Paul Overstreet Named New Songwriter Inductee to the Country Hall of Fame
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Songwriting is such an essential part of the country music experience that every three years, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducts an individual who is specifically known for writing songs. In 2026, it’s Paul Overstreet.
Country Music’s Best New Artists & Discoveries in 2023
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Every year there’s that handful of artists that you discover and it’s hard to comprehend how you got along without them previously. In 2023, there seems to be even more of these artists than normal.
Album Review – Flatland Cavalry’s “Wandering Star”
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The band’s new album Wandering Star comes at a time when so much is happening in country music independent of the mainstream, it’s hard to even keep up, and a band like Flatland Cavalry can almost get overlooked.
It’s now Dr. Jamey Johnson To You, Thank You Very Much
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“I was gonna write a speech,” Johnson said as he took the podium. “But like everything else I did while I was here at Jacksonville State I have procrastinated until the last possible second.”
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Becomes Worthy Television Special (Review)
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Many Willie songs were sung, some legendary collaborations ensued, Miranda Lambert’s fringe was longer than Snoop Dogg’s spliff, and pound for pound, it was more entertaining than any country music awards show.
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.