The latest from Jimmy Carter in Nashville

STEVE MARTIN TO RELEASE ‘ME AND PAUL REVERE’ INSPIRED BY HIS FORTHCOMING PBS PERFORMANCE ON A CAPITOL FOURTH AND FROM FACTS LEARNED FROM DAVID HACKETT FISCHERS’ BOOK, ‘PAUL REVERE’S RIDE’ Rounder To Release Single June 28 th  In Conjunction With Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers Continuing Tour In Support Of The Chart Topping  Rare Bird Alert LOS ANGELES, CA—June 15, 2011—Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers continue their “An Evening of Bluegrass and Comedy” tour in support of their #1 bluegrass release  Rare Bird Alert . On July 4 th , they will be performing on A Capitol Fourth, the live PBS broadcast of America’s favorite Independence Day tradition.  Inspired by that upcoming performance and from facts learned from David Hackett Fischers’ book, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” Steve wrote and recorded a new single, “Me And Paul Revere.” Martin crafted a wonderful story about this historical ride from the perspective of Revere’s horse. Rounder Records will be r...

STEVE MARTIN RECEIVES GRAMMY NOMINATION  FOR “BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM” Martin Named Billboard’s #1 Top Bluegrass Artist and CD For The Year; “The Crow” Continues Its #1 Chart Position This Week Having Been #1 For 25 Weeks LOS ANGELES, CA—December 17, 2009—Grammy® and Emmy© winning actor, comedian, author and musician Steve Martin has received a Grammy nomination for “Best Bluegrass Album” for  The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo  (Rounder.)  Billboard Magazine has named Martin as the Top Bluegrass Artist of 2009 and  The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String   Banjo   the top Bluegrass Album of the year.   The Crow   once again reaches #1on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart having been on the charts for 42 weeks and holding the #1 spot for 25 of those weeks. Steve wrote or arranged all of the songs on the album, plays banjo on all of the tracks and sings the vocals on the comedic “Late For School” track. This past fall Martin to...

Los Angeles, California, October 14, 2009  –  Steve Martin would like everyone to make a video for “Wally On The Run” with their dogs.  Steve wrote the song, featured on his current CD  The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo  CD, for his beloved canine Wally. Steve speaks about the contest on his newly re-launched website  www.stevemartin.com . He has partnered with Dailymotion to create a site to view his video, download the track, upload your own video submissions and view videos from other entrants:   http://www.dailymotion.com/group/WallyOnTheRun .  This site goes active today and the contest ends December 1.  Steve himself will select the final first prize winner, who will receive $1000.  The runner up will receive $.99 as a refund for the purchase of the song. The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo  (Rounder) was #1   on  Billboard’s  Top Bluegrass Albums chart for 12 straight weeks. Steve...

Nashville , TN....IBMA is proud to announce the nominees for the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards , hosted by Grammy ® -winning country artist Kathy Mattea and the legendary bluegrass band, Hot Rize , on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Two decades after the very first IBMA Award Show--an intimate industry gathering at the Executive Inn's Showroom Lounge in Owensboro, Kentucky, hosted by Vince Gill and the Dirt Band's John McEuen--bluegrass music's premier night continues to be the most anticipated evening of the year. Now a generation away from that first show, the bluegrass tradition of passing the music on from one generation to the next also continues, evidenced by the six bands nominated for Entertainer of the Year in 2009. All have gained valuable experience as journeymen musicians with established artists in the past, and have now become the band leaders and musical stylists who will inspire future...

He's serious about his music and his acting....Loves that banjo and is Ryman bound after a successful trip to the Opry at the New Orpy House a few months ago...