Down with the CMA (Part 3 – ACE & The Outlaws)
Real quick: A Hank III tour announcement is imminent. According to hank3.com it’s gonna start on the 23rd. But remember last Spring there was a big brewha when a bunch of tour dates surfaced and they...
View ArticleSugarland Spells ‘Rock’ Bottom For Country
This is not John Denver and Olivia Newton John ruffling feathers by winning country awards. This isn't Garth Brooks flying over stadiums on wires. This isn't Rascal Flatts rehashing classic rock songs,...
View ArticleMost Embarrassing Moments in Country Music History
When looking at the historical timeline of country music, many times it is big events that set the wheels of change in motion, for the good and the bad. Whether it is intrusion of pop or rap into...
View ArticleThe Most Notorious “Gone Country” Moments
In 2013, stories of entertainers that "go country" are routine occurrences instead of reasons for surprise, intrigue, or outrage, because country music has officially become the default repository for...
View ArticleCountry History X: Charlie Rich BURNS John Denver
In 1975 when Charlie Rich whipped out his lighter, and burned the card announcing John Denver as the 1975 CMA Entertainer of the Year, it was considered to be one of the greatest moments of protest in...
View ArticleOlivia Newton-John Played a Pivotal Role in Country Music (RIP)
British-born, and Australian-raised singer and actor Olivia Newton-John passed away on Monday, August 8th at the age of 73 after a long battle with breast Cancer, leaving the world bereft of one of the...
View Article“Queen of the House” Singer Jody Miller Has Died
Jody Miller passed away on October 6th in Blanchard, Oklahoma due to complications from Parkinson's Disease. She was 80 years old. First signed to Capitol Records as a folk artist in 1962, Jody...
View ArticleNo Zach Bryan. No In Memoriam. But Country Was Back at 2022 CMA Awards
Luke Combs said it best while accepting the trophy for Entertainer of the Year Wednesday night (11-9) at the 2022 CMA Awards: "This is my fifth or sixth year being at this awards show, and country...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Country Music’s Fallen Greats of 2022
As we look back on 2022 and before we look forward to 2023, it’s important we take the time to pay tribute to the important individuals in country music who left us over the last year, and who left a...
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