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
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….
This 10-year-old boy from Marion, Kentucky named Cutter Singleton will brighten up your day. While performing at the Kentucky Opry for their annual Talent Search, Cutter put his best foot forward with a spot-on rendition of the legendary song “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=153561531656420&set=pb.100010077227550.-2207520000.1538684234.&type=3&theater Playing with people at least two or three times his age, Cutter […] More
“To say Merle Haggard was one of the very greatest would be an inadequate understatement,” Yoakam wrote in a guest article for Rolling Stone the day after Merle’s death…
Hank Williams may have been only 29 years old when he died, but the legacy he left behind is everlasting. His music is still cited as some of the best material to ever grace country music, especially his gospel-tinged “I Saw the Light.” “I Saw the Light” was written entirely by Williams and was released […] More
Fans at the Faster Horses Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan didn’t know they were about to watch headliner Miranda Lambert perform a song for the first time ever. After recently being extremely inspired by legendary rock band U2’s Kentucky show on their Joshua Tree Tour, Lambert chose to incorporate one of their biggest hits in her set. […] More
Carrying On The Jennings Legacy The legacy that Waylon Jennings left behind continues to live on in the songs that he wrote and recorded. It also lives on through his youngest son, Shooter, who is making sure that country music never forgets about his father. Shooter is a singer himself, and he follows in his […] More
The song was released as the lead single off of Jones’ album “Still the Same Ole Me…”
One high school senior had his classmates cheering with excitement as he bravely performed in his school’s talent show and wowed everyone with an upbeat Alan Jackson tune! Michael Fournier walked on the auditorium stage in a tan cowboy hat, dark shades, and a secret talent that ultimately landed him with a first place win! Singing […] More
Julianne made her entrance in the middle of the performance, and started dancing up a storm with her “Footloose” co-star…
Following a visit to Memphis, Tennessee in 1986, Grammy-winning folk singer Marc Cohn felt inspired to write a song now known as “Walking in Memphis…”
