Riley Green wants to be a dad someday when his life slows down a bit. He says, “You know, I’d have a little camouflage baby running around somewhere. I’m excited about that. I imagine I’d have to take him or her hunting with me. “I’m an uncle several times, so I get to see, you know, how much fun that is. I imagine there’ll be a lot of songs come out of it.”
CBS announced the first three performers for their “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” special. They are Hardy, Little Big Town, and the Red Clay Strays. The special will air at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on New Year’s Eve, and the Music Note Drop will happen at midnight central time. The free concert will go down in downtown Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
Have you had a chance to check out David Allan Coe’s new posthumous album? It was recorded all the way back in 2017. It includes a song called “Corner of Cash and Coe”, which is a tribute to Johnny Cash. On the song, he also name drops Justin Moore and Eric Church for continuing the outlaw tradition for the next generation of artists.
Musicians in Nashville will finally catch a break when it comes to overpriced parking. There’s a new initiative that allows eligible musicians to score $5 per day parking. It’ll be offered at over 30 different locations. An executive behind the initiative says, quote, “Nashville’s music community plays such an important role in the identity and economy of our city, and we wanted to find a practical way to support the people behind that music. “This program allows us to put our expertise and resources to work in a way that helps ease a real, everyday expense for working musicians.”
100-year-old Mel Brooks filmed all of his scenes for the “Spaceballs” sequel first, because he was afraid he might die.
The Rock plays an old guy called The Chicken Man in his upcoming movie “Lizard Music”. Based on pictures from the set, his makeup is pretty convincing.
Last night was Dedication Night on “Dancing with the Stars”, so no one was eliminated. Julia Stiles staged a surprise “10 Things I Hate About You” reunion, because her dance paid tribute to co-star Heath Ledger.
TV Tonight: “Moana”, “The Terminal List”, and a Live Dolly Parton Tribute
Doja Cat is 31.
Kane Brown is 33. Country singer with the huge Batman chest tattoo.
Glen Powell is 38. “Chad Powers”, the “The Running Man” remake, and “Top Gun: Maverick”.
Amber Rose is 43. Kanye’s ex.
Kim Kardashian is 46. Kanye’s ex.
Will Estes is 48. Bluebloods
Steve Lukather is 69. Toto guitarist
Eric Faulkner is 73. Bay City Rollers
Charlotte Caffey is 73. Go-Go’s guitarist who wrote “We Got the Beat”.
Benjamin Netanyahu is 77. Israeli Prime Minister.
Everett McGill is 81. Twin Peaks
Judge Judy Sheindlin is 84.
Elvin Bishop is 84. “Fooled around and fell in love”
Manfred Mann is 86. “Do Wah Diddy” and “Blinded by the Light”.
