March 22, 2013, 1:42 pm By Bob Doerschuk © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. One strength of country music is its ability to mirror real life. Rarer is the artist whose stories come to us not washed in neon but raised from a deeper, dreamier place. Kacey Musgraves is one such anomaly. Born in [...] Read More
September 10, 2012, 11:49 am Drawing inspiration from the blue-collar struggles of his hometown, Slaughters, Ky., Chris Knight’s eighth studio album, Little Victories, is a gritty and unflinching look at the troubles facing small town America. There’s a desperate tension running through the 11-song set, due in stores September 11, as the portrait here is often bleak. Yet, through Chris’ [...] Read More
September 6, 2012, 12:42 pm Chris Knight will release his new album, Little Victories, on September 11. Produced by GRAMMY winner Ray Kennedy, the album is his first new material in more than four years. He wrote or co-wrote each of the songs on the album. Throughout the project, Chris tells the tale of the current socio-economic climate of his [...] Read More
June 27, 2011, 10:40 am Cowboy Jack Clement, famed musician and producer, lost his Nashville home of 40 years in a fire Saturday morning, reports The Tennessean. Jack’s girlfriend, Aleene Jackson, and others escaped the home unharmed. Priceless music memorabilia and memories were lost in the fire. One possession was saved from the fire, however. “I got my baby,” Cowboy [...] Read More
December 27, 2010, 10:18 am The Americana Music Association announced its year end Top 100 Albums of the Year. The Top 100 albums are based on those records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart during the period of November 17, 2009 through November 15, 2010. We’ll serve up the first half of the list and you can visit the Americana [...] Read More
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