Before YouTube, TikTok, and scrolling . . . there was MTV. If you wanted to watch music videos, it was the only channel that mattered. MTV launched on August 1st, 1981 . . . but it took five years before a country music video finally got a spot.I t was Dwight Yoakam’s “Honky Tonk Man” in 1986.
Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, and Tony Brown were all inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this weekend. During Kenny’s speech he brought up a conversation he had with Megan Morone. She asked him if he ever let himself feel accomplished. Kenny said until that night he hadn’t. But once he saw himself surrounded by all of his heroes in the Country Hall’s rotunda . . . he finally felt a sense of accomplishment. And then he closed his speech out with a bit of wisdom from his early touring days with Alabama. One time Kenny was complaining about being tired, so Teddy Gentry told him, “Wait until you’ve been out here 42 years . . . then you can be tired.” Kenny laughed and said, “He was right.”
The “College GameDay” crew is coming to Nashville this weekend. It’s the first time they’ve been in the Music City since 2008. Vanderbilt vs Univ of Tenn (Vols). So who will ESPN bring out as this week’s celebrity guest picker? Here are some of the most obvious choices:
- Dierks Bentley . . . He’s a Vandy grad.
- Kenny Chesney . . . He’s fresh off his Country Music Hall of Fame induction, so we know he’s in town. Although he’s known for being a huge Vols fan.
- Luke Bryan . . . He’s done the job before
- Chris Stapleton . . . Chris went to Vandy before he dropped out to pursue music
- Lainey Wilson . . .
- Garth Brooks . . . Garth has supported Vandy in the past
Ella is on her Still Hungover Tour. She was performing in TX, when a fan near the front of the stage appeared to faint . Ella handled it like a pro. She quickly freestyled a version of Toby Keith’s song “Wish I Didn’t Know Now” . . . but added some funny lines. She sang, “Security over here . . . I think there is something over here right now . . . Yeah, we’re going to figure it out . . . Make sure nobody’s passing out.” And then in another show she reminded her fans to hydrate. She said, “Just drink some water. In between the tequila shots, one or two wouldn’t kill you.”
President Biden “rang the bell” after completing a round of radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Jonathan Lipnicki is 35.
Zac Hanson is 40. The youngest Hanson. Biggest hit: “Mmmbop”.
Michael Fishman is 44. Roseanne’s son D.J. on “The Conners”.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 50. Mitchell on “Modern Family”.
Shelby Lynne is 57. Singer-songwriter. She won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2000.
Shaggy is 57.
Brian Boitano is 62.
Bob Odenkirk is 63. Saul on “Breaking Bad” and the spinoff “Better Off Saul”. He wrote for “SNL” for almost a decade,
Jeff Goldblum is 73.
Christopher Lloyd is 87.
