Country Music Birthdays and In Stores this week 2/1/10

Hit List

 * Gary LeVox (Rascal Flatts) is a guest contributor and graces the cover of the current Guideposts magazine. Inside the issue, LeVox shares the story of leaving his job at the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation for a music career.
 * George Strait has rescheduled this weekend's tour dates in Knoxville (1/29) and Charlottesville, VA (1/30) to April 2 and April 3, respectively, due to severe winter weather forecasts. Meteorologists are predicting snowfall of up to six inches or more in Knoxville while Charlottesville, VA is anticipating double that amount.
 * Carrie Underwood and fiancé Mike Fisher walked their first red carpet together as a couple Monday (1/25) at the annual Sens Soiree in Ottawa.
 * Tim McGraw will welcome a crowd Tuesday (2/2) at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium as a concert scene is filmed for his upcoming movie Love Don't Let Me Down. McGraw won't perform, but co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Garrett Hedlund and his Southern Voice tour opener the Lost Trailers are on the bill.
 * Us Magazine has a sneak peek of Taylor Swift's line of greeting cards, due in February.

Birthdays

Jessica Harp (2/3)
Clint Black (2/4)
Sara Evans (2/5)
Garth Brooks (2/7)
Travis Tritt (2/9)


Upcoming Album Releases

Josh Turner Haywire (2/9)
Sarah Buxton Sarah Buxton (2/23)
Josh Thompson Way Out Here (2/23)