Twain and Dixie Chicks Sweep CMA Awards Honors
Shania Twain won entertainer of the year and the Dixie Chicks captured three awards at the CMA Awards in Nashville. The broadcast featured tributes, performances from George Jones’s absence, and Dolly Parton’s Hall of Fame induction as part of a star‑studded night.
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Shania Twain
Dixie Chicks
Nasfsville
Shania
Gill
Natalie Maines
Emily Robison
Martie Seidel
Wide Open Spaces
Tim McGraw
Martina McBride
Jones
Alan Jackson
Grand Ole Opry
Jackson
Ronnie Dunn
Dunn
Kix Brooks
Judds
Jo Dee Messina
Horizon
McGraw
Oldest playable flute found in China dates 9000 years old
Archaeologists in Jiahu China found a 9000 year old crane bone flute, one of three dozen flutes unearthed at the site. US Chinese researchers tested the instrument noting a reedy tone and do re mi scale, confirming its musical capability.
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Jiahu
China
United States
Garman Harbottle
Brookhaven National Laboratory
New York
Long Island
Harbottle
Nature
Yellow River Valley
Slovenia
Fifteen Nominated for Rock Hall Induction in 1980s Tossup
Aerosmith and Queen top a 15 nominee slate for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. Other contenders include Eric Clapton, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Bonny Raitt, Lou Reed, James Taylor, Black Sabbath, the Flamingos, the Moonglows, the O Jays, the Lovin Spoonful, Ritchie Valens, and Solomon Burke. Ballots went to over 1,000 industry figures for a November announcement.
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Aerosmith
Queen
Eric Clapton
Clapton
Yardbirds
Cream
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
The
O'Jays
Solomon Burke
Earth, Wind & Fire
Flamingos
the Moonglows
the Lovin
Spoonful
Steely Dan
Ritchie Valens
Black Sabbath
Bonnie Raitt
Lou Reed
James Taylor
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Faith Hill
Twain
Merle Hag
Gard
Jewel
N Sync
Alabama
God
Britney Spears
Billy Bob “Thornton
Laura
Dern
Thornton
Loveless
Conway Twitty and
Johnny Bond
the Country Music ‘Hall of Fame
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Parton
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Sheffield Center
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Martin Are
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Call Theatre
Rock Hall of Fame
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