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Forgotten Artists: Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Disclaimer: Expect no objectivity at all from me with this article. Along with Webb Pierce and Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb is one of my all-time favorite country artists. Yes, I know he started out most songs a quarter tone flat and worked his way flatter from there, and yes, I know that 80% of The [...]
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Larry Gatlin Debuts ‘Johnny Cash’ Video; New Releases List; Charlie Robison Winners
Watch the new video from Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, “Johnny Cash Is Dead And His House Burned Down.”
New releases for the week of June 23, 2009 include:
Charlie Rich – Once a Drifter (Reissue)
AmazonCharlie Robison – Beautiful Day
Amazon | Lone Star MusicDavid Frizzell & Shelly West – The Very Best of David Frizzell & [...]
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Great Country Songs from the 1970s, Pt. 6
As always, just some songs I liked, one song per artist, not necessarily the biggest hit, (although I feel free to comment on other songs by the artist).
“Forgive and Forget” – Eddie Rabbitt (1975)
Prior to this, Eddie was known, if at all, as a songwriter. This record got to #12, but did better than [...]Continue reading "Great Country Songs from the 1970s, Pt. 6"
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Forgotten Artists: Narvel Felts
Give Me The Beat Boys and Free My Soul
I Want To Get Lost In Your Country Song
And Drift Away
Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis had quite a coterie of performers during the mid 1950s: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Harold Lloyd Jenkins (aka Conway Twitty), Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Carl Mann, Warren Smith, [...] -
Trisha Yearwood Teams Up With Big Machine Records And Austin City Limits Lineup Released
The Big Rock Candy Mountain Top 100 Drinking Songs is down to the top ten drinking songs of any genre. George Jones and Loretta Lynn made the cut. They’ll be moving the full list over to Barstool Mountain on Monday as they start writing about each individual song. I personally haven’t heard of more than [...]
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- Felipe: Terri herself said that she was re-recording The One You Love with a more stripped down version and etc, but ...
- Drew: It's nothing special, but I like it. Always a breath of fresh air to hear some actual country-sounding songs ...
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- scottbug: This SugarLand CD is a great CD --- great melodies (the most important part of a song) and great vocals ...
- Nicolas: Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, and Kellie Pickler =) Definitely my Top 3 country artists, I would love that so much. ...
- Zayn Jones: Julie Roberts & Me :) @zaynjones
- Zayn Jones: Johnny Cash, Conor Oberst & Miranda Lambert. Enough Said :) @zaynjones
- Thomas: ...that would be manipulating and not reviewing, matt.
- Patrick: on www.yourlastmusic.com you can decide which music will be played at your funeral
