Album Review – Ashley McBryde’s “Wild”
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If Ashley isn’t blowing out your speakers with flamethrowing chainsaw guitar, she’s drowning you in a torrential downpour of waterworks with a power ballad. Even the more hushed moments come with intensity.
Jim Miller of Western Centuries Dies Unexpectedly
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Jim Miller was a long time singer, guitar player, and songwriter for numerous projects. A natural collaborator who didn’t let his own ego or a personal agenda get in the way of the music, he’d made a name for himself for how he enhanced the musical expressions of others.
Album Review – “The Wilder Blue” (Self-Titled)
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Their sound reminds you of the best of The Eagles and Alabama, figuring out how to borrow just enough from timeless sounds and melodies to be immediately appealing, while putting enough of their own spin on each song to be original and fresh.
Hank Williams Jr. Releasing Full Tilt Blues Album w/ Dan Auerbach
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Those who know Hank Williams Jr., they know that he’s always considered the blues as the ultimate foundation to his sound, not dissimilar to his famous father, who was taught to play guitar by a local blues performer named Rufus “Tee-Tot” Payne.
Wife of Hank Williams Jr.—Mary Jane Thomas—Dies Unexpectedly
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The wife of Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Williams Jr. died unexpectedly in Jupiter, Florida on Tuesday, March 22nd, according to the family. Mary Jane Thomas, who Hank Williams Jr. married in 1990, was at the Jupiter Beach Resort and Spa.
IV & the Strange Band Announce Debut Album “Southern Circus”
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A fourth generation of the Hank Williams lineage will officially be crowned when IV and the Strange Band featuring Coleman Williams release their debut album ‘Southern Circus’ on June 17th via the Black Country Rock label owned by Shooter Jennings.
Album Review – Hailey Whitters – “Raised”
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Hailey Whitters proves on ‘Raised’ that eulogizing small town middle America doesn’t have to be so trite. Whitters and her co-writers like Lori McKenna, Brandy Clark, and Nicolle Galyon know how to take the yearning we all feel for a sense of home…
2022 Country Music Hall of Fame Picks & Predictions
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It’s that time of year again to consider who might be in the running for the precious few spots as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A secret committee commissioned by the CMA is going over their final ballots and whittling down the names.
Willie Nelson Announces Lineup for 2022 Outlaw Fest Tour
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Willie Nelson’s traveling Outlaw Fest will once again hit the road in 2022 with 19 dates all across the eastern United States, and with an expanded and revolving list of openers that will include some really cool names for amphitheater shows.
Album Review – Randall King’s “Shot Glass”
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If you want to hear the continuation of country music that sounds like the stuff George Strait and Alan Jackson released in the late 80’s into the 90’s, Randall King takes the crown. This isn’t “90’s INSPIRED” country. This isn’t some retro gimmick or hipster put-on.
Willie Nelson Is At Home in Luck (a Reunion Recap)
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By the time Willie Nelson lit into “On The Road Again,” he was in top form and didn’t want to stop. He ended up going beyond the time originally allotted for his set, of course finishing with a Gospel medley where numerous other performers.
Finally: Jamey Johnson Invited to Be Grand Ole Opry Member
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It has been a very long time coming. But justice has finally has been served, and everything is right in the country music world as Jamey Johnson has finally been invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Invited during Saturday night’s Opry…
Album Review – Charlie Sutton’s “Trout Takes”
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What is it about the act of fishing that just makes everything else seem right with the world? It’s the leaving of worries behind. It’s the communion with nature. It’s the thrill of the bite, the bend in the rod, the fight with the reel, and landing the big one.