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Suzy's closing 2009 White Christmas Show Airs on WSM
12/23/2009
Suzy's fourth
Christmas show at Nashville's Loveless Barn
was featured on WSM 650 AM and WSMOnline.
Eddie Stubbs hosted and participated
in the show as well. Suzy wandered
the crowd during several Christmas songs
with a wireless mike including unsuspecting
audience members in the show and
broadcast.
All four shows were sold out. WSM and the Loveless Barn team up for the Music City Roots broadcast which airs on shows throughout the year and added the Wednesday night show to the WSM schedule so that folks could experience a live Suzy Bogguss Christmas show.
While not your
typical carefully cooreographed radio
broadcast it gave anyone that hasn't seen a
Suzy show of late, a good taste of how much
fun they can be. Even more so when
its a Christmas show where she can pull
audience members into the action.
For those that were unable to make it to
Nashville for one of the shows, the
broadcast was a wonderful last minute
Christmas present. The only thing better
than listening to the show on WSM would
have been to see video too.
Well, while no video clips have yet to surface, there is a review of one of the shows and a slide show now on-line.
Click HERE to visit the site
The 4th show's set
list varied some from the one published
above, but was similar and was no doubt
adjusted slightly for the radio schedule. In addition to Eddie Stubs contributions, Suzy was joined by .Pat Bergeson on Guitar, Will Barrow on Piano/keyboards, Charlie Chadwick on Bass, Matt Combs on Mandolin& Fiddle, and Harry Stinson on Drums. Suzy also included dancers Barry and Dari Anne Amato to add some wonderfully flowing movement to the show. Suzy's husband, Doug Crider also joined her on stage for their Baby its Cold Outside duet.
For an example of Barry and Dari Anne Amato's talents check out this fun YouTube link.
and check out their website at: www.barryamato.com
Big thanks to the
Loveless Cafe for hosting Suzy's Christmas
shows and for WSM and their sponsors for
sharing the evening far beyond the walls of
the Loveless Barn.
We hope there are plans for a repeat of this string of shows in years to come so more folks can enjoy the fun in the town Suzy calls home.
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Bogguss.com's Christmas Card features
Caricature from Aledo artist in "Elf Yourself" video
.
We hope you enjoyed the Suzy Elf we
posted for the holiday season. Big
thanks to Kevin Wilder who this past
summer created the caricature that
was presented to Suzy during her
Aledo Rhubarb Festival show.
We hope 2009 was a good year for
Suzy fans everywhere and that 2010
will be even better. With some new
areas on her tour schedule hoefully
she'll be playing in a town near you
this year..
We also would like to express our
sympathies to the families and friends
of the Suzy fans that have passed on
this past year.
We're looking forward to starting on
the 15th year of publishing Bogguss.com and hope it continues to benefit Suzy and be useful to her fans.
Happy New Year, 2010...
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NEWS FLASH: Suzy's White
Christmas show will be broadcast LIVE on
WSM (650 AM & wsmonline.com) TONIGHT!!!
This just in... ALL 4 of Suzy's shows were SOLD OUT!!
A BIG Thanks to Suzy, the Loveless folks, and WSM
for giving the world a chance to listen to this special event
LIVE tonight...(Wed 12/23)
It is NOW scheduled to start at 8PM Central
Suzy will also be on the Grand old Opry Sat Jan 02, 2010
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Suzy's Country Christmas at the Loveless Barn
10/28/2009
Nashville, TN
Have yourself a merry little Christmas this holiday season. Come out to
the Loveless Barn from December 20 through December 23 to enjoy
home cooked southern hospitality with some holiday cheer as Suzy
Bogguss brings her Country Christmas Show to the Loveless Barn in
Nashville, TN.. The Barn is a recent addition to the original Loveless
Cafe/Motel facility. While the Motel has been converted to the Loveless
shops, the "Barn" is a fabulous addition to the site and capable of hosting
a large variety of events.
 In past years, Suzy has performed Christmas shows at a variety of venues
on the road, most recently at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs,
CO.. This year she's sticking closer to home with four
 nights at the Loveless
Barn. The last time folks in Nashville could
catch Suzy's Christmas was at the Belcourt
Theater a few years back. For those that
might be visiting Nashville and/or the
Opryland hotel complex for the Christmas festivities, there are several
chances to join Suzy and her band for some great tunes, "group
participation" on some familiar Christmas tunes, and according to Suzy
a "Big Fun, Gloriously Barnish" evening.
From the Loveless Cafe page: Bring the whole family December 20 through the 23 and enjoy dinner from
the world famous Loveless Cafe and a show featuring Suzy Boguss and friends complete with a visit by
Old St. Nick himself. Come out for a good cause as we donate back to two local non-profit organizations
Second Harvest Food Bank and All About Women. Tickets go on sale December 1st at 10 a.m. and can
be reserved by calling 615.646.9700 Ext. 4.
Email address to request more information or reserve seats.
 A little info on the Loveless Cafe (and Motel) from their website... Located on
Highway 100 in SW Nashville, Tennessee at the Northern Terminus of the
Natchez Trace Parkway, the Loveless Cafe remains unchanged in the quaint
country charm and good cooking that has made it a landmark in the South since
its doors opened over half a century ago.
 Nationally acclaimed and frequented by celebrities,
world travelers, and local appetites alike, the Loveless Cafe serves up
award-winning country ham and red eye gravy, real Southern-fried chicken, and
Nashville's favorite scratch biscuits with homemade preserves cooked right in
the kitchen.
 The Loveless story has been told the world over,
from Gourmet Magazine and Bon Appetit to U.S. News and World Report,
CBS Television, People Magazine, the Food Network, the Travel channel,
and many more.. . Come discover Loveless for yourself, and experience
Southern dining and hospitality at their best.
www.lovelessbarn.com www.lovelesscafe.com
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Recent and Upcoming Interviews on the Web
11/20/2009
Between Suzy's
Western Road trip and the North east tour
dates, Suzy did this phone interview with
Central Maine's Country Radio B98.5: www.b985.fm/Article.asp?id=1467502&spid=21231
Suzy will be
interviewed at Brandon's Buzz on the web
Tuesday November 24th 10PM EST / 9PM CST /
7PM PST.
There is also a call-in number posted here : (347) 202-0799 Past interviews are also available as podcasts. Visit:. www.brandonsbuzz.com or www.blogtalkradio.com/brandonsbuzz
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Suzy To Appear at New Don Gibson Theater 12/12/2009
11/08/2009
 The State Theatre, an Art Deco gem, opened its doors as the
area's most beautifully appointed movie house on October 27th,
1939. Reborn 70 years later as the Don Gibson Theatre, the 400
seat venue will act primarily as a very intimate concert hall.
Thanks to a group called Destination Cleveland County, this
Shelby, NC theater in the home town of Don Gibson opens its
doors November 13th/14th for its first shows. Marty Stuart has
already sold out the November 21st show and we're expecting
Suzy will receive and equally enthusiastic reception when she
appears at the theater on December 12th.
For more info on Don Gibson and the Don Gibson Theatre please visit: www.dgshelby.com
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Suzy & Steve Wariner visit CROOK & CHASE on RFDTV
10/31/2009
 This week's broadcast of Crook & Chase will feature Steve Wariner and
Suzy as part of the release activities for Steve's Tribute album to Chet
Atkins, which also inlcude a performance at the Grand Ole Opry on June
18th.. Several U-tube clips of from the Opry performance are listed below.
 Crook & Chase airs Thrusday, November 5th
8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on the RFD TV cable network.. The
show
re-airs Friday morning at 11:00 AM/10:00 Central, and Saturday night
at 7:00 PM/6:00 Central.
Suzy, Mr Sandman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljFjk3yB7i8&NR=1
Suzy, Let It Be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iosubQVXDr0
Suzy, I Still Miss Someone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmwdsjvC09g
Steve Wariner, Chet Atkins Medley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0SbqO4N3r8&feature=related
Raul Malo, IWant you, I Need You, I Love You: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGeIKMNFnRA
Raul Malo, Welcome To My World: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqNlbMnF4M
A couple more related videos:
Add for the tribute show at the Loveless Barn: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5f6uaJsgxk
Opening of Loveless Barn Show; www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLxodd9KhWw&NR=1
For more info you can also visit Steve Wariner's website at: www.stevewariner.com
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Suzy Contributes to Country Musicians Rock and Read for Kids Auction
October 20, 2009
For Canadian Library
Month and Ontario Public Library Week in
October, Waterloo Public Library will be
having a special promotion combining
country music and reading. The
promotion is called Country Musicians
Rock and Read for Kids ©. The promotion includes a Country
Musicians Rock and Read for Kids auction on eBay.ca which started October 19th and ends on Sunday October 25th.
A whole host of artists contributed. Click here to go directly to the ebay auction
site to see all the contributing artists and items available. Its an impressive list!
The Suzy items auction includes autographed Sweet Danger CD and 8x10
photo. Also included is a Waterloo Public Library Book Bag, a copy of Suzy's
favourite book (Tom Robbins's Jitterbug Perfume), a limited edition "Country
Musicians Rock and Read for Kids" tshirt, a gourmet "cowboy hat" sugar
cookie, and/or a pen. Click here for Suzy's auction
There is also a live auction for some items on Saturday October 24th At the Main Library Auditorium,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
For more info and details please visit: waterloopubliclibrary.wordpress.com
October 20, 2009
After 11 bids, Suzy's Auction items brought in $113.61
($US)
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Suzy Photo Goes for the BIG bucks on Ebay.
October 26, 2009
 We've heard of the occasional listing on EBAY of Suzy's first LP "Suzy" and to what
length some fans have gone to win this rare collector's item. Well, apparently there are
still plenty of folks that keep their eyes open for a rare Suzy item to show up on the
auction site. This photo, likely from Suzy's early days with Capitol records was recently
listed on Ebay and brought the seller a tidy $102.50. Of course, given that this is the first
time we've seen this photo, its not surprising that the bidders and the new owner found it
a "must have" piece of memorabilia.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winning bidder! (no, we didn't even come close to winning this auction :^)
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Suzy's Catching Her Breath After West Coast Weekend
Then Another Busy Week Coming Up!
9/9/2009
Suzy reportedly had a
great time doing shows in Texas,
Washington, and Callifornia this past week.
See the News page for info on the Texas show to be aired at a later date by Real Life Real Music. She ran into a number of folks from her home town while performing in Seattle and really liked the visit to Vacaville, CA. And the weekend's Strawberry Music Festival at Yosemite National Park had her sharing the bill and other events with another great lineup of musicians.
Suzy will be taveling to Bloomington, Illinois for a show this Saturday, September 12th.
Suzy started her professional singing career while
attending college in Bloomington/Normal and returns for
the second time to the beautiful Bloomington Center for
the Performing Arts. Click on the image above for
information on tickets to the show.
 Then its back to Nashville for a busy Tuesday with Suzy pulling double duty.
She will be part of a Macy's Come +Together event at 6PM (see story below) and then
will head over to 12th & Porter for a TV Taping for the Song of America CD Box Set
Project to which she contributed the song "Rosie the Riveter"
 The show is being filmed
to become a PBS Special. Suzy is scheduled to be there around 9PM.
The event will start at 7PM. See the Tour Page for additional links.
Then on Friday 9/18 Suzy will appear on the Opry. Buy tickets at www.opry.com or for
those that won't find themselves in Nashville that night, you can listen on-line at www.wsmonline.com.
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Suzy, Second Harvest Food Band, and MACY'S "COME TOGETHER"
9/9/2009
MACY'S "COME TOGETHER" DINNER PARTY
Macy's "Come Together" campaign is a
community-centered initiative to raise 10 million meals
for Feeding America and local Food Banks. The
campaign asks the public to host dinner parties in
their homes and to have guests donate to Feeding
America and your local Food Bank in lieu of bringing a
host gift. Macy's will match dollar for dollar until the collective goal of 10 million meals
is reached. Macy's customers can also donate $1 at the register at all Macy's stores,
as well as to Shop for a Cause on Saturday, October 17.
Join Scott Hamilton and Suzy Boggess at local Macy's stores on Tuesday, September 15 at 6 pm for a first course dinner party to help kick off the campaign.
Visit www.macys.com/cometogether for more information or to register your dinner party!
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"Live at Dosey Doe" Show to air on Real Life - Real Music
8/14/2009
Suzy performs in the (North) Houston, Tx area at the Dosey Doe on September
1st. The show will be taped for broadcast on the radio show Real Life - Real
Music Radio. Dixie Trahn will open the the show. The Real Life Real Music
Radio show can be heard on KVST (99.7 FM in the Houston area) Sundays
6PM-7PM Central US Time or via the net at www.kvst.com. Also please visit: www.realliferealmusic.com and www.doseydoescoffeeshop.com
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Another new look for SuzyBogguss.com!
8/14/2009
SuzyBogguss.com has reinvented itself once again now that the Summer Roadt Trip is over. If you haven't seen the latest look, stop by www.SuzyBogguss.com and check it out. We will try to update direct links if any change. If you find a broken link to any SuzyBogguss.com pages, please let us know!
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More Traveling for Suzy, Soon!
8/9/2009
After spending nearly four weeks
in a camper, revisiting her early years of
traveling, singing, and playing.
She playing several shows in the Rockies from New Mexico to Montana and took us along with the searies of Webisodes from the trip. (click the Road Trip quick link button), Suzy will be heading out again for several shows in the North East starting August 19th. Three shows in Maine and one each in Massachusetts and Connecticut will punctuate the excursion. Then just a week later she'll be off to near Houston, Texas, Seattle, WA and a weekend of appearances in east central California. And, the weekend following that Suzy will return to another spot where her singing career started to take shape. Suzy's long awaited show at the Bloomington (Illinois) Center for the Performing Arts is scheduled for September 12th. For all Suzy's Tour dates check out one of the Tour quick link buttons above!
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Summer Road Trip: The Lost Webisodes
7/24/2009
Suzy, Doug, Ben and Loren have
been regularly posting Webisodes from their
travels. So far we've seen quite a
number of breath taking sites and learned
of several adventures we'll be adding to
any trips we take to the same areas in the
future.
We've also been exposed to group's sense of humor which is nicely threaded through out the videos. Suzy's Summer adventure even turned up on blog.cmt.com recently.
BUT if you've been
following along, you probably noticed that
Webisode 8 and 13 seem to be missing.
Well, we still haven't found number 8 (the Lost Webisode) but Webisode 13, "Tetons Part 1" does indeed exist but hasn't yet gotten linked into the Road Trip page at www.suzybogguss.com or the album at Vimeo. No matter.... Webisode 13 can be found at: http://www.vimeo.com/5730579
NOTE (8/3/2009): Webisode 13 is now part of the vimeo list. You can watch them all by clicking the Road Trip Quick link button on the front page or clicking here.
This is one you don't
want to miss.
Near the end, Suzy is practicing her skills learned in getting her degree in Metal Smithing (ART) at Illinois State University. Check out the tools she's using!
Click on the "Road
Trip" button above to visit the
suzybogguss.com road trip page and don't
forget to also check out Webisode 13.
If we ever find Webisode 8, we'll post the link to it here too. :^)
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Suzy Announces Summer Road Trip Tour (May/June newsletter 6/5/2009)
(aka: The Chinook Trail Tour)
6/5/2009
 (updated 7/2, 7/7)
Quoting Suzy's Newsletter:
While I was in Moab, UT last
February I started thinking about
my early traveling days in my
Toyota Chinook. It made me want
to feel the freedom of wandering
through the Rockies again, just
playing here and there. So...
Doug, our son Ben, Ben's friend
Loren, our dogs Zoe and Kibbles
and I are heading west for July.
Along the way we hope to visit
some of our favorite National
Parks in our rented RV and we've
set up a few solo shows for me
along the way to help me relive my
early days of performing.
I hope you keep checking the web
site for updates. I'll give you more
info as it unfolds. We're doing most of it by the seat of our pants. One fun thing will be that all of the
humans will be recording video for webisodes. Should make for some "colorful" adventures!
www.suzybogguss.com/tour.asp
(We also hope to keep the Bogguss.com Tour page up to date as well)
I'm really excited about this - it's a dream come true for me!
Stay tuned -
Suzy
AND THEY'RE OFF .. Tuesday 7/7
Suzy and her possy headed west today in route to her first gig in New Mexico on Thursday.
Follow the whole crew's summer road trip adventures by clicking on the Road Trip button
above. A preview and the first Webisode are already posted along with a couple blogguss
entries.
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Suzy launches New SuzyBogguss.com Website
7/1/2009
www.SuzyBogguss.com has a fresh new look just in time for Suzy's Summer Road Trip. Here at Bogguss.com we're updating links for the new site. If you find a "broken" link drop us a note at the webmanager address on hte Interact & Links page. Hopefully we'll get them all found shortly.
Just Click on any of
the buttons above under the SuzyBogguss.com
header to jump to the new and improved
SuzyBogguss.com.
Also, if you sign-up for Suzy's mailing list you might win a Flip Video Cam just line the one Suzy's uses for her video blog entries. Stop by SuzyBogguss.com Today!!
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Suzy Part of Opry Classic's Tribute to Chet Atkins and
Crook & Chase Tribute program
5/30/2009
On Thursday June
18th, the Grand Ole Opry hosted a tribute
to the late Chet Atkins. Larry Gatlin
hsted the Thursday Opry tribute which was
just two days prior to what would have been
Chet's 85th birthday.
Steve Wariner was a featured guest along with Suzy. Wariner, who played in Chet's band and was signed to RCA and produced by Atkins released a new album My tribute to Chet Atkins on Tuesday June 22nd
Suzy reminised about her friendship with Chet and performed several songs including Mr Sandmand, Let It Be Me and I Still Miss Someone which was on her 1994 CD with Chet, Simpatico.
She was also part of the June 25th Crook and Chase show which also included Wariner, short clips from the Opry show, and several classic television appearances paying tribute to Chet Atkins. For both appearances Suzy wore a necklace which was a present from Chet as a thank you for helping the very pratical Atkins with Christmas shopping for the his wife, daughter, etc. On Crook and Chase Suzy recounts producing the SImpatico album and being in the position of telling Atkins she thought he should give a track another try. While challenging for Suzy at the time, its not hard to imagine how much both artists enjoyed the experience of creating the classic CD.
Check out the You Tube clips section of the front page for links to Suzy's segment of the Opry Show.
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Suzy Returns to Aledo for Rhubarb Festival Concert: June 6
th
5/30/2009
This year's Rhubarb Festival in Aledo, Ill. will also be a homecoming for Suzy.
The festival, Friday June 5th and Saturday June 6th, will include a concert by
Suzy and her band at the Aledo Band shell Stage. AND thanks to the
organizers of the festival the concert will have free admission. The Band shell
is near the historical county courthouse in Aledo.
Please visit the Tour page or the
www.AledoMainStreet.com
18th Annual Rhubarb Festival page
for more information on this special event! A map is available at the festival website.
Lead by Suzy's long time friend and early musical mentor, Bob Applegate, Peoria's Applegate
& CO will be opening for Suzy. The evening's entertainment is scheduled to start at 7:15 PM.
For those that might not know, Suzy grew up in Aledo and performed in High
School musicals as well as the HS band before heading off to college for a degree
in art. Her interest in performing was sparked with the opportunity to sing/play in
local clubs during those years in Bloomington/Normal and truly marked the
beginnings of her future as a Country Music Star.
Suzy's last public visit to Aledo was back in September of 2005 when she was the
Grand Marshal of the Aledo Sesquicentennial Celebration parade.
Suzy also did a Rhubarb Festival TV Commercial viewable at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGHy7RID2uU
Quad City Times Article/interview:
www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_53a246d4-50a5-11de-9510-001cc4c03286.html
5/30/2009
This Years Rhubarb Festival in the Official Rhubarb Capital of Illinois, Suzy's home town of
Aledo, was a huge success. Ending with Suzy's concert on Saturday Night, the festival drew a
huge and possibly record crowd. Aledo was even able to detour State Highway 17 which
passed through town next to Central Park so that folks attending the concert could spill out
into the highway and across the street to the courthouse lawn. Suzy stayed until well after 11
PM saying hi to all those that decided to hang in there for a chance to welcome back their
home town girl, introduce their kids/grandkids to Suzy, and reminis just a bit. Suzy marveled
at the turn out and how many in the crowd she knew. Even the skies, which of late have been
rolling with rain and thunderstorms, convinced the clouds to quit their squabling and crying
long enough to provide blue skies for the afternoon festivities and the hometown sweetheart's
return.
Photo Album Page is now up:
www.bogguss.com/2009/Photos/Aledo_p0906
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Wine Women and Song Tour...Its a Wrap...Heading Home
5/16/2009 - 5/30/2009
Gretchen's Newsletter announced: " We'll be stopping in to visit with Bob
Harris the legendary Radio 2 presenter, on his weekly show, Bob Harris Country. on May 28." If you're not in the UK you can listen on the internet -
click on the link above. The show is was available on line for a week
after the original airing..
Updated 6/3/2009:
Brian Clough of the UK's Smooth Radio in NE England
interviewed the WWS Gals..
The interview is expected to
air during his 3 Hour show, on Sunday June 7th. The show
starts at 5PM UK Local time. In the US: Noon EDT, 11AM
CDT, 10AM MDT, 9AM PDT. Clough announced it will air
during the 6PM-7:30PM / 2nd & 3rd Hours of the show.
(UPDATED) The interview and interlaced songs from the
gals is being extended to nearly 1.5 hours of air time. Brian
told us that the gals were having so much fun that it was just too hard to keep it to an hour
segment. With these three that's not hard to imagine at all!! Please tune in and let Brian
Clough know if you enjoy this extended interview with this talented and fun threesome.
You can listen on-line at:
www.smoothradionortheast.co.uk/station/listen-live/gt151571
For more info check out www.smoothradionortheast.co.uk or
for a direct link for Brian Clough's show click:HERE
The WWS gals have posted three video clips from their travels. Check them out by visiting Suzy TV,
Suzy's myspace or ILike Suzy buttons on the front page. SuzyBogguss.com Announcements also has
links. You can also view the videos from www.gretchenpeters.com
Gretchen's description of the tour so far:
http://gretchenpeters.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=600&Itemid=121
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