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Kenny Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

Kenny Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

| June 16, 2012

Kenny Chesney is part of Lionel Richie’s all-star country duets album, “Tuskegee.”  But we had heard that Kenny “drunk dialed” the pop legend last year.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Kenny if the story was true: “It’s been exaggerated.”  Lon asked, So have you heard the tape? Kenny responded:  “In the same breath that […]

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Shania Twain’s Breakthrough Duet

Shania Twain’s Breakthrough Duet

| March 26, 2012

It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  This picture of Shania Twain and Lionel Richie tells an incredible story behind the making of their new duet, a remake of “Endless Love.”  If you look at the picture, you see a relaxed Lionel & Shania in what appears to be a hotel room, with a […]

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Lionel Richie Releases Duets CD

Lionel Richie Releases Duets CD

| March 26, 2012

Lionel Richie has crossed over before.  From R&B to pop in the 1980s, when he left The Commodores to go solo.  He’s also had success in country music, writing the #1 hit “Lady” for Kenny Rogers, and recording “Deep River Woman,” a Top 10 duet with Alabama.  Today, Lionel Richie releases an entire album of […]

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Chesney Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

Chesney Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

| February 25, 2012

Kenny Chesney is part of Lionel Richie’s all-star country duets album, “Tuskegee.”  The song Kenny sings is “My Love,” originally a 4-week #1 from 1983.  But that’s not why Kenny chose the song for the project.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I just remembered loving that song as a kid.  I wasn’t sure I was […]

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