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February 10, 2013

Saving Country Music 2013 Grammy Awards LIVE Blog

So here we go once again folks! To attempt to alleviate some of the anger, disgust, dejection, and frustration with the current state of music, we join here to report, commiserate, and poke fun of The Grammy Awards, the participants, the winners, and the performers, and pontificate on their impact. The way this works is this page will be updated regularly as the telecast transpires, so get your mouse finger ready to hit refresh often.

Grammys, Live Blog

February 10, 2013

They Said Waylon Jennings Wasn’t Country Too (Outlaw History)

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No other genre of American music has an ongoing debate about what it is and what it isn’t like country does, because no other genre has such long-established ties to tradition that so many fans and artists feel must be respected. In their time, artists we consider the very definition of country were accused of being pop, artists like Patsy Cline, and yes, even the great Waylon Jennings.

Country Song Roundup magazine, Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings

February 9, 2013

55th Annual Grammy Awards Preview

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Sunday night is the most important night in music of the year as the 55th annual Grammy Awards will be transpiring in Los Angeles. Independent-minded music consumers can go back and forth about just how important Grammy night is, but regardless if you like the winners or even care to pay attention, what transpires Sunday night will have effects on the entire music world.

Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood, Don Williams, Eric Church, Hunter Hayes, Jamey Johnson, John Fullbright, Mumford & Sons, Ronnie Dunn, Taylor Swift, The Avett Brothers, The Grammy Awards, The Lumineers, Will Hoge, Zac Brown Band

February 8, 2013

Olds Sleeper’s “Before And After The Here And Now”

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I don’t know how this guy does it. Like a quasar, he’s able to endlessly expel creative musical content unfettered from a seemingly inexhaustible source. It’s not always pretty, it’s not always perfect. But if you pay attention long enough and listen, you will invariably witness something that leaves you awe struck.Before And After The Here And Now is a more mellow project compared to typical Olds albums…

Before And After The Here And Now, Olds Sleeper, Review

February 7, 2013

Darius Rucker’s Version of “Wagon Wheel” (A Rant)

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Wagon Wheel” isn’t the “Free Bird” of our generation, it is our generation’s sonic equivalent of inserting a corkscrew into your earhole and giving it a nice good healthy turn. The song, initially stolen from a Bob Dylan demo by Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor with a “better to ask forgiveness than permission” approach, officially holds the title of the most ubiquitous song in the history of mankind that nobody’s heard.

Bob Dylan, Darius Rucker, Ketch Secor, Lady Antebellum, Old Crow Medicine Show, Review, robot oral sex, Wagon Wheel

February 7, 2013

Dale Watson Introduces The “Ameripolitan” Genre

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Dale Watson has been throwing around his “Ameripolitan” term for years, but Dale is now working to organize behind the name. The main idea behind Dale’s Ameripolitan at the moment is the formation of an Ameripolitan awards show that would transpire in February 2014 in Austin, TX. The awards would be voted on by three divisions: 1) Fans. 2) Industry. 3) 100 Ameripolitan “captains.”

Ameripolitan, Ameripolitan Music Awards, Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, countrypolitan, Dale Watson, Kris Kristofferson, Shooter Jennings, The Baksersfield Sound, The Nashviile Sound, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, XXX

February 6, 2013

2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Picks & Prognostications

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2012 was a high profile year for Halls of Fame. From the kilted screecher Axl Rose pulling like a Sex Pistol and telling the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to kiss off, to the Baseball Hall of Fame not inducting a single member as the steroid era falls like a shadow on the eligibility timeline. The Country Music Hall of Fame has kept its legitimacy and honor over the years by being an exclusive get…

2013, Alan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Candidates, Chet Flippo, Country Music Hall of Fame, David Allan Coe, Dottie West, Gram Parsons, Hank Williams Jr., Inductees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, John Hartford, Johnny Paycheck, Kenny Rogers, Lynn Anderson, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Mike Curb, Ricky Skaggs, Toby Keith

February 5, 2013

Heartworn Highways Documentary Now Available Online

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The legendary Outlaw country documentary Heartworn Highways, featuring Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Gamble Rogers, Steve Young, The Charlie Daniels Band, and many more, has finally been released completely remastered for digital on-demand viewing and download. Original copies of Heartworn Highways, including copies of the 2005 DVD release regularly sell for $90 and over.

available, Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, download, Gamble Rogers, Graham Leader, Guy Clark, Heartworn Highways, On Demand, Phillip Schopper, Re-issue, Remastered, Rodney Crowell, Steve Young, Townes Van Zandt

February 4, 2013

Women At Forefront of Country Music Evolution

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“Country must evolve” is the way it is sold to the country music public when pop and hip-hop influences are invited into the country music fold. What these folks fail to point out is that country has been trying to evolve for 30 some odd years right under their noses. Are you looking for true progress and evolution in country music? Look no further than this list of women.

Abigail Washburn, Amanda Shires, Anderson Family Bluegrass, Asleep at the Wheel, Be Good Tanya's, Bela Fleck, Brandi Carlile, Caitlin Rose, Dale Watson, First Aid Kit, Hank Williams, Jolie Holland, Kacey Musgraves, Kasey Chambers, Liz Rose, Neko Case, Paige Anderson, Rachel Brooke, Rounder Records, Ruby Jane, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, The Beach Boys, The Carter Family, The Trishas, Tom Waits, Uncle Earl, Willie Nelson

February 4, 2013

Blake Shelton’s “Sure Be Cool If You Did” Shows No Leadership

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Sure the song will do well commercially, but the opening line “I was gonna keep it real like chill like only have a drink or two” shows that Blake is not ready to lead the country music troops into battle, he’s cowering from the fight by releasing a song that is a cry for relevancy. Like many current pop country songs, it simply switches urban artifacts for rural ones to qualify it as “country,” creating dissonance between subject and sonic style.

Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Sure Be Cool If You Did

February 2, 2013

What Would Waylon Do About School Shootings?

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Waylon Jennings has been a long time gone, passing away on February 13th, 2002, but his wisdom is still as relevant as the music that he made. While being interviewed on Prim Time Country on TNN in 1999 shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, Waylon was asked what he would do about the issue of gun control and school shootings.

Columbine, gun control, guns, school shootings, TNN, Waylon Jennings

February 1, 2013

Ray Lawrence Jr. Offers Up “More Raw Stuff”

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Like Chris Knight, Ray Lawrence Jr. is a simple man who has this sensational talent to be able to put defining moments of the human experience to words and music in a way that rekindles the feelings of those moments. Ray’s simplicity becomes his strength by imbibing his music with a blue collar, colloquial grace. Ray Lawrence Jr. is America’s local honky tonk singer.

Chris Knight, Hank Williams III, Hank3, More Raw Stuff, Ray Lawrence Jr.

January 31, 2013

Garth Brooks & The Super Bowl’s Lip-Sync Legacy

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At the 1993 Super Bowl in Pasadena, CA, Garth Brooks was the artist selected to sing the National Anthem. Garth was asked to make a pre-recorded version as a backup even though he intend to sing live, but Garth Brooks refused. Was this because Garth wanted to be authentic? This may have been his alibi initially, but later it would be revealed his decision was part of a much bigger plan.

Garth Brooks, Itzhak Perlman, Jay Leno, John Bon Jovi, lip sync, Nationa Anthem, Super Bowl Beyonce, We Shall Be Free, Yo-Yo Ma

January 30, 2013

Other Things Thomas Rhett Can Do With Jesus

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I’m not going to go as far as to call it sacrilege, but Thomas Rhett’s song “Beer With Jesus” proves that when it comes to trying to write a pop country hit, nothing is sacred. But if we’re going to say that’s okay or even creative songwriting to “have a beer with Jesus,” where do we draw the line? Here’s some suggestions of other things that might be fun to do with the Son of God.

Beer With Jesus, Blake Shelton, Jesus, Johnny Cash, Thomas Rhett

January 29, 2013

Review – Dale Watson & His Lonestars “El Rancho Azul”

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Bred for dancing, El Rancho Azul is taken straight out of the honky tonks Dale Watson plays 8 nights a week while home in Austin. Drinking and heartache are the prevailing themes, and maybe not just because this is a country album, but because Dale just recently went through a divorce himself. Dale’s supple country drawl delivered with breadth, emotion and control breathe new life into old, familiar narratives.

Billy Joe Shaver, Blake Shelton, Dale Watson, Dale Watson & His Lonestars, Rancho Azul, Whitey Morgan & The 78's

January 29, 2013

Willie Nelson Renames Tour “Old Farts & Jackass” Tour

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Wilie Nelson, whose currently on a tour of the east coast that started in Durham, North Carolina on January 18th, and included a performance at the Presidential Inauguration on January 21st, has just renamed his tour the “Old Farts & Jackasses” tour. The move comes in response to the controversy over Blake Shelton’s recent comments on a GAC Backstory interview.

Blake Shelton, Old Farts and Jackasses, Tour, Willie Nelson

January 29, 2013

Dale Watson’s Long-Awaited “Dalevis” Is Finally Here

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For years fans of Dale Watson have been anticipating an album release from a Dale’s alter ego called “Dalevis,” a mix of Dale and Elvis. Well friends and neighbors, the wait is over. Dalevis is now officially available digitally, with physical copies to be made available in mid February. It includes 12 new songs recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis.

Dale Watson, Dalevis, Elvis, Sun Studios

January 28, 2013

Blake Shelton Comments Reveal Deeper Opry Dilemma

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This story grew many tentacles, but one worth following a little deeper is Blake Shelton and his current membership at The Grand Ole Opry. By not making even one appearance at the Opry in 2012, Blake Shelton is in unquestionable violation of the Opry’s long-standing membership rules. According to the bylaws of The Opry, membership not only has to be earned, but maintained.

Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Elizabeth Cook, Hank Williams, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, The Grand Ole Opry, The Voice

January 28, 2013

Uggh…That Ain’t Country (A Pictorial Revue Vol. 1)

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If you’ve found you’re eyeballs affixed to these very words, you’ve likely found yourself at some point trying to explain that you like country, but not that type of country. Once many artists get to the very top of country pop, they seem to lose all self-awareness and begin to make fools of themselves, and by proxy, the genre that holds the same name as the music we love. He are some of the worst offenses.

Blake Shelton, CMT Awards, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kiss, Lady Antebellum, Ludacris, Shania Twian, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw

January 27, 2013

Leroy of Hellbound Glory Talks Kid Rock Tour

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Leroy Virgil is country music’s best kept secret, but the cat may soon be out of the bag as none other than Kid Rock has tapped Hellbound Glory as the opener on his 29-date arena tour. With Kid Rock’s place as a polarizing figure to some of the same country fans that Hellbound Glory appeals to, the association has drawn some ire. At the same time, it’s hard to not credit Kid Rock for stepping up.

Hank Williams Lefty Frizzell, Hellbound Glory, Kid Rock, Kid Rock Tour, Shooter Jennings

January 26, 2013

2013 Muddy Roots Festival Official Lineup

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The Muddy Roots Festival happening in Tennessee Labor Day weekend Aug. 30th – Sept. 1st has announced their 2013 lineup. Once again Muddy Roots defines the nexus between country, punk, blues, bluegrass, and other underground and independent roots by presenting a mix of music that is very wide ranging yet strangely intuitive from the universal DIY spirit and appreciation for the roots.

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January 26, 2013

Jimbo Mathus, The Tri-State Coalition, & The White Buffalo

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White Buffalo is a journey through the South. And no, not in Jason Aldean’s king cab with air conditioning and buckets seats, but in an old beater with panty hose and coat hangers procured for spare parts. With song titles like “Hatchie Bottom” and “Fake Hex,” you know you’re in for an interesting trip, and you’re glad to have a local as your guide.

Brian Setzer, Buddy Guy, Jason Aldean, Jimbo Mathus, Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition, Mississippi, North Mississippi All Stars, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Wayne Hancock, White Buffalo

January 24, 2013

Blake Shelton Awakens the Rage of Traditional Country Music Fans

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The battle for the heart of country music will rage on, and the arguments surrounding what country music is, what direction it should take, and what its influences should be will be an eternal one. But it’s hard not to look back on Blake Shelton’s recent comments about country music’s traditional fans, saying in part that “Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music.

Blake Shelton, Hank Jr., Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers

January 23, 2013

Blake Shelton Calls Classic Country Fans “Old Farts” & “Jackasses”

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The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and reality TV personality Blake Shelton made some disparaging remarks about traditional country fans in a recent interview with GAC as part of their Backstory series. “Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music. And I don’t care how many of these old farts around Nashville going, “My God, that ain’t country!” Well that’s because you don’t buy records anymore, jackass.”

Backstory, Blake Shelton, Chris Young, CMA, Dale Watson, GAC, Martina McBride, Ray Price, Ray Stevens, Shania Twain, The Voice, Willie Nelson

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