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Top 10 Country Albums Of 2007
Without any album releases on the horizon for the remainder of the year, it’s time for us to publish The 9513’s Top Albums of 2007. The year saw an indie label revive an aging star’s career before his sudden death, one of the best albums put out by one of the genre’s finest female vocalists, [...]
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From Austin To West Texas, Rodney Hayden Is Just Down The Road
One of the reasons I write on The 9513 is it gives me a chance to share some of the artists I enjoy listening to and shed some light on those guys in the trenches who might not be getting the credit they deserve. Recently one of those artists for me has been Rodney [...]
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Recommended: Johnny Bush And The Derailers
Johnny Bush – Kashmere Gardens Mud
Johnny Bush released his autobiography at the beginning of March along with a new album, Kashmere Garden Muds. After I finished reading the book I decided to listen to his album as well, but was dismayed when I couldn’t find it on any of the popular download services or [...]Continue reading "Recommended: Johnny Bush And The Derailers"
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Recommended: The Time Jumpers
Many lament that traditional music is dead in commercialized Nashville, but the standing-room-only crowd that fills Nashville’s The Station Inn every Monday night begs to differ. Since 1998, the Monday night gig has belonged to The Time Jumpers, a traditional Western swing band composed of eleven prominent Nashville session musicians and vocalists. While most bars [...]
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Recommended: Joey Allcorn
While I was browsing around the interwebs, an ad for an artist caught my eye and I liked the artwork, so being intrigued, I checked it out and boy am I glad I did. The ad was for an artist named Joey Allcorn and his latest album is 50 Years Too Late, but I [...]
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Recommended: Wylie And The West, James Hand, And Lost Immigrants
No albums came out today that I was too keen on reviewing, so instead I decided to recommend three albums I’ve been listening too lately that are well worth checking out.
Wylie And The West – Bucking Horse Moon
After twelve album releases and hearing his famous Ya-hoo-ooo! from the Yahoo.com advertising campaigns, I’m just now [...]Continue reading "Recommended: Wylie And The West, James Hand, And Lost Immigrants"
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A Few Albums Worth Checking Out
I’ve listened to a lot of music in the past month that’s worth recommending and have thus compiled a list of a few of the albums I have acquired myself. I’ll be doing some recommendations like this every so often just so people get a sense of the type of music I like and that [...]
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