“Islands In The Stream” has been regarded as one of country music’s best duets since its release in 1983 by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Written by the Bee Gees, the song, which is named after the Ernest Hemingway novel, was actually written for recording artist Marvin Gaye. Instead, Rogers released it on his album […] More
When 16-year-old Jared Watson took to the stage at his high school’s talent show, he had no idea his life was about to change forever. Watson, who is a sophomore at Delmar High School, loves music, and dreams of one day recording an album in Nashville. A representative for Watson and his family shared the […] More
The country music community has come together to show support for Loretta Lynn after she suffered a stroke on Thursday (May 4). Lynn’s team issued a statement late Friday (May 5), revealing that Lynn had a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee the previous day. The statement read that Lynn had been hospitalized but […] More
Turns out that Randy Travis isn’t the only one with singing talent in his family! His brother, Ricky, sings country music as well, and he does a great job. Ricky often honors his legendary brother by sharing covers of some of his biggest hits. He’s done everything from “Before You Kill Us All” to “He […] More
Mere hours before Loretta Lynn was scheduled to take to the stage at the Carolina Theatre of Durham on Friday night (May 5), the country legend had to postpone the concert. A press release stated that Lynn was forced to postpone the show due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Now, we know why Lynn was forced to postpone […] More
At age 85, Loretta Lynn is still going strong. She continues to perform at venues across the country, entertaining fans with her immense catalog of hits. But those planning to attend Lynn’s concert at the Carolina Theatre of Durham on Friday night (May 5) will have to wait a little longer. The theatre issued a […] More
Miranda Lambert is extremely skilled at writing songs about what she knows. She had so much content written that her latest project, The Weight of These Wings, ended up being a double album, with 24 songs total. Each song tells a story that she may or may not have lived, but one song stands out because […] More
With a short, brown beard and not a pair of glasses to be seen, the younger Daniels doesn’t look much like his current self…
As “The First Lady of Country Music,” Tammy Wynette contributed a wealth of material to the genre…
Randy Travis emerged on the country scene in 1982 using his real name, Randy Traywick. Shortly after independently releasing an album, he was signed by Warner Music Nashville and just a few short years later, he was a full-fledged country star. Since his Warner Music Nashville debut album Storms of Life, he’s released 20 studio albums, charted […] More
He jumbled up a lot of the words, but still sang them with confidence even if he didn’t know what they were…
Ava Paige’s mom shared a video on Facebook of her when she was just 4 years old singing to a country song that was a huge hit many years before she was born.
