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Records 

The ALBUM Section: March 2024

March 31, 2024April 30, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Act II: Cowboy Carter, Beyonce, Blackbiird, Blackbird, Columbia Records, Cowboy Carter, Dolly Parton, Epic Records, Invincible Shield, Jolene, Judas Priest, Kim Gordon, Matador Records, Miley Cyrus, Parkwood, Post Malone, Rob Halford, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, The Collective

Digging on the latest titles from Beyoncé, Kim Gordon and Judas Priest

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: November 2023

November 30, 2023December 1, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2023, Albums, Andre 3000, Dolly Parton, Equal Strain on All Parts, Jimmy Buffett, New Blue Sun, Rockstar, The Beatles

Digging into the latest from Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett, André 3000 and The Beatles

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Country and/or Western Rock 

Dolly Parton Announces Guest Packed New Rock Album

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Butterfly Records, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, John Fogerty, Linda Perry, Lizzo, P!nk, Pat Benatar, Rob Halford, Rockstar

Rockstar, featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar and more, comes out in November

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Records 

Record Store Day 2023: What To Buy

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 3 Comments 2023, Carole King, Debra Iyall, Dolly Parton, John Lennon, Muddy Waters, Phil Ochs, Record Store Day, Romeo Void, Sir Douglas Quintet, The Doors, The Happy Dragon Band, Violent Femmes

Digging for the deep gems from this year’s list so you don’t have to

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Country and/or Western Funk Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Rap Rock Soul 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance 

Naomi Judd Passes Away at Age 76

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Ashley Judd, Country Music, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Naomi Judd, RIP, The Judds, Wynonna Judd

We remember a magnificent mother who defined Country Music in the 80s and 90s

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Music Journalism 

The Only Rock & Roll Hall of Fame That Matters is the One in Your Heart

February 8, 2022November 15, 2022 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 2022, Blaine, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, Cosimo Mattassa, Dolly Parton, Hal Blaine, John Bonham, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Leon Russell, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, The Clash

(And a few words about musical excellence)

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Country and/or Western Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Pig: A Piano Player Without Equal

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich, Dolly Parton, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, J.J. Cale, John Hartford, Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Mark Knopfler, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, RIP, Sturgill Simpson, The Cramps, Ween

Session superstar Hargus Robbins passes away at age 84

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Holiday 

Christmas Present(s): 2020 Holiday Album Roundup 

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments A Holly Dolly Christmas, A Very Chilly Christmas, Carrie Underwood, Chilly Gonzales, Christmas, Christmas Albums, Dolly Parton, Goo Goo Dolls, My Gift, Shaggy

What’s notable in this year’s crop of Christmas+ albums?

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

We Got Hooked on Mac Davis

October 1, 2020October 3, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bobby Goldsboro, Bruno Mars, Cheaper to Keep Her, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, King of the Hill, Lou Rawls, Mac Davis, Merle Haggard, Murder She Wrote, North Dallas Forty, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tammy Wynette, The Muppets, The Sting II, Webster

The iconic country singer, songwriter and actor dead at age 78

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Pop 

Closing Time: “Save the Last Dance for Me” Turns 60

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1960, Atlantic Records, Buck Owens, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jerry Lee Lewis, Save The Last Dance For Me, Sun Records, The Drifters, The Mavericks, Tom Jones, Willy DeVille

Written by Doc Pomus, The Drifters turned this song about love, trust and frustration into a Number One single that remains a paean to true romance

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Country and/or Western Pop Radio Remembrance 

Crossover King: Kenny Rogers in the ’80s

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 T.A. Inskeep 4 Comments Barbra Streisand, Coward of the County, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, Lady, Lionel Richie, Lucille, RIP, Ronnie Milsap, Sheena Easton

Rogers was a country star in the back half of the ‘70s, but became an all-conquering superstar in the 1980s

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Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock 

The Gambler Leaves the Table

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Country Music Awards, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Islands In The Stream, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, RIP, The Gambler

Kenny Rogers died on March 20 at age 81

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Pop 

Pop Top 40: Hot 100 for the Week Ending December 22, 1979

December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Fleetwood Mac, Herb Alpert, John Cougar, Kool and the Gang, Michael Jackson, Rupert Holmes, The Captain and Tennile

As the ‘70s ended and the ‘80s beckoned, this is what America was listening to

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Bluegrass 

Forever Blue: Dolly Parton’s Late Century Masterpiece Turns 20

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Luci Turner 1 Comment 1999, Bluegrass, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Sugar Hill Records, The Grass is Blue

A look back at Dolly’s return to her bluegrass roots on the excellent The Grass Is Blue

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