Birthdays Friday (7/25): Marty Brown. Saturday (7/26): Al Anderson. Sunday (7/27): Bill Engvall, Bobbie Gentry, Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown), Stacy Dean Campbell. Monday (7/28): Ray Vega, Jonathan Edwards. On TV Sunday (7/27): Brad Paisley, Rising Star (ABC) Monday (7/28): Dwight Yoakam, Under The Dome (CBS) Upcoming Album Releases Aug. 5 Sunny Sweeney Provoked Billy Joe Shaver, Long In The Tooth Aug. 19 Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe Chase Rice Ignite The Night Randy Travis, Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am Various, Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited Joel Crouse, Even The River Runs Sarah Dunn Band, You Or The Whiskey Aug. 26 Brad Paisley Moonshine In The Trunk Brushville, Self-Titled Sep. 2 Terri Clark Some Songs | 
It's ballparks or bust for Jason Aldean over the next few weeks after opening the run over the weekend in Cleveland (7/18) and Cincinnati (7/18). Fans can expect to see a lot of hits, runs (for more beer) and no errors. "Jason's a rock star," our insider says of the first weekend. "The fire, the lights, the state-of-the-art show is a well-oiled machine with no hiccups. I remember being in Country in the '90s and have a feeling of jealousy because our [live show] production standards were not as high. Now, we are equal to if not surpassing other genres. We are the new rock." See Aldean's season schedule .jpg)
Showing them who's boss, Keith Urban kicked off his Raise 'Em Up tour at Atlantic City, NJ's Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa wearing a Bruce Springsteen t-shirt, naturally. Our insider was there (7/17) and was impressed with how simple ... and simply fantastic ... Urban's show was. "He just walked onstage and grabbed a guitar." Partway through, Keith brought an engaged couple up and played them "Your Everything" as a wedding song possibility. "The couple danced on the stage; it was a really cool moment that they will never forget." His encore included INXS' "What You Need" and, of course, Bruce Springsteen's "Fire." See video from the show 
Want to see Alan Jackson's first tricycle? How about his collection of Mayberry memorabilia, or the water ski he rode in the "Chattahoochee" video? You can see those and many more personal mementos of Jackson's in his new Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit. Alan Jackson: 25 Years of Keepin' It Country opens Aug. 29 and runs through March 2015. Jackson will also be the museum's next Artist-in-Residence, the first to do so while being the subject of an exhibit. More 
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Craig Morgan's 8th Annual Charity Event Sunday (7/20) in Dickson, TN raised $60,000 for the Dickson County Craig Morgan Foundation, which assists foster children in Dickson County and throughout Middle Tennessee. The day kicked off with a motocross exhibition and group trail ride featuring celebrity riders Fred Andrews, Randy Hawkins and Kevin Windham. Chuck Wicks, Tracy Lawrence and Morgan later performed on the Dickson War Memorial Lawn.
