The Top Country Music National Anthem Performances of All Time
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It’s one of the most difficult and scrutinized performances any singer can commit to. But if you turn in a memorable rendition, it could be a defining moment in your career. It’s the National Anthem.
Did Toby Keith Really Help Launch Taylor Swift’s Career?
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The misconception that Toby Keith helped launch Taylor Swift’s career comes from a now viral clip taken from a Channel 4 WSMV news story shot in 2005 that features a 15-year-old Taylor Swift singing and talking about her career.
Album Review – Ellis Bullard’s “Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution”
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Haunting some of Austin’s most hopping beer joints such as The White Horse, Sagebrush, and Sam’s Town Point, Ellis Bullard, his barrel-chested voice, and his badass honky tonk band are the dudes to see.
Song Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
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Instead of a return to country like was being buzzed about, Musgraves adopts a Greenwich Village folk motif of classical guitars and dressing like an English goat farm lass in the “Deeper Well” video.
On T-Pain Claiming Racism Kept His Name Off of Country Songs
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Rapper T-Pain recently made some statements that have the music world in a stir. T-Pain claims he’s helped to write some country songs in the past, but left his name out of the credits due to racism.
Mojo Nixon Dies While on the Outlaw Country Cruise
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There was nobody else like Mojo Nixon in music, and there was no lane for what he did when he set out. Despite being his own worst enemy and a publicist’s worst nightmare, Mojo Nixon still somehow made his way.
‘Lorrie’ from Turnpike Troubadours Songs Presumably Reveals Herself
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If you know the Turnpike Troubadours, then you know Lorrie. You may have never met her, not be sure if she’s real or just a figment of songwriter and frontman Evan Felker’s imagination. But she looms large in the Turnpike Troubadours universe.
Album Review- Randall King’s “Into The Neon”
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18 songs is a lot to digest, but it goes down smooth when Randall King is serving them up. Though King’s neotraditional sound might be similar to others, what he has that many don’t is an actual country voice to compliment them.
Red Clay Strays Extend 2024 Tour Dates
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The Red Clay Strays have just announced new tour dates to go along with a string of sold out shows already on the calendar, and a bunch of major festival appearances as everyone lines up to get them on their roster.
The Stunning Impact & Surprising Complexity of Toby Keith
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Now Toby Keith is gone, and all that is left is a range of emotions that for many might be as strong as the ones people may feel for a close friend or family member, while for others they will be as complex as the man’s legacy itself.
Key Western Fest 2024 Showcases Landmark Era for Country Women
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A festival that was founded to cater to the resurgent interest in ’90s country picked up on something important: the ’90s weren’t just the last time popular country sounded country, it was also the last time when country women played a major role.
Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs Share a Grammy Moment with “Fast Car”
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When we heard that the reclusive Tracy Chapman had agreed to appear at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards to sing “Fast Car” with Luke Combs, we knew it could be something special. It was certainly that.
Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark Early 2024 Grammy Winners
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are once again Grammy winners. So are Grammy favorites Brandi Carlile and Brandy Clark. Chris Stapleton is the king of the country categories so far. And Allison Russel is finally a Grammy Award winner.