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wreck location: I 30 80 miles E of Dallas....weather was poor 3 hurt...from the Willie Web site: No one suffered serious injuries. Paul English injured his ankle, Billy English suffered a bruised hip and crew member Tom Hawkins has a cracked rib. The other family members on the bus are sore but everyone is expected to recover fully"

Courtesy of WWE Nashville, TN (November 19, 2013) – As their GOLD-certified, multi-week #1 smash “Round Here” suggests, Florida Georgia Line had the “country boy charm turned all the way up” last night (11/18) during WWE’s Monday Night RAW at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. With pyro blazing and customized graphics flashing lyrics, the breakthrough duo knocked out a high-energy performance of the hit, which was used as the show’s official theme song for the special edition of “Raw Country.” Watch here. FGL’s Brian Kelley (Ormond Beach, Florida) and Tyler Hubbard (Monroe, Georgia) also got in on the action backstage with segments featuring WWE Superstars John Cena, 3MB and Zack Ryder. While the WWE Divas used FGL’s 6X PLATINUM debut hit “Cruise” for a round of “musical chairs.” Monday Night Raw is the longest-running, weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime TV history and is the most-watched, regularly scheduled, year-round program on cable, airing live every Monday night on t...

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DOLLY PARTON SET TO STAR IN LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE, A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS STORY, NOVEMBER 9 LOS ANGELES, CA (November 4, 2013) – Grammy® Award winner Dolly Parton (Nine to Five, Steel Magnolias), to star along with Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement), Brian McKnight (American Dreams), newcomer Desiree Ross (Crossing the River) in the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie A Country Christmas Story, Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 pm ET/PT. A Country Christmas Story follows a young bi-racial Appalachian Mountain girl (Ross) as she defies her mother (Price) and goes against stereotype when she takes up guitar in pursuit of her dream of becoming a country star. Her journey to the stage at Dollywood and a singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton reunites her itinerant musician father (McKnight) with her family, as well as uncovering the musical legacy of African Americans in the world of country music. Mary Kay Place (Big Love, Being John Malkovich) will portray her grandmother. Dolly Parto...

TULSA, Okla. – Betsy Smittle, Tulsa musician and sister of country superstar Garth Brooks, has passed away. Ninde Funeral Home confirms that Smittle, 60, died Saturday, November 2, 2013. Smittle was a bass guitar player who toured with Brooks for several years. She also released a solo album entitled “Rough Around The Edges.” She was a gay rights advocate who performed in gay pride events around the state.