1.   And as usual, country performers account for a chunk of the choices with new albums coming from the likes of Clint Black, John Berry and the Tractors.

2.   Meaux also produced records for country performers Mickey Gilley and Ronnie Milsap and rock and pop artists Johnny and Edgar Winter and B.J. Thomas.

3.   McCabe said he sold instruments to people such as the guitar technician for rock singer John Hiatt and the bassist for country performer Emmylou Harris.

4.   Country performers with Giant Records will move to the Nashville office of Warner Bros., Music Row Magazine reported.

5.   His third book will feature country performers.

6.   They later scored opening gigs for big-name country performers Mel McDaniel, Ronnie McDowell and Conway Twitty.