It took just over 33 years after his passing, but Keith Whitley will be officially a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. On Tuesday morning, Brooks & Dunn presented the 2022 Class, which also included music producer, Joe Galante, and rock and roller, Jerry Lee Lewis. Joe Galante,
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Growing up in Kentucky, many memories evolved around the musical talents of The Judds. Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd were a force to be reckoned with. The Ashland natives broke down doors to let their voices be heard down on Music Row and throughout their lives. They had their trials
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In the world of country music, there is no other person better known for his knack of telling a story through song like Tom T. Hall. On Friday, we lost the legendary singer-songwriter, storyteller, musician, mentor, and for many, a friend. If there is one thing about Tom T. Hall
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Five-time GRAMMY, nine-time CMA, and seven-time ACM Award-winning iconic duo, The Judds, will join Eddie Bayers, Ray Charles and Pete Drake as 2021 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Country Music has a long history of family ties, and the genre has never had another family like The Judds. One of the most successful duos
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Ricky Skaggs has added new Kentucky Thunder band members to its roster of first-rate musicians with Mike Rogers performing tenor vocals and playing rhythm guitar and Billy Contreras on fiddle. This comes as Paul Brewster retires from the band and Mike Barnett recovers from a brain aneurysm sustained in 2020. Rogers is a vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist, which includes playing drums,
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It is hard to imagine that 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” the Loretta Lynn song that became a book, a feature film, and an indelible part of popular culture. Like so many other songs written by Lynn, the lyrics told the story of her life and
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has set its 2020 roster of new exhibitions, aimed at entertaining and enlightening country music audiences and interpreting the ever-evolving story of the music and the people who make it. The annual exhibition American Currents: State of the Music will return in 2020,
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When it comes to our musical heritage, there is nothing quite like the complex story of country music. The people, instruments, and songs migrated from other parts of the world to form the genre that would last generations in different ways. Ken Burns put together a team to document the
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Thirty years ago today, country music lost the legendary Keith Whitley. He was just 33 years old, but he left his footprint on the hearts of many in country music, even to this day. Born on July 1, 1955 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, Keith Whitley had 19 singles that charted
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