All Music Guide:
Alabama's Heartland were formed by singer Jason Albert, guitarist Craig Anderson, and drummer Todd Anderson, with lead guitarist Mike Myerson, bassist Keith West, and fiddler Chuck Crawford coming on board a little later to make the group a six-piece. Citing influences as diverse as Johnny Cash, AC/DC, Alabama, Sam Cooke, Van Halen, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, and the Beach Boys, the band developed a strong regional following in the Huntsville, AL, region with their strong live shows. Catching the eye of Lofton Creek Records, Heartland signed a recording contract with the Nashville indie and was soon recording at Muscle Shoals' Fame Studios with producer Walt Aldridge, issuing a single, "I Loved Her First," in 2006. The song, written by Aldridge with Elliott Park, is a poignant ballad of a father's love for his daughter and seems destined to become a standard at country weddings and receptions until the end of time. An album, also called I Loved Her First, followed later in 2006. In early 2009, Mike Myerson decided to leave the group and they continued on as a five-piece.
Wikipedia:
Education
Heartland Baptist Bible College, in Oklahoma City, OklahomaHeartland Community College, in IllinoisHeartland Elementary School, public school, Kansas
Film
Heartland (film), a 1979 film starring Rip Torn and Conchata FerrellHeartland (1989 film), a UK television film featuring Jane HorrocksHeartlands (film), a 2002 film starring Michael Sheen and Celia Imrie
Literature
Heartland, a 1964 novel by Wilson HarrisHeartland (1999 novel), by Daren ShiauHeartland, a 2004 novel by John MacKay (journalist)Heartland (novel series) by Lauren BrookeHeartland (comics), written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Steve Dillon
Music
Heartland (band), an American country music bandHeartland rock, a late-1970s and 1980s genre of rock music Albums
Heartland (Client album), 2007Heartland (The Judds album)Heartland (Owen Pallett album), 2010Heartland (Real Life album)Heartland (Runrig album)Heartland (Michael Stanley Band album), 1979Heartlands (Kate Rusby album), 2003 Songs
"Heartland" (song), by George Strait"Heartland", by Celtic Thunder"Heartland", by The Sisters of Mercy from Some Girls Wander by Mistake"Heartland", by The Sound from Jeopardy!"Heartland", by The The from Infected album"Heartland", by U2 from the Rattle and Hum album
Sports
Heartland Championship, amateur domestic rugby union competition in New ZealandHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), American NCAA Division III college athletic conferenceHeartland Conference, American NCAA Division II college athletic conferenceHeartland F.C., formerly Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Nigerian soccer club based in Owerri, NigeriaHeartland League, independent baseball league that operated from 1996–98 in the central United StatesHeartland Trophy, brass bull presented to the winner of the Iowa–Wisconsin American football game
Television
Heartland (Australian TV series), a 1994 Australian television series starring Cate BlanchettHeartland with John Kasich a.k.a. From the Heartland, American political television show on Fox News ChannelHeartland (1989 TV series), a 1989 comedy series starring Brian KeithHeartland (U.S. TV series), a 2007 television series on TNTHeartland (Canadian TV series), a 2007 series on CBC TelevisionThe Heartland Series, production of WBIR-TV in Tennessee
Other
Heartland (United States), an Americanism referring to central states of the UnionHeartland Inn, chain of hotels based in Iowa, USAHeartland (video game), home computer game released in 1986The Heartland Institute, libertarian think tank based in Chicago, Illinois
