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Inside Track: More from my March column

By Preshias Harris

Tours canceled, venues dark, but the music lives on! ‘ACM Presents: Our Country’ to air April 5

Here are a few more items from the March 2020 edition of my column, Inside Track on Music Row, the longest-running country music column in the USA, and now around the world on the Web. See the entire column in this month’s Nashville Music Guide, along with a lot more Nashville news.

BREAKING NEWS: See below for link to story about ACM TV Special to air on original date of ACM Awards Show.

NOTE: Some news items refer to current or upcoming tours. Because of concerns about Covid-19, many shows have been postponed, canceled or rescheduled.  Always check with the artist’s website or the ticket seller before making any plans to attend a show.  Hopefully, this problem will soon be over, but let’s remember: the music lives on!

Some of this month’s column items. Scroll down to continue reading…

  • ‘ACM Presents: Our Country’ to air April 5
  • Luke Combs gets 3 ACM Award nods, but show postponed
  • Pam Tillis Looking For a Feeling with new album
  • Jason Isbell’s Reunions, recorded at RCA Studio A
  • Secret Sisters record album at Brandi Carlile’s home studio
  • Walker Montgomery sings “Like My Daddy Done It”
  • Scroll down to read these news stories from Inside Track on Music Row

BREAKING NEWS:

A two-hour special. ACM Presents: Our Country, will air in the former 55th ACM Awards timeslot April 5 at 8pm ET on CBS. The special will feature at-home acoustic performances from artists, as well as their thoughts on and clips of favorite ACM Awards moments. Participating artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

“Although the highly anticipated 55th ACM Awards show is unable to take place on April 5 due to the health crisis, we still wanted to deliver fans an entertaining ACM country music special as planned,” says ACM CEO Damon Whiteside. Adds DCP President Amy Thurlow, “Music has always served as a powerful form of hope and solidarity during challenging times. It’s our privilege to offer audiences an uplifting message through music as well as a look back at some of the best moments in ACM Awards history.”  Updates and details of artists appearing will be posted at https://www.acmcountry.com/

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Stars join John Berry for ‘Songs and Stories’

Season 2 hits TV in April

‘Songs and Stories with John Berry’ Season 2 will soon be coming to U.S. television, as a new series of tapings wrapped up a few days ago.

The tapings took place over four nights in the Natchez Hills Winery at The Fontanel, on Whites Creek Pike in Nashville. The intimate venue, seating no more than a hundred guests, was an ideal setting for the laid-back show.

In each show, Berry talks with his featured guest who shares personal stories about the music that has changed their lives and inspired them to become the artists they are today. Each artist also joins Berry and the band to perform some of those songs.

Berry feels that ‘Songs and Stories with John Berry’ is a title that sums up the essence of the show. “For me and so many others, songs help us express what we feel inside and stories are the inspiration for the song that lies within,” he says.

New shows start airing in April

The season kicks off in April with the following shows scheduled:

Episode 1, Week of April 02: Mac Macanally;

Episode 2, Week of April 09: Rhonda Vincent;

Episode 3, Week of April 16: Steve Dorff;

Episode 4, Week of April 23: Ryan White;

Episode 5, Week of April 30: John Schneider.

(Left to Right): Blane Howard, John Berry, Sean Thomas Berry, Preston James at ‘New Artists Show’ episode of ‘Songs and Stories with John Berry. Photo credit: Preshias Harris

Episodes airing in May and June will feature Radney Foster, Terri Clark, Tracy Lawrence, Daryle Worley, Pam Tillis, Exile, and will wrap up with a ‘New Artists’ Show’ with Sean Thomas Berry, Preston James and Blane Howard. A ‘Best Of’ compilation show will air highlights of Season 2 during the week of June 25.

At one of the tapings, Tracy Lawrence recalls a decision that changed his life. He had two years of college under his belt in Louisiana and was earning money in tips while playing in bars in the evening. “I decided, if I don’t go to Nashville now, I’ll never go,” he says.

John Berry performs with guest Tracy Lawrence (Right) during a show taping. Photo credit: Preshias Harris

He took the $700.00 that he’d made in tips over the past few weeks, packed his guitar in his car and headed to Nashville. Speaking about the music he is making now, he says, “I’m not chasing hits anymore. I’m going back to what I was passionate about.”

Each of the artists shares similar stories about their lives and their music, often revealing personal experiences that are connected to their songs.

TV show channel listings

The second season of ‘Songs and Stories with John Berry’ will be shown on numerous outlets, including The Family Channel, Heartland TV, The Country Network, ROKU and more. For show time listings in your area, click the ‘Where To Watch’ tab at www.songsandstories.com

A 3-disc DVD set of the first season of ‘Songs and Stories with John Berry’ is available for $30.00 at http://johnberrystore.bigcartel.com

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Preshias Harris is a music journalist and music career development consultant with the emphasis on new and aspiring artists and songwriters. Her book, ‘The College of Songology 101: The Singer/Songwriter’s Need to Know Reference Handbook’ is available at www.collegeofsongology.com Follow her blog at www.nashvillemusicline.com