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Dr. Hook’s Final Original Member Dennis Locorriere Has Died
The longest living, and longest serving original member of the country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (later known simply as Dr. Hook) has died. Dennis Locorriere joined the band as the...
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Country Music’s Military Veterans and Those That Support Them
It’s likely no surprise that there have been so many country musicians who are either veterans themselves, or who’ve answered the call of duty to go above and beyond to honor and assist our active duty...
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Jimmy Buffett Was Country (RIP)
Jimmy Buffet wasn't just a musician. He was the embodiment of resetting your mood, of centering the right priorities in life, and of making sure you don't waste your time on Earth by making sure you...
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Country Music’s (Not So) Surprising List of Jewish Contributors
From performers, to songwriters, to executives and producers, to the strong scene of bluegrass entertainers from New York that have gone on to define the very highest reaches of the discipline, these...
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George Strait to Appear at Inaugural ‘Legends of Music Row’ Fest
George Strait doesn't make many public appearances these days after officially retiring from the road. But he'll be making a "special appearance" at the inaugural Legends of Music Row Festival set to...
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Loretta Lynn Announces New Album “Still Woman Enough”
Loretta Lynn will be joined by numerous guests, and celebrate the legacy of women in country music with her latest album called Still Woman Enough, set for release on March 19th via Sony's Legacy...
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Review – Episode 6 of Ken Burns Country Music Documentary
Undoubtedly, you could not tell the story of country music in the late 60's and early 70's without broaching the political upheaval and countercultural revolution roiling American society at the time....
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Country Hall of Fame Readies New Major Exhibit, “Outlaws & Armadillos:...
Yes, Yes, and Yes! On Thursday (1-11), the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville announced their newest major exhibit to open on May 25th, 2018. Not just part of the regular rotation of...
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Inaugural Mile 0 Fest Will Tap Into Key West’s Often-Overlooked Songwriting...
When you think of music towns and songwriting havens, your head naturally gravitates toward Nashville and Austin, Bakersfield and L.A. and such. You rarely think of Key West in Florida as a musical...
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Album Review – Bobby Bare’s “Things Change”
There have been many true country music "Outlaws" over the years, and many more that claim to be. But there can be only one original Outlaw, and that is Bobby Bare. Without Bobby Bare, there may be no...
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Meet The Dream Rovers: Iran’s Hardcore Traditional Country Band
"When there is music, nobody thinks of fighting. That's why I came to the United States---not only to study country music in its homeland, but also to travel to the country which had been introduced to...
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How Many of These Country Music Veterans Can You Name?
So many of country music's legendary artists also spent time earlier in their lives serving the country in one capacity or another. And on Veteran's Day as we pay tribute to ALL the men and women who...
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Album Review – Wheeler Walker Jr.’s “Redneck Shit”
Believe it or not, there's even a deep history for more lewd comedy that would happen in country music under the covers. Roy Acuff, the "King of Country Music" cut dirty songs when nobody was looking,...
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Maddie & Tae’s “Shut Up and Fish” Is Kind of a Stupid Song That Says a Lot
Maddie & Tae have become the perfect foil to today's male country stars. They're like the Minnie Pearl of country music's Millennial generation. Staunch traditionalists are never going to give...
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Country Music’s Greatest Prison Albums
Prison and country music go together like peanut butter and jelly. No wonder a slew of country music albums have been actually recorded within prison walls---some for convicts, some by convicts, and...
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Jesus Drop Kicks Paul Craft (Through The Goalposts of Life)
You press most any theologian, and they will expound upon the theory that God has the most profound sense of humor ... if you just know where to look for it. Whether this was in play when country music...
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Vintage Album Review – Ween’s ’12 Golden Country Greats’
If the unusual and offbeat of the country music realm is something you love to delve into---if the Roger Miller's, the Shel Silverstein's, and the John Hartford's hold a special sway on your heart, and...
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10 Badass David Allan Coe Moments
The question about David Allan Coe has never been if he's a badass, but if he's a little too badass. Some of his stories are hard to believe. Others are even harder to validate. And others are hard to...
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Shel Silverstein “A Boy Named Shel” Biopic Coming
Finally one of the most under-appreciated, but wildly-influential lyricists in country music, one of country music's forgotten Outlaw artists, and one of America's most creative personalities is going...
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Kristofferson Coming Down: Landing a Helicopter on Cash’s Lawn
At the time, Kristofferson was working as a janitor at the offices of Columbia Records where Johnny Cash was signed. Kristofferson had met Cash a number of times, in the studio and backstage at The...
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