Part of the film The Sugarland Express was filmed around the intersection of 2nd Street and Commerce Street.

The primary reason given for his departure was the demand on his time by country and bluegrass group, Sugarland, with whom McNabb had previously been touring for some time.

His film credits include Steven Spielberg's first theatrical feature film, The Sugarland Express, writing on Close Encounters of the Third Kind ( for which he was not publicly credited ), and producing and co-writing Dragonslayer.

She is the vocalist, songwriter and autoharpist for the country band Granville Automatic, has written songs for the country duo Sugarland, and was in the Top 12 of the second season of the television series American Idol in 2003.

They have won the Country Music Association Vocal Duo Of The Year award every year since they debuted in 1991 except in 2000 when the honor went to Montgomery Gentry, and in 2007 and 2009 when it was awarded to Sugarland.

Nettles, Bush, and Hall were regulars in Atlanta's folk-rock scene in the 1990s and early 2000s before Sugarland was formed, playing frequently at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia, which Nettles ' ex-husband owned for a time.

Sugarland was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy and performed the song " Something More " at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2006.

During the broadcast of the April 5, 2009 awards show, Sugarland was presented with the Vocal Duo of the Year award, ending Brooks & Dunn's nine-year run.

On September 10, 2010, Sugarland appeared on The Today Show and performed " Stuck Like Glue " – the first single from their album The Incredible Machine, which was released on October 19, 2010 in the U. S., Canada, and Australia.

It was announced on January 11 that Sugarland was the No. 5 selling country album of 2010 with The Incredible Machine and the No. 3 selling digital country track of 2010 with their single " Stuck Like Glue ".

Sugarland was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year and Video of the Year for " Stuck Like Glue ", and won for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

In April 2011, Sugarland began their own radio station, which was launched by A. P. E.

On November 23, 2011 it was announced that 44 lawsuits had been brought against Sugarland and a handful of organizations involved with the show, citing an unspecified damage amount for compensation.

Also, a Texas Department of Corrections complex of prisons, the Jester Prison Farm, was named after Jester — featured in the 1974 movie, The Sugarland Express.

lang came out in 1992 but had abandoned the country music genre by then and Kristen Hall, formerly of Sugarland, was already known as being out in the folk music genre ).

On August 13, 2011, high winds from an approaching thunderstorm collapsed the roof over the grandstand stage just before Sugarland was about to perform, killing seven people and injuring 58.

In The Netherlands, Magnapop was signed to Play It Again Sam Records, who released the Sugarland EP and Magnapop demo album in 1992.

Kissing the Pink's last album, Sugarland, was a blend of psychedelia and dance pop.

Orange Peel of 2008 was held at the Gallagher Iba Arena on October 3, 2008, and featured Sugarland, Motion City Soundtrack, Kellie Pickler and Ashton Shepherd.

Steven Spielberg expressed high interest and Salkind felt comfortable in hiring him upon being impressed with his work on Duel and The Sugarland Express, though his father was skeptical, feeling that Spielberg was not famous enough and claimed they needed to wait until " that fish movie of his " was released.

Bush formed the country music group Sugarland in 2002 with Jennifer Nettles and Kristen Hall ( who left in 2006, reducing Sugarland to a duo ).

Gatlinburg is hemmed in on all sides by high ridges, with the Le Conte and Sugarland Mountain massifs rising to the south, Cove Mountain to the west, Big Ridge to the northeast, and Grapeyard Ridge to the east.

Portions of the 1974 feature film Sugarland Express directed by Steven Spielberg were filmed in Floresville.

On December 5, 2010, Sugarland performed at " The VH1 Divas Salute The Troops " show, hosted by Kathy Griffin, which aired on VH1.

Sugarland performed their country crossover single " Stuck Like Glue ", after an introduction by supermodel Marisa Miller and Jennifer Nettles ' brother, a member of the Air Force.

Non-ice events at the REA have included concerts, by artists such as Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken, Incubus, and most recently Elton John, and a tennis match between Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.

* " All I Want to Do ", a 2008 song by Sugarland

Development began in 1977 by Sugarland Properties Inc. and would follow the next 30 years.

More recently, a new wave of country performers has been crossing over to AC, including Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks ( who topped the AC chart with their cover of Fleetwood Mac's " Landslide "), Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean ( whose AC success came by way of his duet with Kelly Clarkson, " Don't You Wanna Stay "), and The Band Perry.

Later, when greater local success led increasingly to engagements more widely in the Southeast, and with the departure of Mark Hall and Dog-Mess Jonny, the band then re-formed as a traditional touring four-piece rock band including front man Mallonee, Newton Carter, David LaBruyere, and Travis McNabb ( later of Better Than Ezra and Sugarland.

She continued proving herself in the dramatic league with the 1974 satirical dramas The Girl from Petrovka and The Sugarland Express, and Shampoo in 1975.

In late 1973, during post-production on The Sugarland Express, Spielberg developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science fiction film.

In July 2011, the City of Joplin entered into a contractual agreement with Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, L. P., a master developer company out of Sugarland, Texas, hired to assist in nearly $ 800 million in reconstruction efforts over the next five years.

The B-52s performed their hit track " Love Shack " with Sugarland at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.

* Keith Urban-February 16, 2006, with Pat Green, April 18, 2008, with Carrie Underwood, June 18, 2009, with Sugarland, and June 24, 2011, with Jake Owen

In addition to the second single with Sugarland, " Run ", the album's title track " Modern Love " reached the top 15 on the MusicBase Adult Album Alternative chart in September of 2012 due to considerable airplay on AAA formatted radio stations.

Winter Songs is a mix of traditional and modern festive classics, including tracks from artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and Sugarland along with perennials " Silent Night " and " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ".

He has received more than 27 ACM awards for Top Vocal Duo since 1991, except for 2000 when the honor went to Montgomery Gentry and 2009 when the honor went to Sugarland, including three Entertainer of the Year awards and vocal event of the year in 2005, for their hit " Building Bridges " with Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow's background vocals, along with his Single of the Year for his gospel song " Believe ".

* Kenny Chesney-May 31, 2007, with Sugarland and Pat Green and August 14, 2008, with Garth Brooks, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan and Luke Bryan

Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2004, Sugarland broke through that year with the release of their debut single " Baby Girl ", the first single from their multi-platinum debut album Twice the Speed of Life.

Knowles joined Sugarland on stage starting with the second verse.

In March 2009, Sugarland toured in Europe starting with performances at military stations in Italy.

Sugarland had four albums on the list with Love on the Inside (# 10 ), Gold and Green (# 26 ), Love on the Inside (# 28 ), and Enjoy the Ride (# 29 ).