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 [...]
How much care goes into sculpting the perfect novelty song? I guess you just got to have a knack for it. Throughout country music’s time-line, the novelty song has played an integral part in its evolution(or devolution?). Songs like Little Jimmy Dickens’ “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” or Johnny Cash’s “Flushed [...]
There is no greater honor than for a musician to be compared to one of the greats that have passed on. Recently, it seems that all of the musicians that have outlived their lead vocalists are finally rejoining their old bandmates. The steel guitar great Tom Brumley succumbed on Tuesday from complications of a heart attack that he [...]
#2 has been a very hard choice for me, but this Kentucky native does anything but ‘Act Naturally’. This Bakersfield influenced singer is none other than Dwight Yoakam. I am a movie buff, so I can pretty much list every movie that Yoakam has made(even the bad ones). However, he is the only country singer that [...]
The reason for me writing about this is there is really nothing interesting right now in the country music realm. If you want to find out what Jason Aldean is doing for Halloween, be my guest, but I chose the high road(not really). Is ‘Joe the Plumber’ going to put the pipe down? The latest buzz is [...]
This song has been passed along between a few artists over the years. It has always been a favorite of mine. If this is the first time that you have ever heard of this song, let me put it in some sort of context so you might remember it.
If you are a movie fan, you might have first heard this song on [...]
Hank Williams fans can look forward to this fall’s release of a new Time Life set including 143 previously unreleased recordings. The songs, which were captured for a WSM radio series at the height of Hank’s career in 1951, were caught up in an eight-year legal battle. They are now property of Jett Williams and Hank Williams, Jr, who have agreed to a deal with [...]
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