Album Review – Running On Credit’s “Searching for the Sound”
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Whatever sound this east Texas band is searching for, the certainly found one that makes fast friends with the ears and hearts of true country listeners who love to hear twang in their tunes, and songs inspired from real life.
Country & Cajun Legend Jo-El Sonnier Dies After Performance
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Grammy-winning country and Cajun singer, and accordion and guitar player Jo-El Sonnier was a true keeper of the flame in American roots music, and a rare soul who put the preservation of the music before anything else.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#133)
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It’s a new year with new singles and a lot of new albums on the way. If the stuff we’re getting early in 2024 is any indication, it’s going to be another good year for good country music.
Brit Taylor’s Going “Kentucky Bluegrassed”
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“I always knew that, at some point in my career, I’d make a bluegrass album,” Brit Taylor says. “I grew up in the East Kentucky hills surrounded by incredible pickers and listening to bluegrass with my Papaw Hillard.”
On Tyler Childers Charting on Mainstream Country Radio
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This week, the Tyler Childers song “In Your Love” appeared at #50 on the MediaBase country radio chart, as well as #50 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, marking the first appearance for Childers on either index.
Billy Strings Adds Dates to 2024 Arena Tour
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They’re putting Billy Strings in arenas, and he’s still selling them out. Nothing seems to stop the insatiable appetite for Billy Strings live, and if you’ve seen him live yourself, you know why.
60 Years Ago: Roger Miller Revolutionizes Country with 1:42 Song
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There are only a few instances in the history of country music when a song and a songwriter came along and released something so revolutionary, it changed the possibilities of what country music could be.
Clear Hypocrisy in Maren Morris Collaborating with Diplo
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When Maren Morris chose to collaborate with Diplo on the new song “42,” she chose to look the other way from Diplo’s extremely checkered past when it comes to his treatment of women leading up to the present tense.
Jesse Daniel’s Taking New “Workin’ Hard” Song on the Road
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Traditional country artist Jesse Daniel has a big 2024 ahead of him, and it’s due to all the hard work he’s put in over the last few years. Many have taken a shining to Jesse Daniel due to his work ethic and real word honesty.
Zach Bryan Plays Surprise Show at Austin’s Sagebrush
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How big is Zach Bryan? Just merely mention his name and watch the comments section fill up with pointy-nosed hipsters and agro purists telling you how much he sucks. That’s how big Zach Bryan is.
Zach Top Announces Debut Album, Tops Radio Adds
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If you haven’t heard Zach Top, you’re about to in a big way. The staunch traditionalist that draws comparisons to Mark Chesnutt, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis is on the honky tonk escalator straight to the top.
“Delta Dawn” Writer and Rockabilly Legend Larry Collins Dies
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He wrote “You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma,” which hit #1 for David Frizzell and Shelly West, and was also nominated for the CMA’s Song of the Year. He wrote “Home” with Mac Davis…
Willie Nelson & Charley Crockett Hit Pay Dirt with New Song
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Here we are at the beginning of 2024, and you may be wondering if independent country artists and country legends will continue to see the same success and resurgence that they saw in 2023…