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The Timeless Appeal of Country Music

Protest Songs and the Country Music Tradition

Remembering Earl Scruggs and His Bluegrass Legacy

Remembering Gram Parsons and His Cosmic Country Legacy

Gillian Welch and “The Harrow & the Harvest”

Why Listener-Funded Country Radio Matters

Trucker Tales: CB Radio Slang Before Texting

Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam and “Streets of Bakersfield”

Work Songs and the Rhythm of Everyday Labor

“Devil in the Well”: A Country Protest Song About Gas Drilling

Country music, Music reviews

The Damn Quails’ Down the Hatch

  One of the first releases from Mike McClure and Joe Hardy’s new company 598 Recordings is the Damn Quails’ Down the Hatch. You might…
Country music, Music reviews

Sing to Me, Charla Corn, Sing to Me

  Is it true that some Texans are still a bit standoffish about women artists these days? Some folks say it might be. Well, hopefully…
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To the Wind and On to Heaven by Sunday Valley

    Sunday Valley To The Wind And On To Heaven Lightning Bug Records There are moments while listening to Sunday Valley’s To the…
Country artists, Country music

TJ Broscoff Moves Beyond the Wrong Side of the Tracks

  TJ Broscoff’s latest single off Ready To Fly is Wrong Side Of The Tracks. Previous singles off this same disc were Hold, Pillow, and Jamie’s Heart. If his name seems…
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In the Sky, Lord: Heaven and Hell in Country Music

I took the bible down to the creek today, more as a flyswatter than anything else, but that’s okay. That’s why I get ‘em at the dollar…
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Charla Corn’s New Album Is Not a Trainwreck

If you have any cowboy in you, you may recognize Texan Charla Corn. She’s sung at the National Finals Rodeo for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association. If you’re…
Country artists, Country music

No Need for Credit With Modern Day Cash

CJ Field would like to convince you that folks from Massachusetts can throw down with the country boys and girls just like anybody else. With…
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If You Don’t Love Jesus, Go to Hell

Sundays, I go to church in the barn. I keep a dollar store bible up in the rafters. Sometimes, I even read a psalm…
Country culture, Country music

Rednecks, Longnecks, and Leftnecks in Country Life

My dad was a redneck. Well, truly, he was a brown arm. He drove from place to place for his job fixing machines. His skin always tanned…
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Joni Rae Jack, Get Your Outfit Ready for the Grammys

I’ve just heard the most enjoyable song off a debut cd I’ve listened to in a while. Maybe You’ll Love The Way I Leave is…

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