The chart-topping hit “If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry” became Jerry Wallace’s No. 1 song on the Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart. It sold 800,000 copies and peaked in the charts for two weeks. The song garnered a huge number of listeners after it got played for Rod Serling’s 1972 Night Gallery episode, The … Read more
“Hello God” is one of Dolly Parton’s top hits that is included in her thirty-ninth solo studio album, “Halos & Horns,” released on July 9, 2002. The album is one of Parton’s critically acclaimed bluegrass trilogy in her experimentation with bluegrass and folk sounds. In 2022, Dolly Parton performed “Hello God” at the 36th annual … Read more
In 1970, country music star Lynn Anderson recorded her rendition of the “Rocky Top.” Her version reached number 17 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and became a bigger hit than the original. The song has been recorded by other performers such as Buck Owens, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Conway Twitty since she first … Read more
Festival Title Big As Texas Fest 2024 Festival Duration May 10-12, 2024 Venue Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas Performers Include Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley, Billy Strings, and more Ticket Information Get Your Tickets Here The Lone Star State definitely just got bigger with the landing of its newest independently organized Americana festival, Big As … Read more
Released in September 2001, I Breathe In and Breathe Out became the highlight of the American Country artist Chris Cagle’s career. The smash hit was initially recorded by David Kersh in 1998, but Cagle’s rendition became a smash hit when the song peaked at No. 1 in the U.S. Billboard Country Music and No. 35 … Read more
Texas country singer-songwriter Aaron Watson made a touching dedication to Lane Frost’s mother, Elsie Frost when he released “July in Cheyenne (Song for Lane’s Momma)” in 2012. Initially, he had no plans of releasing an official record of the song until he played it in person for Frosts’ parents at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR). … Read more
From his sixth album, Sounds Like Life, Darryl Worley delivers a moving message with “Sounds Like Life to Me” as its second track. Before he released the song on January 27, 2009, the country singer kept it for several years with Wynn Varble and Phil O’Donnell before including it on the album. During a Songwriter … Read more
Together with the band The Restless, legendary country-rock musician Neil Young played “Rockin’ in the Free World” in a surprise performance that astounded the audience of Seattle Seattle’s Paramount Theater on February 21, 1989. The title was inspired by his failed attempt to hold a cultural exchange tour with the Soviets. When Young got scammed … Read more
Festival Title Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend 2024 Festival Duration May 10-12, 2024 Venue Seascape Resort on Miramar Beach, Florida Performers Include Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles, Bonnie Raitt, and more Ticket Information Get Your Tickets Here Mothership Weekend is coming back to Seascape Resort on Miramar Beach, Florida, on May 10-12, 2024, after a successful inaugural … Read more
Festival Title Calf Fry Music Festival 2024 Festival Duration May 2-4, 2024 Venue Tumbleweed Dance Hall & Concert Venue in Stillwater, Oklahoma Performers Include Giovannie & the Hired Guns, Flatland Cavalry, Shane Smith & the Saints, and more Ticket Information Get Your Tickets Here Going live again at the legendary Tumbleweed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this … Read more
Festival Title iHeartCountry Festival 2024 Festival Duration May 4, 2024 Venue The Moody Center in Austin, Texas| Performers Include Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Old Dominion, and more Ticket Information Get Your Tickets Here Mainstream country superstars are taking over The Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on May 4, 2024, to celebrate all things country at … Read more
In 2019, one of the most popular artists in modern country music, Vince Gill, released his new single “The Price of Regret” as part of his album, Okie. Vincent Grant Gill, popularly known as Vince Gill, started his career in music way back in the 1970s. He went on to kick start his career as … Read more
In 1966, Jean Shepard released yet another hit song titled “Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar) as part of her album Heart, We Did All We Could. Although it was originally released in 1964, Shepard still included it in her 1966 album. The song immediately climbed up the charts right after its release, landing at … Read more
Released in May 1998, “I’m from the Country” is Tracy Byrd’s hit song that’s much like an ode to the daily-ness of country life. Marty Brown wrote the song and was then finished with co-writers Stan Webb and Richard Young, the rhythm guitarist for The Kentucky Headhunters. This track from his fifth album, together with … Read more
Country artist Charley Pride had had seven previous number-one hits in his career before “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” came along. And it was one of his biggest career hits, earning him a number one as well as two major awards show wins. It was no surprise that it also became his signature track. 1971 … Read more
In 2008, live in Rose Theater, New York City, Willie Nelson and his go-to duet partner and nine-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist Norah Jones, along with jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ band, performed Ray Charles’ original hit “Crying Time” as a celebration of his genius. It’s for a live tribute album titled Here We Go … Read more
In 1982, Merle Haggard released his third single, “Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver),” from his thirty-third studio album backed by The Strangers, Big City. This was one of the two songs off the 12-track LP he had written all by himself, with the other one being “My … Read more
The “Rich Men of Richmond” credited under Oliver Anthony Music took the genre by storm for two reasons: First, it shot straight to number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 out of nowhere – causing people to suspect that Anthony was an “industry plant.” Second, it was a highly controversial song entangled in the world of … Read more
Country singer and sitcom star Reba McEntire made history as the first-ever woman and first musician to ever portray the chicken tycoon Harland Sanders, popularly known as Colonel Sanders. Her commercial was the first of a series of KFC ads that introduced their new flavor, Smoky Mountain BBQ, and it’s reminiscent of the classic commercials … Read more
A country song about the remembrance of love, Merle Haggard’s 1969 track “Silver Wings” off his tenth studio album with his band The Strangers, A Portrait of Merle Haggard, has reached “most enduring and iconic” status. In his interview with Uncut, he shared that he wrote the song on the plane – a 707 from … Read more
In 2017, award-winning country musician Garth Brooks hit the No. 1 spot again after ten years with his song “Ask Me How I Know.” As part of the album “Gunslinger,” the song landed 4 charts, peaking at no. 1 on the US Country Airplay (Billboard), no. 13 on the US Hot Country Songs (Billboard), no. … Read more
Queen of Country, Dolly Parton, is famous for hits like “I Will Always Love You,” “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind,” and “Coat of Many Colors,” among many others. Her works have left a big mark on the history of country music, several artists would do a cover of most of her songs. “Coat of … Read more
Here’s our note to all the men straight out of Lorrie Morgan’s signature hit, “What Part of No.” Putting it plain and simple, “No” is a complete sentence. And to all the women, celebrate your strength and assert your boundaries. These men should know better. Released in December 1992 as the second single off her … Read more
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter just dropped, and her reinterpretation of Dolly Parton’s classic, “Jolene,” drew mixed reactions. That is, Queen Bey’s “Jolene” was a savage while Parton’s was desperate. Some were impressed, while some were confused about what to feel. But despite making a significant change in the song, she gave the full songwriting credit to … Read more
Country superstar Morgan Wallen was grinning in his mugshot following his Sunday arrest in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off the sixth-floor roof of Chief’s Bar, a new honky-tonk and concert venue in the entertainment district owned by his fellow country artist Eric Church. In the arrest report obtained by WTVF, the chair crashed … Read more
In 2019, Ben Haggard surprised the world when he unexpectedly performed his new song “As Haggard as They Come” on the biggest country music stage, the Grand Ole Opry. Using his god-given talent, Ben Haggard proves to everyone that he is more than just Merle Haggard’s son. Ben is mostly known as the youngest son … Read more
In 2015, Garth Brooks’s daughter, Allie Colleen, proved that just like her father, she too has a talent and passion for singing after she released her melancholic version of Keith Whitley’s hit song “Don’t Close Your Eyes” on her Facebook page. Allie is known as the youngest daughter of the country legend Garth Brooks, who … Read more
American R&B and Pop artist Beyonce Knowles surely knows how to surprise fans as she showcased brilliance with her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, released on March 29. She infuses Black heritage into the country record with a powerful follow-up to her critically acclaimed album Renaissance. Does Willie Nelson sing with Beyonce? Shedding light on … Read more
Folk-country artist Zach Bryan’s mugshot, which was taken on September 7, 2023, at 6:42 p.m. following his arrest in Vinita, Oklahoma, due to an “incident with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol,” immediately – and rather unexpectedly – became the Internet’s interest of the night. That is, his smug look caught the attention of some witty people … Read more
“Back to God” is the lead single of Reba McEntire’s hit album, “Sing it Now: Songs of Faith & Hope,” released in 2017. The song was written by Randy Houser and Dallas Davidson and performed by Reba McEntire as the second single of the said album, her first gospel album in her 40-year music career. … Read more