Once Again, Country Goes Under-Represented in the Grammy Telecast
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The sum total of country’s participation in the 3 1/2 hour show was the 4 minute, 44 second performance. While voting and Grammy membership is not entirely in the Grammy’s control, the performances are.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#132)
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Take a breather from bad Christmas music to get a head start on some of the best music that’s coming out ahead of the new year. Some of the best stuff in 2023 was released in the final weeks and months.
20 Years Ago: The Tragic Death of Gary Stewart
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There is perhaps no artist, no performer in the history of country music whose impact, influence, appeal, and footprint so far outpaced the recognition he received in life and death than Gary Stewart.
Billy Strings – Under The Influence of Bluegrass Greats
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For one weekend last February, Billy Strings took over Music City with a trifecta of sold-out concerts. It wasn’t the first two shows at the expansive Bridgestone Arena, but the third at the intimate Mother Church…
Get Well and Good Luck, Joshua Ray Walker
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Joshua Ray Walker is one of the greatest singers, and one of the greatest songwriters of the new generation of country music performers. Throughout 2023, Joshua Ray Walker has been suffering through some health issues.
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration Coming to Television
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Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th Birthday with two epic shows earlier this year at the Hollywood Bowl in California on April 29th and 30th. A massive list of performers was assembled to toast Willie.
Review – Robert Henry & The Repeaters – “The Way It Usually Goes”
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Like a steel train locomotive with three helper engines pinned and hauling 38 box cars chock full of 100% prime Angus American-made twang, Robert Henry and the Repeaters come barreling into your country music heart.
The WORST “Country” Songs of 2023
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We’ve run down some of the best songs and the best singles in country music in 2023. Now it’s time to dredge up the worst of the worst, which in 2023 sees multiple songs attempting to rework older songs.
Hank Williams Jr. to Celebrate 45 Years of “Family Tradition” on Tour
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Hank Williams Jr. doesn’t tour very often. He’d rather spend his time in a deer blind or out on a dock these days. But the Country Music Hall of Famer is always good for a couple of weeks of tour dates each year.
The Proper Etiquette for Approaching End-of-Year Music Lists
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The question you should be asking is not what a list forgot that you already know about, but what the list covers that you’ve never heard before. There’s no value in an outlet reaffirming what you’re already aware of.
The Best Mainstream Country Albums of 2023
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Saving Country Music spends the vast majority of the time focusing on artists and bands that get overlooked and under-appreciated in popular country music. But that doesn’t mean that mainstream country is entirely terrible.
The 2023 Country Music Christmas Playlist
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There are many Christmas music playlists out there. But only one focuses only solely on country music, on brand new recordings all from this year including new original songs vying to become classics, and is painstakingly curated.
George Strait: Always One to Step Up for His Songwriters
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Some have criticized George Strait over the years for not writing more of his own material. But there is nobody in country music who is more aware of how important his songwriters were to him than George Strait.