The Judds & Loretta Lynn added to ACM's Girls' Night Out

The Judds and Loretta Lynn have been added to the lineup of the ACM’s Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country tribute concert.

Performers previously announced include Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Reba and Carrie Underwood. These female artists will be honored at the taping, which will be held on Monday, April 4th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. There will also be special guest duets, including Ronnie Dunn with Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts with Reba, Vince Gill singing with Carrie Underwood, as well as performances by Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and still more to be announced.

The show will air Friday, April 22nd on CBS TV. Ticket sales from the special will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy.

Coal Miner's Daughter - the tribute version

What began as a ho-hum day turned bright very quickly when I arrived at the radio station and saw that a bunch of new singles had arrived. One of them caught my eye very quickly. It's a new version of Loretta Lynn's classic, Coal Miner's Daughter, which features Loretta along with Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow.

Now I know, some of you are saying "how does Sheryl fit into that group?" Well, Sheryl is a bit of a Southern girl herself, growing up in the bootheel of Missouri. It's interesting to hear how much her southern "twang" emerges when singing with the likes of Loretta & Miranda on this one.

Take a listen:


"Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn" will be released on November 9th. It includes Loretta songs done by Gretchen Wilson, LeeAnn Womack, The White Stripes, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson & Martina McBride (I really want to hear THAT one!), Faith Hill, Steve Earle & Allison Moorer, Reba McEntire, Kid Rock and more. See it here at Amazon


By the way: If you haven't heard Sheryl do some 'twang' previously, take a listen to her remake of the Carter Family classic, No Depression in Heaven: