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Steve Wariner Talks Grammys, His Relationship With Chet Atkins And Country Music Guitar Battles
Steve Wariner, known primarily to contemporary country audiences as the voice behind chart-toppers “Holes In The Floor of Heaven” and “I’m Already Taken,” has recorded 18 studio albums, scored 10 #1 singles and won three Grammy awards over his 30-plus year career.
In addition to all of that commercial success, 2009 marked the completion and [...] -
Album Review: Rosanne Cash – The List
Despite the endlessly repeated backstory, Rosanne Cash’s new album has little to do with her father and his influence on her tastes and career, at least not beyond suggesting the tracklist. Rather, The List plays like a tribute to the durability of country songwriting and its impact over the decades. Despite the genre’s lowly reputation [...]
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Forgotten Artists: Kenny Price (1931-1987)
Fans of the long running television show Hee Haw may remember Kenny Price. He played various roles in Hee Haw’s skits, including the over-protective father of a pretty teenage daughter (whose suitor, Billy Bob, did not meet his approval), a backwater sheriff and a country bumpkin lounging on the lawn in front of the general [...]
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Great Country Songs from the 1970s, Pt. 2
Same admonition as before. Just some songs I liked, one song per artist.
“Everybody’s Reaching Out For Someone” – Pat Daisy (1972)
Beautiful and blessed with a great voice, she never did break through as a major star since she was buried at RCA behind Connie Smith, Dolly Parton, Dottie West and Skeeter Davis. This song [...]Continue reading "Great Country Songs from the 1970s, Pt. 2"
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In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Steve Harvey: That's an interesting observation. Personally, I've found it's the album of his that I've most easily been able to convert ...
- Razor X: Tough All Over was better than Living Hard or the current album but I didn't enjoy it as much as ...
- Mother Hubbard: So let me get this straight; Two releases = two campaigns = two budgets which are recouped from the ...
- Brian: This song is going to be a hit for them. It's going to gain a ton of steam as summer ...
- stormy: Okay, then, where are these women who like music like this. Out of the 30 female co-workers in my ...
- Steve Harvey: It's bearable. That's a vast improvement.
- Steve Harvey: This makes three albums in a row that have been disappointments. Why were you disappointed by TOUGH ALL OVER? As for this ...
- sam (sam): I've bought some of Gary Allan's past work but I haven't been impressed enough by any of the singles he's ...
- Jon: Dunno about irony. I'm guessing that Craig R. is a man, and he certainly made an insulting generalization about ...
- Razor X: It's just not to my taste. The string arrangements are overblown and it's just too rock-oriented. I don't think ...
