All the time we hear talk about “Today’s” Country Music. Some think it is absolutely horrible and consider it a slap in the face to the genre. However, there are some that would strongly disagree and see it as a refreshing change for country music. I can see both sides of the fence. I personally [...]
It is a fact, country music is a male dominated genre. This is not saying that women have not made their mark in Country Music. Kitty Wells was the first female country artist to have a #1 hit with “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.” Patsy Cline had hit after hit before her [...]
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This past week I caught the last part of the ACM’s in Las Vegas. They were about to announce Entertainer of the Year…they announced the nominees and I was really excited because a few of my favorites were in the running…Carrie Underwood, George Strait, and Keith Urban to name a few. And of [...]
Kris Allen will have the chance to meet a real guitar player. If you don’t know who Allen is, he is one of the current contestants on season 8 of American Idol. He prefers to perform with his guitar. Too bad he was behind the beat, Tuesday night. Kris will witness an artist who is truly comfortable with [...]
The only difference between Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert, is that Miranda has probably done all the things that Carrie describes in “Before He Cheats.” Miranda exudes enough attitude to rival Jeannie C. Riley. We have already heard this little stick of dynamite on the title track to her album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but the charts never did it any justice. [...]
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Today I was flipping through some pictures…some of old flames, friends, family, and my visit to the Grand Ole Opry. I was able to go with one of my old flames to visit the Opry, he was performing later that night. Anyway we had to arrive early to do a sound check and mingle with [...]
Well here it is 2009 and it’s time to reflect on the moments and memories of 2008. According to Country Weekly these ten men were voted most sexy for 2008:
Coming in at number ten, Tim McGraw. This year Tim released a few new songs and had a supporting role in the movie Four Christmases. He also [...]
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I hope everyone throughly enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. I know that I did, I spent time with family and friends, and like everyone else ate way too much! I’m not sure if you were able to catch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or not, but I did. It’s a tradition in my family to watch [...]
That’s right you have officially heard it here, Elvis Presley is releasing a Christmas album this year. After passing away nearly thirty-one years ago, the King of Rock and Roll is releasing a CD for the holidays. The project is entitled, “Elvis Presley: Christmas Duets.” And it will feature several country artists [...]
The CMA results are in so let’s see if I made the right predictions from one of my previous blogs. Well for the most part my predictions were right, with the exception of Single of the Year. Here’s a rundown of my predictions and how they lined up with the results.
Top Female Vocalist: I said [...]
Today I was looking at the list of nominees for this year’s 42nd Country Music Awards. As usual I am not surprised by this year’s nominees and as as usual I am going to make my predictions. Last year Top Female Vocalist went to Carrie Underwood, rightfully so, in my opinion. This year I think [...]
It looks like the tension is surmounting at an alarming rate between Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood. 107.5 in Nashville recently had Simpson on their morning show. They discussed the claim of Underwood stating that she and Tony Romo still carried on a phone relationship. Jessica refuted Carrie’s claim and said that She and Romo checked his phone log and [...]
Country Music’s hottest artists are being haunted by the restless spirit of Elvis Presley. A Christmas Duets album is being comprised of Elvis’ previous Christmas classics, pairing the king of rock n roll with the likes of Gretchen Wilson, Carrie Underwood, and Leann Rimes. Most of the original recordings were in mono, so an exact [...]