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OCTOBER 2016 Volume 47 Number 10 Issue 560
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Walt Trott in Nashville Duncan Warwick in London
Uptown, Downtown...
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan, Janet Aspley, Donnie Ayers, Craig Baguley, Larry Delaney, Don Cusic, Julie Flaskett, Kelly Gregory, Michael Hingston, Spencer Leigh, John Lomax III,, Douglas McPherson, Stephen O’ Hanlon, Rob Patterson, Roland Purdy, Adrian Peel, Paul Riley, Wayne Smart, Chris Smith, Danielle Smith, Alison Stokes, Tom Travis, Walt Trott
Photographers Helen Parish, Patricia Presley, Ian Tilbury, Barry Dixon, Billie McAleer
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Alan Jackson to open his Good Time Bar on Lower Broad
Alan Jackson’ s still“ Chasin’ That Neon his 2008 # 1“ Good Time.” Incidentally, that’ s Rainbow” apparently, as he chose to ante up reportedly a new record price for purchasing $ 5.75 million for a three-storied, 6,000-square that size property in this touristy zone, which foot building on Lower Broad, currently housing he paid to previous owners Libbi and Robert The Wheel honky tonk, with an announced plan McCullough Lee. Among Jackson’ s renovation to open his own AJ’ s Good Time Bar by year’ s plans are adding a rooftop patio and installing end. First off, A. J. will have the site renovated to an elevator. Reportedly, it’ s not his first venture suit his taste,“ I always wanted to own a honkytonk that plays real country music on Broadway, in the Acme Feed & Seed, a combination
on Lower Broad, as he’ s listed as a partner
that I could put my name on.” This one’ s located restaurant-bar, complete with a stage on which at 421 Broadway, and will bear the name of we’ ve watched Jackson perform.
Cardboard sign says Yard Sale
As part of her legal settlement with ex-hubby Narvel Blackstock, legendary Reba McEntire is selling her multi-million dollar mansion in Wilson County, boasting 83 acres of lakefront property, off Cherokee Dock Road near Lebanon, Tenn. She’ s seeking $ 7.9 million for the she sold her Beverly Hills, Calif. mansion for site she dubbed Starstruck Farm. If interested, $ 22.25 million. Gee, I remember the song she there’ s an eight-car garage, seven bedrooms, five was plugging during our 1985 interview, Have full bathrooms and two half-baths, a pool, guest I Got a Deal For You, a follow-up to her # 1, house, tennis court, five-stall barn and equestrian Somebody Should Leave.”( And it all came to site with 16 stalls, and so much more. Earlier, pass.)
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