On Sam Barber’s AMA Win for Breakthrough Country Artist
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Sam Barber is a contemporary folk artist who has so much more similar in style, sound and approach to the music of Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, Joshua Slone, and other massive artists that have been dominating charts.
Bloodshot Records is Officially Back
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30 years ago, the independent record label Bloodshot Records was founded in Chicago by Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw, and quickly became one of the focal points and instigators of the independent country music revolution we’re currently enjoying the fruits of today.
Zach Bryan Puts Money Where His Mouth Is For “Burn, Burn, Burn” Tour
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There’s talk, and then there’s action. Zach Bryan has made a lot of noise about how he’s tired of seeing his hard-working fans get filched by the ticketing monopoly that is TicketBastard, and promised a few weeks ago that he would actively work to buck the system.
Ornery & Legendary, David Crosby Was The Conscience of Music
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American folk and rock music legend David Crosby has died at the age of 81. Most famous for his roles in The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, and Nash (later ‘& Young’), he was right there in the middle of the counterculture revolution of America that very much became the mainstream culture in the mid and late 60s.
What The “George & Tammy” Series Got Right and Wrong
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George & Tammy turned out pretty spectacular generally speaking, with some very serious caveats that for some viewers ultimately turned out to be fatal to their viewership. There is a reason that almost every single professional review of this series was glowing in its praise, but some fans balked.
More Questions in Mark Capps Killing as TBI Officer Placed At Scene
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New information from multiple sources raises questions about the original story given by Metro Nashville Police about what happened in the hours leading up to the shooting of Mark Capps, namely that an officer for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations was in the home.
Willie Nelson Is Paying Tribute To an Old Friend
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It is Willie Nelson who has defined the best of country music for decades of fans, but it was songwriter Harlan Howard who best defined what country music is when he called it succinctly “Three chords and the truth.” Though that might be the Country Music Hall of Famer’s most quoted line…
Is Eric Church Really “Anti-Gun”?
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There is no better example of just how damaging a mischaracterizing article can be to an artist than the “Rolling Stone” cover story that came out about Eric Church in the summer of 2018. And in this instance, it came in the form of a puff piece feature, not some attempted take down of Church.
Flatland Cavalry & Stacked Openers List Announce 2023 Tour
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Flatland Cavalry have their work cut out for them in the coming weeks and months. They’ve already been announced as one of the big beneficiaries of the massive stadium tour Luke Combs is throwing this year. But they won’t be sitting on their laurels in between.
Album Review – Whitehorse – “I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying”
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Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland from Hamilton, Canada have been taking their combined love and acumen for country music, and applying it to albums that are decidedly not predominantly country. But “I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying” is where this Canadian duo delivers a straight up country record.
Finally, Folks Are Recognizing the Importance of Johnny Rodriguez
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Johnny Rodriguez. Any serious fan of 1970’s country music worth their salt will know the name, the hits, and doesn’t need to be sold on the importance of this man. Six #1 songs, fourteen Top 5’s, twenty Top 10’s, including a run of fifteen Top 10 songs to start his career between 1973 and 1978…
40 Years Ago Today: George Strait Releases “Amarillo By Morning”
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When enumerating the greatest country songs of all time, it’s without a doubt that “Amarillo By Morning” must be near the top. And like all of the greatest country songs and performances, the song hasn’t become exposed or dated as time has gone on. “Amarillo By Morning” has only grown better over time.
Dierks Bentley Commits to Keeping to His Roots on “Gravel & Gold”
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20 years in the business now, Dierks Bentley should be at the point where he can call his own shots. And seeing him paling around with Charlie Worsham lately, and hanging out in the rain to watch Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway play their set at Telluride last summer are all good signs.