Jason Aldean to Receive the Dick Award of the Decade
Jason Aldean will receive the Dick Award for the Decade from the ACMs come April---"Dick" being for Dick Clark, who this decade award was just renamed after, and who luckily is dead so he doesn't have...
View ArticleDolly Parton gets NASCAR Paint Job for Upcoming Race
Pink isn't exactly the perfect color for NASCAR, but when it's presented in partnership with country music legend Dolly Parton, even the burliest of motorsports aficionados stand down, if not pump...
View ArticleThe Story of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers Writes Its Final Chapter
Of course Tompall is where the attention usually dwells when bringing up the three siblings from Spalding, Nebraska. But youngest brother Jim, who died of a heart attack on April 6th at the age of 81,...
View ArticleTrent Reznor Has a CMA Award Due to Lil Nas X. Here’s Who Doesn’t.
As easily predicted, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus won the 2019 CMA Award for Musical Event of the Year for their collaboration on the genre-bending summer smash "Old Town Road." In a strange plot...
View ArticleReinstate Hank Video Contest !!!
Real quick, some MySpace readers have been having trouble commenting and kudoing these blogs. MySpace has been jacking with the blogs for weeks now, and I appreciate everyone working through the...
View ArticleIBWIP / Reinstate Hank Video Contest Update
Sorry I haven’t been blogging much lately. Been under the weather and busy, you know. I’m working on some great blogs in this upcoming week, but here’s a couple of quick things: I had a BLAST last...
View ArticleRose Maddox – Grandmother of Rockabilly & More
If you’re anything like me, if I want to hear some new music, you sure aren’t going to find me sniffing around CMT or burying your nose in the latest Rolling Stone. No, I’m likely going to be looking...
View ArticleMarty Stuart Is Saving Country Music (live review)
For all the harmonizing and gospel and good old-time vibes, the heart of the Marty Stuart show is still high-octane, Outlaw-era, rock n' roll-inspired hard driving country music. This is what Marty...
View ArticleJames Hand to Release “Mighty Lonesome Man” Oct. 16th
Texas country music legend James Hand will be releasing his brand new studio album Mighty Lonesome Man on October 16th. The 12-track album will include all original material, and contributions from an...
View ArticleMarty Robbins Saves Life of NASCAR’s Richard Childress
The 2013 NASCAR season officially starts this Sunday in Daytona, and one of the sport's most well-known car owners, a former NASCAR driver named Richard Childress, may not be around today if it wasn't...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Country & Roots Songs From Breaking Bad
Did you know the first song to ever be featured on Breaking Bad was a classic country tune by Stonewall Jackson? They may not play real country on the radio anymore, but there's many different ways you...
View ArticleRandy Travis Covers Waylon’s “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line”
As the thoughts and prayers of millions of fans keep vigil over Randy Travis in hopes the ailing singer someday will be able to share his gift for song with the world once more, life moves on and the...
View ArticleNashville’s Independent Artists Speaking Out About City’s Growth
It's that penultimate moment---that tipping point---when a town or neighborhood known for it's cool, rich, and creatively-vibrant culture becomes so awash with interlopers, gentrifying hipsters, and...
View ArticleLegendary Country Producer Billy Sherrill Passes Away
One of the most important, influential, and successful producers in the history of country music has passed away. Billy Sherrill, known as one of the fathers of the "Countrypolitan or "Nashville...
View ArticleDon’t Compare Sturgill Simpson to Waylon . . . Unless You’re Merle Haggard....
The comparisons of Sturgill Simpson to Waylon Jennings never cease, even though in some instances they're based on pretty shallow and misguided observations. That's why it's probably pretty...
View ArticleNASCAR’s Kyle Larson Pays Tribute to Marty Robbins with Retro Paint Job
When Kyle Larson takes the honorary Chip Ganassi #42 Marty Robbins car on the the Darlington race track on Saturday, he won't just be paying tribute to a country music legend, but a legend of the...
View ArticleStreet to Be Renamed in Honor of Marty Robbins
Marty lived in Glendale, AZ until he enlisted in the Navy at 17 and served in the Pacific Theater in World War 2. It was there he learned to play guitar, and like so many GI's, fell in love with the...
View ArticleHow Many of These Country Music Veterans Can You Name?
So many of country music's legendary artists also spent time earlier in their lives serving the country in one capacity or another. And on Veteran's Day as we pay tribute to ALL the men and women who...
View ArticleMarty Stuart’s “Way Out West” Is a Journey Back to When Country Became Cool
As much as Marty Stuart is a student of country music, he's also a teacher. And with a refreshing boldness, and frankly a little bit of guts from running the risk of being misunderstood by some of the...
View ArticleEnnio Morricone: The Influence of the Country Concept Album
Italian film composer Ennio Morricone passed away on Monday (7-6) at the age of 91. And though he will will always be remembered as the definitive mastermind behind the sounds and sonic imagination of...
View Article“Friends in Low Places” Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell Dies
There may not be a more recognizable song from the catalog of country music in the last 35 years than "Friends in Low Places" performed by Garth Brooks. Garth may have popularized it, but like so many...
View ArticleCountry History X: Marty Robbins Saves Life of NASCAR’s Richard Childress
Country History X Episode #10 is a story of courage and character, and how a split second decision by country legend Marty Robbins on the racetrack forever changed the destiny of numerous people who...
View ArticleGeorge Jones & Johnny Paycheck Guitarist Gary Adams Dies
Country Music guitarist great Gary H. Adams died on January 7, 2022. He was 78 years old and had lived a full life as a musician, husband and father. Best known as a founding member of George Jones's...
View ArticleWillie Nelson Joins Tami Neilson for “Beyond The Stars”
It was one of those moments only music can make, and it happened in Luck, TX. The "Beyond The Stars" duet with Tami Neilson and Willie Nelson ultimately was the talk of the Luck Reunion, and the talk...
View ArticleLil Nas X Attacking BET For Discrimination is Just About Perfect
We're now supposed to believe that despite all these accolades BET has bestowed to Lil Nas X in the past, all of a sudden and out of the blue, BET has decided to discriminate against a guy they...
View Article25 Years Ago: Marty Stuart Fulfills Vow to Marry Connie Smith
It all started when Marty Stuart was just 11-years-old, in the summer of 1970, when Connie Smith---17 years Marty Stuart's senior---was already an established star, and had landed over a dozen Top 10...
View ArticleCountry Music’s Greatest Concept Albums of All Time
Concept albums have been an integral part of country music history, with the release of certain projects completely reshaping the country music paradigm, including in recent memory. Just in case you...
View ArticleCowboy and Western Singer Don Edwards Has Died
One of America's premier cowboy poets, Western singers, preservationists, and musicologists in the field of Western recordings has passed away. Don Edwards, who was active for nearly 60 years in...
View ArticleVince Gill & Paul Franklin Reunite to Toast an Old Friend
Vince Gill and Paul Franklin are reuniting once again, and this time to pay tribute to Ray Price and his legendary backing band The Cherokee Cowboys. The post Vince Gill & Paul Franklin Reunite to...
View ArticlePaying a Visit to Marty Robbins
If there was ever a "most interesting man in country music," Marty Robbins would make a great candidate. The career of Marty Robbins really was quite incredible. The post Paying a Visit to Marty...
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