"I'll Stay Me" by Luke BryanGeorgian Luke Bryan got his Nashville break when Billy Currington took his song "Good Directions" to the country top spot earlier this year. Now Bryan gets his own shot at the charts with the debut release I'll Stay Me, a collection of warm, vivid tales about country livin' and first love that display his innate songwriting skills and, unfortunately, his vocal limitations. Blessed with a natural, understated lyricism, Bryan roots his music in family and faith without preaching. "Pray About Everything" may tell of mama's homespun wisdom, but the upbeat guitars and layered melody make it a pacy, pleasant track. At his best when painting nostalgia-tinged postcards of his youth, Bryan evokes the "flat river washing that red Georgia dirt" with a stirring violin refrain on "We Rode in Trucks," while "Over the River" is a jaunty, bluegrass-tinged ode to wild country parties. Given all of his strengths, it's shame that Bryan's voice isn't more powerful or
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Published: 2007-08-13
Provider: Artist Direct
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Country's Billy Currington Is Returning to Music
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Published: 2008-01-27
Provider: People.com
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1 killed in music festival stage collapseOne person was killed and 15 others were injured Saturday when an outdoor stage collapsed in western Canada's Alberta province, police said.
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Published: 2009-08-03
Provider: CNN
Keywords: Country Music, Alex Stevens, Arnold Robinson, Entertainment, Music, Billy Currington, Canada, Injuries and Traumas, Kevin Costner, Darrel Kambietz, Western Canada, Larry Werner, Panhandle Productions Ltd., Alberta
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Singer grateful for life after stage collapse (AP)AP - Country singer Billy Currington says he and his band are very grateful to be alive after the outdoor stage they were performing on in Canada collapsed over the weekend and killed one person.
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Published: 2009-08-03
Provider: Yahoo
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