Babies “June Carter” and “Johnny Cash” Born in Same Hospital
33 CommentsTwo separate couples with no affiliation whatsoever gave birth to two separate babies on the same day and in the same hospital, with one couple naming their new bundle of joy June Carter, and the other naming theirs Johnny Cash.
How The Media Failed Key Western Fest’s All Woman Lineup
67 CommentsIn 2024, the 2nd Annual Key Western Fest in Key West, Florida did something quite remarkable. In an environment where the country music industry continues to struggle booking women, they booked a festival entirely of women.
How Steel Guitar Made Its Way Into the Super Bowl
38 CommentsCountry music is on a winning streak. And though it may have been the Kansas City Chiefs who hoisted a trophy at the end of the 2024 Super Bowl, country fans scored a victory too as the steel guitar made an appearance.
Album Review – The Droptines (Self-Titled)
20 CommentsFor those looking for something a little more offbeat in nature, count yourself lucky if the debut album from The Droptines lands in your lap. This is a genuine alt-country album, meaning that it’s an amalgamation…
Post Malone, Reba McEntire Go Country for Super Bowl Opening Songs
32 CommentsReba McEntire and Post Malone teamed up for countrified versions of the opening performances at the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday (2-11). We knew country music’s modern queen had been booked to perform the National Anthem…
Album Review – The Castellows – “A Little Goes a Long Way”
54 CommentsThey’ll break your heart before you even hear a note, and then when they break into harmony, they’ll break your heart again. Originally from Georgia, this is no pop country project. As they like to tout, they’re both traditional and modern.
Super Bowl National Anthem Brings Reba McEntire Full Circle
8 CommentsIn 1974 while a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Reba McEntire performed the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, or NFR.
Did Toby Keith Really Help Launch Taylor Swift’s Career?
76 CommentsThe misconception that Toby Keith helped launch Taylor Swift’s career comes from a now viral clip taken from a Channel 4 WSMV news story shot in 2005 that features a 15-year-old Taylor Swift singing and talking about her career.
Album Review – Ellis Bullard’s “Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution”
28 CommentsHaunting some of Austin’s most hopping beer joints such as The White Horse, Sagebrush, and Sam’s Town Point, Ellis Bullard, his barrel-chested voice, and his badass honky tonk band are the dudes to see.
Song Review – Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
83 CommentsInstead of a return to country like was being buzzed about, Musgraves adopts a Greenwich Village folk motif of classical guitars and dressing like an English goat farm lass in the “Deeper Well” video.
On T-Pain Claiming Racism Kept His Name Off of Country Songs
41 CommentsRapper T-Pain recently made some statements that have the music world in a stir. T-Pain claims he’s helped to write some country songs in the past, but left his name out of the credits due to racism.
Mojo Nixon Dies While on the Outlaw Country Cruise
46 CommentsThere was nobody else like Mojo Nixon in music, and there was no lane for what he did when he set out. Despite being his own worst enemy and a publicist’s worst nightmare, Mojo Nixon still somehow made his way.
‘Lorrie’ from Turnpike Troubadours Songs Presumably Reveals Herself
88 CommentsIf you know the Turnpike Troubadours, then you know Lorrie. You may have never met her, not be sure if she’s real or just a figment of songwriter and frontman Evan Felker’s imagination. But she looms large in the Turnpike Troubadours universe.