GAC Album Review: Aaron Lewis’ The Road

There’s an interesting trend when established hard rock artists crossover to country; the sound can be very traditional. Kid Rock has shown this several times over the past decade, but his impact in the genre started on the ’70s country, outlaw-inspired megahit, “Picture,” a duet with Sheryl Crow. Aaron Lewis, frontman of the platinum-selling rock [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Toby Keith’s Hope On The Rocks

Toby Keith is settling nicely into the role of fun-loving, beer-drinking entertainer. Given the success of 2011’s Gold-certified album, Clancy’s Tavern, and its hugely popular keg party anthem, “Red Solo Cup,” it makes perfect sense for Toby to keep the party-friendly vibe and tallboy-tailored tunes on tap like a good draught. On Toby’s new studio [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Waylon Jennings’ Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last Recordings

Shortly before his death in February 2002, Waylon Jennings returned to the studio in order to lay down what would be his final recordings. Working with his good friend Robby Turner, who serves as producer of this project, Waylon created an intimate set of performances capturing both the peace and turmoil that accompanied the singer [...] Read More

Songwriter Allen Reynolds to be Honored at Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor songwriter Allen Reynolds during the quarterly series ‘Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters.’ The program, which honors songwriters who have made a significant contribution to country music history, will take place October 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the Museum’s Ford Theater. The in-depth interview will [...] Read More

Jessi Colter & Jamey Johnson to Play Benefit Concert September 29

Waylon Jennings‘ widow, artist Jessi Colter, and Waylon’s band, Waymore’s Blues Band, along with Jamey Johnson, will play a benefit concert, ‘Full Moon Full Life,’ on September 29 in Normandy, Tennessee. The concert will benefit pancreatic cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins Medicine. The event, as well as Jamey [...] Read More