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 […]
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 […]
Walking through the parking lot of the San Manuel Amphitheater before a Tim McGraw Emotional Traffic Tour show, one would never guess that they were in Southern California. With country tunes blasting, beer cans on the ground and girls dressed up like country queens, you’d liken the scene more to a NASCAR race in Bristol, […]
On the heels of the highest sales debut of his career with his third CD Every Chance I Get, country trailblazer Colt Ford takes time out from a busy touring schedule to talk to Country Music Pride about his fans, family values and looking for validation from the Nashville music industry. The following is part one of an […]
We’re a simple music magazine — we’re not the very serious International Society of Logisticians for cryin’ out loud — but when we hear an album that touches our heart and kicks ass, we get seriously excited. People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which […]
Out of the wilds of Idaho and Alaska, Megan McCormick has settled in Nashville. Her fiery debut, Honest Words, hits you from the opener, “Shiver”, a down-and-dirty song of obsession and addiction, and never lets up. McCormick packs quite a punch with her gorgeous and powerful voice (somewhere between Ann Wilson and Bonnie Raitt), a […]
In the spring of 2008, post-Takoma, American primitive guitarist Jack Rose set off on a tour with D Charles Speer and the Helix. Along the way, they listened to a lot of Three Track Shack era Link Wray – especially the songs “Scorpio Woman” and his version of “In the Pines.” Rose was so excited […]
“Having this show at the Ryman has special meaning,” Emmylou Harris said as she summed up the feelings behind the Music Saves Mountains benefit concert held Wednesday night (May 19) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. “If the Ryman is the mother church of country music, then the Appalachian Mountains are its sacred ground. We […]
For Kenny Chesney, it’s tiki bars and free living; for Reba McEntire, it’s love; but for Josh Thompson, it’s beer drinking, working-class, backwoods country that makes him tick. One of the great things about most country artists is that you tend to get what you see – singers living the very same lyrics they’re proud […]
Taylor Holingsworth, guitarist of Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, has slowly but surely made his own way into an Oberst-like spotlight. Growing up in Alabama, Taylor was hired as a back-up guitarist for several bands. In these bands, he mastered both the art of rhythmic rock tunes and the title of a young […]
