Towering Songwriter, Alan Jackson Co-Writer Jim McBride Has Died
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Alan Jackson became a country music Hall of Famer singing them. But it was his long-time behind-the-scenes songwriting partner Jim McBride who was responsible for co-writing so many of his songs.
Charles Wesley Godwin Announces 2024 Tour Dates
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Cash in a vacation day, play hookie, pawn the kids off on the in-laws, or do whatever you have to do because Charles Wesley Godwin is hitting the road, and you don’t want to be the dunce that stayed home.
Movement Grows to Name Kentucky State Park After Loretta Lynn
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The fans of Loretta Lynn are a passionate bunch, and they’re banding together to get a state park in Kentucky named after the Coal Miner’s Daughter, located in the region that inspired much of her music.
Tammy Wynette to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Tammy Wynette will be one of the 2024 recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Announced on Friday, January 5th, Wynette will join Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, the Clark Sisters, Laurie Anderson, and N.W.A.
Album Review- Casper McWade’s “Something for the Pain”
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If you’re a good candidate for this treatment or even if you’re not, Casper McWade is serving up the remedy. It may not come in a brown bottle or require a prescription, but it is certainly effective for the pain.
Jimmie Allen Accused of Delaying Legal Process in Rape Cases
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Being accused of rape and sexual assault by two separate women is bad enough. But when your own lawyers are saying that you’re “unable to comply with the terms” of your engagement with them, it looks even worse.
Joe Bonsall Bows Out of Oak Ridge Boys Farewell Tour
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The Oak Ridge Boys announced they would be going on a farewell tour in September of 2023 that would last into 2024. For 50 years, it’s been Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban.
John Michael Montgomery to Retire from Touring
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Few assembled as memorable of a list of hits in the ’90s as John Michael Montgomery. Unfortunately though, Music Row gave John Michael Montgomery about a 10-year shelf life before shuffling him out to pasture.
The Saving Country Music 2023 Album of the Year
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2023 is one of those years when the competition for Album of the Year is so fierce, the only fair way to adjudicate the matter is to count down the top contenders, all of whom could have won it outright on another year.
Release Radar & Most Anticipated Country Albums for 2024
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Welcome to 2024, which we hope will be a prosperous year in country music. As we saw in 2023, the amount of releases coming out early in the year is a little light, but that doesn’t mean it won’t include some heavy hitters.
Album Review – Royce Johns – “Thank Ya Kindly”
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Like so much of the best country music, ‘Thank Ya Kindly’ says prophetic things, but in very simple ways. It’s not that the philosophies these songs forward are novel. It’s how they remind you of things you already knew.
In Memoriam: Country & Roots Music’s Fallen Greats of 2023
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As we look back on 2023 and before we look forward to 2024, it’s important we take the time to pay tribute to the important individuals in country and roots music who left us over the last year.
Saving Country Music’s 2023 Essential Albums List
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Welcome to Saving Country Music’s most comprehensive guide to music in a given year: The Essential Albums List. It’s a resource not just for 2023, but for future generations who may want to reflect back on this year in country music.