by Donald Jacobs A common conversation regarding Country and Western music often goes something like this: Person 1: “Ya know, I love Country music, I’m
Join us as we sit down at the table with Kristina Gaddy and Pete Ross to discuss Kristina’s new book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History.” Named one of 2022’s Most Memorable Music Books by No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music, it’s an illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina uncovers the banjo’s key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo’s beginnings from the seventeenth century, when enslaved people of African descent created it from gourds or calabashes and wood- and how these slaves carried this unique instrument as they were transported and sold by slaveowners throughout the Americas and the Caribbean…
In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands/musicians responded to an ad in a newspaper for an opportunity to be a part of a recording session
In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands/musicians responded to an ad in a newspaper for an opportunity to be a part of a recording session in Bristol, Tennessee. Some of the most well-known and influential names in American music were there…
These recordings were no doubt a key moment in country music’s evolution. In this episode, we interview Dr. Ted Olson and discuss whether or not the Bristol Sessions were in fact the “Big Bang” of country music…
If you’re a country music fan, chances are you well remember The Band Perry. The sibling trio were ushered onto the scene in the late
Carly Pearce will reveal the ACM Radio Award winners via the Academy of Country Music Facebook, which will also be revealed on February 19th at
Happy Valentine’s Day country music lovers. Whether you are single or with that special someone there is one thing that is for sure today –
Legendary country artist John Anderson’s new song, “Tuesday I’ll Be Gone,” with special guest Blake Shelton is out now! Of the collaboration, Anderson shares, “I’m super excited about
Triple Tigers’ multi-platinum entertainer, Russell Dickerson, releases his long-awaited lead track “Love You Like I Used To” off his new album due out later this
Tenille Townes’ new EP, “Road to the Lemonade Stand”, is out now via Columbia Nashville… “It makes my heart so happy that this EP is out
