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20 Songs About Dogs
It’s February and reminders of Valentine’s Day are everywhere. Sure, having that special someone is nice, but when times get bad, the only one who will always stand by you is your dog. So we’re going to pay tribute to them this month. There was quite a library of songs to choose from, so we [...]
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From Crying to Kiss My Ass; Stream Lady Antebellum; Dale Watson’s Heroes
Bobby Braddock, the only living songwriter to have No. 1 country songs in five consecutive decades, commented on the changing landscape of country music in an interview with American Songwriter’s Michael Kosser:
For instance, the song protagonist of, say, the early 1950s is totally different from the one in 2009. For one thing, southerners as a [...]Continue reading "From Crying to Kiss My Ass; Stream Lady Antebellum; Dale Watson’s Heroes"
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Friday Five: Johnny Russell Tribute
Tomorrow would have been Johnny Russell’s 70th birthday (he passed away in 2001). He was well-known for performing hits like “Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer” and “Catfish John,” but today’s Friday Five features my favorite Russell-penned songs that have been recorded by other artists.
Honorable Mention: In a Mansion Stands My Love – Jim [...] -
Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith Passed Away; Tom T. Hall to Headline WCRS Live!; Stream Patty Griffin
Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith passed away in his home on Saturday at the age of 82.
“From the minute he came out, I wanted to look like him, tried to comb my hair like him and learned every song he ever recorded,” Waylon Jennings once said of Mr. Smith, who retired from music [...] -
Country Music’s Album Sales Could Be Worse; Taylor Swift Is the Top-Selling Digital Music Artist Ever
Compared to every other genre except jazz, country music weathered the decreasing album sales storm the best in 2009. Total albums sales were down 12.7 percent compared to 2008, while country music only dipped 3.2 percent.
Paste published a list of 10 songs they wished Johnny Cash had lived to cover.
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Friday Five: Country Stars and Their Cars
They just don’t make cars—or country singers—like they used to.
5. “Ol’ Webb’s Bullhorn Pontiac” – Gin Palace Jesters
There are countless Nudie suits floating around out there, but only a few Nudie cars. Webb Pierce’s ‘62 Bonneville was decorated with over 300 silver dollars, six-shooters, and longhorns. The unabashedly old school Gin Palace Jesters, fronted by [...]Continue reading "Friday Five: Country Stars and Their Cars"
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25 Songs About Saturday Night
A lifetime spent listening to music has taught me a lot about Saturday night. It is, for example, all right for fighting or going to the movies, not to mention a good night to simultaneously keep dancing to the rock and roll and work on one’s spelling, and those are just the pop songs. Nobody [...]
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Kenny Chesney Grosses Mostest; Rascal Flatts Celebrate 10 Years; Shania Twain Carries Olympic Torch
At number six Kenny Chesney was the highest placed country star on Pollstar’s list of the top 50 tours of North America for 2009. Keith Urban (16), Rascal Flatts (18), Brad Paisley (22), Toby Keith (29), Taylor Swift (36), and George Strait (41) rounded out the list of country acts.
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What is Country Music? An Anthology of Artists’ Responses
In 2009, we asked a number of country artists for their answer to the question “What is country music?” Here is an anthology of their answers.
What is country music?
“Well, I’m a traditional country artist. I always have been and I always will be. I love it so much—I always have—that when you speak of [...]Continue reading "What is Country Music? An Anthology of Artists’ Responses"
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Academy of Country Music Alters ACM Awards Categories; Rodney Carrington’s Christmas Tribute to the Troops
The Academy of Country Music announced that eight nominees will now be eligible for the fan-voted entertainer of the year prize at the 2010 ACM Awards. They’ve also merged the top new male and new female vocalist categories into one top new solo vocalist category and split the new duo-or-group category into top new vocal [...]
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As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
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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
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