interview by Mike Hennessey Charlie Daniels, “Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’” – Blue Hat Records, 2008 Charlie Daniels arrived in Nashville in 1967 with a wife, child, and a literal twenty dollar bill in his pocket. In a few short years, he was lending his fiddle to Bob Dylan’s seminal Nashville albums. Since then he has sold […]
Q: You’ve come a long way from Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Can you still claim to be backwoods? A: Yes, and proud of it. I stay close to my roots and my family. I never want to forget any part of it. I’m still just a hillbilly at heart, thus a Backwoods Barbie. Q: Congratulations on […]
The image is forever burned into our pop-culture consciousness. George Clooney, sporting overalls and scruff, wailing “Man of Constant Sorrow” in the Coen Brothers’ twangy Odyssey O’Brother, Where Art Thou? Then, there’s the man behind that scene: bluegrass singer-songwriter Dan Tyminski, of the Dan Tyminski Band and Alison Krauss and Union Station, still one of […]
Rosanne Cash’s new album, The List, could be called the Dead Sea Scrolls of country music. A strange analogy, but an entirely apt one for a disc with twelve tracks by Cash from a list of 100 essential country and roots songs compiled for her by her father, the legendary Johnny Cash, when she was […]
“Rock & Roots or Roots & Roll, whatever you want to call it – we challenge you to find a description that fits other than good music you can count on when you thought maybe you just couldn’t count on music anymore!” That quote from Lilly Ruby, the Webmaster of www.jamesmccmurtry.com is one of the […]
When asked about his plans for Father’s Day, Jim Avett simply said, “Not a thing. There’s nothing special about Father’s Day as far as I’m concerned. I get the gift of being a daddy every day.” If you’re ever lucky enough to spend an hour talking with this man, you’ll realize that every day really […]
Kendal Conrad is a singer, actor, published writer, and award-winning songwriter… she has appeared on MTV and has performed onstage with Keith Urban and Walker Hayes! Kendal just finished recording an EP produced by Matt McVaney (Kane Brown, Jessie James Decker, Levi Hummon) and she co-wrote all the songs on the EP. Kendal recently released her […]
It has been one whirlwind of a year for young up-and-coming female country music singer songwriter, Caroline Marquard. From releasing her very first single to the world last summer,gearing up for new music, and many more new things for fans in 2019. Marquard, originally from Switzerland, is now a Tennessee native. We recently got to chat […]
You are never to old…or to young to pursue your dreams and Queeva is a testament to exactly that….she may only be 14-years-old, but the young country artists possesses drive, vision and a dedication to her craft that far exceeds her years. Not only is she blessed with an reminiscent voice she is also blessed […]
Independent singer/songwriter, Chance McKinney, who won CMT’s Music City Madness and has been on tour with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more had a fan base that launched #DownToGetUp into the Top 50 on iTunes Country Album Chart almost immediately. Now, he’s been working on new music that will come […]
