Brian Setzer Overcomes Health Issues. Stray Cats Plot New Tour
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One of the greatest guitar players in American history had us all spooked earlier this year when Brian Setzer let the public know he’d lost the ability to play guitar. But now he’s back.
Get Drayton Farley on Your Radar Ahead of “Twenty On High”
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If you can’t get enough of that country/rock/roots sound emanating from Alabama and underpinning excellently written songs that cut straight to the heart, you have little to no excuse to not sift Drayton Farley and his upcoming album ‘Twenty On High’ to the very top of your 2023 depth chart.
Many Questions Remain About the Death of Mark Capps
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With so many news stories coming and going each day even within the country music realm, it can be easy to forget or move on from the story of a music engineer you probably never heard of getting gunned down by the police. Let’s face it, Mark Capps was not a household name, even among country fans.
Hank Williams Jr. Announces 2023 Tour Dates
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Hank Jr. is not one for touring very much these days. He’d rather spend his time in a deer blind or out on a dock as opposed to doing just about anything else. But he’s always good for a couple of weeks of tour dates each year to keep the money rolling in, and to keep the fans happy.
Vince Gill Has Become Country Music’s Collaborator-In-Chief
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Vince Gill really is the closest thing that country music has to the five-tool baseball player. He can do it all. As a solo artist, he’s a Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry stalwart. He can throw a high harmony on any song and make it shine, or turn in a guitar solo that is good or better than any session player.
Saving Country Music News: New Newsletter & Other Updates
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For years, Saving Country Music readers have been signing up for a newsletter that wasn’t going out, and requesting that Saving Country Music restart the practice. Well ten years to the day after the last newsletter went out, the Saving Country Music Newsletter has been officially restarted.
TMZ Pulls Mischaracterized Morgan Wallen “Drink Pouring” Story
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On Sunday morning (1-8), the country music internet was all abuzz from a story in TMZ about Morgan Wallen pouring a drink down the front of the blouse of a woman at a Nashville bar. The incident allegedly happened Friday night, January 7th, at an unnamed bar on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.
Jerry Lee Lewis’s Landmark Ranch Being Sold Amid Estate Dispute
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The heirs of Jerry Lee Lewis are in a dispute with the heirs of Jerry Lee’s former manager about who owns The Lewis Ranch, and what should be done with it, with the former manager’s camp looking to sell the property. In recent days, both sides have released fiery statements claiming rightful ownership.
All Songs & Artists Featured on “Tulsa King” Season 1
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Marcus King, Lainey Wilson, Charley Crockett, Charles Wesley Godwin, Ashland Craft, Chris Stapleton, The Black Pumas, The Steel Woods, Brit Taylor, Midland, Nikki Lane, Jake Worthington, Quaker City Nighthawks, Casey Donahew, and Jaime Wyatt are some of the cool names that have appeared in the Tulsa King soundtrack.
Singer, CMT Founder, TV Personality Stan Hitchcock Has Died
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Stan Hitchcock passed away earlier this week, and though his name may not immediately jar your memory as one among the class of country music performers, if you were a fan of country music in the 60s through the 90s, the face very well might. Stan Hitchcock was one of the founders of CMT.
Comedy Returns to Opry Membership with Henry Cho, Gary Mule Deer
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During a special Facebook Live presentation on Friday night (1-6) from backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, radical preservationist and Opry member Marty Stuart invited comedians Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer to both be the next official members of the Grand Ole Opry … the first time in nearly 50 years.
Who Are These Dudes? (A questionnaire)
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The indicted conspirators in an underage female sex trafficking ring based out of the Dominican Republic? Spokespeople who would like to tell you about the symptoms and dangers of an enlarged prostate? Models for JCPenny’s exciting new line of upcoming spring fashions for 2023?
Country Engineer Mark Capps, Son of Jimmy Capps, Killed by Police
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Grammy-winning country music recording engineer Mark Capps was killed by SWAT team members of the Nashville Metro Police Department on Thursday, January 5th after an arrest warrant had been issued in his name for the alleged kidnapping of his wife and stepdaughter earlier in the day.