For the past 41 years, Rodney Crowell‘s holiday traditions have included reading Clement C. Moore’s iconic 19th century poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (or “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”), to his children and grandchildren on Christmas Eve. This year the singer-songwriter adds a soundtrack to that tradition in the …
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“If my truck told all my secrets, if my tailgate told on me, my mama would flip out, everybody in Baytown would think I’d gone to hell,” RaeLynn says onstage at Nashville’s City Winery. The Texas native, who competed during Season 2 of The Voice in 2012, recently released the …
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Paul Cauthen is bringing his Big Velvet Revue to Nashville this fall with an official AmericanaFest showcase at the Basement East that will feature Aaron Lee Tasjan, BJ Barham of American Aquarium, and Brandy Zdan. A concept first introduced by the Texas country belter at South by Southwest last March, …
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Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith makes his second appearance on Walking the Floor. While his previous conversation with podcast host Chris Shiflett focused on the band’s history, today’s episode dives deeper into Dawes’ busy present, touching upon everything from the group’s recent tour dates with ELO to the political themes that …
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw opened many shows of their 2017-2018 Soul2Soul World Tour with “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” Aretha Franklin‘s 1987 duet with George Michael off her Aretha album. Following Franklin’s death on Thursday at 76 after a bout with pancreatic cancer (Michael died Christmas Day …
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The debut solo song by ex-Gloriana singer Rachel Reinert, Jon Pardi‘s latest blast of modern country, and another wildly adventurous offering from Amanda Shires make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs of the week. Lucie Silvas, “Everything Looks Beautiful” Lucie Silvas was once British pop star with Top …
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In the annals of Elvis Presley history, there are more than a few days of the musician’s exceptional life that could be considered significant. Yet, the date of June 26th marks a number of important milestones in his life and in the lives of others close to the King of …
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Willie Nelson has issued a statement on the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The country-music icon and Texas native ripped the Department of Justice’s policy under President Trump, calling it “outrageous.” “What’s going on at our southern border is outrageous. Christians everywhere should be …
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At a Nashville event this past weekend in support of Alzheimer’s awareness and research, Glen Campbell‘s widow Kim Campbell noted that plans are underway for a new biopic about the turbulent life and career of her late husband, who succumbed to the disease last August. “They’re working on it, you …
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When Lindsay Ell first began work on her debut album The Project with her producer Kristian Bush, the Sugarland star had an unusual assignment for her: to re-record her favorite album, John Mayer’s Continuum, start-to-finish. Years later, what began as homework is now an official studio release from the Canadian …
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