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As he gazed upon the thousands gathered for the grand opening of the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama, last Friday, singer-songwriter John Paul White articulated the moment with his song “The Good Old Days.” “There’s something going down in this simple place I grew up in,” sang White, who was born not far down Highway

Share 0 Tweet 0 Waylon Jennings’ grandson Whey and Jessi Colter’s daughter Jenni showed off their overflowing musical talent with their breathtaking rendition of “Storms Never Last.” The song was written by Jessi and was the first single off of her 1981 duet album with her late husband Waylon Jennings entitled ‘Leather and Lace.’ It

Nominations for the 21st Americana Honors and Awards were announced during a special event at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville on Monday. The annual celebration of roots music will return to the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 14. Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, and Yola all picked up three nominations this time around,

Share 0 Tweet 0 Jeannie C. Riley, the first female country singer to have her song ranked No. 1 on both the pop and country charts in the United States, proved that she is still the same legend of the past. During 2012 New Year’s Eve, Riley caught up with Nashville singer-songwriter Jimmy Payne and

Share 0 Tweet 0 When country fans think of Willie Nelson, one of the first things that probably come into the picture aside from his long list of hits is his long, braided hair and full beard. The shaggy look has been his signature ever since the release of his chart-topping hit album “Red Headed

Share 0 Tweet 0 When nine-year-old Anna Faith Howell picked up the microphone on what seemed like the stage at a school’s auditorium to sing one of the most iconic country songs ever written, George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” the crowd couldn’t help but be moved to tears. She may be young, and

Brandi Carlile and Ashley McBryde are among the artists who will gather to pay tribute to the life and music of Naomi Judd just two weeks after the singer’s death. “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration,” will air live and commercial-free on CMT from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Sunday, May 15, at 6 p.m. ET.

Share 0 Tweet 0 Kelly Clarkson received the greatest and most special gift she could ever ask for on Mother’s Day. The three-time Grammy Award winner recently opened up about her nanny’s priceless gift. “So, my nanny — I literally almost cried — like, she walked into the kitchen and was like, ‘Hey, for Mother’s

Ashley Judd revealed that her mother, Naomi Judd, died by suicide and “used a firearm” in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America Thursday. “She used a weapon. Mother used a firearm,” Judd said. “So that’s the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand that we’re in a position that

Share 0 Tweet 0 In her self-titled 1972 album, Linda Ronstadt gifted fans with an ‘easter egg’ – a rare, live recording of her cover of Patsy Cline’s “I Fall To Pieces” – which was sneaked in at the beginning of the B-side. The track was originally released by Cline two years before her tragic

One day after Naomi Judd’s death, her daughters Wynonna and Ashley took the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame to pay tribute to their mother and celebrate the induction of Naomi and Wynonna’s mother-daughter duo, the Judds. Also being inducted at the ceremony were the late Ray Charles, drummer Eddie Bayers, and the

Share 0 Tweet 0 Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town kicked off The Bandwagon Tour on Friday, May 6, at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas. Lambert and Little Big Town members Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook then made sure they honor the late Naomi Judd. In a video

Kelsey Waldon’s new song “Sweet Little Girl” opens with a dramatic introduction from Jim Lauderdale, who intones, “All the way from Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky, here’s Kelsey Waldon.” And with that, she’s off, delivering a country music tale of hard living, self-medicating, and yearning for home. “I’m gonna drink myself drunk/I’m gonna get myself high/anything just

Share 0 Tweet 0 On May 15, 2003, June Carter Cash – the five-time Grammy winner and wife of country giant Johnny Cash – died in a Nashville hospital of complications from heart surgery. View this post on Instagram A post shared by June Carter Cash (@junecartercash) A few months before June’s death, she reportedly

Willie Nelson has postponed his upcoming concerts and canceled his Sunday night headlining gig at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest after a member of his touring band tested positive for Covid-19. The Willie Nelson Family Band was scheduled to perform in Franklin, Tennessee on Friday and Brandon, Missouri on Saturday before heading to Jazz Fest Sunday. 

Guy Clark had a long, storied career that makes him one of today’s national treasures and folk icons, serving as a role model to a younger class of maverick musicians. His music defied conventional categorization, blending folk, country, and bluegrass. While this left record-label executives puzzled about how to market him, Guy Clark songs were

Ashley Judd penned a Mother’s Day op-ed in honor of her mother Naomi, the country legend who died April 30, the day before she and daughter Wynonna were scheduled for enshrinement in the Country Hall of Fame. “This Sunday is abruptly, shockingly, my first Mother’s Day without my mama,” Ashley wrote in USA Today.  “It

Country music icon Travis Tritt has blessed us with power ballads and contemplative stories through the songs he wrote and released – but sometimes, he would cover and recreate the magic exuded by some popular country classics. And in this very incredible instance, the Grammy award-winning singer is joined by someone special – his only

Mickey Gilley, the smooth-voiced, piano-playing country crooner who helped popularize the “Urban Cowboy” movement of the Eighties, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri. He was 86. Gilley’s publicist confirmed the singer’s death. While Gilley had a run of success in the Seventies singing barroom-piano country ballads and rave-ups like “Room Full of Roses” and “Don’t the

American singer and rapper Kid Rock collaborated with Nova Scotia rock band The Trews for the alternate version of “Highway of Heroes,” a song dedicated to honor all of the men and women who have sacrificed in service of the country. The original song was published in 2010, while Kid Rock’s feature was released in