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The 9513 Works Hard To Prove Country Music Still Has A Pulse

You can usually count on country music blog The 9513 to be a solid source for news within the genre, so it’s not surprising that their top 50 songs of ‘08 list is full of solid picks from No. 1 on down. Plus, there’s music by the adorable Joey + Rory scattered throughout, which should appeal to all three Can You Duet fans out there. 9513’s top three, via the magic of YouTube, below the cut. MORE »

1:30 AM on Fri Jan 9 2009
By Dan Gibson
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Latest by JohnDoe:

I'm kind of shocked at how few of these songs are on YouTube. I wanted to build a nice playlist to get me through the day, but...no dice.

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80 '08 (And heartbreak)

No. 28: CMT’s “Can You Duet”

2008 wasn’t quite the boom year for televised music talent shows that 2007 was, though I doubt anyone was particularly upset by not having Grease: You’re The One That I Want in their lives again. One of the few music-related TV offerings out there, CMT’s Can You Duet, proved to be really charming; even more surprisingly, it actually centered on music. MORE »

11:00 AM on Tue Dec 23 2008
By Dan Gibson
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Latest by Dan Gibson:

@Chris N.: I only made it through two episodes. I started fashioning a noose midway through a Jewel discourse on "real" country music, so I thought that probably was a sign to walk away.

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An Irony-Free Moment Featuring A Cute Couple Playing Country Music

I assumed I was probably the only person on earth following CMT’s pairs-skate version of American Idol Can You Duet, so there wasn’t really anyone around to share my pain when Joey & Rory, an adorable married couple comprised of a farmer/songwriter husband and his restaurant-owning wife, couldn’t… MORE »

1:00 AM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Dan Gibson
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Latest by Defenestrated:

@dog door: For me, it's the palm-muted guitar chug during the verses that first grabbed me (that is what it is, right? not a guitar player). The production also doesn't seem to be wrung within an inch of its life, but with youtube quality it's hard to tell.

I'm also a huge sucker for some fiddle.

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