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 […]
It’s Joe Nichols. It’s his sixth studio album. “It’s available November 8, 2011 and “It’s All Good”. It’s also hard to believe it’s been eight years and five albums since “Man With a Memory” country artist Joe Nichols swooned country music and country fans with the tender reflection of “The Impossible” and the cynical playfulness […]
If George Strait were to hand out business cards, I’m sure they would say “King George, hit-maker extraordinaire.” George Strait’s latest album will be released on September 6, Here for a Good Time. CMP had the privilege of reviewing George’s 39th studio album and is pleased to share George’s latest masterpiece with you! Here for a Good Time was […]
American has spoken. The final two contestants on Fox’s American Idol contest are not only the youngest finalists in the show’s history, they are both country music singers. Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina will make music city proud when they compete for the top prize on the two night finale airing Tuesday, May 24 and […]
Villa One/Quarterback Records artist Frank Ortega prepares to release his new single, “My Old Man,” followed by heavy radio touring and a new video to be filmed in mid-September. Written and produced by two hit songwriters — Phil O’Donnell and Gary Hannan — “My Old Man” pays homage to the complex relationship between a man […]
Jerry Lee Lewis will be joined by duet partners Tim McGraw, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson on his upcoming album, Mean Old Man, due for a Sept. 7 release on Verve/Universal Music. In addition to a digital version, the album will be released as a standard edition with 10 tracks and a deluxe edition with […]
Dublin-born rockabilly sensation Imelda May is further proof that the Irish are the European torchbearers of soul. Backed by a band that includes her husband Darrel Higham on guitar, she alternately growls, shouts, purrs and croons on Love Tattoo, her first major-label release. (Her debut, No Turning Back, was released under her maiden name, Imelda […]
You never know what to expect with a tribute album. They have a tendency to be very hit and miss. Often, the biggest downfalls are that the songs don’t sound all that different from the original and they just aren’t quite as good. While there are some songs on this album that don’t add too […]
Ferlin Husky and record producer Billy Sherrill were sworn in as new members of the County Music Hall on May 23. Ferlin is most known for the No. 1 hit song “Gone,” which spent 10 weeks at the top spot in 1957, and “Wings of a Dove,” which also spent 10 weeks at No. 1. […]
How many times a day do you think he hears that? But it’s cool…some jokes are overused because they’re funny every time (this actually might NOT be one of those times, but I’m going to stick with it). I spend last evening at UCSD’s The Loft, checking out The Tallest Man on Earth. I showed […]
