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Local Westplex Band "Hillbilly Authority" Wins 2008 KFAV Colgate Country Showdown, Then Wins State!
- Sep 4, 2008 - 1:05:01 AM
Local Band
'Hillbilly Authority' Takes 1st Place In Missouri State Competition at Tan-Tara Resort, Lake Of The Ozarks, moving on to Regionals. They got there by winning KFAV's local Showdown.
Celebrity Judges Scored a total of 5 finalists in the finals of the 2008 KFAV Colgate Country Showdown at the St. Charles County Fair, Saturday, July 26th. Local band,
"Hillbilly Authority" had the highest score, and became the St. Louis region winner. The band is also a big part of Kaspar Broadcasting's Flood Relief '08 this Sunday, starting at 2pm at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.
Jason Martin and
John Hall, judged at Brewskeez in O'Fallon, Wednesday, July 16th.
Kenny Sutter and
Andrea Morton
won on June 25th.
Thursday evening, July 10th, 5 acts competed for two more finalist spots. The judges awarded those spots to country band
"Hillbilly Authority" and to singer
Liz Moriondo. This was a very close competition with only one vote separating another contestent from becoming a finalist. Unfortunately, Andrea Morton was unable to attend the finals, due to illness
. KFAV thanks intern Shannon Bishop for organizing the entire Showdown this year. Other thanks go to Nick Nixon who organized the judging throughout the preliminaries and helped put together the judging team for the final night, which featured 4 celebrity judges. Thanks to Ryan Kaspar, Danny James, Mike Thomas, Larry Waiter for helping Shannon, and Ginger Foster who brought the Showdown to the Westplex in 2007 and 2008.
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Ricky Martin A Father Of Twin Boys
- Aug 20, 2008 - 6:21:32 PM
 Not much 'livin' la vida loca' for singer Ricky Martin now that he's the proud daddy of twin boys! He's elated, and ready to live a new chapter in his life. It was 10 years ago when he led a 'latin' invasion onto the American pop charts. His song, "Livin' La Vida Loca" was number one all over the world.
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14 Years And Now Talks About Exclusive Album Release For "Guns N' Roses"
- Aug 18, 2008 - 8:21:39 PM
 Axl Rose and band have reportedly taken 14 years to make a new album. Negotiations are underway for an exclusive retailer, either Wal-Mart or Best Buy to sell the long awaited "Chinese Democracy" release. To the right, lead singer Axl Rose wearing a t-shirt that basically says he wasn't in any way responsible for what happened at Riverport years ago. Good enough reason not to buy their new CD???
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Sugarland Founder Files $1.5M Lawsuit Against Band
- Aug 10, 2008 - 6:59:42 AM
 Country group "Sugarland" has had great success, mainly due to lead singer Jennifer Nettles. You might remember the slightly overweight Kristen Hall who suddenly left the band a few years ago. Well, seems Hall was supposed to get her share of the profits......and by the way...what the heck is that guy good for anyway? Nettles is 100% of the talent.
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Sarah Evans Ties The Knot
- Jun 17, 2008 - 7:51:12 AM
 Out of the suds, and back into the bucket....Country singer Sarah Evans ties the knot again after a much talked about messy divorce to former husband, Craig Schelske. I guess this is a "Real Fine Place To Start" to quote one of her hits.
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Still The One? Shania Twain And Husband Split Up
- May 16, 2008 - 1:23:51 AM
 Even a seemingly 'perfect' marriage of 14 years in recording studios and castles can't make it these days. He brought the perfect sound to her breakout recordings. She hasn't done much in the last 6 years, but now the 59 year-old Mutt Lange and 42 year-old Shania Twain....well....never the twain shall meet.
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The Battle Of 'The Davids'
- May 14, 2008 - 11:02:09 PM
The
 Hit TV Show, "American Idol" is going into its finale next week...and it is down to only two. David Archuleta and David Cook will battle it out next week on Fox's number one hit. Who's your favorite, and with talent like each of them have, does it really matter?
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Jerry Reed, country music’s guitar virtuoso and a star of stage, studio and screen, has died.
Isaac Hayes, known for his hit song "The Theme From Shaft" died on Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65.
It’s official – Big & Rich have performed their last show. 
Neil Young wants to keep us "livin in the free world" in prosperity, and he's 'tired of us giving all our wealth in this country to other countries.' So, he's teamed up with a Wichita mechanic to develop an electric car of sorts that has more horsepower and uses less fuel. Go Neil.
Earle Hagen not only wrote the famous TV Show Theme, he also whistled it for the TV Show!! Not only that, but he wrote other big 60s TV Show themes. Click here and read all about him!
Toby Keith tops the list of Forbes magazine’s top-earning country music stars, with an estimated gross income of $48 million in 2007.
Carrie Underwood is the all-time most popular “American Idol” winner, and Jason Castro was voted the most overrated contestant this season, according to a new poll released yesterday by AOL Television. 
The
Shania Twain
Garth Brooks will receive the inaugural Crystal Milestone Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards, later this month. The award celebrates the RIAA’s special recognition of Brooks’ 123-million in sales. 
Rascal Flatts will launch a brand new tour this summer and the kick-off point will be St. Louis. 
Jim Hager, one-half of the popular 70's country duo The Hagers, died last Thursday of an apparent heart attack. He was 61. 
Gretchen Wilson, who dropped out of school in the ninth grade, passed her GED exam in April and will don a cap and gown during a May 15th graduation ceremony.