Album Review – Leah Blevins – “All Dressed Up”
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Take a trip back to a time when olive green and crushed velvet were acceptable architectural accents, bell bottoms were mainstream fashion, and everything indoors smelled like secondhand smoke from long and skinny cigarettes.
Sturgill Simpson Releases New Country Song “The Dead Don’t Die”
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For those Sturgill Simpson fans who’ve been hoping and praying for more of that hard country sound like you heard on his debut record ‘High Top Mountain’ or in large portions of his magum opus ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music,’ you get what you wish for and then some on the just released song called “The Dead Don’t Die.”
On The Wu-Tang Clan Playing The Ryman Auditorium
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On Sunday night (6-9), legendary hip-hop outfit The Wu-Tang Clan made a stop at the Ryman Auditorium as part of their 25th Anniversary tour for a sold-out performance. Known affectionately as the “Mother Church of Country Music,” the booking of Wu-Tang at the Ryman might have seemed a little weird to some.
The Story of Tompall & The Glaser Brothers Writes Its Final Chapter
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Of course Tompall is where the attention usually dwells when bringing up the three siblings from Spalding, Nebraska. But youngest brother Jim, who died of a heart attack on April 6th at the age of 81, and Chuck Glaser, who died Monday, June 10th at the age of 83, also contributed heavily to country music as songwriters and performers.
Luke Combs Invited to Be Next Member of the Grand Ole Opry
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Surging up-and-coming country music artist Luke Combs will be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. The 29-year-old was surprised during the Tuesday night (6-11) Opry presentation by traditionalist Craig Morgan, country legend John Conlee, and recent Grand Ole Opry member Chris Janson with the invitation.
Five Bands Who Could Fill In During Turnpike Troubadours Hiatus
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Fans of country and Red Dirt’s Turnpike Troubadours were left forlorn late last month when it was announced that the band would be going on an indefinite hiatus amid a rash of cancelled shows and concerns for frontman Evan Felker, which begs the question of who might be able to step up to fill this important void.
Album Review – Damn Tall Buildings “Don’t Look Down”
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If you like your bluegrass served with a little punch, attitude, grit and gravy, with that busking spirit that was so present and palpable in the early incarnations of Old Crow Medicine Show, then the Damn Tall Buildings will slide in nice as a welcome edition to your listening rotation.
David Adam Byrnes Awarded Judgement Against Silverado Records
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Traditional Texas country artist David Adam Byrnes has been awarded a $24,000 settlement against independent label Silverado Records after he says the label refused to meet their obligations, and are refusing to release his music. His recent single “Beer Bucket List” went #1 on the Texas Regional Radio charts in March.
Travis Tritt Is Spot On About The Timeless Relevance of Country
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Adopting the sounds and modes of pop and hip-hop might make country music cool to some, but the genre’s most existential threat is not dying because nobody wants to listen to it, it’s going extinct as an art form because nobody can distinguishing it from anything else.
New Chris Stapleton Song “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy”
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“The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” has been made widely available, and gives country listeners an opportunity to hear Stapleton backed by some steel guitar again, and more Western-style music than the country soul of much of his original material. It’s part of the upcoming ‘Toy Story 4’ movie.
Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#43)
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist has now come to the lossless format of Tidal, so now you have no excuse to not be following along. And if that isn’t enough to entice you to listen, get a load of the newest selections, some of which might be some of the best songs yet in 2019.
Miranda Lambert Calls New “Locomotive” Song “Country Punk Rock”
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Miranda Lambert has new music on the way in both album and single form, and during her marquee performance at Nissan Stadium Saturday night (6-8) as part of CMA Fest in Nashville, she debuted a new song for the crowd called “Locomotive.” “It’s total country punk-rock,” Miranda says about the new song.
The Time Waylon Jennings Went “Tourist Hunting” in Nashville
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Towards the tail end of Waylon’s life, he was known for being quite the cantankerous fellow. For example, in September of 1998, Jennings was scheduled to appear on the Late Late Show hosted by Tom Snyder. Going into the taping, Waylon was already a little bit sideways with the situation because he thought he deserved […]