Pull up a chair, y'all. This week in country music history (Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 25) is a mix of goodbyes, welcomes and a few voices we still hear every time the radio gets quiet. The Anchor: Kenny Rogers Says Goodbye, With Dolly … [Read more...]
ACountry Weekly Country Music Roundup
Grab a glass of sweet tea, because this week had a little bit of everything: a stadium-sized announcement, a dad having the night of his life at the Opry, a country smash crossing into hip-hop, and a '90s hero finally feeling like himself again. If … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: Oct. 12 to 18
Happy Monday, y'all. Pull up a chair, because this week's calendar is a good one.Alan Jackson turns another year older on Oct. 17 Alan Jackson was born on October 17, 1958, in Newnan, Georgia. That's the kind of small-town start that shows up in … [Read more...]
Koe Wetzel and Parker McCollum Are Bringing Back the Naughty or Nice Tour, and Texas Is Getting the Best Christmas Present of the Year
Some reunions you hope for. This one, Texas fans have been quietly waiting on for seven years. Koe Wetzel and Parker McCollum are teaming back up for the Naughty or Nice Tour, a five-date co-headlining holiday run across Texas this December. It's … [Read more...]
Zach Top’s “I Never Lie” Goes 4x Platinum, and 921,820 Fans Are the Reason Why
Some artists climb the ladder one rung at a time. Zach Top seems to have taken the elevator. On Tuesday afternoon (September 29), his label Leo33 pulled the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year into Goodtimes, a dive bar in downtown Nashville, and … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: Tanya Tucker and the Teenager Who Changed the Rules (Oct. 5-11)
Pull up a chair, y'all. This week's walk through country's back pages starts with a birthday: Tanya Tucker turns 68 on Saturday, October 10. Around that, we've got a wedding that just hit the 30-year mark, a Hollywood star for a Fort Payne band, a … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: Remembering Kris Kristofferson, the Songwriter Who Changed Everything (Sept. 28-Oct. 4)
Pull up a chair, y'all. This week's trip through country's back pages starts with a heavy one: two years since we lost one of the greatest songwriters who ever picked up a pen. From there we've got a chart record nobody had touched before, a … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: Marty Robbins Rides Into Legend
Pull up a chair, y'all. This week's trip through country music's back pages centers on a birthday that changed what a country song could sound like, plus a couple of big Nashville nights, a goodbye to a Grand Ole Opry legend, and a stadium record … [Read more...]
This Week in Country Music History: The Hillbilly Shakespeare Gets a Birthday (Sept. 14–20)
Pull up a chair. Every genre has a cornerstone, one name it keeps circling back to no matter how far the sound travels, and country's cornerstone has a birthday this week. So before we get to everything else that happened on these dates, let's start … [Read more...]
The Country Music Association Unveils the Official Nominees for “The 60th Annual CMA Awards”
Country music's biggest night is officially gearing up for a historical milestone. The Country Music Association has unveiled the official nominees for "The 60th Annual CMA Awards," setting the stage for an unforgettable celebration of six decades of … [Read more...]
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