Karen Waldrup — Justified There’a nothing better than a new album that has the effect of an old favorite. Put it on and suddenly you’re surrounded by vocals that sound like a good friend who never quite phones often enough, and songs that make you press “repeat.” Such is the case with singer/songwriter Karen Waldrup’s … Continue reading
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Jimmy Charles — ‘Hard Way To Go’
Jimmy Charles — Hard Way To Go (Release Date: December 7) He’s made a name for himself with compelling original material and toured the country—opening for Lady Antebellum, Montgomery Gentry, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Turner, Merle Haggard and more since launching his music career in 2014. A Season 9 American Idol “Hollywood ticket” participant, he placed in … Continue reading
New Music: Folk Soul Revival
A modern band rooted in old-school southern sounds, Folk Soul Revival whips up its own version of amplified Americana on the band’s self-titled fourth record. The name says it all. Folk Soul Revival, like the band that created it, is an album that celebrates the sounds, stories, and small-town values of an earlier era, modernizing … Continue reading
Fun Summer Reading: Earl Dibbles Jr. — ‘If You’re City, If You’re Country’
Earl Dibbles Jr. — ‘If You’re City, If You’re Country’ Hilarious. And oh, too true. That describes the fun summer reading provided by Earl Dibbles, Jr., If You’re City, If You’re Country. Earl Dibbles Jr. is the comedy alter-ego of country singer Granger Smith. The book is full of comic truths from Earl Dibbles Jr., matched … Continue reading
The Band On The Rise Has Arrived: An Interview With The Davisson Brothers Band
Theirs is a gritty, energetic sound. It’s the sound of Southern-rocking loyalty. It’s the keeping-it-real sound of hard-working, proud-of-the-work-they-do, Americans. If Westerns had been set in the hills back east, these guys would have given the cowboys a run for their money when it comes to honest-to-goodness role models, for theirs is the contagious sound … Continue reading
‘An Article From Life’ — Lefty Frizzell Box Set, Stands As The Ultimate Collection Of The Country Music Hall Of Famer’s Music
Weighing in at an extraordinary 361 tracks, this 20-CD retrospective contains all of Frizzell’s LP, single and unissued session recordings, including newly discovered material, and a 264-page hardback biography. U.S. street date is October 19th. Bear Family Records has long showed its love for Lefty Frizzell. The award-winning reissue label compiled its first Frizzell compilation … Continue reading
New Music You Must Hear: Elliott Park — ‘Just Be’
Elliott Park — Just Be Has it been too long since you poured over the pages of the Guinness Book of Records in search of a challenge that will sustain you through the summer until the list of who’s in which class is posted on the school’s office windows in late August? Has it been … Continue reading
Buck Owens’ Last Capitol Album Will Finally Be Released, Via Omnivore Recordings, On August 17
Recorded in 1975, the artist’s last intended Capitol set features his final two singles for the label. Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, will release Country Singer’s Prayer, Buck Owens’ final Capitol album from 1975, which has remained unissued until now. Street date for CD and Digital is August 17, 2018. By … Continue reading
Newly Published: Becky Brown Shares Truths And Insights in ‘Going Our Way’
In Going Our Way, Becky Perry Brown offers an intimate look at her life up to today. The wife of country music legend Jim Ed Brown, brings the reader along on a journey thorough the heyday of Nashville’s golden age and writes with such observant insights that you’d swear you are really there too. To … Continue reading
New Country: Shenandoah — “That’s Where I Grew Up”
GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM Award-winning band Shenandoah follows the recent success of their hit song “Noise” by announcing their new single, “That’s Where I Grew Up.” “That’s Where I Grew Up” is the second single to be released from Reloaded, the band’s first new album in 20 years that dropped in March 2018. The album … Continue reading
