OK, I thought it was kind of amusing when CBS put out a press release advising that Bob Schieffer, longtime "Face The Nation" moderator, former anchor of the "CBS Evening News" and upcoming debate moderator, would be performing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville prior to this week's Obama-McCain debate. (See below.)
But now I have in my possession -- and share with you below -- a single that CBS "Early Show" cohost Harry Smith wrote and recorded, "Red States Blue States Blues," also in Nashville this week.
What can we expect to see next? A video of Katie Couric duetting with Sarah Palin on a cover of "The Fightin' Side of Me"??
So here's the release I got last week:
BOB SCHIEFFER TO MAKE DEBUT AT GRAND OLE OPRY IN NASHVILLE ON SUNDAY
Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News, and Anchor of FACE THE NATION, will make his Grand Ole Opry debut during a special show the Opry is holding in honor of the Tuesday, Oct. 7, Presidential Debate at Belmont University in Nashville. Bob will be accompanied by his band, Honky Tonk Confidential.
He will be in excellent company, as the following schedule indicates.
7:00-7:15 Jimmy Dickens
7:15-7:30 Julie Roberts
7:30-7:35 Darius Rucker (1 song)
7:35-7:40 Opry Square Dancers (1 song)
7:40-7:55 Josh Turner
7:55-8:10 Trisha Yearwood
8:10-8:15 Bob Schieffer & Honky Tonk Confidential
8:15-8:30 Brad Paisley
And then today...
EARLY SHOW CO-ANCHOR HARRY SMITH WROTE AND RECORDED A NEW COUNTRY MUSIC SINGLE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
EARLY SHOW co-anchor Harry Smith debuted “The Red States, Blue States Blues,” a new country music song written by the newsman during a recent trip to Nashville, Tenn., for the network’s coverage of the Presidential debate. Smith recorded the song with country music singer Sarah Darling. More info...
Listen:
(or download it)
I love your song harry smith. thank-you for sharing it with all of us here in the country.
Posted by: daisy03 | October 10, 2008 at 09:19 PM