We’ve Squeezed this Charley Crockett / Twin Temple Turnip Enough
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Yeah, I saw all the back and forths between Charley Crockett and Jack White last week. I also found the entire exchange and aftermath to be aggressively, aggressively boring. Don’t you think we’ve squeezed that turnip enough?
60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Records Iconic Song, Wins SIX Grammys
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Few songs immediately transport you to a different time and place like this one. You can just imagine yourself out on Route 66 in the 1950’s, neon signs buzzing in the background, and not a care in the world.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#148)
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The year is starting to wind down and the onslaught of Holiday music is right around the corner. But 2024 still has some great songs to give, and you’ve found yourself in the right place to discover them.
Willie Nelson Mural in Downtown Austin Faces Demolition
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The mural is painted on the side of a 100-year-old building at 407 E. Seventh St., near Neches Street. Most recently the building housed the bar Mug Shots, but was abandoned when a fire in February resulted in structural damage.
Jack Mills, Son Of Wayne Mills, Carrying On the Family Legacy
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When beloved country artist Wayne Mills was murdered on November 23rd, 2013, it didn’t just leave a gaping hole in the country music scene. It also meant a wife lost a husband, and a son lost a father.
Album Review – West of Texas – “Hot Motel Nights”
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‘Hot Motel Nights’ is one hell of a honky tonk record with excellent songs, and superb and tasty instrumentation throughout. It’s albums like these that make a strong case for the evergreen relevance of classic country
Marshmello Now Has a #1 Song in Country Music (A Rant)
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After a 30-second taste, I determined I’d rather ingest an Almond Joy laced with a razor blade, or put out a flaming bag of poo on my front porch in a brand new pair of $1,800 Lucchese boots than be subjected to this song.
Halloween Review – Bridge City Sinners – “In The Age of Doubt”
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The Bridge City Sinners and front woman Libby Lux use dark stories and even darker sounds to exorcise internal demons and personal doubts, and to refract the darkness that comes barreling toward the human soul.
On the Entry Issues for the Country Hall of Fame’s 2024 Induction Ceremony
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Appreciate that those 100 ticket holders constituted about 12% of the people with RSVPs to get in, including “Honor Society” members of the Country Music Hall of Fame who pay five and six-figure annual fees for entry.
Observances from a Tire Shop’s Country Music Playlist
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Recently I was in a tire shop getting the ol’ truck some new rubber and trying to reset the tire warning light, when my ears immediately latched on to the music they were playing in the background.
Dwight Yoakam Helps Induct Sturgill Simpson Into Kentucky Hall of Fame
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Kentucky music savant Sturgill Simpson and country legend Gary Stewart led the 2024 inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 26th at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mount Vernon.
Album Review – The Lowdown Drifters – “In Time”
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The Lowdown Drifters are your favorite band’s favorite band. “Big” John Cannon is your favorite frontman’s favorite frontman. If you see someone with a Lowdown Drifters shirt or hat on, you know you’ve found a friend.
25 Years Ago: George Strait & Alan Jackson Criticize Music Row’s ‘Murder’
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George Strait and Alan Jackson weren’t exactly Outlaws, or even outsiders of any kind in country music, especially on October 27th, 1999 when they walked into the studio and recorded their own version of the song.