In May, Loretta Lynn gave the entire country music community quite a scare when she suffered a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Lynn’s team was quick to break the news to her fans, saying that she was expected to make a full recovery. For a time, updates on Lynn’s condition were few […] More
These four friends were on their way to work at a band camp when the tire on their pick-up truck blew out. They tried replacing the tire themselves, but according to a Facebook post, because of the angle of the truck, the tire “slid off the jack and broke.” Instead letting this ruin their day, […] More
Each ceremony features performances from musical guests, which are kept secret to both the viewers and the honorees…
Released in 1992, the song is narrated by a woman who never shared a close relationship with her father…
20-year-old Justen Harden has a silky smooth bass voice that will make you feel weak at the knees. The second he sang the first note to Conway Twitty’s “Goodbye Time,” we were sold. He performed the country icon’s song in the comfort of his own home, but sang it as if he were in front […] More
At well over 70 years old, Sylvia Jeneanne dreams of one day being able to make her own record…
Back in 1978, three country artists came together to sing some of Williams’ songs as part of a tribute…
Merle Captured Everyday Feelings & Struggles Over time, Merle Haggard came to be known as “the poet of the common man.” The reason he earned such a nickname lies in his songwriting, and the fact that he wrote about real people and situations. Everything he wrote about was something that the average person could relate […] More
There aren’t a lot of times that you can say that someone playing an acoustic guitar melted your face off. Normally, that phrase is saved for big rock shows and loud electric guitars. This performance from the Zac Brown Band proves that they don’t need electric instruments to provide a killer show. Playing at the […] More
The Outlaws Waylon Inspired As one of the main pioneers of the outlaw country movement, Waylon Jennings helped pave the way for dozens of artists who followed him. One of those artists was Hank Williams Jr., who was one of Waylon’s closest friends. https://twitter.com/ThatEricAlper/status/1080207083126046725 The two brought their star power together for the duet “The […] More
Although Billy Yates was the first artist to record the song “Choices,” it was George Jones who made it famous. Jones released his rendition of the song in May 1999. Fans kept calling their local radio stations to request the song, and as a result it claimed the 30th spot on the Billboard country chart. […] More
Although he didn’t release “Me and Bobby McGee” until 1973, the song had been in Waylon’s repertoire for a few years before that….
