The latest from Jimmy Carter in Nashville

GARTH BROOKS, HANK COCHRAN, JOHN DORRIS, LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROTHERS, TOM T. HALL, REBA, TAYLOR SWIFT, AND “COUNTRY STRONG” ANNOUNCED AS OFF-CAMERA WINNERS FOR THE 46 th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS *** Special Awards, Industry Awards and MBI Honorees Announced ENCINO, CA (March 29, 2011) – Today the Academy of Country Music is announcing the winners of awards that will not be televised during the live telecast of the 46 th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS . The ceremony, which honors country music‟s top talent as well as the industry‟s hottest emerging artists, is produced for television by dick clark productions and will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 rd , 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. The Academy of Country Music Special Awards are voted on by the ACM Board of Directors and are awarded during years where the Board of Directors feels there are clear and deserving candidat...

LARRY GATLIN TO HOST FUNDRAISER IN MEMORY OF MERLIN LITTLEFIELD                                                      WITH SPECIAL GUEST LISA NIEMI SWAYZE NASHVILLE, TN. (February 7, 2011) – A private reception hosted by country music legend Larry Gatlin will pay tribute to the life and memory of music executive Merlin Littlefield, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2008.  Lisa Niemi Swayze, who lost her husband Patrick to pancreatic cancer in 2009, will be a special guest speaker. The fundraising event, which takes place at 5 pm on February 24th at ASCAP, will raise funds for the Merlin Littlefield Pancreatic Cancer Memorial Fund benefitting the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.   “I am honored to have Larry Ga...

For Immediate Release LARRY GATLIN TAKES  FOX BUSINESS NETWORK LIVE FROM HISTORIC RYMAN AUDITORIUM TOMORROW NIGHT NASHVILLE, TN – April 14, 2010 – Tomorrow night,  April 15 , country music legend  Larry Gatlin  takes Nashville nationwide as he goes live from the city’s historic  Ryman Auditorium  with the  Fox Business Network ’ s America’s Nightly Scoreboard .  This week, a studio visit was not possible due to Gatlin’s hosting engagement with the Grand Ole Opry’s  Opry Country Classics  show.  A few phone calls turned into a live remote for Gatlin… directly from the steps of the ‘mother church’ of country music. Last month, Gatlin began making regular weekly guest appearances on the show, proving that he can certainly hold his own as a guest celebrity political analyst.  The GRAMMY Award winning legend continues to make weekly appearances on the program, complete with original Gatlin-penned political songs and commentary....

Country great Larry Gatlin and his brothers have a new song that I can NOT get out of my head. I am not sure if it will get a lot of radio play but look around for it....the name will get your first: Johnny Cash is Dead and his House Burned Down. It's a fun song that even Johnny/June's son John Carter loved and said,"Only Larry Gatlin could get away with singing this song...." I have the video embedded on the top of my web site for one...www.askjimmycarter.com find it...it's unusual!