NASHVILLE, TN (Top40 Charts) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 26, 2014) - It promises to be a December to remember as the lineup for "Larry's Country Diner" has just been announced. As many Country
Music fans will be gathering around the television to celebrate the holidays, Larry Black, Keith Bilbrey and all the gang at the Diner will be serving up a menu full of great music and conversation that will be the great centerpiece for all the family get-togethers during the holiday season. "Larry's Country Diner," produced by Gabriel Communications, draws over 1.5 million loyal viewers each month on RFD-TV and FamilyNet, promises a star-filled lineup during the month of December: critically acclaimed Western Swing / Jazz group Hot Club of Cowtown, beloved Grand Ole Opry star
George Hamilton IV, Grammy-winning comedian Ray Stevens, longtime fan favorite Margo Smith, For more information on "Larry's Country Diner" please visit larryscountrydiner.com.
Each week in December, you can catch Larry and the gang on the RFD-TV network, as well as FamilyNet**:
Week of:
December 06: Hot Club of Cowtown
December 13:
George Hamilton IV
December 20: Ray Stevens
December 27: Margo Smith
"Larry's Country Diner" airs Saturday nights at 11 P.M ET/10 P.M. CT and Sunday evenings at 7 P.M. ET/6 P.M. CT on RFD-TV. "Larry's Country Diner" also airs on FamilyNet (check local listings for airtimes in your area). All lineups and schedules are subject to change.
"Larry's Country Diner" has captured the hearts of consumers across the nation, regularly earning top primetime ratings for viewership with ages 50+ [Nielsen]. Fervent fans and the show's growing popularity have led to a multiple-year waiting list to be a part of the studio audience.
Whit Smith and Elana
James formed the group Hot Club of Cowtown initially as a duo in New York City in the late 1990s. They soon picked up their musical stakes and moved to Austin, where they would became a trio with bass player Jake Erwin joining the group. Taking some time off in the early 2000s, the band re-formed in 2008, and have taken their music to a completely new level with appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, A Prairie Home Companion, and All Things Considered. Their most recent album is 2013's Rendezvous in Rhythm. Their unique mixture of Jazz and Western Swing has become a favorite with fans and critics alike.
A member of the Grand Ole Opry for well over five decades,
George Hamilton IV was one of the mainstays of the show's cast. With an impressive string of hits that included "Abilene," "A Rose And A Baby Ruth," and "Fort Worth, Dallas, or Houston," Hamilton introduced the music of
Joni Mitchell and
Gordon Lightfoot to the Country market, scoring hits on the Billboard charts with "Urge For Going" and "Early Morning Rain." Known as "The International Ambassador of Country Music," Hamilton furthered the cause of Country
Music both here in the United States and abroad, with tours in Poland, East Asia, and the Soviet Union. Hamilton passed away at the age of 77 on
September 17, 2014.
Ray
Stevens grew up in the 1950s as part of the developing music scene in Atlanta alongside such musicians as Jerry Reed and Joe South. He sat in on many of the biggest sessions in Nashville in the early to mid 1960s, but his place was definitely in the spotlight. His first major hit was 1962's 'Ahab The Arab," with future classics including "Turn Your
Radio On," "Gitarzan," the Grammy-winning "Everything Is Beautiful" and 1985's "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival." His 1986 album I Have Returned achieved a rare feat for a comedy album when it topped the Billboard Country Albums chart. Well into his sixth decade of entertaining,
Stevens has just released a new memoir entitled Ray Stevens' Nashville.
A former kindergarten teacher from Ohio, Margo Smith was one of the most-played female vocalists in Country
Music throughout the late 1970s, thanks to hits like "It Only
Hurts For A
Little While" and "Don't Break The
Heart That Loves You." She also collaborated with Rex Allen, Jr. on the hit single "Cup of Tea," and later with her daughter Holly in the Christian music market. She is known as 'The Tennessee Yodeler" for her prowess with the traditional form of entertainment.
ABOUT "LARRY'S COUNTRY DINER":
"Larry's Country Diner" is a unique down-home variety show which integrates interviews and music in an entertaining weekly format, taped LIVE in front of a studio audience in a country diner setting. The show features regular characters including Larry Black, Keith Bilbrey, Sheriff Jimmy Capps, Waitress Renae and avid church gossip,
Nadine along with special guest appearances by country music artists of yesterday and today. Since its initial airing on August 3, 2009, "Larry's Country Diner" has produced over 100 episodes and has become one of the most popular shows on RFD-TV, garnering 1.5 million viewers monthly. The show can also be seen on FamilyNet, check your local listings. For more information, please visit www.larryscountrydiner.com.
"Larry's Country Diner" is a product of Gabriel Communications. Owned and operated by longtime disc jockey Larry Black, Gabriel Communications was created in 1996 and specialized in "Reunion" videos. The success of these videos spurred the creation of more than a dozen more "Country's Family Reunion" projects, featuring hundreds of songs and stories as well as Country's Family Reunion News, a monthly newspaper which highlights the music of yesteryear. For more information on "Country's Family Reunion" products, please visit: www.cfrvideos.com.
