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 [...]
Leona Atkins passed away today at her home in Nashville, she was 85 years old. Leona was no stranger to the stage herself. She and her sister Lois Johnson consisted of the “The Johnson Twins” and performed on WLW-AM, which is where she met the legendary guitarist. They were married in 1946. Here is a [...]
If you were thinking about purchasing tickets for the Opry, please consider tonight’s performance. Steve Wariner is honoring the most famous country guitar picker ever, Chet Atkins. Steve will get a full half hour performance to pay homage to Chet, which is a long time by Opry standards. There is no one more apt for [...]
Dialogue between two friends in the 1960’s.
John: Why don’t you turn Tony Bennett off, and play some country music?
Tom: What are you talking about? This is country music! This is Eddy Arnold’s “Make The World Go Away.”
John: I don’t hear any steel guitar? It sounds like he is singing to the mob, with a cocktail [...]
This year’s Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Anyone surprised? Disappointed? If you haven’t heard; Roy Clark, Charlie Mccoy, and Barbara Mandrell are going to be the new arrivals into the Hall of Fame. Who was the most deserving? Was it luck? Was it Random? Do you know those two friends in school that let a third one tag [...]
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I need to repent. I always wrote off Danny Davis as someone who tried and failed. We buy his music directly, so he frequented the office quite abit. I pitied him. I thought, here is a guy that has to personally peddle his music. Now, when it comes to country music, I am not your average [...]
Downtown Nashville could offer so much more. However, what you are going to get is nothing more than glorified karaoke. It’s frustrating to see metro-sexual country cover bands doing the worst version of ”You Never Even Called Me By My Name” in front of drunken idiots who, even when their sober, probably couldn’t tell you who originally sang the song. I thought there were only [...]
It is with great sorrow that we report the death of Eddy Arnold at age 89. Arnold, whose hits included “Make the World Go Away” and “The Last Word in Lonesome is Me,” was one of the most successful country singers in history. Joel Whitburn’s book, “Top Country Singles 1944-1993,” ranks Arnold the No. 1 [...]