-
Craig Morgan – “Love Remembers”
Morgan’s first single for BNA (after abruptly leaving Broken Bow earlier this year), “Love Remembers” is a slickly-produced radio track destined to impact the Country charts like no Morgan single before it. From top to bottom, this is not only a hit, but a gigantic, smash hit. It will undoubtedly be one of the handful [...]
-
Ashton Shepherd – “Sounds So Good”
Songwriter: Ashton Shepherd
“Sounds So Good,” Ashton Shepherd’s second single and the title track of her debut album, is best compared to the Randy Travis standard, “Deeper than the Holler.” Both songs address the dominant radio theme of the day — undying love in Travis’s classic and country living in Shepherd’s single — in [...] -
Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
Songwriter: Alan Jackson
I’ve long thought that the preponderance of “list songs” on modern country radio is a consequence of the co-writing epidemic and the general talentlessness of too many Nashville hit-makers. Leave it to Alan Jackson, one of the genre’s greatest singer-songwriters, to shatter my assumptions by recording Good Time, an album composed [...] -
Adam Hood – “Different Groove”
Songwriters: Adam Hood
Adam Hood is an Alabama native adopted by Texas’ Red Dirt scene and he recorded his last album in California. He travels all over the South, playing nearly 300 shows a year, making the road his actual home; a modern-day troubador if there ever was one. He doesn’t fit within the confines [...] -
Chris Cagle – “No Love Songs”
Songwriters: George Teren and Craig Wiseman
You know that song by BJ Thomas “Another somebody done somebody wrong song?” Despite it being kind of cheesy and heavy-handed, I love that song. Chris Cagle’s new tune, “No Love Songs”–not so much.
The song kicks off with silly production featuring shakers and zany “ooooh” chants but I was [...] -
Rodney Atkins – “Invisibly Shaken”
Songwriters: Rodney Atkins and Bill Kirsch
Rodney Atkins’ latest single from his blockbuster album If You’re Going Through Hell is the somber piano ballad “Invisibly Shaken,” which Atkins co-wrote with Bill Kirsch. It tells the tale of a guy who is pretending to be ok with a breakup, but is in fact, “invisibly shaken, quietly [...] -
Bucky Covington – “I’ll Walk”
Songwriters: Lonnie Fowler and Brent Wilson
For a demonstration of the influence of American Idol, look no further than Bucky Covington, who has been able to place his first two singles inside the top 20 despite being a mediocre artist, but if there’s any sensibility left in this world, his next single, “I’ll Walk,” won’t [...] -
Brandon Rhyder – “Before I Knew Your Name”
This song is currently #1 at the Texas Music Chart
This single by Brandon Rhyder, which I believe is his first #1, kicks off with a cool roadhouse twang vibe and when his smooth, melodic voice chimes in, it provides a very interesting contrast.
Things start to unravel shortly thereafter.
The first verse really illustrates the problem [...]Continue reading "Brandon Rhyder – “Before I Knew Your Name”"
-
Trent Willmon – “Broken In”
The title track from Trent Willmon’s Broken In is the second single to make it off the album. It’s a simple song, but it’s well constructed and Willmon’s rough vocal suits it just fine, giving it a refreshing sound and an air of authenticity.
“Broken In” conveys the cowboy character without the embellished romanticism and [...] -
Kevin Fowler – “Best Mistake I Ever Made”
This single is currently #1 on the Texas Music Chart
Why, Kevin Fowler? Why did you write and sing this song?
Why, Texas Radio? Why did you spin this song 1,131 times last week, thus forcing me to review it?
Why, Red Dirt Music fans? Why have you established yourselves as an [...]Continue reading "Kevin Fowler – “Best Mistake I Ever Made”"
Popular Stuff
Sponsor
Is Dave Haywood going solo? This and many other of country music's most pressing questions answered in the September edition of The 9513's world famous Mailbag!
Caroline Herring likes to sing songs about life in the South. No, not exactly like Justin Moore and Jason Aldean...
The 9513's resident historian Paul W. Dennis sits down for a chat with country music legend Gene Watson.
As much as we love girl singers, we love songs about girl singers even more. Here's just a few of the many tribute songs out there.
Step away from the river and up to a jukebox, because heartbreak is only temporary, but a good song about drowning yourself—like a diamond—lasts forever.
What do you think about music labels "testing the waters" with a single before providing access to an artist's entire album? 
What country artist, young or old, would you recommend as a must-listen artist to a newcomer on his/her journey through country music, and what would your essential song picks be?Current Discussion
- JCH: Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. No idea where the heck that came from.
- Mayor JoBob: Brad Paisley, David Ball and Highway 101!!!!!!
- Noeller: Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Eric Church and Zac Brown Band. It's the Bearded Saviours of Country Tour - would ...
- Sparkles: OMG - have you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYENOUcaAsM I LOVE DOLLY!!!!
- Ben Milam: On three alternating stages: the pogues mahone, steve earle, eric b. & rakim, the band, emmylou harris, the drive by ...
- Bob: Suzy Bogguss and Hal Ketchum
- Jon: Alison Krauss+Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, and Shania Twain. It almost happened back in 2003-2004; the "Up! Close & ...
- Jeff Colvin: I know Lee Brice VERY WELL! He is kind and very friendly to everyone he meets. He doesn't end "meet ...
- Stormy: OCMS, Tift Merritt, Neko Case, Lucinda William, Kris Kristofferson.
- Steve M.: George and Tammy. After they had been drinking.
