Opry’s 100th Anniversary Tribute is Perfect Time to Reinstate Hank
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Hank Williams III founded the The Reinstate Hank movement back in 2003 in an effort to get the Grand Ole Opry to recognize his grandfather who was kicked out for drunkeness and missing rehearsals in 1952.
Texas Country Stars Read Mean Reviews
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Ha! This is great. So at some point during the last installment of Mile 0 Fest in Key West, FL in early 2020, a bunch of independent country artists primarily from the Texas scene took the time to read bad reviews of their music. It’s like a mean Tweets segment featuring some of your favorite artists.
Richie Albright–Country’s & Waylon’s Most Iconic Drummer–Has Died
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Richie Albright was the most important drummer in country music history, and one of the most influential side players in the genre ever, and did it from an instrument traditionally frown upon in country music for stepping out, if even being present. “There’s another way of doing things, and that’s rock ‘n roll,” is the quote.
Dwight Yoakam ‘Guitars, Cadillacs’ Tracks Removed Amid Lawsuit
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At the moment, you can still enjoy most of the songs from Dwight Yoakam’s 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs Etc., Etc., but it may not be that way for long. The song “Miner’s Prayer” has already disappeared from most music subscription and download services, as has “Honky Tonk Man.”
Colter Wall Passed on Joe Rogan Because He Was Working a Ranch
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“You want to hear how authentic this cat is? We tried to get him on the show. We contacted his agent. This is what the agent said: ‘He works as a ranch hand in Texas over the summer. And when he’s done, we’ll get a hold of you,'” Joe Rogan says in a discussion with Tom Green.
The REAL Double Standard Found in Morgan Wallen Repercussions
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As some of the dust begins to settle from the fallout of Morgan Wallen’s inappropriate and offensive use of the N-word, there’s an addendum that needs to be addressed in regards to the accusations of a double standard pervasive in country music.
Kellie Pickler Lands Important Gig for 2021
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Many fans of Kellie Pickler have been wondering and maybe a little worried about what her next move might be after the Emmy-nominated morning show ‘Pickler & Ben’ with Ben Aaron was discontinued after two seasons in 2019. Since then we haven’t heard much from Pickler
Album Review – Lucero’s “When You Found Me”
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Cinematic in scope and approach, you feel like you’re pixelated into the very frames of a dark, graphic novel rendered in anime—one where daybreak never comes, and the resolution isn’t some epiphanous moment of light and love, but simply a moment of rest from the endless struggle.
Tyler Childers Signs Global Publishing Deal
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Tyler Childers has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Nashville. Separate from his label deal with Sony’s RCA Records in partnership with his own imprint Hickman Holler Records, this publishing deal is to represent his original songs in publishing opportunities.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#78)
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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. New songs have just been added.
Eric Church is a Strange, but Smart Pick for Super Bowl Anthem
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Country music is usually left off the lineup when it comes Super Bowl time. But there will be at least a sliver of representation in 2021 though as Eric Church has been tapped to perform the National Anthem with Jazmine Sullivan before the game.
Album Review – Jeremy Parsons – “Things To Come”
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From San Antonio, Texas, the artistic renderings of Things To Come feel very much in the vein of Texas country and Red Dirt—a little bit more sensible in style and approach, while forging an intermural relationship between country and rock. The writing reminds you in parts of John Baumann…
Dale Watson Announces New Instrumental Album, “The Memphians”
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Dale Watson is digging even deeper into his recently-established Memphis roots, and presenting the first ever instrumental album in his prolific career when he releases “The Memphians.” “I never tied the Memphis music influence to my guitar playing until I started this instrumental project.”