VOLUNTEER JAMMING (Items on Charlie Daniels, Keith Whitley, Martina McBride, Jeff Bates)

Charlie Daniels will appear at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Wednesday afternoon to sign copies of the DVD he released last week, "Preachin', Prayin', Singin' with Charlie Daniels & Friends: Live From Nashville."
The set is culled from a show at Nashville's Ford Theatre in which Charlie was joined by a number of his bluegrass heroes, including Mac Wiseman, Earl, Gary and Randy Scruggs, Del, Ronnie and Rob McCoury and Sharon, Cheryl and Buck White. The show featured Charlie debuting songs from his bluegrass gospel release, "Songs from the Long Leaf Pines." Meanwhile, on November 24, Charlie & friends (Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield, Montgomery Gentry and Phil Vassar, along others) will perform the Christmas for Kids show at The Ryman.

A Hard Act to Follow: Y'all remember actor David Keith? The dude who swallowed booze, and then an engagement ring, in "An Officer and a Gentlemen" (he also appears in Ricky Skaggs "Country Boy" video) is embrolled in a lawsuit involving a Keith Whitley biopic.
Keith was prepping the story of the singer who passed away at age 34 in 1989, when he alleges his money ($10 million) man backed out. So David has filed a suit against Alabama businessman Davis Lee and his company, Alatrade Foods LLC.
Keith had been working for three years to bring the Whitley story to the big screen, including, he says securing the rights to tell the story and the music from RCA.

How I Feel: Martina McBride blogs on CMA week, which included being placed on the Music City Walk of Fame and partying at Ronnie Dunn's...Meanwhile, take a look at (and find out how they made) Martina and Elvis' new video for "Blue Christmas."

Long, Slow Mrs(es).: Jeff Bates has several gigs lined up in Arkansas this month, where he feels right at home. "I lived in Little Rock for seven years and I even married a couple of Arkansas girls."