Why do we have reality television shows featuring “country stars” that wouldn’t ever make a dollar tip in the pickle jar at Tootsie’s in Nashville? Or could they entertain a crowd of good country folks at Austin City Saloon in Lexington, Kentucky? Over the years, we’ve had “American Idol,” “Nashville

Not every day does a legendary country music singer give his stamp of approval on a project. Willie Nelson has just done that on a project with Jim Burns called “The Sound of Willie.” With a voice as distinguishable as Nelson’s, it would come as a surprise to hear someone sing just like him.

Earl Scruggs – Rusty Russell/Getty Images Without Earl Scruggs, there would be no innovation in bluegrass music. Earl Scruggs left a mark on our music world that has been felt for multiple generations. With his early connections to Kentucky native, Bill Monroe, as part of the Bluegrass Boys, Scruggs has

Dwight Yoakam Kentucky natives Ricky Skaggs and Dwight Yoakam have been announced as recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. The announcement came today from the Academy of Country Music. They will be honored during the 6th Annual ACM Honors event in Nashville on September 24, 2012. Ricky Skaggs is best known for both his country

On March 2, the state of Kentucky was hit by devastating storms and tornadoes leaving behind at least 23 reported deaths, hundreds of injuries and a wake of destruction. Most of the damage occurred in the counties surrounding the Country Music Highway (US Route 23), an area which has given rise to a large

When you think of Kentucky, one thing you can be certain of is good music. From the mountains of eastern Kentucky, down through the plains of western Kentucky, music has brought this state together. From Loretta Lynn to Merle Travis, there is something that is special about the music in our

Fourteen years after Tammy Wynette was buried, everyone received the surprise that the original name “Tammy Wynette” was removed from her tomb in the Woodlawn Cross Mausoleum. The marker was replaced with “Virginia W Richardson.” Her birth name is Virginia Wynette Pugh, with Richardson being her fifth husband, George Richey,

Kentucky native Dwight Yoakam will be lending his voice and knowledge to the Country Music Hall of Fame as part of a new exhibit. The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country, will contain over 5,000 square feet of exhibits opening on Friday, March 23, 2012, and closing on December 31, 2013. Narrated by Dwight Yoakam,