Keith Urban Shows Off Yodeling Skills In 2009 Medley Of Marty Robbins Songs
Keith Urban was given the honor of paying tribute to Robbins at the ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert, and he didn’t take his task lightly…
Reba Pleases Loretta Lynn With ‘You’re Lookin’ At Country’ At 2003 Kennedy Center Honors
Each ceremony features performances from musical guests, which are kept secret to both the viewers and the honorees…
Kelly Clarkson Honors Reba McEntire With ‘The Greatest Man I Never Knew’ At 2009 Show
Released in 1992, the song is narrated by a woman who never shared a close relationship with her father…
Little Big Town & Maren Morris Unite To Sing “Down In The River To Pray” At 2017 Ryman Show
Since “Down in the River to Pray” is often performed a cappella, the song was the perfect choice for Little Big Town and Morris…
Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, & Roy Clark Honor Hank Williams With Medley Of Songs
Back in 1978, three country artists came together to sing some of Williams’ songs as part of a tribute…
Keith Urban Has Lauren Alaina Take Miranda Lambert’s Part In ‘We Were Us’ At 2017 Show
Since Urban and Lambert can’t be together every time they have a show, they are forced to leave the song out of their sets…
Vince Gill Pours Pure Emotion Into Cover Of Merle Haggard’s Somber Song
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
Waylon Jennings’ Legacy Lives On In Performance From Hank Jr., Travis Tritt, & Marty Stuart
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
Georgette Jones Gracefully Sings ‘Choices’ In Tribute To Her Legendary Father
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
Waylon Jennings Performs Own Take On “Me And Bobby McGee”
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….
Merle Haggard Invites Jamey Johnson To The Stage For Pure Country ‘Long Black Veil’
If this performance does anything, it proves that real country music is not dead – it’s just hard to find. Country singer Jamey Johnson was in attendance at the Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson concert at the Ohio State Fair in 2012 when The Hag did something no one expected. He invited Johnson to the stage […] More
Dwight Yoakam Sings Merle Haggard’s ‘Silver Wings’ At 2017 Show In Akron, Ohio
“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…