Just good old boys, never meaning no harm
Good news for fans of blue-eyed scruffy-haired southern idol boys – Bo Bice and Bucky Covington will be sharing a stage in March:
Country music/Autism Speaks fans: join me March 13 at Margaritaville in Nashville to see Ty Herndon, Bucky Covington, Bo Bice, Mocking Bird Sun, and Katie Chance singing for my favorite cause. Tickets are $5. Bring your friends!!!
There’s no guarantee they’ll do a song together, but here’s hoping – you know these guys are a hoot when they get together.
Published by Jennheifer on January 24th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Tour News | 1 Comment »
More tidbits
I posted a link to Bo’s performance on Tennesse Mornings on Monday, but sometime since then the station has added a blurb beneath the video that’s just chock full of tidbits about projects we haven’t heard much about yet:
Bo Bice who just played the Opry for the fourth time in the last year is in the studio working on a country record. This is the first time ever that he’s made a full blown country record that will be worked at country radio.
He will be appearing in a documentary about the historic Nashville flood that includes Charlie Daniels and Lee Ann Rimes, and he is wrapping up shooting for a new reality show, Demented Cycles (Orange County Choppers meets Nashville) with Montgomery Gentry.
I kind of thought 3 was Bo’s first country album. But whatever – it does sound like he’s got a lot going on, and it’s only January. I’m eager to see how all these projects shake out. In the meantime, he’s a video of that Everything performance that I can embed. I think I enjoy hearing Bo’s voice bouncing off the studio walls even more than the mic’d up verison.
Published by Jennheifer on January 18th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Misc. News, Recording News, Videos | 2 Comments »
You see him smiling on teevee
We’ve known for a few months that Bo’s been working on a show with his sponsor Demented Cycles. But it appears there is more tv time in the works for Bo. This info comes from the Idol Chatter blog at USA Today:
Bo Bice performed a new song called Everything on Nashville TV station Fox17’s Tennessee Mornings Tuesday. Bo, who lives in Nashville, is working on a country album there. He’s also going to be featured in an upcoming documentary about the 2010 Nashville flood and a new reality series called Demented Cycles.
Bo sure got his hands dirty for flood relief, helping out his neighbors, volunteering for cleanup efforts and at food banks, performing in numerous benefits, donating song proceeds, and even winning $50K for MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief on Don’t Forget The Lyrics. I can’t think of anyone more suited to appear in a documentary about the event and its aftermath.
Published by Jennheifer on January 17th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Misc. News | 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year again
American Idol starts up again this week, so the show’s alums are making the interview rounds. Bo was on Tennessee Mornings today, where he’s always a hit with the anchors…
Fox17
Good Monday Morning! Gearing up for a visit from Bo Bice!! (He is one of our favorites) Tune in!!Nick Paranjape
One of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet! Thanks @OfficialBoBice for another great performanceKelly Sutton
he is one of the nicest people ever. LOVE HIM!
the weatherman…
Craig Edwads
I agree with you Nick! He is one of the really good ones!!
and the audience…
OMG! OMG! OMG! Kelly!!! Bo looks INCREDIBLE!!! I LOVE HIS NEW LOOK! I could listen to him all day…you are soooo freakin’ lucky, girl!!!
Bo and Benji Harris turned in a really nice performance of Everything. I can’t embed it, but you can watch over on the station’s website.
Published by Jennheifer on January 16th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Videos | 2 Comments »
With two cats in the yard
Bobice.com members got an unexpected email yesterday…
Spend Valentine’s Day Weekend With Bo
Bo would like to extend a special invitation to you, to join him at his home for a Valentine’s Day dinner, on Saturday February, 11. Bo and Caroline will host 20 guests for a special Valentine’s dinner. Along with a delicious homemade meal, each guest will receive a box of chocolates, a rose, and a group photo with Bo.[...] Tickets for this once in a life time event are available to Bo Bice Fan Club members for $250 per person.
That’s not an invitation anyone ever expected Bo to make – he’s always asked fans to leave his home alone – so of course the forums are buzzing with excitement and speculation. I can’t explain it or afford it and I’m not sure what to make of it. But I can pretty much guarantee that it will be a hoot. Bo’s known for his warmth and hospitality, and he does love his peeps. Plus you know there’s bound to be singing.
Published by Jennheifer on January 12th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Fan Site Stuff | 2 Comments »
Old and new
Bo just knocked it out of the Grand Ole Opry. He started with a favorite from his first album, Valley of Angels, and followed it up with what will likely be the first single from the next one, Everything. Years and genres apart, original vs cover, but they fit together beautifully. Well done, Bo!
Published by Jennheifer on January 7th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Photos, Tour News | 2 Comments »
It’s a living
Bo started off this week singing the national anthem before the start of the Gator Bowl, and he’ll finish it by taking the stage at the Grand Ole Opry. Nice work if you can get it!
I haven’t found any video of the anthem, but we’ll all be able to listen to the Opry broadcast on Saturday – it streams online and on the radio. Here’s the schedule (central time):
7:00 – 7:30
Jimmy Dickens
Jeannie Seely
Andy Gibson
7:30 – 8:00
Mike Snider
George Hamilton IV
Connie Smith
Bo Bice
8:00 – 8:15
INTERMISSION
8:15 – 8:45
John Conlee
Jean Shepard
Edens Edge
Opry Square Dancers
8:45 – 9:15
Riders In The Sky
Bobby Osborne &
The Rocky Top X-Press
Doyle Dykes
Sometimes the performers get shifted around at the last minute, so tune in early just to be sure.
Published by Jennheifer on January 4th, 2012 tagged Bo Bice, Photos, Tour News | 2 Comments »
2011: We were young, in love, and crazy
2011 was a wild ride for Bo and the peeps, full of ups and downs and sudden left turns and things that go bump in the night. In other words, business as usual. We enjoyed the best tour yet, unexpected collaborations, and surprising side projects. We heard songs about the Civil War and the bleak midwinter, about sex and sadness, about waiting and leaving, about bar brawls, football, motorboats, and mascara. We squealed when we finally got our hands on I Love the Road and In A Dream. We cheered when Bo was invited back to the Opry, to songwriter’s festivals, and up on stage with more of his heroes. We held our breaths when Bo got ill, canceled shows, and let his wonderful band go. We teared up when he embraced sobriety, sang with his sons, and announced it’s going to be a girl. And yes, we lost our collective mind when Bo cut his hair.
This year I’m not going to even try to sum it all up in a thorough review with a clever theme, make list of highlights, or post a collection of videos and pictures. What I have done, after 6 years, is just now figured out that I can expand the archive list over there on the left sidebar to show more than the last few months (duh!). So you can all skim through the year yourselves if you’d like. (I bet you’ll be surprised at how much went on – I am.)
What I’d really like at the end of this crazy year is to hear from all of you. What stood out for you in 2011, good and bad? Which Bo song, performance, or experience was your favorite? What surprised you this year, and what do you hope for in 2012? You know, write my blog for me, please, because I’m too loaded down with Christmas cookies, birthday cake, and catching up on Downton Abbey to do it myself.
Published by Jennheifer on December 31st, 2011 tagged Bo Bice, Bo Thoughts | 10 Comments »
Heavenly piece
I’ve had Bo’s wonderful mashup of Silent Night and In The Bleak Midwinter on steady rotation the last few weeks, and it just sounds better and better to me with every listen. So I want to give a shout out to Andrea Young, now that we’ve learned she supplied both the fiddle accompaniment and background vocals on the track. Both are delicate and warm – as fantastic as Bo’s voice sounds on its own, she makes him even better here.
Andrea met Bo through D. Scott Miller a couple of years ago. She’s recorded some of her own music at Bo’s studio, and also performed with him at least once before:
That’s Andrea at Rockhound on the left, Kady Malloy on the right.
Here’s Bo and Andrea hooking up on Can’t You See at the Country Cares Flood Relief benefit in 2010.
I’d love to hear these two collaborate again. Their voices blend so well, and it’s all the more impressive knowing how quickly this came together. Andrea posted on December 8th that she’d “Just finished up a session for Bo Bice- my god, what a voice he has!” and the song was up in bandbox the next day. And while I’m at it, I also say great work on the arrangement and production, D. Scott. This is one of Bo’s best recordings. Of all time!
Published by Jennheifer on December 23rd, 2011 tagged Bo Bice, Recording News | 3 Comments »
Who’s that girl?
Bo announced the happy news at the fan Christmas party – it’s a girl! Merrin Elizabeth Joy Bice, named after Caroline and Bo’s mother and grandmother, will be arriving next April.
Best wishes to the Bice family from all of us at BFB!