New Telecaster 75th Tribute Set for Ryman with “Top” Names
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If you know anything about country music, you know how integral the Fender Telecaster guitar has been to the music’s twangy sound over the years. A major roster of talent will assemble to celebrate 75 years of the Telecaster.
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.”
Bobby Bones Declares Himself The King of Country
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Like a tinhorn despot looking to consolidate power by exacerbating a minor spat into an existential crisis, pop country radio personality Bobby Bones has used the Morgan Wallen ‘N’-bomb situation to declare himself the current King of Country. No, not just the king of country radio. But all of it.
“Midnight Train to Georgia” Writer Jim Weatherly Has Died
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He could have been a star in the NFL. Instead Jim Weatherly chose to become a songwriter. The football world’s loss was the music world’s gain, if for no other accomplishment than the Pontotoc, Mississippi native wrote the iconic Southern anthem “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
Morgan Wallen Music Sales Skyrocket Amid Cancellation
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For all intents and purposes, Morgan Wallen’s mainstream country music career is over. However, amid the effort to cancel Morgan Wallen and distance from his music, current sales for his albums and songs are skyrocketing.
Sturgill Simpson: “I’m Pretty Much Done Writing My Next Record.”
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Sturgill Simpson rarely gives interviews. But he participated in a rather lengthy one recently for the cover story of Relix where he revealed quite a few details about his plans for music in the future. In the interview, Sturgill says his next album is written, but to not expect it anytime soon.
T.J. Osborne of Brothers Osborne Reveals He’s Gay
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Low octave lead singer T.J. Osborne of the mainstream country rock brother duo Brothers Osborne has revealed that he is gay. T.J. is arguably the most high-profile personality in mainstream country, and one of the first males to come out during what might be considered the peak of his career.
On Margo Price Calling Out Luke Combs for Confederate Flag Use
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It is very important to contextualize that Luke Combs has completely scrubbed Confederate flags from his image, and for many years now—a critically important point not relayed by Margo Price’s tweet. If nothing else, this should exonerate Billy Strings from having to answer for anything.
Morgan Wallen’s ‘N’ Word Proves He’s Unworthy of Praise & Prominence
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So now Morgan Wallen has been caught on camera screaming obscenities into the cold Nashville night, including the biggest of all no-no’s—the notorious ‘N’ word (see below). And it’s not only Morgan Wallen who is going to have to answer for it, it’s going to be country music.
A Smart Remark to Katy Perry Set Chris Stapleton Straight
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“I said something that was self-deprecating, probably meant to be, ‘Oh, well, we’re just musicians’ or something to that effect, to which [Katy Perry] said, ‘Well, you know, that’s offensive to me and you. You do what you do. We’re healers. We have an important job.’”
John Lomax III Continues Long Lomax Legacy in Music
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John Lomax III continued in the family business, but in a way that ultimately had major impacts in country music through the many Texas-born songwriters that would shake country music up as part of the 70’s Outlaw movement, and later in the emergence of alt-country.
Billy Strings Lends to 1st Taste of Luke Combs Bluegrass Album
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It turns out this isn’t just a one-off situation, but part of a much bigger bluegrass project Luke Combs has been working on during quarantine. That’s right, arguably the biggest artist in mainstream country at the moment has a bluegrass album in the works.
Eric Church Cautions New Artists Not to Solely Rely on Radio
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Eric Church is one of those rare animals that is able to straddle the line between the independent and the mainstream, commercial success and grassroots support, and put a massive crowd of fans together regardless of how radio is treating him at the time.