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Vince Gill, , , Lyle Lovett and others. In the meantime, 16 artists tip their hat to "The Hag ". The tribute , Mama's Hun- gry Eyes hit record stores last month featuring Alabama. , Brooks and Dunn, Radney Foster,, , , and others. All profits from the album will be donated to raise funds for hunger relief through Second Harvest Bank. "It's always nice to be appreciated by your fellow artists," says Merle Haggard "And it's even nicer to know that the appreciation is being used to help people in a needy situation." There is also an album to pay respects to de- ceased singer , entitled Keith Whitley: A CARRIE DUNNE Tribute Album. Top stars such as Alan Jackson, , , , and OF THE redid Keith Whitley hits songs. Newcomer Daron THE YEAR Norwood wrote a song in honor of his hero. Plus four TRIBUTE previously unreleased Whitley songs were found and (Keith's widow) added her voice to make Country artists have been paying their respects a duet. the Beatles? Yes, Liberty to the artists who influenced their music, by playing and Country artists do is the 30th anniversary of the singing on a variety of tribute . Some of the al- Records celebrating 1964 American debut by putting together a trib- bums have had a huge success with the record -buying Beatles artists. Tanya Tucker and public and the country music industry. It seems paying ute album featuring country were scheduled to cut tracks, and Ken- tribute, pays off. Hide Your Love The Country Music Association's Album of the tucky Headhunters recorded "Can't will go toward build- Year Trophy this year went to the tribute CD, Common Away ". A portion of the proceeds home for country artists, mu- Thread: Song's of The Eagles. Eagle Lead Singer Don ing an industry retirement in the music industry. The Henley put the album together to benefit the environ- sicians and others involved of '95. mental Walden Project. Country artists ,Vince project is due out in Spring tribute to the South's Gill, Diamond Rio, Little Texas, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Singers are also paying with an album called Skynyrd Yearwood, and others sang this album onto the top sell- premier rock 'n' roll band songs of Lynyrd Skynyrd sung by ing country album chart for many weeks. Frynds, featuring the Another tribute album was nominated for the Alabama, Travis Tritt, Confederate Railroad, Sammy the Year; the Kershaw, Hank Jr.,,Wynonna and others. 1 994 CMA Album of songs ", explains Maver- Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills. The Austin based "We all grew up doing Skynyrd Paul Deakin. And Wynonna says "I did band got together a star -studded list of icks Drummer out of respect, and I took it very artists to sing 18 Wills' classics, "artists they felt in some the song [Freebird] way or another have contributed a great deal to coun- seriously ". Alabama, , Garth try music, which is just what Bob Wills did ". Lead singer So, who's next? new batch of country singers break Ray Benson calls the project a "unique, once in a life- Brooks? As a whole influences start to reflect time chance with the result being a historic collection into the music scene, their in country of western swing music ". The album includes such sing- the current superstars. Each new chapter expands on what has gone on before. ers as , George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, music learns and

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