Country and/or Western

Country and/or Western 

New Johnny Cash Album, Songwriter, Out June 28th

April 24, 2024April 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1993, American Recordings, Dan Auerbach, David "Fergie" Ferguson, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, Mercury Nashville, Rick Rubin, Songwriter, Vince Gill

11-track LP culled from lost 1993 recording session; listen to first single “Well Alright”

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Country and/or Western 

The Long, Hard Road From DeFord Bailey to Beyoncé

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Beyonce, Black artists, Charley Pride, Country Music, Darius Rucker, DeFord Bailey, Grand Ole Opry, Hootie and the Blowfish, Ryman Auditorium

A brief history of Black artists and Country Music 

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Country and/or Western 

Willie Nelson to Release New Studio Album, The Border, on May 31

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Buddy Cannon, John Mellencamp, Legacy Recordings, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Border, Willie Nelson

Listen to the powerful title track below

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Country and/or Western Rock Southern Rock 

LISTEN: Josh Langston Returns With “Wishin You Would Call”

February 22, 2024February 23, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blackberry Smoke, Bryan, Country, Drive-By Truckers, Dusty Road Records, Josh Langston, Southern Rock, Tastes Like Sin, Texas

New album, Tastes Like Sin, out March 29th

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Country and/or Western Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Christian Parker Shares Cover of The Byrds’ “She Don’t Care About Time”

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Christian Parker, David Crosby, Earl Poole Ball, Edgewater Music Group, Gene Clark, Nashville, Roger McGuinn, She Don't Care About Time, The Beatles, The Byrds

New album, Change is Now: A Tribute to The Byrds, out March 22nd

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Remembering Toby Keith, Gone at 62

February 6, 2024February 9, 2024 Jim Sullivan 6 Comments Country, Kiss, Lynyrd Sknynrd, Natalie Maines, RIP, Ted Nugent, The Chicks, Toby Keith

The controversial country singer succumbed to stomach cancer

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Brass Buttons: Gram Parsons’ Grievous Angel at 50

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Jason Gross 2 Comments $1000 Wedding, 1974, 50th anniversary, Brass Buttons, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Grievous Angel, The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Rolling Stones

Reflecting on the fated country rock icon’s final studio album

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Rock 

We’ve Been Had: Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne at 30

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Anodyne, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Max Johnston, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

Reflections on the alt-country pioneers’ studio swan song

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Happy 100th, Hank Williams: 10 Great Rock Revamps of Hank Tunes

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 Jim Allen 2 Comments 100th Birthday, Billy Haley and His Comets, Cowboy Junkies, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Hank Williams, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Social Distortion, The Breeders, The Replacements, The Residents, The The

Celebrate the country king’s centenary with some killer covers

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock 

LISTEN: Ross Cooper Shares “Life’s Too Short to Live in Dallas”

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dallas, Guy Clark, Lightning Heart, Lubbock, Nashville, Ross Cooper, Texas, Townes Van Zandt

His new album, Lightning Heart, comes out on September 29th

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

God’s Own Drunk: Remembering Jimmy Buffett

September 3, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Cheeseburger in Paradise, Fins, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jesse Winchester, Jimmy Buffett, Key West, Margaritaville, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Pencil-Thin Mustache, RIP, Steve Goodman, Willis Allan Ramsey

The beloved songwriter died on September 1 at age 76

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

Oliver Anthony Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Bragg, Oliver Anthony, Politics, Rich Men Earning North of a Million, Rich Men North of Richmond, Right Wing, Sound of Freedom

What this means for the 2024 Presidential Election

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Country and/or Western Rock 

LISTEN: Jeff Ellis Shares “Doors He Could Open”

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Bruce Springsteen, Bud Carroll, Jeff Ellis, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Vacancy Hearts

New album, Vacancy Hearts, out August 4th

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Country and/or Western Dylan Films Folk Rock 

It’s Getting Dark: Bob Dylan’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid at 50

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, David Bowie, film, James Coburn, Jim Keltner, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jagger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge, Sam Peckinpah, Slim Pickens

Looking back on the classic soundtrack to Sam Peckinpah’s bleak cult western

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Keep Your Soul: Son Volt Salutes Doug Sahm

July 5, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Augie Meyers, Day of the Doug, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiménez, Freddy Fender, Jay Farrar, Neil Young, Son Volt, Texas Tornados, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Thirty Tigers, Willie Nelson

Frontman Jay Farrar talks about the band’s tribute to an American legend

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