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Miranda Lambert: Champion of Cool Songwriters
When you think of the modern country music landscape, you think of a clear delineation line between the independent and mainstream. However the songwriting credits for Miranda Lambert are the one clear...
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Track List / Songwriting Collaborators Revealed for Ashley Monroe’s New Album...
Ashley Monroe's much-anticipated new album Sparrow will be arriving on April 20th via Warner Bros. Nashville. Produced by Dave Cobb and recorded in Nashville's historic Studio 'A', the record is said...
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Album Review – Ashley Monroe’s “Sparrow”
Barring a miracle from Country Music Jesus, Ashley Monroe will never see the kind of career recognition that her talents deserve, at least in the here and now. That's just the unfortunate product of...
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Brandi Carlile Leads 2019 Country & Roots Grammy Nominations
The nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards were announced Friday morning (12-7), and some of the things we anticipated happening have happened. But the biggest takeaway, and surprisingly so, is Brandi...
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Ray Benson Brings Out The Stars for Annual Birthday Bash
For the benefit of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, or HAAM, Ray Benson hosted his 19th annual birthday bash Tuesday night (3-12) in downtown Austin, which also acts like an unofficial kickoff...
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Pam Tillis Shares Details of 1st Solo Album in 12 Years
Pam Tillis will be back in a solo capacity for the first time in a dozen years when she releases her eleventh studio record 'Looking for a Feeling.' Influenced not just by her country roots that run...
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Album Review – Pam Tillis –“Looking For A Feeling”
The first solo effort from Pam Tillis in some 12 years deserves the serious attention of a true comeback record. It finds the 62-year-old and Grand Ole Opry member looking for a spark of inspiration,...
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Waylon Payne Readies Release of Long-Awaited Album
Waylon Payne is the name you turn to when you need a ringer of a song to really anchor a record, and that is what names like Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Wade Bowen, Charlie Robison, Pam Tillis,...
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Kris Kristofferson’s Final Performance
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...
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Album Review – Aaron Raitiere’s “Single Wide Dreamer”
Aaron Raitiere has this favorable disposition for a songwriter of not taking himself too seriously, and this interesting knack for always being able to see the bright side of things, even if there...
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Album Review – Kendell Marvel’s “Come On Sunshine”
Now this is what I'm talking about right here. Sometimes you roll up on an album, and immediately you know you've made the right decision of what to feed your ears for the next 45 minutes or so. It...
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Anger at Miranda Lambert for Jason Aldean Appearance is Unfounded
According to numerous journalists, artists, and activists, after MIranda Lambert's appearance on stage at the Bridgestone on Friday evening with Jason Aldean, all of her good will and Miranda's active...
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Beloved Songwriter, Producer, Performer Keith Gattis Has Died
He wasn't destined to have the big superstar career that he initially set out for, or that his talent deserved. But over his 40 years in the trenches as a songwriter, player, and producer, Keith Gattis...
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Willie and Waylon (Payne) Are Back on Stage Together
Beginning on September 8th when Willie Nelson & Family played in Raleigh, North Carolina as part of this year's traveling Outlaw Music Festival, Waylon Payne joined Willie Nelson's band filling the...
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Big Names Coming Together for Keith Gattis Tribute Show
Over his 40 years in the trenches as a songwriter, player, and producer, Keith Gattis became a superstar in country music, if not to fans at large, then to his fellow performers, singers, songwriters,...
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The Failed Political Project To Reshape the American Electorate Through...
Crunching election data, a plan was hatched under the premise that if the institution of country music could be assuaged to become a political tool, it could help persuade the rural slice of the...
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