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Ella Langley brought out Gretchen Wilson for a duet on "Here for the Party" when she headlined The Ryman in Nashville one year ago. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/WJbEzqiqPLM

Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet Leonard Cohen died ten years ago. He penned classics like “Suzanne,” “So Long, Marianne,” “Bird on a Wire,” “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and “Hallelujah.” #MusicIsLegend youtu.be/EImVucJO7Ok

Blake Shelton snagged an RIAA-certified gold album for "Red River Blue" fifteen years ago. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/xZjosn2u1gA

Questions? Answers: [email protected] Money isn’t the only thing you can waste building a career. Good things take time. But patience and denial aren’t the same thing. You don’t get those years back. #musicbusiness #musiccareer #indieartist #LPConsulting

Twenty-eight years ago in my music history, The Chicks hit #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart for the first of four weeks with "Wide Open Spaces." #MusicIsLife youtu.be/dom7VlltBUc

Thirty-nine years ago, Bruce Springsteen topped the Billboard album chart with 'Tunnel of Love.' #MusicIsLife youtu.be/idnJnjV_8rg

Forty-five years ago, Hall and Oates hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Private Eyes.' #MusicIsLife youtu.be/JsntlJZ9h1U

Happy birthday to Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell ('Big Yellow Taxi,' 'Help Me,' 'Both Sides Now,' 'Woodstock,' 'Free Man in Paris'). #MusicIsLife youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY

Four years ago, Warner released a remixed version of "She Had Me at Heads Carolina," by Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/pW98g-Fb-EU

Fourteen years ago, Miranda Lambert’s single "Over You" was RIAA-certified platinum. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/3Y2icHOgC5U

Sixteen years ago, Darius Rucker's "Come Back Song" took the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/ap7HzFlOXq4

Twenty years ago, Carrie Underwood's debut album, "Some Hearts," was certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/JEyuXOou0iI

Thirty-four years ago, "Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles" took the #1 spot on the Billboard country albums chart. Featured artists include Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Clint Black, and Trisha Yearwood. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/Nng88q1OZ4c

Questions? Answers: [email protected] Global music collections hit a record €14 billion, but the headline needs fine print. HYBE made more from concerts than recordings in a record quarter. Bots just got a Garth Brooks show canceled. 9 Signals. Every Friday, from lpconsultingllc.music #musicbusiness #ninesignals #lpconsulting

Forty-five years ago, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Up Where We Belong." #MusicIsLegend youtu.be/bjrOcrisGyI

Born today, 1948: the late singer/songwriter Glenn Frey of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Eagles ('Hotel California,' 'New Kid in Town'), solo ('The Heat Is On'). #MusicIsLegend youtu.be/LSXKyHM133c

Four years ago, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, Eminem, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Pat Benatar, and Judas Priest. #MusicIsLife youtu.be/zByw9s4EUZk