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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017
A man looks as 'Zarramacos' dong their cowbells in a representation of the traditional carnival
of La Vijanera de Silio.
Revelers from San Pedro Bernardo village wearing the traditional 'Machurrero' mask and outfit
rest and eat after a parade during a gathering of different villages' carnival masks and characters in the small village of Casavieja.
A man representing a wild bear runs through 'Zarramacos' ringing their cowbells in representation of the traditional carnival of
La Vijanera de Silio.
A man dressed as a 'Harramacho' a traditional character from
the Navalacruz carnival.
Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, Don
Schlitz to join Hall of Fame
C
ountry star Alan Jackson, actor-singer-guitarist Jerry Reed
and songwriter Don Schlitz will be inducted into the Country
Music Hall of Fame later this year. Their selection was
announced Wednesday. Jackson, 58, from Newnan, Georgia, broke
out in 1990 with his neo-traditional style of honky-tonk country
music that earned him several multiplatinum records. His hit songs
include "Chattahoochee," "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the
Blues)" and "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)."
Jackson, with his signature white hat, said during the press conference that his dad's wooden radio inspired him to write "Chasin'
That Neon Rainbow," one of his first singles. The radio is now in an
exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, along with
a pair of water skis he wore for the music video for
"Chattahoochee." "I'll be in the Hall of Fame with Daddy Gene's
radio and my water skis and some blue jeans with holes in them,"
Jackson said.
The singer-songwriter earned two Grammy Awards and was
named entertainer of the year three times by the Country Music
Association. Over the course of his 25-year career, he's the second
most nominated artist in CMA history with 81 nominations and has
had more than 30 No. 1 country hits. "This is about the last dream
on the list, right here," Jackson said. Reed, from Atlanta, Georgia,
became a popular country star in the 1960s with his fingerstyle
picking that earned him the nickname "Guitar Man." which became
the title of one of his signature songs. His hits include Grammy-winning "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "Amos Moses."
After regularly appearing on Glen Campbell's TV show, he started a successful career in Hollywood. He starred opposite Burt
Reynolds in the "Smokey and the Bandit" films and appeared in
Adam Sandler's "The Waterboy." He died in 2008 at 71. His daughters Seidina Hubbard and Lottie Zavala spoke on his behalf
Wednesday. Schlitz, 64, from Durham, North Carolina, has written
dozens of top country hits including "The Gambler," "On The Other
Hand," "Forever and Ever, Amen," "The Greatest" and "When You
Say Nothing At All."
His songs were cut by Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Mary
Chapin Carpenter, The Judds, Tanya Tucker and more. He has
won three CMA song of the year awards and two Grammy
Awards, and has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame. "I will never be able to believe that I deserve this, unless I
receive it as a representative of my family, my mentors, my collaborators, my promoters and my friends," Schlitz said. "That's
the only way I can deal with this." — AP
Singer and songwriter Alan Jackson speaks after it was
announced Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn, that he is one of
the 2017 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along
with songwriter Don Schlitz and the late singer and songwriter Jerry Reed. — AP