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Articles tagged "country music" Books ReviewSing Me Back Home by Dana Jenningsby Matthew Fiander[10.Jul.08] :. A personal history and a love letter, urging us to embrace country music as American music.  Music FeatureSurvival of the Fittest: The Hard Country of John Andersonby Dave Heaton[11.Apr.08] :. Anderson is a distinctive country music artist whose ample, if intermittent, hits have not given him the hallowed stature or name recognition of many of his contemporaries.  NewsCross Canadian Ragweed mature as songwriters, performersby Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][4.Dec.07] :. A couple of quick thoughts come to mind when sitting before the four members of Cross Canadian Ragweed backstage at Billy Bob’s Texas. 1. Randy Ragsdale, Cody Canada, Grady Cross and Jeremy... NewsCountry music pioneer Hank Thompson dies at 82by Preston Jones [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][8.Nov.07] :. FORT WORTH, Texas—Hank Thompson, a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, died Tuesday evening at his Keller, Texas residence, four days after canceling the remainder of a tour. He was... PopMatters Pick Music ReviewDwight Yoakam: Dwight Sings Buckby Lester Feder[2.Nov.07] :. All country fans -- all those who are moved by America's restless spirit -- should thank Dwight Yoakam for reviving Buck Owens' soul.  NewsRissi Palmer adds some more color to country musicby Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][24.Oct.07] :. PHILADELPHIA—There’s nothing shocking about Rissi Palmer’s music. The 26-year-old singer from Sewickley, Pa., whose self-titled debut album came out Tuesday, is a country artist... Country’s Clint Black still works on being an even better manby Keith Groller [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)][24.Oct.07] :. When country music began its resurgence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Clint Black led the charge and built a bridge along country roads from “The Man in Black”—country legend... All-Time Best Songs 20-1by Shirley Jinkins and Malcolm Mayhew [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][20.Sep.07] :. Here's a tribute to all of those artists and the many others who shaped country music -- a list of the 100 best country songs of all time. Today: 20-1... All-Time Best Songs 40-21by Shirley Jinkins and Malcolm Mayhew [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Sep.07] :. Here's a tribute to all of those artists and the many others who shaped country music -- a list of the 100 best country songs of all time. Today: 60-41... Check all this week for the rest of the countdown. All-Time Best Songs 60-41by Shirley Jinkins and Malcolm Mayhew [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][18.Sep.07] :. Here's a tribute to all of those artists and the many others who shaped country music -- a list of the 100 best country songs of all time. Today: 60-41... Check all this week for the rest of the countdown. These days, Vince Gill is branching outby Marijke Rowland [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Sep.07] :. When Vince Gill stepped into the recording studio two summers ago, his intention was to put out a standard country album. It would be something similar to the 20-plus albums he has released since... All-Time Best Songs 100-81by Shirley Jinkins and Malcolm Mayhew [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Sep.07] :. Here's a tribute to all of those artists and the many others who shaped country music -- a list of the 100 best country songs of all time. Today: 100-81... Check back next week for the rest of the countdown. Faith Hill’s star dims, but ‘McGraw’s wife’ remains upbeat about futureby Shay Quillen [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][24.Aug.07] :. For the second straight summer, Gracie, Maggie and Audrey McGraw are spending their vacation in a bus with Mom and Dad, singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. But next summer, their mother says, at... With humor and a hot guitar, Paisley stakes his country claimby Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][21.Aug.07] :. Stop me if you’ve heard this: Man walks into a bar, pulls out a guitar and takes the stage. “My wife didn’t think this song is funny, so I’m not going to put it on my... High-energy Big & Rich relishes ‘ride ‘em cowboy’ attitudeby Keith Groller [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)][17.Aug.07] :. “Where did we just land?” Kenny Alphin asks of his bus driver. “Oh, we’re in Great Falls, Montana,” Alphin says to the interviewer on his cell phone. Alphin, best... Miranda Lambert spurns ‘poppy sounding’ countryby Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][25.Jul.07] :. "I don't consider myself mean or scary. It's not 'Gunpowder & Lead' all the time." Country music road tours are rockin’by Howard Cohen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Jul.07] :. Pianist Glenn Gould famously predicted the death of the concert in a High Fidelity magazine piece ages ago. “Its functions ... entirely taken over by electronic media,” he opined in... ‘Upfront’ Teddy Thompson pines for pure countryby Jim Farber [New York Daily News (MCT)][17.Jul.07] :. Teddy Thompson doesn’t mince words when talking about modern country music. “It’s diabolically bad,” he says. “It’s literally the same song that could be... The Sunny Side and More: An Interview With John Carter Cashby Jason MacNeil[16.Jul.07] :. John Carter Cash talks to PopMatters about his mother's life and the process of creating the new June Carter Cash tribute album and biography. The Last Cowboy in Town: Chris LeDouxby Dave Heaton[13.Jul.07] :. The rodeo songs of bronco-riding champion Chris LeDoux may seem like the work of one man, but they offer a window into Country & Western mythologies, old and new. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill mark 10 years of their duetby Brian McCollum [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][9.Jul.07] :. The marriage of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill wasn’t just a celebrity match made in heaven. It was a concert promoter’s dream date. Ten years after a spring tour together led to an autumn... Growing Up Hurts: Dolly Parton’s Albums of “Independence”by Dave Heaton[17.May.07] :. The songs in the new Dolly Parton re-issue series illustrate her story of attaining stardom, of growing up in a one-room cabin in the mountains of Tennessee as one of 12 children and then leaving that all behind for a career in Nashville. Miranda Lambert succeeds on talent, gritby Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][7.May.07] :. LINDALE, Texas – Sitting on the redwood deck of Miranda Lambert’s cottage conjures images of Norman Rockwell’s wholesome Americana paintings. Picture 24 acres of tranquil,... Facing the music about a Florida town’s racism in the ‘50sby Chauncey Mabe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)][2.May.07] :. Country music songwriting legend Bobby Braddock recalls Auburndale, Fla., where he grew up in the 1940s and ‘50, as a rural, Southern burg where orange groves alternated with cattle... Dale Watson: From the Cradle to the Graveby Matt Cibula[30.Apr.07] :. Believe me: when Dale Watson sings something, it stays sung. Country Music Hall of Famer collaborates with a new generationby Michael Deeds [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Apr.07] :. Country Hall of Fame member Charlie Louvin may be older than the guests on his latest, self-titled CD, but he definitely was hip to collaborating with modern voices such as Elvis Costello, Jeff... PopMatters Pick Music ReviewCharlie Louvin: Charlie Louvinby Matthew Fiander[17.Apr.07] :. A stunning late-career album from the country legend -- free of gimmick, chock full of guests that add to the record's authenticity Tim McGraw: Let It Goby Matt Cibula[11.Apr.07] :. Tim McGraw makes his bid to be mentioned right alongside some of the greatest country artists of all time. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewShut Up & Sing (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Nov.06] :. Still, and to their credit, the Chicks will not shut up. |
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