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If you no longer wish to receive it please E-mail - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the word Remove  on the subject line Top 10 Super Country Hits - July 22nd, 2007 - 29th Survey - Fifth Year songs rated _base_d on points system from radio and tv play Artist/Song     * 1 - Keith Urban - I Told You So     * 2 - Big & Rich - Lost In This Moment     * 3 - Kellie Pickler - I Wonder     * 4 - Taylor Swift -Teardrops On My Guitar     * 5 - Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More     * 6 - Little Big Town - A Little More You     * 7 - Miranda Lambert - Famous In A Small Town     * 8 - Bucky Covington - A Different World     * 9 - Trace Adkins - I Wanna Feel Something     * 10 - Jake Owen - Startin' With Me Hot Rising Single Montgomery Gentry - What Do Ya Think About That Keep An Eye On Single Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love CRYSTAL GAYLE'S GREATEST HITS TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 28 BY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI www.crystalgayle.com A worldwide music star, Crystal Gayle has won audiences with her recordings, concerts and television performances for the last thirty years. 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of Gayle's chart-crossing smash, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most often performed country songs of the 20th Century. On August 28, Capitol Nashville/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release Crystal Gayle: Greatest Hits, a new 25-track collection of Gayle's top hits, including 21 Top 10s and 16 #1s. Three new Crystal Gayle ringtunes will also debut on August 28. Singing came as naturally as breathing to Crystal Gayle, born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky. Raised in the small town of Wabash, Indiana, Gayle recalls with a laugh, My mother said I could sing before I could walk. Music was a form of entertainment. People would sit on their porches and play their guitars, mandolins, banjos, and that's what we did to pass the time. Gayle's sister, Loretta Lynn, 19 years her senior, helped with her career development. Lynn not only helped to negotiate Gayle's first record deal, she also wrote her first single and created her new name. When I started recording, Brenda Lee was on the same label and they didn't want two Brendas, so Loretta thought of Crystal, says Gayle. She saw it on that Southern hamburger chain, Krystal's, although she also said it was because I was bright and shiny. I didn't care what they called me if I was going to get to record. They could have called me John. The Lynn-penned I have Cried (The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes) was produced by Owen Bradley in a production that is reminiscent of his Patsy Cline masterpieces. Decca put her on the road with her sister but Gayle lasted only a week. That was about enough, she laughs. I think she and her husband Moony wanted me to be a part of it, but Moony wanted me to stand in a certain place on stage, she wanted me to be another place and it was, 'Okay, I need to do my own thing.'. Gayle's career built slowly with a smattering of Top 10's and a few songs that charted in the thirties. In 1976, she had her first #1 with I'll Get Over You, by Richard Leigh, who also wrote her signature hit, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. The song, with jazz undertones, won Gayle countless accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Performance. The song also brought her widespread crossover attention when it rose to #1 on Pop charts all over the world. The album, We Must Believe In Magic, was the first album by a female country artist to reach platinum sales status. Gayle, the beautiful artist with the long hair, was suddenly an international star. A lot of people think I had 'Brown Eyes' right out of the box, and I don't know how I would have handled things if that had happened, says Gayle. Having the songs build and then having a song like that was a great way for it to happen. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue also marked a major shift in Gayle's career. Most of her subsequent singles through the mid-'80s reached #1 or came close on the Country charts, with many making a showing in the Pop or Adult Contemporary charts, as well. Ready For The Times To Get Better, the follow-up to Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, is one of Gayle's personal favorites. I love that you can sing it about love or you can sing it about life. I like songs that you can take in different ways, she explains. The purity of Gayle's vocals on Talking In Your Sleep took the song to the top of the Country chart and to #18 on the Pop chart. Her duet with Eddie Rabbitt, You And I, reinforced the country/pop appeal of Gayle and her duet partner, another crossover artist. Eddie had already recorded the song with his vocals and asked me to do harmony on it. But when I heard it, I told him I could do a little more than harmony if he liked, she laughs. And it turned into a duet. It is a really special song. I love singing it and I miss being able to sing it with Eddie, she says of the artist, who passed away in 1998. Looking back on the body of her work, it's clear that Gayle's values and motives for making music haven't strayed from the young girl who entered the business just after high school. I don't really think about the success I have had, she says. I enjoy singing, and having the success I have had has been the icing on the cake. It's opened so many doors. I have gotten to travel the world, I have met so many wonderful people and made so many friends, and I have been able to touch so many people with the songs. Media Contacts: Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995 Kirt Webster - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Webster & Associates PR P O Box 23015 Nashville, TN 37202 www.websterpr.com MONTGOMERY GENTRY TO APPEAR  ON ABC.COM AND CMA CELEBRITY CLOSEUP WHAT DO YA THINK ABOUT THAT?! www.montgomerygentry.com (Nashville, TN)- Country music duo MONTGOMERY GENTRY are hitting the national scene once again with upcoming appearances on ABC.com and Great American Country's CMA Celebrity CloseUp. Eddie and Troy are currently featured on ABC.com's fourth annual webisode dedicated to the CMA Music Festival, which is accessible by going to abc.go.com/primetime/cma.index. The duo will also be featured on upcoming episodes of CMA Celebrity CloseUp. The show will air on July 30th at 8 PM EST, July 31st at 12 AM EST, and July 31st at 4PM EST on GAC. Fresh off their two-week #1 single, Lucky Man , Montgomery Gentry is currently touring throughout the country and promoting their latest album, Some People Change. Their new single, What Do Ya Think About That will be going for adds at radio in the coming week. Media Contacts: Webster & Associates Public Relations (615) 777-6995 Kirt Webster - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Chelsey Shults - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Columbia Records / SonyBMG (615) 858-1314 Craig Campbell - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Press images available by visiting www.websterpr.com Skyla Spencer to Walk the Runway Nashville, TN - On October 14th, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN, Skyla Spencer will be strutting down the runway at the 4th Annual Fashion For Everybody benefit. Skyla was invited to be a guest star / VIP role model for the benefit and will be outfitted by some of Nashville's finest and trendiest clothiers. The Fashion For Everybody Benefit will be hosted by Deana Carter, and all the proceeds for the event benefit the programs and services of Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee. The fashion show begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by a concert with Deana Carter. Skyla says I am honored to be part of this event and contribute to such a great cause.  So many young girls, and women of all ages, suffer from eating disorders, and to be a part of a benefit that raises awareness is an amazing feeling. For more information on Skyla Spencer, MP3s, the You Said You'd Call Me album, print quality photos, or to schedule an interview, contact Laura Claffey with Wildfire Publicity at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 615-825-0019. MP3s are also available to radio through Airplay Direct. Rustie Blue Makes Top 5 on Famecast! Find out more about Rustie by logging onto www.rustieblue.com and www.myspace.com/rustieblue July 18, 2007-Rustie is on her way to Austin! Placing first in the final round of voting for the Top 5 at Famecast.com, Rustie has been named as a finalist on the Country Stage for the Fenomenon competition at Famecast! The Top 5 winners will perform live on July 26th in Austin for a chance at the Grandprize of $10,000 and national exposure! You will be able to view Rustie's LIVE Webcast on July 26th 9:00 PM EST (8:00 PM CST). At that time, you will be able to cast your VOTE for Rustie and for a week thereafter via the Famecast website. Rustie will be performing Born Again Country (the _title_ track of her upcoming cd), Shape Up Heart , and Cowgirls Do It Better . Rustie Blue's live performances of Sweet Dreams and her cover of Elvis' Burning Love earned her first place in the Top 10 contest on FameCast! The video was recorded during the South Central Festival in Ohio. FameCast is the first online competition designed to find America's best new talent. For tickets to the live show, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For additional informaton on show schedules and ticket informtation go to: http://www.famecast.com/contest/finals.php Rustie on Famecast http://www.famecast.com/contest/livestage.php?stage_id=4&round_id=50&... CHARLIE DANIELS ANNOUNCES DATE AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS www.christmas4kids.org (Nashville, TN)