Have you ever heard of Cledus T. Judd? He’s best known for his country music parodies. And his latest one is worth a listen. It’s called “Riley Green” . . . and it’s to the tune of “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. Here are some of the lyrics: “Your handsome is beyond compare . . . with suntan skin and dark brown hair . . . hell, you know that ain’t fair, Riley Green.”
The “Stranger Things” cast hasn’t said goodbye to the series just yet. Noah Schnapp says the “Stranger Things” kids are going to watch the finale together. They won’t see the finale until the rest of the world does and that will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Noah said they’re ” probably gonna be sobbing the rest of the day, the rest of the month, probably.
Some third-grade students in Memphis designed a wedding dress for Taylor Swift. How awesome would it be if she actually wore it?
Heat World magazine says Nicole Kidman is allegedly considering a steamy fling with her “A Family Affair” co-star Zac Efron. A source says, ‘When they worked together Nicole didn’t see Zac that way, she was madly in love with Keith. But now that she’s single she’s looking at everything, and everyone, in a very different light, and the fact is that Zac is a gorgeous man. What’s even better about him is that he’s so incredibly sweet. When Nicole was working with Zac she was always suggesting people she could set him up with. But now her friends are saying she should forget matchmaking and test the waters with Zac herself! They’re saying a fling with Zac could give her back some pep in her step and help her get a fresh start so she can put the pain of her break-up with Keith firmly in her rear view mirror.’
George Birge was recenty doing an interview for CMT when he said he and his wife still make time for romantic date nights whenever he gets home from touring. “We still sneak out more than we probably should. We’ve got some great babysitters. When I come home from the road, my wife is like, ‘Take me anywhere.’ God bless her. She and the boys, they have the most incredible bond and she’s the best mama.”
Hudson Westbrook tells People magazine that advice from Miranda Lambert shaped his approach to life and music. “She was like, ‘Just do your own thing and don’t worry about all the side stuff. Make your art and go do the things around your art that you need to do. And don’t ever change who you were before.’ She’s incredible.”
Ella Langley tells People magazine that growing up with brothers helped toughen her up. “I grew up in the country… between two rowdy brothers… sometimes I can seem more like a guy than a girl, but I think women can still be tough, direct and strong, without apologizing for who they are.”
Riley Green tells American Songwriter that he loves writing songs that make you cry. “Breakup songs and sad country music have always been what I love about the genre as a whole. George Jones is one of my favorites for that reason; all the stories he told were so true to his life; it seemed like you really believed it—and they were all songs that made you want to pull over and cry driving down the road.”
Parmalee star Matt Thomas was doing a recent interview for Holler Country magazine when he said his father helped shape his sound. “Our dad was our biggest influence – he turned us on to a lot of this stuff that he was digging. When I first started playing guitar, my dad got his band back together at about the same time. So, I was trying to learn all these licks off the Allman Brothers album – ‘Statesboro Blues’ was probably number one. If you’re a guitar player and you’re learning how to play slide, that’s the holy grail right there.”
Morgan Wallen tells CountryNow.com that since becoming a father, he’s changed who he spends time with. “There were times when I really didn’t care. I did whatever I wanted and whatever, but you know, you get older, you have a kid, and you start thinking about how that’s impacting other people and not just yourself. I think whenever he was born, I started really looking at the world that way.”
