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 […]
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 […]
If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones,” Waylon Jennings once sang. Country Music Hall of Famer, Grand Ole Opry member, and Kennedy Center Honoree George Glenn Jones died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was hospitalized April 18 with fever […]
A new year is upon us and that can only mean one thing…new music is heading your way! What can you expect from the country music scene in 2013? Will pop-country dominate the charts again or will traditional country experience a resurgence? Will Kenny be the king of the tour circuit this summer or will […]
When someone says they are going to Cancún, Mexico for a country music festival they are usually welcomed with an inquisitive look in return. But after a week in Cancun for the Coyote Country Music Festival, I would say there isn’t another way I would rather enjoy a week in the famous party town. On […]
Country music trio “Carter’s Chord” release their version of “Sh*T Country Singers/Songwriters Say”, a creative spoof for sheer enjoyment to, for and about the country music industry. If you could “do it all over again”, you know, get a second chance at following your dreams, did you ever think that perhaps you might want to […]
For hometown girl Sonia Leigh, 2011 was a milestone year. She debuted her first album on Southern Ground Records “1978 December.” CMT highlighted her as a Listen Up! Artist of the Month and she toured the country, opening for Zac Brown Band. 2012 is not shaping up too shabby for the raspy-voiced music maven. Sonia has been […]
Kellie Pickler has certainly grown up from her American Idol days. She became America’s sweetheart during her tenure on the prolific talent show. Her bubbly personality, powerhouse vocals and vulnerability wowed the judges and launched a successful solo career as a country music artist. Kellie’s popularity soared when her debut single “Red High Heels” hit airwaves followed up by […]
