Even though John Fogerty hails from San Francisco, he and his ex-CCR band mates have always been accredited for launching the southern rock movement. After the bands’ bitter break-up in 1972, John Fogerty started his solo career with the country record The Blue Ridge Rangers. The name of the band is misleading, Fogerty actually played [...]
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 [...]
For those who think that the Opry has gotten above it’s raisin’, here is something that might pique your interest. The Opry is adding a new show to it’s weekly schedule. On March 26th, Thursdays from 6-9pm, The Grand Ole Opry is going to cater to those who love real country music. This is going to be your chance [...]
Who is the most famous utility vocalist in Nashville? Even better, who sounds the best? You would think that Music Row would use more unsigned vocalists to sing backup. This is usually not the case. On some of the more popular country songs, you can distinctively hear artists like, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Trisha Yearwood delivering perfect harmonies. [...]
Shel Silverstein is an American Legend. He did not follow the rule book of writing. His style could never be pinned down. He always said that he did not mold his method from any past writer. Not only could he write hit songs for the likes of Johnny Cash, Bobby Bare, and Dr. Hook, but through classics such as The Giving Tree and [...]
So what all was happening in 1958? Well let me take a minute to tell you. Private, Elvis Presley headed off to Germany to serve the United States, Ray Price sang a song written by Bill Anderson that hit number one (”City Lights”), Buck Owens recorded his first chart hitting single, and low and behold [...]
Some of our blog readers also subscribe to our quarterly publication, Pure Country Magazine — written by classic country fanatics, for classic country fanatics. Those of you who don’t get the mag should keep a close eye on our main website, because we’re in the process of adding an archive of PC articles. One thing [...]