Driver Who Killed Dixie Chicks Founding Member Sentenced to 15 Years
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Founding member of The Dixie Chicks and well-regarded bass player Laura Lynch died in a car accident in Texas on December 22nd, 2023. Lynch founded The Dixie Chicks with multi-instrumentalist sisters Martie and Emily Erwin.
More Than a Monkee: Mike Nesmith’s Seminal Hand in Country Rock
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This negative regard for The Monkees often overshadowed the very real, and very important contributions that guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mike Nesmith had on the confluence of country and rock in California, both as a performer, and as a benefactor.
Florida Georgia Line’s Hall of Fame Exhibit Items Revealed
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Though fans will have to wait until January to see the exhibit themselves, Saving Country Music has been granted an EXCLUSIVE sneak preview of many of the pieces of memorabilia that will be on display celebrating the duo’s decade in service to Bo-Country.
25 Years Ago: Forgotten by Country, Faron Young Takes His Own Life
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On December 9th, 1996, with his career forgotten and his health failing, Faron Young decided to end his own life. He penned a suicide note specifically enumerating the decline in his career, and how he felt abandoned and forgotten by country music as one of the causes
Saving Country Music’s 2021 Song of the Year Nominees
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What is the litmus test for a Song of the Year nominee? Simply put, it’s something that very well might wet the eye. These are songs that have the power to change hearts and change lives, open you up new ideas or ways of thinking, or unlock memories or emotions you haven’t felt in years
The 2021 Country Music Christmas Playlist
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There is just something that makes the elements of country music exceptionally complimentary to Christmas carols and Holiday music. The sense of comfort and home that is conferred by country music is similar to the one many feel listening to Christmas songs.
Ten Previously Unavailable Conway Twitty Albums Reissued
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Amid the continuing effort to revitalize the legacy of Country Music Hall of Famer Conway Twitty and reconstitute his music in modern form for fans to enjoy, ten albums from the heart of Conway’s career have finally been released for both streaming and download.
Sierra Ferrell Drops a Ton of New 2022 Tour Dates
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Sierra Ferrell is one of the best artists to catch live in independent country and roots music at the moment, and lucky for us she’s just dropped a huge bushel of live dates stretching into the spring of 2022. Already touring relentlessly through the end of the year…
Saving Country Music’s 2021 Album of the Year Nominees
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It’s that time of year to once again commence a discussion about the best stuff released in country music. Excruciating work went into whittling the selections for Saving Country Music’s Album of the Year to 11 nominees, and even then it feels scandalous that still more weren’t selected.
5 of 6 Turnpike Troubadours Reunite at the Corner of Easton & Main
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For months folks were convinced that the show Saturday night, December 4th pairing up the side projects of Turnpike Troubadours fiddler Kyle Nix called the 38’s, and bass player/songwriter RC Edwards called RC and the Ambers, was a front for a secret Turnpike Troubadours reunion show.
Country Music Legend Stonewall Jackson Has Passed Away
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One of country music’s critically-important performers from the Golden Era of the 50’s and 60’s, and one of the Grand Ole Opry’s most regular performers throughout the years, has passed on to that big stage in the sky. Stonewall Jackson was not a nickname.
Gram Parsons / Austin Steel Guitarist Neil Flanz Has Died
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There are few tours that are more legendary to the history of country music than the six-week tour that Gram Parsons embarked on in 1973 behind his album GP. Yes, there were certainly bigger tours with higher grossing receipts, or tours that featured a more scintillating lineup.
Turnpike Troubadours Fans Frustrated As Red Rocks Tickets Sell Out
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Fans of Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours were super excited to learn earlier this week that after a 2 1/2-year hiatus, the band was finally getting back together, and was planning a reunion show at the legendary Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado on May 14th, 2022.