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honeyhoney - First Rodeo

Sometimes music comes out and at you from an honest and organic place. This is the vibe one gets from listening to this album, the debut album from honeyhoney, a California-based duo with genre-bending tendencies.
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Bruce Robison - His Greatest

Well-known among the songwriting community, Bruce Robison has experienced a level of success few have seen.  With that success, Robison has also maintained a singing career in Texas and this album is one which reflects both successes.
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Whitney Duncan - "The Bed That You Made"

Whitney Duncan has been kicking around for the better part of this decade yet her debut single "When I Said I Would" didn't make much of a dent on Country radio.  Will "The Bed That You Made" suffer the same fate or will this infectious single be the ticket to stardom?
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Randy Houser - Anything Goes

After finding success as a songwriter, Randy Houser has stepped out onto the nation stage as an artist with his hit single "Anything Goes.  Does his album of the same name suggest the arrival of a future star or is it more of the same?
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Lonesome River Band - No Turning Back

For their first effort with new label Rural Rythm Records, the five-piece band has created a 14 track album that bridges the traditional side of Bluegrass with traditional and contempoary roots music elements.  Does this really work?
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Nashville Star's Brent Keith Spotted On American Idol

As a contestant on the 2nd season of "Nashville Star," Brent Keith went through the reality show ringer.  Now four years older and much more experienced, Keith (now going by Brent Keith Smith) is going to be on American Idol as he made it through to the Hollywood round.&a
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Rascal Flatts - "Here Comes Goodbye"

As the band most people love to hate or hate to love, Rascal Flatts certainly has attained a level of stardom that no other country band except maybe Alabama has achieved.  But with success comes expectations and what do those expectations hold for their latest single?
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Carrie Underwood - "I Told You So"

Carrie Underwood has repeatedly stated that she loves old country songs and now she's put her money where her mouth is by releasing this song, her updated take on Randy Travis' self-penned hit from 1988.  Does she do enough to make it her own?
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Roughstock's Ones To Watch For in 2009

It's the time of year where we predict who has a chance to be successful in 2009.  For this feature Roughstock has chosen some of the best and brightest from various labels and areas of Country music.  Success isn't guaranteed but don't forget that you saw them here first.