Are we in trouble now? You probably haven't heard the phrase before on country radio. Randy Travis had a hit with the track Are We In Trouble Now back in 1996. It was at the end of Randy's early … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday: The Storms of Life
I miss Randy Travis. There is not enough traditional country radio these days. I realize it's more my taste, but I love the music Randy Travis put out for so long. He always had the greatest tunes. … [Read more...]
Old Things with Joe Nichols
This reminds me so much of Randy Travis. I have Storms of Life in my truck right now. I could listen to that album over and over. That album was a game changer in country music. It was a new sound … [Read more...]
The Best Alan Jackson Songs of All Time
Alan Jackson is one of my favorite artists. The first time I remember really getting into Alan's music was a Saturday back at home with my folks. I was still just in the single digits in age, but I … [Read more...]
Country Music Research: First Hit Song
The geek is me shows in this post. I wanted to dig into the ins and outs of the first hits of major country artists. I've always heard that country artists need to have something snappy, uptempo, … [Read more...]
Small Time Singers, Big Time Songwriters
Being a one hit wonder or having a few hits is nothing new to country music. And the feat is not unique to country music. Yet something seemingly nearly unique to country music is the ability for … [Read more...]
50 Best Country Breakup Songs
Breaking up is hard to do. Life has ups and downs. For some breakups are the down periods. When one person in the relationship isn't ready for things to be over it can be difficult. Breakups are hard … [Read more...]
Jeff Bates is One Day Closer
His voice reminds me a bit of Tracy Lawrence, but Jeff Bates certainly stands alone. Jeff has a new song out on the charts. It's been a few years since he has had new music on the radar. It's been … [Read more...]
Easton Corbin Is A Deer Hunter
According to a blog entry on Deer & Deer Hunting from Feb 2010, rising country star Easton Corbin loves to deer hunt. As a fellow deer hunter myself I love finding out that my favorite country … [Read more...]
Chris Young Re-Releases Voices
Chris Young is re-releasing the song Voices from his album The Man I Want To Be. Since Chris Young first released Voices he's had two number one hits. Now that Chris has some momentum in his career … [Read more...]