Why Isn’t Country History Taught During Black History Month?
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If you grew up in America, you knew the drill every February in public school. But unless your teachers were willing to buck the published material on Black history, country music was never mentioned.
Review – “Country Music” by Ken Burns, Final Recap
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If you’re a country music fan and are disappointed that your favorite artist didn’t get enough screen time in the Ken Burns film on country music, well guess what, your favorite genre did, and by the most revered documentary filmmaker of our time, and before rock n’ roll, pop, the blues, soul music, or hip-hop.
Randall King Offers $2,500 Reward For Stolen Acoustic Guitar
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On September 21st, a beloved guitar owned by Randall King was stolen right out of his gear trailer as he performed at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo, TX. The Gibson Dove acoustic means more than the market value of the guitar to Randall, and he’s now offered a $2,500 reward for its return. “No questions asked…”
Review – Episode 7 of Ken Burns Country Music Documentary
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The 7th Episode in the series was unique in that 30 more minutes were added to give Ken Burns and his team the time to delve into a decade of the music, explain the important influence of Texas songwriters and the emergence of the Outlaw movement in the early and mid 70’s, all while keeping up with the goings on in popular country in Nashville.
Sorry For Screwing You Brad Paisley, Here’s a Random TV Special
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Look, the semi controversy over the CMAs choosing to replace Brad Paisley as the long-time host in 2019 with Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire is water under the bridge at this point. But it is kind of amusing that the CMAs and ABC recently announced that Brad Paisley will be getting his own television special later this season.
Review – Episode 6 of Ken Burns Country Music Documentary
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Undoubtedly, you could not tell the story of country music in the late 60’s and early 70’s without broaching the political upheaval and countercultural revolution roiling American society at the time. But the time spent on stories that were only proxies to country music bogged this episode down in stretches.
Album Review – The Quebe Sisters (Self-Titled)
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In certain musical circles of Texas, and in the Western Swing community at large, The Quebe Sisters are nothing short of a cultural institution. The incredible 3-part blood harmonies of sisters Grace, Sophia, and Hulda, and the stirring moments springing from their triple fiddles have arguably opened up Western Swing to new audiences.
Joe Rogan Continues His Tyler Childers Man Crush
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Joe Rogan and his mammoth podcast reach more people than most cable shows these days, and his ringing endorsement of music artists over the years has directly resulted in the rise of important careers. The next question is if or when Joe Rogan will have Tyler Childers on for one of his mammoth, 2-hour-plus podcast sessions.
Review – Episode 5 of Ken Burns Country Music Documentary
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The fifth installment of the Ken Burns country music documentary zeroed in on the time period between 1964 and 1968, when the United States at large began to be embroiled in tumultuous times, and two separate epicenters in country music began to emerge. Arguably the most egalitarian of the episodes so far, it covered a lot of performers.
What The Hell Is Going On In Zac Brown Band’s “The Owl”?
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This new Zac Brown Band record is so bad, the label BMG appears to have pulled any and all promo behind it.The lead single from the record called “Someone I Used To Know” flunked out of the country radio charts. In short, with his new record, The Zac Brown Band appears to have just offed their mainstream career.
George Strait Tributes Law Enforcement in Next Single
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In an era when law enforcement is often repudiated by many, George Strait runs counter to that by speaking about the seriousness and sacrifices police officers, sheriff department personnel, and anyone who dons a shield and sidearm to go to work every day must endure. Written by George Strait himself, with son Bubba and Dean Dillon.
Album Review – Jimbo Pap’s “It Can Always Get Worse”
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For those who want something well-written and performed, offbeat, wildly-entertaining and adventurous, while still sticking strictly to country music’s roots, a swim through this debut record by Jimbo Pap will be a hoot, and right down your alley. Jimbo Pap and It Can Always Get Worse came about almost by accident.
Natalie Maines Confirms New Dixie Chicks Album “Gaslighter”
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We’ve known for a while that a new Jack Antonoff-produced album from the Dixie Chicks was on the way. Now we have a title, and more details behind what motivated the upcoming record. In a recent appearance, not only did Dixie Chicks member Natalie Maines drop the album title, she also spoke in depth about the inspiration for the album.