Rockabilly Is Revived at New Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip
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Rockabilly music as a genre is well over 70 years old. And yet it survives, coming back in style every few decades as artists from new generations discover it and recognize its coolness and cultural cache.
Roots Musician Brother Dege of “Django Unchained” Dies at 56
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With his bluesy voice and resonator guitar, Dege Legg who went by the stage name Brother Dege combined strong roots influences from blues and country with swampy sounds heavily influenced by Louisiana.
Album Review – Shawn Hess – “Wild Onion”
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You’ll find it just about right for a long drive through the countryside, or a quiet evening away from the of the shrill droning of modern reality. It’s the trip far away and back in time that makes “Wild Onion” so enjoyable.
Effort to Support “Deliverance” Banjo Boy Billy Redden Underway
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Billy Redden is from the small town of Clayton, Georgia, and was picked to play the role due to his image giving off the impression of being inbred, which fit the casting for the film. Redden received very little compensation.
Shooter Jennings Exclusively Leases Sunset Sound Studio 3
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Over the last few years, Shooter Jennings has gone from a pickup producer taking bookings in between tours and recording his own albums, to one of the busiest and most sought-after producers in the business.
Iconic and Elemental Songwriter Malcolm Holcombe Has Died
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Malcolm Holcombe was one of these elemental songwriters. Too raw, authentic, and unpolished for the spotlight, but a spellbinding influence on many who gladly step into it, he was the origin of multiple sounds.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#136)
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It’s an embarrassment of riches on the latest playlist update, with the list once again bursting at the seams and being extended from 25 to 28 just to make room for all the great songs being released at the moment.
Assault and Death at Nashville’s Tin Roof Leaves Lots of Questions
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Many questions remain about the assault of Austin Turner leading to his death. What led to the altercation? Why was Turner trying to get back into the Tin Roof, and why was he denied?
Album Review – Blaine Bailey’s ‘ᎣᏪᏅᏒ’ (Home)
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“Home” (ᎣᏪᏅᏒ in Cherokee syllabary) is a bold, auspicious, full, rich, and entertaining specimen of authentic Northeast Oklahoma country rock, reminding you of some of the best up-tempo tracks of the Turnpike Troubadours.
Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line’s “Kiss My Boots” to Tyler Hubbard (A Rant)
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Brian Kelley, take your damn millions, and enjoy the rest of your life playing the county fair circuit like a man. Because if you think this Bro-Country mess is due for a resurgence in 2024, I’ve got some Sam Hunt stock to sell you.
Album Review – Addison Johnson’s “Dangerous Men”
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From Greensboro, North Carolina, Addison Johnson is an under-heralded Outlaw traditionalist who’s been seen hanging out and touring with the likes of other dangerous men like Ward Davis and Alex Williams.
No Answers Into Who Vandalized the Willie Nelson Statue, or Why
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Very early Friday morning, February 23rd, someone decided to take a can of pink spray paint, and vandalize the iconic Willie Nelson statue that sits in front of Austin’s Moody Theater.
TikTok & Social Media Quickly Becoming the Primary Thing that Matters in Music
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It nears the realm of impossibility to put enough emphasis on how monumentally important the seismic shifts occurring in the music business at the moment are, and how they’re reverberating throughout every sector of the industry.