Zanzabar – From Get Out Louisville Back in April, I got to see Sturgill Simpson at Louisville’s Zanzabar. {Check out review here.} Let me tell you a little secret – their tater tots are legendary. I absolutely love them. I don’t know what they season them with or what the
Read MoreLucette – Screenshot from JuddFilms Blake Judd and JuddFilms have been keeping busy with quite a few projects. First up, two videos premiered on CMT Pure and CMT Edge. The first one was Canadian singer-songwriter Lucette and her video for “Bobby Reid.” The video also stars Sturgill Simpson and JD
Read MoreDrake White – photo by Rick Diamond When you turn on the radio, you hear about the same blend of songs and singers being played. Then your ears turn to the attention of a southern rustic sounding voice that fills with twang and soul. Drake White would be that true
Read MoreWhitey Morgan – photo by Marc Nader If you want to see true honky-tonk country music, you need to catch a show with Michigan native Whitey Morgan. Today, he’s been busy on the road crossing the country on tour, as well as recording his latest album, which has been made
Read MorePhoto by Matt Cardy/Getty Images In most career choices, it is unbelievable that one could have a career that has expanded five decades. Today, Dolly Parton is still as hard-working as she ever has been and it doesn’t seem like she has any plans of slowing down. She just released
Read MoreGrandpa Jones – from The Tennessean One of the most recognizable characters of Hee Haw and the Grand Ole Opry was Grandpa Jones. The Kentucky native’s real name was Louis Marshall Jones, but was well known as Grandpa Jones. He was a banjo player and loved to play old time
Read MoreThis week two exciting piece of album release news was released. Even more so, both are of two female country music singers that are my favorite modern day singers to listen to. They are east Kentucky native, Angaleena Presley, and east Texas native Sunny Sweeney. Sunny Sweeney is scheduled
Read MorePhoto by Angela Talley If there ever was a story of love, country living, and family, it could be written about Joey and Rory. The country music duo’s love story is one of faith, family, and friends. If you haven’t done so, you need to bookmark Rory’s blog, This Life
Read More“He leaned up by his porch steps, under a tree, and started singing songs from his childhood, as the sun was going down. It was so pure, and it offered me a glimpse into how country music really was for guys like him, from the farms and the bayous and
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