Since Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album has come out it has dramatically boosted all of the guest stars’ Spotify streams. Willie Nelson got a 190% increase on his songs . . . Dolly Parton saw an 11,610% increase in the original “Jolene” . . . and Linda Martell’s catalog went up 127,430%!
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CODY JOHNSON, CARLY PEARCE, JELLY ROLL, MEGAN MORONEY, and PARMALEE will be among artists presenting at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday. In addition, actors Billy Bob Thornton, Emily Osment, Emma Roberts and Jane Seymour will present awards during the broadcast on CBS.
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“Chattahoochee” is one of Alan Jackson’s biggest hits. But he was actually reluctant to put it out, because he didn’t know if people would relate. In fact, even Waylon Jennings asked him, quote, “What the hell is a Chattahoochee?”
Well, it’s a river on the border of Georgia and Alabama. But the song raises an even bigger question: What’s a HOOCHIE COOCHIE . . . as in, “It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie”???
Well, here’s the answer, directly from songwriter Jim McBride: A hoochie coochie is . . . a county fair strip show.
When Waylon Jennings said, “What the hell is a chattahoochee?”
Listen to Alan’s takeover of the Country Cookout Playlist on @SpotifyUSA this weekend for the perfect soundtrack to your backyard BBQ: https://t.co/9zEp6YiPeA pic.twitter.com/EqD7F3o6sJ
— Alan Jackson (@OfficialJackson) July 1, 2021
