MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (Items on Brad Paisley, Tanya Tucker, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Ricochet)

Brad Paisley's new studio effort, "American Saturday Night," will land sales-side on June 30, CMT.com reports.
It'll arrive two years and 11 days after his last album, proper, "5th Gear."
I'm not counting last year's "Play," which Brad envisioned as an instrumental album until (I'm assuming, the overlords at his label goaded- ordered?- him to tack some vox humana onto the effort...not that I'm complaining).
"ASN's" first single, "Then," lands at radio on Monday and you can buy it a week from Tuesday.
Meanwhile, is Brad's wife having breakfast with Sheryl Crow? Or is that just an internet rumor?
Either way, "Then" is directed at Brad's Mrs., actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
From the road...in Washington State, Brad's "$7 million production comes with 1,600 of amps of power, 200 thousand watts of lighting, 340,000 watts of sound and 83,000 pounds of equipment hanging in the air" and channels Roger Miller, George Strait and Eric Clapton in a medley.

Tuckered In: Tanya Tucker is back after a self-imposed three year exile...in June...with an album of covers.
"My Turn" will feature a set of covers of hits by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Faron Young, among others and Dwight Yoakam's production genius, Pete Anderson is helming the boards.
Yummy!

New Bayou: Tim McGraw previewed new music this week at the Country Radio Seminar's annual jam....but wondered when (his label) Curb Records would let you own it...
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift will fill the head slot at the CRS jam next year...and, back in (Tim's home state of Louisiana), Taylor, via phone, showed why she's a country star, by calling and serenading a fan in the hospice unit of a hospital in The Bayou State.

Seasoned Mustard Drumsticks with Peach Molasses Glaze: Sounds tasty doesn't it?
Would ya believe Keith Urban's Escape Together tour has an official Tour BBQ Pitmaster and he made that dish while Keith did a li'l tailgatin'.
Catch the pix and recipe here, over at the GGcolumn Press Release Page.

Whose Hospital Bed Has Your Protective Boot Been Under?: Remember the dudes from Ricochet?
They're still out there, touring and recording...and for bassist Greg Cook he'll be sans one cowboy boot, thanks to a fall at home.