Featuring more than 25 hours of music, this unprecedented collection comes packed in an LP-sized package complete with a 224-page hardcover book with rare performances from stars like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kitty Wells, George Jones, and Webb Pierce, as well as a previously unknown Hank Williams recording. For more than two decades, the Louisiana Hayride radio … Continue reading
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New Blues: Casey James Cuts Out The BS With ‘Strip It Down’
Casey James — Strip It Down We always knew that American Idol was good for something. It introduced us to Casey James, who was an Idol finalist in 2010. It took a few years, but the experience brought James the clarity of purpose to get down to business with producer Tom Hambridge and create an album that … Continue reading
Rick Monroe Launches “Gypsy Soul” Contest
Grand Prize Is A Monster Energy Schecter Guitar Singer/songwriter Rick Monroe invites fans to sing from their “Gypsy Soul,” via a contest that launches today on Facebook. Entrants have until November 13 to film their own version of Rick’s signature tune, post the video to Monroe’s Facebook page and then solicit “likes.” The entrant with … Continue reading
ALABAMA Rings In The Holidays Early With ‘American Christmas,’ Out Now
Country music’s best-selling band of all time, ALABAMA, is ringing in the holiday season early with the release of AMERICAN CHRISTMAS, available now on BMG. Marking the supergroup’s first newly recorded Christmas album in 21 years, AMERICAN CHRISTMAS features a collection of holiday favorites including “Away In A Manger,” “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” … Continue reading
Talking With Country Singer/Songwriter KENDELL MARVEL About ‘LOWDOWN & LONESOME’— Out October 13!
Known for writing honky tonk floor-burners (“Twang,” recorded by George Strait), uncompromising contemporary country hits (“Right Where I Need To Be,” recorded by Gary Allan), lowdown yearnings (“Never Lovin’ You,” recorded by Blake Shelton), heartfelt confessionals (“Startin’ With Me,” recorded by Jake Owen), and instant-classic personal testaments (“That Lonesome Song,” recorded by Jamey Johnson), Kendell … Continue reading
Sounding Arrow — ‘Loving Is Breathing’
Sounding Arrow — Loving Is Breathing Label: California Country Records Smile. It’s still all gonna be okay. The first solo project from Scott Kinnebrew, Sounding Arrow is a romantic tribute to the trippy whimsy of a golden sunset laden adolescence in the now nearly mythical California beach culture of a few decades past. In other words, … Continue reading
Slide Guitar Heaven — Dennis Johnson’s ‘Rhythmland’
Dennis Johnson & The Mississippi Ramblers — Rhythmland With Rhythmland, Dennis Johnson has delivered a well-thought-out, well rounded, thoroughly satifying collection of songs (9 of 10 being originals) that employ the slide guitar in all of its impressive versatility. If you are in the mood for a master musician dealing out a blend of blues, jazz, … Continue reading
THE ROOTS OF POPULAR MUSIC: THE RALPH S. PEER STORY, Delivers First Complete Musical Survey Of Pioneering A&R Man, Producer And Publisher
Three-disc box chronicles Peer’s role in popularizing blues, country, jazz, Latin, R&B and rock, featuring timeless artists including Mamie Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Lefty Frizzell, Tito Puente, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Dylan and many more Box sets have existed since music was first etched into shellac discs, but never has one … Continue reading
AMERICA’S HERITAGE: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973 Contains Home Recordings And Unissued Songs From First Three Albums
Set features 16 tracks — ten previously unissued — including a hidden bonus: an a cappella version of the band’s first #1 single, “A Horse With No Name” Sons of U.S. servicemen stationed in England, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek met in high school in 1967. The three teenagers ultimately formed a band that was … Continue reading
Country Legend Ian Tyson’s New Song — “You Should Have Known”
Legendary Canadian western singer-songwriter Ian Tyson records “You Should Have Known,” a song that unapologetically celebrates the hard living, hard drinking, hard loving cowboy life. Written by Nashville’s Pat McLaughlin and featuring veteran session-man Charlie McCoy, the song yodels, slides and two-steps through the country music foothills, peaking with the raw emotions of a lifestyle … Continue reading
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