Oliver Anthony, Don’t Work with John Rich (& Other Advice)

There are a lot of threads and tentacles to talk about and run down when it comes to the ultra viral explosion of Oliver Anthony and the video for his song “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
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There are a lot of threads and tentacles to talk about and run down when it comes to the ultra viral explosion of Oliver Anthony and the video for his song “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
Big & Rich, Billy Ray Cyrus, Charles Wesley Godwin, Dan Bongino, Dave Cobb, Gretchen Wilson, Jamey Johnson, Jason Howerton, Jason Isbell, Joey Moi, John Rich, Kari Lake, Kris Kristofferson, Lil Nas X, Mason Ramsey, Oliver Anthony, Rich Men North of Richmond, Shooter Jennings, Sierra Ferrell, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers
Every so often, it is important to stop down, pay tribute, and appreciate all of the living legends we still have around in country and roots music. These are the contributors who you can sometimes trace back to the very formations of country.
Alice Gerrard, Bill Clifton, Billie Jean Horton, Bobby Bare, Bobby Koefer, Buck White, Bud Wendell, Donna LaVerne Stoneman, Johnny Western, Kris Kristofferson, Leroy Van Dyke, Merv Shiner, Mimi Roman, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Roni Stoneman, The Whites, Violet Hensley, Willie Nelson
Yes Tina Turner sang country music. Her first solo album was country, she recorded country songs throughout her career, and she even inspired one of the most iconic country songs of all time.
Dolly Parton, Good Hearted Woman, Hank Snow, Jame Burton, Kris Kristofferson, Tina Turner, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
You all know about The Highwaymen, arguably the greatest supergroup in country music history, and one of the greatest supergroups of any genre ever. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash. We think of these guys as the pinnacle of country music badassery.
Johnny Cash, Ken Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, The Highwaymen, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
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The only thing more cool than your favorite country music performers is when your favorite country music performers come together to collaborate in a supergroup. Some of these collaborations have gone on to become just as legendary as the individual performers themselves.
Black Tie, Brokedown in Bakersfield, Chicks With Hits, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Flying Burrito Brothers, I'm With Her, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Miranda Lambert, Old Dogs, Pistol Annies, Poco, Rodney Crowell, Run C&W, Sister Sadie, Stregnth in Numbers, supergroup, Texas Hill, The Eagles, The Earls of Leicester, The Flatlanders, The Frontmen, The Highwaymen, The Highwomen, The Knitters, The Local Memories, The Lost Highwamen, The Million Dollar Band, The Notorious Cherry Bombs, The Panhandlers, The Punch Brothers, The Sky Kings, The Wilder Blue, Thexas Tornadoes, Trio, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Western Centuries, Willie Nelson
Who sings the song marking the passing of a soul when the person who has died is the one we turn to on such solemn and grave occasions? Who writes the obituary for the man who was responsible for marking the passing of so many greats in country music when he is now the one being eulogized?
Bill Anderson, Eric Brace, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Lloyd Green, Peter Cooper, Toby Keith
The family of singer, songwriter, performer, producer, journalist, and historian Peter Cooper are asking for thoughts and prayers after the veteran member of the country music community suffered a head injury that was initially thought to be life threatening. He remains in critical condition.
Eric Brace, George Jones, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Lloyd Green, Peter Cooper, Tamara Saviano, Taylor Swift, The Seldom Scene, The Tennessean, Toby Keith, Todd Snider
One of the biggest names ever in rock & roll, who also amassed a distinguished Hall of Fame career in the country music realm as well, has taken his place among the Million Dollar Quartet in the sky, right beside Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins. “The Killer,” a.k.a. Jerry Lee Lewis, has died.
Carl Perkins, Country Music Hall of Fame, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Million Dollar Quartet
Rock and roll legend and recently-inducted Country Music Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis is NOT dead, Saving Country Music can confirm. Despite multiple reports of Jerry Lee’s passing on Wednesday (10-26), including from TMZ, the New York Post, and UK’s Independent, Jerry Lee Lewis publicist Zach Farnum…
Country Music Hall of Fame, Hank Williams Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, Kris Kristofferson
Concept albums have been an integral part of country music history, with the release of certain projects completely reshaping the country music paradigm, including in recent memory. Just in case you need an illustration of the breadth and importance of concept albums in country music
Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Chris Stapleton, Dave Cobb, Drive By Truckers, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, George Jones, Gram Parsons, Hank Williams III, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Jessi Colter, Johnny Cash, Joshua Ray Walker, Kathy Mattea, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, Kris Kristofferson, Kyle Nix, Lindi Ortega, Maddie & Tae, Mamma Coal, Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pam Tillis, Paul Kennerley, Peter LaFarge, Porter Wagoner, Slackeye Slim, Sturgill Simpson, Terry Allen, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie
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As reported by Saving Country Music in July, a new 6-part, 12-hour documentary named ‘They Called Us Outlaws: Cosmic Cowboys, Honky Tonk Heroes, and the Rise of Renegade Troubadours’ is on the way, featuring over 90 interviews and 75 live performances, with Jessi Colter executive producing.
Andrew Combs, Billy Joe Shaver, Charley Crockett, Charlie Daniels, Chris Gantry, Chris Shiflett, Chris Stapleton, David Allan Coe, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Eric Geadelmann, Gary P. Nunn, Gram Parson, Guy Clark, Heartworn Highways, Jack Ingram, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jessi Colter, Johnny Cash, Jonny Fritz, Kacey Musgraves, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Ann Womack, Margo Price, Matthew McConaughey, Miranda Lambert, Nathaniel Rateliff, Nikki Lane, Parker McCollum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Richie Albright, Rodney Crowell, Scott Borchetta, Shelly Colvin, Shooter Jennings, The Byrds, They Called Us Outlaws, Tom Hiddleston, Tom T. Hall, Townes Van Zandt, Tyler Childers, Willie Nelson, Willis Alan Ramsey
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Country music is country music, and the best definition of what country music is, is that you know it when you hear it. It’s self-evident. But the genre has birthed many subgenres, many stylistic movements over the years, and at times has seen a splintering and Balkanization.
Aaron Watson, alt-country, Americana, Ameripolitan, Bill Monroe, Bill Woods, Billy Mize, Billy Sherrill, Blackberry Smoke, Blake Shelton, Bloodshot Records, Bob Childers, Bob Wayne, Bob Wills, Bobby Bare, Bonnie Owens, Buck Owens, Cedric Burnside, Chancey Williams, Chet Atkins, Chris LeDoux, Cody Canada, Cody Johnson, Colt Ford, Colter Wall, Country Blues, countrypolitan, Cross Canadian Ragweed, CW McCall, Dale Watson, Dan + Shay, Dan Auerbach, Dave Dudley, David Allan Coe, Dick Curless, Don Rich, Dwight Yoakam, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Florida Georgia Line, Franklin County Trucking Company, Gene Autry, George Jones, George Strait, Glen Campbell, Greensky Bluegrass, Hank Williams III, Jason Aldean, Jason Boland, Jody Rosen, John Hartford, Johnny Cash, Junior Brown, Kane Brown, Koe Wetzel, Kolby Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Kyle Park, Leftover Salmon, Linda Rhonstadt, Lucinda Williams, Luke Combs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, Mike Ness, Ned LeDoux, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Old 97's, Owen Bradley, Patsy Cline, psychobilly, Randy Rogers Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Red Dirt, Red Sovine, Robert Earl Keen, rockabilly, Roy Rogers, Sam Bush, Sam Hunt, Steve Earle, Stoney LaRue, Texas Country, Th Reverend Horton Heat, The Allman Brothers, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Knitters, The Nashville Sound, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Poneys, The Stray Cats, Uncle Tupelo, Wade Bowen, Waylon Jennings, Wayne 'The Train' Hancock, Whiskey Myers, Whiskeytown, Willie Nelson
A new country music documentary is on the way, courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and executive producer Jessi Colter. Delving deep into the Outlaw era of country music like never before, They Called Us Outlaws will be a six-part series spanning 12 total hours.
Billy Joe Shaver, Country Music Hall of Fame, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Eric Geadelmann, Guy Clark, Jack Ingram, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jessi Colter, Kris Kristofferson, Margo Price, Matthew McConaughey, Miranda Lambert, They Called Us Outlaws, Tom T. Hall, Willie Nelson
The Nashville Songwriters Association, or NSAI will be holding their annual Nashville Songwriter Awards on September 20th at the Ryman Auditorium, and the big name that will be making a big splash for the event will be Garth Brooks, who will receive the organization’s Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement.
Capturing Kristofferson at the height of his powers and fame, his live band for the show included absolute legends of their field. It’s basically Kris Kristofferson’s Greatest Hits recorded live, and during his heyday, with the most legendary lineup of his band.
Billy Swan, Capturing Kristofferson at the height of his powers and fame, Donnie Fritts, Gilley's, Glen Clark, his live band included legends such as guitarist Stephen Bruton who played with Kristofferson for 40 years, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Gilley, Randy Travis, Sammy Creason, Stephen Bruton, Tommy McClure
Call him one of the overlords of country trucker songs, but don’t call him a one hit wonder. His name was William Dale Fries Jr., but the world knew him as C.W. McCall, and knew of him through his iconic country trucker epic “Convoy.”
Bill Fries, Bob Wayne, C.W. McCall, Chip Davis, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Dale Watson, Dave Dudley, Del Reeves, Dick Curless, Franklin County Trucking Company, Junior Brown, Kris Kristofferson, Mannheim Steamroller, Red Simpson, Red Sovine
The Royal Hounds are one of the bands who still embody that original Lower Broadway revivalist attitude. Playing standing residencies at Layla’s every Sunday night, and Robert’s Western World on Tuesdays, they’re rockabilly, they’re country, they’re wild and funny.
A Whole Lot of Nothin, Aaron Till, BR-549, Eddie Lange, Hank Williams III, Hillbilly Casino, Jason and the Scorchers, Kris Kristofferson, Layla's, Legendary Shack Shakers, lower broadway, Mathheus Canteri, Nathan Place, Review, Robert's Western World, Sarah Gayle Meech, Scott Hinds, Sierra Ferrell, The Royal Hounds
Willie Nelson gives a lot of credit to his success to the fact that he’s been able to keep the same people around him for so long. The very first part of that family was Paul English. Paul’s skills as a manager made him a mainstay in Willie’s band all the way until he passed away.
Amy Nelson, Buddy Cannon, George Harrison, Kris Kristofferson, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Paula Nelson, Steve Chadie, The Willie Nelson Family, Willie Nelson
When Childers rolled up to the Under The Big Sky Fest in Whitefish, Montana Sunday night (7-19) to play his first show in some 16 months, it wasn’t to warm the stage up for the big mainstream band that had blown in from Nashville in the Brothers Osborne, it was vice versa.
Brothers Osborne, Chase Lewis, Craig Burletic, James Barker, Jesse Wells, Kris Kristofferson, Rodney Elkins, Sammy Smith, Tyler Childers, Under The Big Sky Fest
Many know the “perfect Country & Western song” is “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” performed by David Allan Coe, and written by Steve Goodman. Or at least, that’s how David Allan Coe and Steve Goodman presented it. But what many don’t know is that John Prine was a co-writer of the song.
Arlo Guthrie, Billy Sherrill, David Allan Coe, David Loggins, Guy Clark, Jerry Wexler, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Mel Tillis, Mickey Newbury, Paul Anka, Roger Ebert, Steve Goodman, Sturgill Simpson, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson
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At 84-years-old and having suffered health issues recently, it’s hard to blame Kris Kristofferson for wanting to hang it up. His service to art, film, music, and America as an Army Ranger and helicopter pilot is unparalleled and unprecedented, and it’s about time he decided to take it easy.
Carlene Carter, Dale Watson, Folk Uke, Jim Lauderdale, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard, Outlaw Country Cruise, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Shooter Jennings, Steve Earle, The Strangers, Waylon Payne
84-year old country and songwriting legend, actor, veteran, and Country Music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson has officially retired from performing. The decision was made in 2020, but was previously unannounced, and comes as the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to most touring over the past year.
Kris Kristofferson, Morris Higham Management, Tamara Saviano
A once-in-a-lifetime event happened on January 12th, 2019 when a wide-ranging assemblage of talent from country music and beyond came together at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to pay tribute to Willie Nelson. Called ‘Willie: Life and Songs of an American Outlaw,’ it’s being released on CD and DVD.
Amanda Shires, Blackbird Presents, Bobby Bare, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, George Strait, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Jimmy Buffett, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Ann Womack, Lukas Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Margo Price, Micah Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Norah Jones and The Little Willies, Ray Benson, Rodney Crowell, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Susan Tedeschi, The Avett Brothers, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Willie: Life and Songs of an American Outlaw
Charley Pride will be the 2020 recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award handed out by the Country Music Association. To be awarded during the 54th Annual CMA Awards set to transpire on Wednesday, November 11th from Nashville and broadcast on ABC.
Charley Pride, CMA Awards, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson