Willie Nelson Readies a Toast to Merle Haggard
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No rest for the Willie. Along with still constantly touring at 92, he’s also good for about a two-per-year clip of new albums. This year, both of those albums will be tributes. Next up is Merle Haggard.
Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#150)
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Detox from the onslaught of Christmas music with some of the best songs released in late 2024, along with some of the very promising singles released ahead of highly-anticipated albums for 2025.
The 2024 Saving Country Music SINGLE of the Year
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There are few if any other musical outfits who have so consistently shown a gift for unlocking the sheer unmitigated joy in music through a combination of talent and toil.
Album Review – Kiely Connell’s “My Own Company”
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Singer and songwriter Kiely Connell first burst into the music consciousness in 2021 with her excellent debut album “Calumet Queen.” Her voice was so striking, and her songs so emotive and cutting, she made a lasting impression.
Album Review – Hudson Westbrook (Self-Titled)
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Put Hudson Westbrook in your growing list of younger performers finding surprising success with more classic sounds, and helping to set true country music on a promising trajectory.
The Saving Country Music 2024 Artist of the Year
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The Saving Country Music Artist of the Year is someone who rekindles our spirit and hope that country music will be something future generations will also enjoy, and in it’s most genuine form.
Beloved Songwriter, Artist, Comedian John Hadley Has Died
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When it comes to songwriter, actor, painter, poet, writer, comedian, academic, and musician John Hadley, somehow the term “Renaissance Man” doesn’t seem to encapsulate the full breadth of his contributions.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival Announces 2025 Lineup
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There are many music festivals these days, but there’s only one Telluride Bluegrass Festival. As one of the oldest and most prestigious music gatherings in the world, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience each year.
The Saving Country Music 2024 Song of the Year
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Music isn’t just here to fill empty moments of time, and distract us from the mundane actions that make up the majority of our days. The best of music inspires the best of us as people. It rewires our brains.
Marty Stuart Breaks Ground on Final Phase of Congress of Country Music
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The final phase of Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music is finally moving forward, with a groundbreaking ceremony held last week (12-16) in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Album Review – Maja Francis – “Hello Cowboy”
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Imagine an alternative universe where Dolly Parton didn’t become a big star, and despite her incredible talent and portfolio of songs, she was a 30-something somewhat unknown singer/songwriter struggling in relative obscurity.
“Garden Song” Composer and Country Songwriter David Mallett Dies
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To tell the story of David Mallett, you must start with “Garden Song.” Having Pete Seeger cover one of your songs is the ultimate validation in folk circles, but a cavalcade of performers added it to their repertoire.
Hey Screw Blackstone and Their Stupid Country Song
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Blackstone is far and away the largest commercial landlord in history, and now these cretins have decided that the way to entice new investors to their funds is to “go country,” dressing their executive suite robber barons in cowboy duds.