Kix Brooks to Interview Barbara Mandrell at CRS-40 "Life Of A Legend" Panel

Jan 12, 2009 Kix Brooks to Interview Barbara Mandrell at CRS-40 "Life Of A Legend" Panel

Kix Brooks to Interview Barbara Mandrell at CRS-40 "Life Of A Legend" Panel Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced the CRS-40 "Life Of A Legend" panel will feature an interview session of country music legend Barbara Mandrell by host Kix Brooks. The "Life Of A Legend" panel, sponsored by ABC Radio Networks, takes place Friday, March 6, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.  It is the final panel of this year's Country Radio Seminar and is regarded as one of the most engaging and memorable hours of the week.   Brooks (half of superstar country duo Brooks & Dunn and host of American Country Countdown) will interview Mandrell as she reflects on her legendary career in country music.   Mandrell earned her first No. 1 single with 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed," followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right."  Mandrell went on to score four more No. 1's: "Years," "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," "Till You're Gone" and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools."  A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Mandrell also starred in her own television series ("Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters") and won both the CMA "Entertainer of the Year" and "Female Vocalist of the Year" Awards twice. "Barbara and the CRS grew up together, and it is particularly appropriate to feature her this year at CRS on the convention's 40th Anniversary, the same year that marks her 40th anniversary with Columbia Records," says CRB Executive Director Ed Salamon. "Barbara Mandrell is a legend in every sense of the word.  She has won countless awards, entertained millions with her television show and influenced so many of today's artists." This is the fourth year for the "Life of a Legend" panel.  Previous years' lineups included: Gerry House interviewing Kenny Rogers (CRS-37), Eddie Stubbs interviewing Ronnie Milsap (CRS-38) and Norro Wilson and Ronnie Gilley interviewing George Jones (CRS-39). CRS-40 will be held March 4-6, 2009 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.  Complete seminar information may be obtained by contacting CRB, Inc. at 615.327.4487 or by visiting www.crb.org.  Advance rate registration is still available for $599 through Jan. 15.  The regular rate of $699 expires Feb. 6.  On-site registration is $749.