This show kind of reminds me of the old Dolly Parton - Sylvester Stallone movie,
Rhinestone.
Hoping we'll see a cameo by Kellie on the show. I think she was spotted at a club with all these folks (or an event that had something to do with the show).
Who do you think has a good chance of actually making a career in country music?
My money would be on Diana DeGarmo out of this group. I think at least two of the others are there for comic relief, but I don't want to sound rude so I won't name them.
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John Rich of Big & Rich will give one of seven celebrities a chance at a country music career in the new CMT series, Gone Country.
The cast includes
Bobby Brown (New Edition),
Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips),
Dee Snider (Twisted Sister),
Diana DeGarmo (American Idol),
Julio Iglesias Jr.,
Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch) and
Sisqo ("Thong Song").
The celebrities will live in a Nashville mansion together and will compose songs with Nashville songwriters. In each episode, the cast will compete against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage.
At the end of two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song. Production is currently underway in Nashville. The six-episode series will premiere in January 2008.
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From another article, a more detailed list of the cast:
- Bobby Brown – R&B singer, former member of New Edition
- Carnie Wilson – singer/songwriter, former member of Wilson Phillips and author
- Dee Snider – radio personality, lead singer Twisted Sister
- Diana DeGarmo – recording artist, Broadway actor and American Idol finalist, 2004
- Julio Iglesias Jr – pop singer
- Maureen McCormick – singer/actor, “The Brady Bunch”
- Sisqo – R&B singer, former member of the group Dru Hill
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