A Traditional Country Song is Now The #1 Song in All of Music
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#1 song in all of music at the moment is from a country artist. Even more remarkably, it’s from a woman in country. Even more inexplicable, it’s fair to characterize the song as traditional country.
Remembering “First Lady of the Banjo” Roni Stoneman (RIP)
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It can be a big challenge to distinguish yourself from the crowd when you’re one of 23 children. But that’s exactly what Roni Stoneman did through her illustrious career as a banjo maestro, singer, actor, and comedian.
Album Review – Jonathan Peyton’s “Nothing Here’s The Same”
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Peyton firmly places himself in the community of country and Americana’s strong contemporary songwriters writing songs that don’t just distract from our demons and internal dilemmas, but address them.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Fest Announces Initial 2024 Lineup
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If you go to Bristol Rhythm and Roots in 2024, you’ll get your face rocked off by 49 Winchester, The Red Clay Strays, Silverada—all of which are considered some of the best live bands in the business.
4-Story Bar & Venue Coming to the Ernest Tubb Record Shop Location
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Both the current ownership group of the building, and the company the owners have partnered with to lease and manage the property, are not currently committing to saving the record shop business itself.
Album Review – Blackberry Smoke’s “Be Right Here”
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At this point, Blackberry Smoke has nothing more they need to prove to anyone. They’re an institution, and the Georgia natives have stepped up to fill the shoes of the Southern rock bands that have come before them.
Sturgill Simpson, Gary Stewart Among 2024 Kentucky Hall of Fame Class
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The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame has just announced their 2024 class, and as can be expected there is a heavy dose of country and bluegrass greats going in. This includes Ketucky natives Sturgill Simpson and Gary Stewart.
Dispelling the Ray Charles “Only One Country Album” Myth
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One of the most common misunderstandings when it comes to Black performers in country music is the legacy of Ray Charles. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022, his legacy is regularly diminished.
Kelsey Waldon Rides Winning Streak into New Album Announcement
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Kelsey Waldon has released plenty of original songs in her career. But on this new project, she mines the great American songbook to recreate her original inspirations for deciding to become a country singer in the first place.
The Wilder Blue Just Leveled Up in a Big Way
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If you know about the Texas music supergroup The Wilder Blue, chances are you’re a big fan. And if you’re a Wilder Blue fan, chances are you might be a little frustrated and perplexed why there aren’t more Wilder Blue fans.
Miranda Lambert, Ronnie Dunn Help Induct Texas 2024 Songwriters
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In Texas, songwriting is a different animal from what it is in Nashville, Los Angeles, or other places. Instead of trying to make hits, they’re trying to stand on the shoulders of the greats that came before them.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#135)
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You better hope you’ve taken your anti-depressants recently, because the newest additions to the Top 25 playlist with take you to the deepest recesses of human emotion like only the best country music can.
20 Years Ago: Old Crow Medicine Show Releases Landmark “O.C.M.S.”
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Over the last 20 years, there are a few specific albums you can select out of the crowd and give credit for critically reshaping country music into what it is today, and specifically for re-instituting the roots of country.