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Shotgun Holler on CMT

It’s a long way from Harlan County, Kentucky to the bright lights and big city ways of Los Angeles, CA. But bluegrass boys Shotgun Holler made the trip out to Culver City and the Sony TV Studios for an appearance last week on The Josh Wolf Show, CMT’s new addition to the late night talk show format.

Wolf was selected for a late night hosting slot by CMT, based on his popularity on E’s Chelsea Handler Show, and his appearance as a late night host during the 2014 Shark Week on Discovery where he hosted Shark After Dark. His show debuted in June, airing Thursdays through Sundays at 11:00 p.m.

Shotgun Holler was invited on for the host’s special musical segment, Guilty Pleasure Songs, and they performed a grassified version of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball.

Previous guests on Wolf’s show have included Jewel performing a song from the Backstreet Boys, and Clint Black singing one of Katy Perry’s. The cross-genre paradox seems to be his thing.

And no… Wrecking Ball is not included on the band’s new Lonesome Day Record’s release, Loaded. The studio audience sure enjoyed it, though.

Should they have done it in B?

Bluegrass Wrecking Ball

How ’bout a nice chuckle before Christmas?

The Gregory Brothers, who specialize in humorous videos with pop culture references, put together this alt-bluegrass version of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball in the late Summer.

No comment required. Old people may choose not to watch.

The Darrell Brothers push the limits

The limits of good taste, that is.

We’ve managed to survive the contentious weeks of bicycle chain hysteria, and kept bluegrass largely free of the twerking phenomenon re-ignited by a racy Miley Cyrus. *

But no… we can’t have nothin’ nice. The Darrell Brothers, a pair of Nashville grassers, have tied it all up for us in a nice little bow with their new single, Mountain Twerker. It tells the precious tale of their dear old granny who was shaking her hillbilly behind before today’s aficionados were even born.

Here’s a look at the video…

The single is available for sale now from iTunes and CD Baby. Radio hosts can grab it from Airplay Direct.

* Bonus question for fans of bluegrass trivia: In whose music video did a young Miley Cyrus make her first video appearance?

Rhonda live online

Rhonda Vincent fans can catch two of her new live performances online.

CMT.com’s Unplugged at Studio 330 features an episode with five live-in-the-studio songs and a number of interview clips with Rhonda. They play Gotta Start Somewhere, Good Thing Going, The Water Is Wide, Hit Parade Of Love and Bluegrass Saturday Night from her hew release, Good Thing Going.

During the interview, Rhonda talks about getting to sing with country superstar Kenny Chesney on the new release, and having teen pop megastar Miley Cyrus appear in her 2003 video for If Heartaches Had Wings (see YouTube clip below).

You can also see Rhonda and The Rage on the AT&T blue room in a pared-down presentation of Good Thing Going, I’m Leavin’ and I Will See You Again. Fiddler Hunter Berry wasn’t able to make this taping, and Daniel Grindstaff fills in for banjoist Kenny Ingram. There is also an interview segment with Rhonda in the blue room.

Here’s that video from 2003. Watch for Miley as the young girl, well before her Disney-fueled notoriety.