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Predictions for the 48th annual ACM Awards
Now that we’ve turned the clocks forward an hour and our calendars from March to April, it’s time to turn our attention to Las Vegas and the annual Academy of Country Music Awards telecast. CBS is...
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Album Review – Clint Black –‘Spend My Time’
The early 2000s brought a sea of change in Clint Black’s career. After the massive success of “When I Said I Do,” Black took three years away from the business to raise his daughter, who was born in...
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5 questions with Dakota Bradley
Dakota Bradley has already caught the attention of talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, country star Tim McGraw and hit-making producer Byron Gallimore, who were all instrumental in the eighteen-year old’s...
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Album Review: Charlie Worsham –‘Rubberband’
I was thoroughly charmed by Charlie Worsham’s debut single. And keen to see what the young Mississippian would come up with on his first album. the result is interesting. While it’s not a...
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Week ending 9/7/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales): A Dear John Letter — Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky (Capitol) 1953 (Jukebox): Hey Joe!– Carl Smith (Columbia) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): It’s Been So Long — Webb Pierce (Decca) 1963: Ring of...
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Week ending 9/14/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales): A Dear John Letter — Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky (Capitol) 1953 (Jukebox): Hey Joe!– Carl Smith (Columbia) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): Hey Joe!– Carl Smith (Columbia) 1963: Abilene – George...
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Week ending 11/9/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales): I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know — Davis Sisters (RCA) 1953 (Jukebox): Hey Joe!– Carl Smith (Columbia) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know — Davis Sisters (RCA)...
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Week ending 11/23/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales): There Stands The Glass — Webb Pierce (Decca) 1953 (Jukebox): A Dear John Letter — Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky (Capitol) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know —...
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Week ending 11/30/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales):I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know — Davis Sisters (RCA) 1953 (Jukebox):I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know — Davis Sisters (RCA) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): A Dear John Letter — Jean Shepard...
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Week ending 12/7/13: #1 singles this week in country music history
1953 (Sales): There Stands The Glass — Webb Pierce (Decca) 1953 (Jukebox): There Stands The Glass — Webb Pierce (Decca) 1953 (Disc Jockeys): There Stands The Glass — Webb Pierce (Decca) 1963: Love’s...
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Predictions for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards
The most significant aspect of the 54th annual Grammy Awards (airing Sunday night on CBS) is who isn’t nominated. Those looking for bro-country kingpins Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan among the...
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Album Review: The Raybon Brothers –‘The Raybon Brothers’
After leaving Shenandoah, Marty decided to team up in a duo with his brother Tim. MCA released their one and only album together, a self-titled effort, in 1997. Even Marty Raybon’s committed soulful...
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My predictions for the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
Much like the state of modern country music the 49th annual Academy of Country Music are somewhat of a joke, marred by controversy and shameless rule breaking. Trigger, from Saving Country Music, did...
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Week ending 5/10/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): Slowly – Webb Pierce (Decca) 1954 (Jukebox): Slowly – Webb Pierce (Decca) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): Slowly – Webb Pierce (Decca) 1964: Understand Your Man — Johnny Cash (Columbia) 1974: Things...
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Week ending 5/17/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): Slowly – Webb Pierce (Decca) 1954 (Jukebox): I Really Don’t Want To Know — Eddy Arnold (RCA) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): Slowly – Webb Pierce (Decca) 1964: My Heart Skips A Beat — Buck Owens...
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Album Review: Tracy Byrd –‘The Truth About Men’
By 2003, Tracy Byrd was struggling to remain commercially viable so he and co-producer Billy Joe Walker, Jr. took a three-pronged approach for his RCA swan song,The Truth About Men, which combines the...
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Week ending 9/20/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Jukebox): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1964: I Guess I’m Crazy — Jim...
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Week ending 9/27/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Jukebox): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1964: I Guess I’m Crazy — Jim...
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Week ending 10/4/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Jukebox): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1964: I Guess I’m Crazy — Jim...
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Week ending 10/11/14: #1 singles this week in country music history
1954 (Sales): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Jukebox): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1954 (Disc Jockeys): I Don’t Hurt Anymore — Hank Snow (RCA) 1964: I Guess I’m Crazy — Jim...
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