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82 Year-Old Ray Price Not Slowing Down
2008-03-04 02:46:00 Andrew Dansby has a fantastic profile on Ray Price . He’s currently 82 years-old, performed around 88 shows last year, hopes to do close to 100 this year, and is working on two albums. One is a collaboration with Johnny Bush, Willie Nelson, and the late Calvin Owens due in June. The other is called My ... More About: Year
Back In The Saddle Again?
2008-03-04 01:45:00 We’re still trying to figure out what exactly caused all the down time today, but we’re finally back up to speed again–hopefully. Let us know if you see anything that looks out of place. Apparently we received an influx of hits, most likely from spammers, that caused our database to choke and take everything down ... More About: Back , Saddle
Country Music Is The Best Music In The World?
2008-03-01 17:42:00 and I’ll stand on anyone’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that. If you’ll check out our About page, it states what we all know to be true–country music is the greatest music in the world. That could be a controversial statement if it weren’t on a country music blog, but let’s humor ... More About: Music , Country , World , Country Music , The World
Tim McGraw - ?Kristofferson?
2008-02-29 20:44:00 Songwriters: Reed Nielsen and Anthony Smith Tim McGraw’s choice of singles from his album, Let It Go, has been puzzling and the release of “Kristofferson” doesn’t do anything to curb that trend. It’s arguably one of the more traditional tracks from the album, but McGraw shamelessly namechecks the songs namesake ala Keith Urban’s “Hank Don’t ...
The Cyrus Virus: Billy Ray Tapped To Host Nashville Star
2008-02-29 18:47:00 Billy Ray Cyrus announced he’ll be hosting the sixth-season of Nashville Star . “This year it is all about the dream, about the music, about persistence and never giving up faith,” Billy Ray told Leno. “You know, I’ve been to the fair, and I’ve seen the bear, and I’m really excited.” Calvin Gilbert on the CMT blog: “At ... More About: Virus , Host , Billy
Album Review: Chris Cagle - My Life?s Been A Country Song
2008-02-29 15:43:00 Chris Cagle’s fourth studio album, My Life ’s Been A Country Song , is his first that doesn’t feature any of his own songs. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean those included are any better–as the songs from his own pen are at least on par if not superior. Apparently, Cagle and producer, Scott Hendricks, listened to over ... More About: Review , My Life
Alan Jackson Gets Sirius For Good Time
2008-02-28 17:49:00 Alan Jackson is taking over Sirius Satellite Radio’s Prime Country channel for a five-day feature titled “Alan Jackson Good Time Radio.” The feature will include a preview of the 17 songs on his album Good Time, due out next Tuesday. Jim Fusilli of The Wall Street Journal: “If you want to hear real country music — ... More About: Entire , Graw
Brad Paisley - ?I?m Still A Guy?
2008-02-28 14:44:00 Songwriters: Kelley Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller, and Brad Paisley In Brad Paisley?s world there is nothing more descriptive than a list. I know what you?re thinking, ?Like Whitman?? Unfortunately not. Brad?s lists shed no real light on his subject, his lists offer no interesting insights, in fact, his lists seem to serve no real purpose ... More About: Country Music
Anne Murray Giveaway: Duets: Friends & Legends
2008-02-27 22:17:00 Anne Murray’s website describes her latest album, Anne Murray Duets : Friends & Legends , as “a collection of Anne’s most classic songs re-recorded as duets with some of the finest women of song including: Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Nelly Furtado, Isabelle Boulay, k.d. lang, Celtic Woman, Carole King, Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, Jann Arden, Shelby Lynne, ... More About: Contest , Anne
Give Me Some Money: Eddie Money Gone Country
2008-02-27 18:15:00 Veteran rocker Eddie Money is going country. His first single, “Give Me Some Water,” from the forthcoming album The Other Side of Money is scheduled to be released this weekend and will feature backing vocals from Vince Gill. Money also plans to countrify his hits “Hard Life” and “Two Tickets to Paradise” for the album. Miley ... More About: Country
Reba McEntire (f. Skip Ewing) - ?Every Other Weekend?
2008-02-27 16:05:00 I often criticize the current state of country radio. I say it’s too homogeneous, too fluffy, too commercial. I write about artists and songwriters who pander to their perceptions of what the audience expects. Yes, I complain about a lot of things that I think are wrong in this genre, this format, and this ... More About: Kenny Chesney , Country Music , Entire , Weekend , Reba
Vince Vaughn: Honky Tonk Man
2008-02-26 17:45:00 I knew there was a reason I liked Vince Vaughn , aside from his fast-talking, used-car salesmanesque humor and wit. His twelve-song celebrity playlist on iTunes has a couple of songs apiece from Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson , and Merle Haggard and then he throws in a Hank Williams and Buck Owens duet with Yoakam ... More About: Carrie Underwood , Dolly Parton , Elvis
Buddy Jewell - ?This Ain?t Mexico?
2008-02-26 15:28:00 Songwriters: Buddy Jewell and Al Sostrin Buddy Jewell hopes to resuscitate his flagging career with his latest single, but for many his career may as well have ended. “This Ain’t Mexico ” is an ignorant commentary on the issue of immigration–or invasion according to Jewell–backed by Mariachi inspired instrumentation, which makes it all the more insulting. Social ...
Imagine A World Where Alan Jackson Is A Nashville Clone
2008-02-25 20:17:00 The New York Times profiles Alan Jackson and considers his place in country music. There?s no question that Mr. Jackson is a country kingpin, respected even by the impatient young singers who complain that the country industry relies too heavily on proven hit makers like him. But outside the world of country music, Mr. Jackson is ... More About: World , Willie Nelson , Elizabeth Cook , Clone , Miranda Lambert
Your Take: The Experience Element In Songwriting
2008-02-23 20:35:00 In Matt’s review of Ashton Shepherd’s forthcoming album, the issue of experience in songwriting and whether or not it is a prerequisite to crafting a more realistic or meaningful song cropped up in the comments. A few readers weighed in with their thoughts, but I thought the issue would make for a good discussion outside ... More About: Country Music , Experience , Element
Aaron Watson - ?Hearts Are Breaking Across Texas?
2008-02-22 21:54:00 Songwriters: Aaron Watson It’s funny that a guy can sing Strait up country and actually be considered different nowadays. Such is the case with Aaron Watson, who displays the same keen knack as Alan Jackson for expressing meaningful sentiments in seemingly simple songs, and all the while, he features the fiddle and steel guitar as ... More About: Country Music , Texas , Breaking
Obama Boogies Back To Texas With Ray Benson and Joe Ely
2008-02-22 20:01:00 An fundraiser for Barack Obama at the Austin Music Hall last night featured country artists Ray Benson and Joe Ely, and Obama himself even joined in for a performance of “Boogie Back to Texas .” The Asleep at the Wheel MySpace blog has several additional pictures. Chet Flippo weighs in on Kix Brooks’ comments about artists getting ...
Michael Dean Church - ?Why Can?t You Forgive Me?
2008-02-22 16:35:00 Songwriters: Steve Dukes and Jeb Stuart Anderson Newcomer Michael Dean Church enters as a serious contender to become country music’s first breakthrough “MySpace artist.” While Pop has seen grassroots support for artists like Lily Allen and Soulja Boy translate into critical and commercial success, the country music circuit has remained a bit behind the curve, ... More About: Country Music , Forgive
Gary Allan Watches ?Airplanes? Take Off To No. 1
2008-02-21 22:32:00 Gary Allan hit No. 1 on the Country Aircheck Chart this week with “Watching Airplanes .” On a sidenote, how’d you like that incredibly cheesy post title? Trisha from Buffalo wrote in with this nugget of information: Seems that the song “Lost In This Moment” which was released by Big & Rich was written by John Rich and ... More About: Carrie Underwood , Watches , Dale Watson , Gary Allan
Miranda Lambert: Budding Urban Bow Hunter
2008-02-21 18:02:00 The latest edition of Field & Stream includes a short Q&A highlighting Miranda Lambert as a reader of the magazine. She enjoys hunting and recently got into bow hunting when Blake Shelton bought her a bow. Here’s a humorous excerpt: New Pastime: Scaring urbanites. “I bring my bow on the road and practice a lot. I ... More About: Hunter , Urban , Clint Black , Miranda Lambert
Is CMA Fest?s Nashville Future In Jeopardy?
2008-02-20 17:22:00 CMA board member Kix Brooks believes the annual CMA Music Fest ival needs to start paying artists to play at the event, instead of asking them to perform for free year after year. “It’s not in immediate danger, but we need to do some housekeeping,” he said. “I was pleading today with civic leaders to get on ... More About: Future , Nashville , Jeopardy
Star De Azlan - ?She?s Pretty?
2008-02-20 14:37:00 In today’s radio climate, it’s hard to break new female artists, especially if they’re traditional. Star De Azlan is a new female artist with a remarkably mature voice that has a certain traditional quality to it, so by all expectations, she shouldn’t have much of a chance… but, she has one thing going for ... More About: Country Music , Johnny Rodriguez , Pretty , Asleep at the Wheel
Rascal Flatts - ?Every Day?
2008-02-19 20:25:00 Machoism, patriotism, alcoholism, romanticism… and if emoism isn’t part of the list of country music concepts yet, you can certainly add it with Rascal Flatts ’ release of their latest single, “Every Day.” Rascal Flatts is usually an easy target and a lot of criticism might be unfairly levied upon them, but this could be ... More About: Country Music
The Demise of No Depression
2008-02-19 18:14:00 The alt-country music magazine No Depression will cease to exist after publishing the May-June issue. The current issue of the magazine contains a statement that basically says the decline in music sales is adversely affecting their means to make money. Despite what the magazine’s title reads, that’s pretty depressing news. Marty Stuart recalls the first time ...
Emily West - ?Rocks In Your Shoes?
2008-02-19 17:48:00 One of the most disheartening things about the current state of mainstream country music is its abject lack of personality. There are few new artists who possess genuine, non-fabricated star quality, and fewer even who seem to have anything particularly interesting to say. Enter Waterloo, Iowa, native Emily West , a Capital Nashville newcomer with a ... More About: Shoes , Country Music , Rocks
Your Essential Willie Nelson Songs
2008-02-18 18:15:00 Michael Corcoran lists “Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain” as the number one essential Willie Nelson song and asks, “Which Willie Nelson songs can you not live without?” It’s hard to argue with his list, but seeing as though it wasn’t included in the list of ten, I’d have to say the Townes Van Zandt ... More About: Songs , Essential
Album Review: Ashton Shepherd - Sounds So Good
2008-02-18 15:15:00 It?s tough for some traditional country fans to admit that the days when every budding country music star steps off the bus in Nashville from the cottonfields of Dyess, Arkansas or the coal mines of Butcher Holler, Kentucky are over. This shift accelerated in the 1990s, when Windsor, Ontario native Shania Twain became the ... More About: Reviews , Sounds , Country Music , Review , Good
Clint Black - ?Long Cool Woman?
2008-02-17 15:48:00 Songwriters: Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway What’s happening in a world when Clint Black releases only the second single of his career that wasn’t written himself and it follows the first? And when is he going to give his next album a title and release it? It seems like he’s grasping at ... More About: Cool , Clint Black , Woman
Your Take: Visionary Collaborations
2008-02-16 14:59:00 Collaboration between established artists has created some interesting and successful pairings throughout country music’s lifetime. Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, Alan Jackson and George Strait, and with the advent of technology, Alison Krauss & Keith Whitley, and Hank Williams and Bocephus. Last year, Raising ... More About: Visionary
Montgomery Gentry - ?Back When I Knew it All?
More articles from this author:2008-02-16 02:25:00 Songwriters:: Gary Hannan, Phil O’Donnell, Trent Willmon Nostalgia for a hell-raising youth has become a dominant theme on country radio and I can?t explain why. It wasn?t a very good idea in the first place and has only become worse as every Lynyrd Skynyrd-inspired wanna-be rocker has released their own rewrite of the same theme. ... More About: Reviews , Country Music , Back , Montgomery Gentry 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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