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Army widow’s story becomes country song
When Seana Arrechaga lost her husband, she didn't know where to turn. What finally helped ease her grief was writing his story.
Posted Monday Aug 1, 2011 11:25:52 EDT
A military ‘Marry Me’
If you're ready to pop the question but stuck on duty overseas while your significant other pines away back home, the boys from Train want to help you out. But you better be sure the answer will be...
Posted Thursday Apr 14, 2011 15:24:51 EDT
Elvis sighting in Japan: Army major keeps King alive, troops smiling
To the Army, Maj. Manuel Sam Wong is a strategic intelligence officer; to his fellow soldiers, he'll always be the King.
Posted Thursday Feb 17, 2011 15:43:02 EST
Military musicians to jam in Vegas
Ideally, music festivals don't just celebrate a music scene. They serve as a flashpoint for recognition and creativity.
Posted Thursday Nov 4, 2010 14:13:11 EDT

Military music

From the Ranks: Music video features heartfelt homecoming
Army Pfc. Randy Hirneisen says he didn't even notice the cameras — he just wanted to hold his baby boy.
Country-proud Army veteran Craig Morgan releases new CD
Country music star and Grand Ole Opry member Craig Morgan is a high-energy kind of guy, wringing every drop of life from his allotted years.
‘Hot’ Air Force singer Angie Johnson impresses on ‘The Voice’
An airman hit the blind auditions of "The Voice" with her best shot, belting out Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker" and wowing judge Cee Lo Green enough to make it to the next round of NBC's singing...
Former soldier’s band turns chants into rock
If you're tired of that same old C-130 rollin' down the strip — or any of the other tired old Jody call standbys — try downloading any of the new left-right-left-inspired songs from the...
Night moves: Former Marine D’Manti lights up charts
Former Marine intelligence specialist and Marine Band sax player Sgt. Danielle Diamond is better known as D'Manti these days as her hit single "Tonight" rises up the dance charts.
In rap-battle arena, Marine corporal shows mad skills
He may not look like a hard-charging Marine when he's sporting his trademark bow tie, but don't judge this lyrics-lobbing leatherneck by his cover.
Hot shot: Shaggy talks about his time in the Corps and his new CD, ‘Summer in Kingston’
When Orville R. Burrell walked into a Marine Corps recruiting office in New York City, in 1988, friends were already calling the Jamaican kid and wannabe reggae singer Shaggy.
On stage, Train pays tribute to military family
Jessica Allen choked up three times as she stood on stage before the roaring crowd at the Nashville arena Aug. 17, with her favorite band Train alongside her wounded warrior husband Army Staff Sgt....
Military-only music site partners with major publisher
GIJams.com, a site launched in 2009 that lets military musicians post and sell their own original music, recently got a leg up thanks to a partnership with EMI Music.
Soldier sings for soldiers
Army Staff Sgt. Rodney Watts is making a name for himself singing about soldiering.
Army Staff Sgt. Brandie Lane wins Grammy Award
A member of the U.S. Military Academy's West Point Band recently carried home one of the most coveted awards in music.
For one ex-soldier, ’twas all a ‘Purple Haze’
Billy Cox remembers ducking into the rec center at Fort Campbell, Ky., one rainy day in 1961.
Jammin’ with GIs: Musicians rise from the ranks
Jacob Voth scribbled words in a cramped compartment below the pitching flight deck of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, listening to a high-frequency, heavy metal jam session just around the...
A boon for troops' tunes
When a pair of seasoned songwriters decided to show their appreciation for the military, they skipped the care packages and anonymous holiday gifts and focused on what they knew best: navigating the...
15 years later, Asia song still strikes a chord
As an artist, Asia singer/guitarist John Payne might be proud that his song "Military Man" is relevant 15 years after he wrote it. As a humanist, there's cause for him to be dismayed about its...
Singer feels back home on base
When Jessie James was overseas on the Tour for the Troops trip, her hosts on Air Force bases proudly gave her a tour of each facility when she arrived.
Rappin’ doctor drops the rhymes
Maj. Nickolas Karajohn, 42, a practicing physician at Camp Atterbury's Troop Medical Clinic in Indiana, is a real rhyme doctor.

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