Nearing 93, Willie Nelson Is Still Chasing His Dreams
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When you’ve expended all of the plaudits and accolades due to a career that’s nearing the century mark in tenure, you’re resigned to only one word left to describe greatness: Willie.
Tyler Childers Caught Digging on a Jesse Daniel Record
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Lo and behold, when in London, England recently, Tyler Childers stopped by a local record store and was digging on the debut Jesse Daniel record while someone snapped a photo. The photo started making the rounds thanks to Vinyl Cup Records in Des Moines, Iowa.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#114)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats, or you can just use the song, artist, and album recommendations.
On Chris Stapleton Singing the Super Bowl National Anthem
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Chris Stapleton needs no stepping stone or discovery at this moment in his career, but we all know he will slay the National Anthem on Sunday, because this is what Chris Stapleton does. He’s such a good singer, it’s one of the reasons purists love to claim he isn’t country.
Artists Are Organizing Against SXSW, and It’s About Damn Time
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For years now this organization has fleeced aspiring and up-and-coming musicians with the promise of big exposure to important people in the music industry while charging musicians an application fee simply to be considered to play, and often not even allowing them admittance.
Travis Tritt’s Debut Album Is Finally Being Re-Released
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Called “Proud of the Country,” it was originally released in 1987 via the label Copperhill Records. The album gave Travis Tritt the momentum to land a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records where he spent the next decade, but it went mostly out-of-print subsequently
A Compendium of Country Music Supergroups
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The only thing more cool than your favorite country music performers is when your favorite country music performers come together to collaborate in a supergroup. Some of these collaborations have gone on to become just as legendary as the individual performers themselves.
Album Review – El Dorodo’s “Unincorporated”
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Not meant to be taken entirely seriously, but not completely sarcastic either, “Unincorporated” is a classic country album that is written and performed to very much emulate classic country songs, but served with just a dash of absurdity as to not be mistaken as genuine.
Marty Stuart Announces New Cosmic Country Album “Altitude”
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Picking up where Marty’s last album Way Out West released in 2017 left off, Altitude will explore the foray of The Byrd’s into country music through their album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. It was during Marty’s Stuart’s stint supporting surviving Byrds members and co-founders.
Charles Wesley Godwin’s Selling Out Live Dates, Sets Live EP
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It may sound like a mantra at this point, but it bears repeating so often these days: Go see your favorite artists in small and medium venues when you still have the opportunity. This definitely is the case with Charles Wesley Godwin, who is already selling out shows left and right.
Does ’90s Country Deserve It’s Own Fest? Key Western Fest Says “Yes.”
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Is 30-year-old country music really one of the hottest things going in country music today? A new festival down in Key West, Florida called Key Western Fest put that hypothesis to the test last week, and discovered mostly positive answers for ’90s country stars and their fans.
Bulgarian Country Star Roy Sturn Has Died
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If you ever needed an illustration for how the love and appeal for country music can span well past international borders, Bulgarian-born country music singer, songwriter, and bass player Roy Sturn was a good example. From Sofia, Bulgaria, Roy Sturn’s real name was Tsetso Vlaikov.
Album Review – Brit Taylor’s “Kentucky Blue”
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For years now, Kentucky has been been at the forefront of birthing and breeding the artists most responsible for saving country music in the modern context. Of course, Kentucky has always been the country music Heartland when you trace the lineage of the Country Music Highway (US Route 23), and how so many artists grew […]