HOT DISH: Hank Williams Jr. Plans to Run for U.S. Senate (cmt.com) ( CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by veteran columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel's Hot Dish: Cookin' With Country Stars , she also hosts CMT's Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith and shares her recipes at CMT .com.)
Little Jimmy Dickens? Flowery Tribute (Great American Country) Nov. 11, 2008 ? A rose by any other name would still smell like the Dickens ? Little Jimmy Dickens, that is. When Jimmy celebrated his 60th anniversary of Grand Ole Opry membership earlier this month, fellow Opry member Pam Tillis was on hand for a surprise unveiling of two new floral hybrids: the Grand Ole Opry rose and the Little Jimmy Dickens rose.
Tillis Family Schedules Holiday Tour (cmt.com) Pam Tillis and her father, Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis , are planning a tour to be billed as A Tillis Family Christmas. The two-hour shows will also feature two of Mel Tillis' other children -- singer-songwriter Mel Tillis Jr. and singer-actress Carrie April Tillis.
The Shredder (Houston Press) Julieta Venegas: Willowy Chicana singer-songwriter and multiple Latin Grammy nominee plays post-awards show. (Friday, Arena Theater) Forsa Pink's Almost Famous Fashion Show: Locals Glasnost and Tontons glam it up with DJs Serj and Grrrlparts.(Friday, the Mink) Gary Hoey: Boston-bred surf-guitar sl ...