Front Porch Band’s I Believe Campaign, a music video about politics… But whose politics, exactly? – NewTeeVee.com

Let them know what you think, just follow the link below.
http://station.newteevee.com/show/ibelievecampaign/