Lonestar

Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), and Dean Sams (keyboards, background vocals). Before the group's foundation, both Rainwater and Britt were members of the group Canyon. John Rich (bass guitar, lead and background vocals) was a member until 1998, when he was fired from the group. Rich later became a solo artist before joining Big Kenny to form Big & Rich, in addition to serving as a producer and songwriter for other artists. Between 2007 and 2011, McDonald exited the band for a solo career, with former McAlyster lead singer Cody Collins replacing him as lead vocalist in this timespan. McDonald has also composed singles for Clay Walker, The Wilkinsons, Billy Dean, and Sara Evans, in addition to releasing two solo albums and singing guest vocals on Mindy McCready's 1996 single "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now".

Lonestar has charted more than 20 singles on Hot Country Songs, including 9 that reached No. 1: "No News", "Come Cryin' to Me", "Amazed", "Smile", "What About Now", "Tell Her", "I'm Already There", "My Front Porch Looking In", and "Mr. Mom". "Amazed" also charted at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first country song to do so since "Islands in the Stream" in 1983. "Amazed" and "My Front Porch Looking In" were the top country songs of 1999 and 2003, respectively, on Billboard Year-End. The group has recorded seven albums, one EP, and a greatest hits package for the defunct BNA Records, one album for Saguaro Road Records, and one album for 4 Star Records. Three of their albums have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Lone Star (TV series)

Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated episodes.

Premise

Robert Allen (James Wolk), a Texan con-man, leads a secret double life. As "Bob", he is married to Cat and living in Houston while working for his oil-tycoon father-in-law. Four hundred miles away in Midland, he is "Robert" in a second life with girlfriend Lindsey. As he schemes to take control of the oil business and finds himself torn between the love of two women, he must fight to keep his web of lies from falling apart.

Development and production

In October 2009, Fox made a script-plus-penalty commitment with writer Kyle Killen. In mid-January 2010, Fox placed a cast-contingent pilot order under the working title Midland.Marc Webb was signed to direct the pilot episode. In early February, Amy Lippman, Chris Keyser, Kerry Kohansky Roberts, and Paul Weitz were all named as executive producers.

Lone Star

The Lone Star State is the official state nickname of Texas.

Lone Star (Lonestar or Lone Stars) may also refer to:

Places in the United States

  • Lone Star, Fresno County, California, an unincorporated community
  • Lone Star, Glenn County, California, an unincorporated community
  • Lone Star, Humboldt County, California, a former settlement
  • Lone Star Junction, California, a locality in Humboldt County
  • Lone Star, Placer County, California, a former settlement
  • Lone Star, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
  • Lone Star, South Carolina, an unincorporated community
  • Lone Star, Texas, a city in Morris County, Texas
  • Lone Star, Cherokee County, Texas, a ghost town in Cherokee County, Texas
  • Lone Star, Kaufman County, Texas, an unincorporated community
  • Businesses

  • Lone Star Funds, a worldwide private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas
  • Lone Star Brewing Company, the first large, mechanized brewery in Texas
  • Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, a casual dining restaurant chain
  • Lone Star Toys, the name used by British company Die Cast Machine Tools Ltd for its toy products
  • Mountain

    A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

    High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains tend to be used less for agriculture and more for resource extraction and recreation, such as mountain climbing.

    The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Asia, whose summit is 8,850 m (29,035 ft) above mean sea level. The highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on Mars at 21,171 m (69,459 ft).

    Mountains (Biffy Clyro song)

    "Mountains" is a single by Scottish band Biffy Clyro, released on 18 August 2008. Originally released as a 'non-album' single, "Mountains" is the band's highest charting single to date on the UK singles chart, peaking at #5. The song was later included on the band's fifth studio album, Only Revolutions.

    "Mountains" was originally entitled "Teeth or Mountains", and was first played live at the Electric Festival in Getafe, Spain, on 30 May 2008.

    The song is the 40th biggest selling rock song of the 21st century in the United Kingdom with sales of 200,000.

    Release and reception

    Taking a short break from touring with Say Anything in March 2008, the band recorded the song in Los Angeles, with producer Garth Richardson - producer of the band's previous album, Puzzle.

    After appearing in many of the band's summer setlists, the song made its radio debut on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on Friday 19 June 2008 and was introduced as "The Hottest Record in the World Today".

    To coincide with the single's physical release, the band embarked on a promotional tour across the UK performing acoustic sets in record stores and signing copies of the single.

    Mountains (Lonestar song)

    "Mountains" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Larry Boone and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in June 2006 as the lead-off single and title track from their album of the same name. The song is the band's final Top Ten hit, reaching a peak of number 10 on the U.S. country singles charts in late 2006.

    Content

    "Mountains" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator cites two examples of people who overcome difficult situations in their lives. The first is a single mother who has to work two jobs to support her family, and the second is a man with crippled legs who runs a marathon despite the pain he feels. In both situations, the narrator uses mountains as a metaphor for the struggles each person faces.

    Music video

    The music video was filmed partially west of Denver, Colorado (where the band played), and was directed by Kristin Barlowe.

    Chart performance

    Year-end charts

    References

    External links

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Mountains

    by: Lonestar

    Lucinda Jones, working at IHOP
    Ten years worth of bacon, eggs and tears
    She's waited on every creed and color
    While waiting on this day to get here
    Graveyard shifts, two big tips
    Making every quarter count
    Was worth it all to see her son
    In that cap and gown
    There are times in life when you gotta crawl
    Lose your grip, trip and fall
    When you can't lean on no-one else
    That's when you find yourself
    I've been around and I've noticed that
    Walking's easier when the road is flat
    Them danged ole hiils'll get you every time
    Yeah, the good Lord gave us mountains
    So we could learn how to climb
    Bobby, Bobby Dunn came back from the war
    Lost his leg but they couldn't take his will
    Hell bent to run in that local marathon
    He trained through the endless pain and pills
    It hurt so bad that sometimes he just had to cry
    He didn't stop until he crossed that finish line
    There are times in life when you gotta crawl
    Lose your grip, trip and fall
    When you can't lean on no-one else
    That's when you find yourself
    I've been around and I've noticed that
    Walkin's easier when the road is flat
    Them danged ole hiils'll get you every time
    Yeah, the good Lord gave us mountains
    So we could learn how to climb
    This world ain't fair
    It can knock you on your butt
    You can just lie there
    Or you can get back up
    You gotta get back up
    There are times in life when you gotta crawl
    Lose your grip, trip and fall
    When you can't lean on no-one else
    That's when you find yourself
    I've been around and I've noticed that
    Walkin's easier when the road is flat
    Them danged ol' hiils'll get you every time
    Yeah, the good Lord gave us mountains
    (The good Lord gave us mountains)
    So we could learn how to climb




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