CMT Blog: Sommet Center

As expected, the Nashville show with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant on Saturday night (July 21) was packed out. I cannot name a greater duo in music right now or in recent times, really. These two are magnificent legends in each of their own right. It doesn’t hurt, either, that they have the best musicians in the world backing them up. The duo covered some Led Zeppelin songs like “Black Dog” and “Battle of Evermore.” I have to say, I had my fingers crossed that John Paul Jones would be there and come out and play. They also performed some of Alison’s best-known songs like “Down to the River to Pray,” performed a capella.

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With the new MySpace Karaoke site, you can record or listen to amateur versions of the country hits you love. Like a pitch-challenged interpretation of a Martina McBride hit.

Spend two minutes under the stage at Nashville’s Sommet Center with Bon Jovi, courtesy of The Tennessean newspaper.

Glen Campbell’s staging a California comeback. He’s getting ready to debut brand new songs at this weekend’s Stagecoach Festival.

Check out what everything the bloggers at The 9513 have done to celebrate Willie Nelson’s 75th. You could even win braids.

Steve Earle’s son, Justin Townes Earle, recalls the do-or-die night in the ER when he was forced to face his drug addiction.