October 8, 2012, 10:59 am Iconic Nashville-based radio station 650 AM WSM will celebrate 87 years of broadcasting with a celebration lasting more than a month. The station first went on air October 5, 1925. Events planned include special on-air content, live shows and giveaways. The celebration will culminate with a community open house at the station’s famous Blaw-Knox tower [...] Read More
October 8, 2012, 10:59 am Iconic Nashville-based radio station 650 AM WSM will celebrate 87 years of broadcasting with a celebration lasting more than a month. The station first went on air October 5, 1925. Events planned include special on-air content, live shows and giveaways. The celebration will culminate with a community open house at the station’s famous Blaw-Knox tower [...] Read More
September 26, 2012, 2:42 pm Loretta Lynn celebrated 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night with an evening full of musical tributes from Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies, Lee Ann Womack, her sister Crystal Gayle and more. A true rags to riches story, Loretta made her Opry debut in 1960. She remembers that day clearly. [...] Read More
September 6, 2012, 12:18 pm Songwriter Joe South died September 5 at his home in Atlanta at the age of 72, reports the Tennessean. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Joe is known for hits such as “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden,” “Games People Play,” “Down in the Boondocks” and “Don’t It Make You Want [...] Read More
November 2, 2011, 9:04 am GAC extends condolences to the family, friends and fans of songwriter Liz Anderson, mother of “Rose Garden” singer Lynn Anderson. Liz passed away October 31 at the age of 80 from complications of heart and lung disease. Liz and her husband Casey were successful songwriters, with Merle Haggard’s “(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers” and [...] Read More
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