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Friday Five: Songs About Airplanes
Hopping on a 747 is slightly less romantic than hitting the open road, but there are some decent country songs in which planes are featured. Here’s a few of ‘em, from my iPod to yours.
Honorable Mention: “If Love Was a Plane” – Brad Paisley
If love were actually a plane, Paisley says, most of us would [...] -
Friday Five: Books
Banned Books Week is coming to a close. Books are pretty cool (so is having the freedom to read them), so today we’re paying tribute to a few, along with a couple of authors.
5. “Storybook Children” – Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Taylor wrote this one with Billy Vera, and recorded it with Rodriguez for Let’s [...] -
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (5-17-09)
One thing to keep in mind when looking at Last.fm charts and statistics is that the listener base tends to skew indie. According to the site, the most popular artists in the U.S. tagged as “country” are: Neko Case, Ryan Adams, The Avett Brothers, Nickel Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Carrie [...]
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20 Songs About Hobos
Springtime is here, the economy is in the toilet, you just lost your job (and John Rich is probably going to write a song about it)–doesn’t it just make you want to pack a bandanna on a stick and head out of town on the next freight train? It sure sounds romantic: seeing the country, [...]
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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
- SwedishMattias: Patty Loveless takes care of her roots. Many new (and old) artists dont. When album comes to Sweden i buy ...
- Troy: Taylor Swift, The Saturdays, Mans Zelmerlow, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and B Spears to hear all those max martin songs! I ...
- Ally: Is my mind playing tricks on me? For some reason I thought this article was longer when I first read ...
- Louise Lane: Just saw an old Porter Wagonner show with Narvel as his guest star. I've heard some of these songs before ...
- Eric Cox: Thanks for recording this song Easton. It sure is nice to hear real country music by a new artist on ...
- todd: Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, and Ashston Shepherd
- K: Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Little Big Town. I'd love to hear Carrie ...
- Rick: Ashley Monroe, Sunny Sweeney, Elizabeth Cook, Megan Mullins, The Wrights, Amber Dotson, Lane Turner, Amy Dalley, Susan Haynes, The Jenkins, ...
- Jo Jo: Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire
- highwayman3: George Strait, Reba, and Lee Ann Womack, oh wait, that's already happening, too bad they aren't coming anywhere near driving ...
