Review –“Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry” TV Special
It's been said before, and it will be said again: We can't agree on much these days. But we all agree on Dolly Parton. "Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry" reminded us of why, and hopefully...
View ArticleAshley Monroe’s “You Ain’t Dolly” with Blake Shelton
What in the world is Blake Shelton thinking doing some tired, crusty, old-sounding country shuffle with an artist nobody has heard of? Is he trying to apologize to all of the "Old Farts and Jackasses"...
View ArticleMarty Stuart Takes His Country Music Artifacts Seriously
The April 28th issue of Country Weekly features Saving Country Music's 2012 Artist of the Year Marty Stuart and his legendary 20,000-piece archive of country music collectibles, clothing, instruments,...
View ArticleMovie Review –“Shakespeare Was Big George Jones Fan”
"Shakespeare Was A Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies" was made in 2005 to document Jack's life, and the wild environment swirling around his legendary home studio, the "Cowboy...
View ArticleThe Greatest Feuds in Country Music History
The last few weeks might go down in history as one of country music's most feud-laden moments. Though country music feuding may be on a sharp rise here recently, it is not an uncommon or recent...
View Article10 Badass Marty Stuart Moments
When it comes to the preservation of the history and sound of country music, you can make the case there is nobody who does it better and with more passion and dedication than Marty Stuart. Tireless...
View ArticleDolly Parton’s Song “Home” Should Be on the Radio
"Home" is certainly not a critical cut from Blue Smoke, but one that for the life of me I can't find one reason to think it couldn't live quite nicely on today's country radio. The video is silly, but...
View Article10 Badass David Allan Coe Moments
The question about David Allan Coe has never been if he's a badass, but if he's a little too badass. Some of his stories are hard to believe. Others are even harder to validate. And others are hard to...
View Article10 Badass Dolly Parton Moments
Is Dolly Parton a "Badass"? You bet she is. And for her birthday (Jan. 19th), let's articulate 10 reasons (actually twelve) why the the platinum blonde buxom country music legend still kicking ass at...
View ArticleWhy Does Marty Stuart Wear So Many Scarves?
You would think there would be much more important business to attend to in the lives of country music fans than to worry about what clothing accessories Marty Stuart chooses to adorn his wardrobe...
View ArticleSong Review – Don Henley w/ Dolly Parton, “When I Stop Dreaming”
I don't expect Don Henley's entire country record to sound this classic, but his take on the old Louvin Brothers standard with Dolly helping out was a welcomed treat that tells you this album isn't...
View Article“He Stopped Loving Her Today” Songwriter Curly Putman Has Passed Away
Putman had a prolific songwriting career, including writing such songs as "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and "My Elusive Dreams" by Tammy Wynette, "Dumb Blonde" by Dolly Parton, T.G. Sheppard's "Do You Want To Go To...
View ArticleDon Warden, Steel Guitar Legend And Dolly Parton’s “Mr. Everything”, Has Died
Don Warden, who was one of the original members of the Porter Wagoner Trio, and spent nearly 50 years in service to Dolly Parton, passed away on Saturday, March 11th according to Dolly Parton and Don's...
View ArticleNudie Cohn: The Ukrainian Refugee Who Created the Image of Country Music
It was 1913, and ethnic Jews living in the Ukraine region of the Russian Empire were regularly subjected to brutal, mob-like massacres, known as pogroms. Just two years after a young boy named Nuta...
View ArticlePioneering Country Songwriter Jimbeau Hinson Has Died
Most certainly, country music has always been a bastion for more conservative and traditional viewpoints, for the most part. But there has always been exceptions and counter-balances within that...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Charley Crockett’s “Jukebox Charley”
There was a time in country music when your worth was measured in the amount of dues you paid, and also in how many of the old classic songs you knew. With 'Jukebox Charley,' Crockett proves his body...
View ArticleCountry Music’s Greatest Concept Albums of All Time
Concept albums have been an integral part of country music history, with the release of certain projects completely reshaping the country music paradigm, including in recent memory. Just in case you...
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