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06/01/2015

Clay Walker is about to release a new record this summer. The album will be called "Long Live Cowboy" and the singer promises it would be pure traditional country music. Yee Haw!

06/01/2015

Chris Young revealed his guests on the upcoming record, which will feature duets with Vince Gill and 2013's The Voice winner Cassadee Pope. Chris also co-produces the new album, which should come out later this year.

05/31/2015

Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson are teaming up once again and on June 2 they will release a new album called "Django And Jimmie". They already released a music video for the first single "It's All Going To Pot". Now that's bro-country!

05/30/2015

Popular duo Montgomery Gentry is going to release a new album on June 9. The record is named "Folks Like Us" and the title song is a current single.

05/30/2015

Willie Nelson finally wrote his own memoir. Look for a book named "It’s a Long Story: My Life".


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Interviews 10/18/2017

Wade Hayes burst onto the country music scene with the #1 hit "Old Enough To Know Better" and quickly followed with a handful of another successful Top 5 hits. In later years he continued releasing very solid independent records until 2011, when he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with 12% chance of survival. Miraculously, Hayes managed to beat cancer (twice) and since he got healed he's released two new stellar albums "Go Live Your Live" (2015) and "Old Country Song" (2017). These days besides his own touring Wade Hayes also shares his story to give other people hope and strength to overcome their personal life battles.


Interviews 03/08/2016
Shelly West is the daughter of the legendary country singer Dottie West and she had a successful run as a solo artist on her own in the early 80's. She has scored two #1 hits with "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" (with David Frizell) in 1981 ...

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Interviews 06/28/2015
Teea Goans is a national treasure and one of the very few troubadours of her generation carrying the torch for traditional country music. Teea's fresh sound of traditional country mixed with her angelic both voice and looks makes her a one of a kind ...

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Interviews 06/26/2015
Darryl Worley has scored a bunch of hits including "Awful, Beautiful Life", "Tennessee River Run", "I Miss My Friend" and a patriotic monster hit "Have You Forgotten". He is also a very nice and humble guy. I sat down with Darryl during his recent ...

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Interviews 06/24/2015
Ralph Emery is the greatest radio and TV host in country music that ever lived. With a career spanning over six decades he has done interviews with just about everybody a hundred times over. He is a true living legend and a deserving member of the ...

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Interviews 06/20/2015
Jan Howard is an Opry legend, who has been stepping into the sacred wooden circle for 55 years now. She has made a significant mark in country music and she's rightfully a beloved member of the Opry family. I met with lovely Jan in Nashville one ...

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Interviews 06/15/2015
Mark Chesnutt is a class act, he always puts on a great high quality show and it's always a pleasure to meet him. This time I caught him up in Memphis, TN and after a fabulous concert in the middle of the city we hanged out on his bus for a while, ...

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Interviews 06/07/2015
Sawyer Brown has been one of the most popular country bands since their TV debut on Star Search in 1983 and over the years they have scored a bunch of hits such as "Step That Step", "Some Girls Do", "The Dirt Road" and "Thank God For You". After ...

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Interviews 03/11/2015
Suzy Bogguss is one of the most beloved country artists. In the 90's she scored hits such as "Outbound Plane", "Drive South", "Hey Cinderella" and "Letting Go". Suzy brought quite a unique style in country music as her songs have been often ...

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Interviews 06/18/2014
Billy Yates is an international country star, who has developed large fan bases in various parts of the world. Starting out as a demo singer, Billy got attention when George Jones recorded his song "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" with 10 major ...

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Interviews 09/10/2013
Steve Wariner is a really versatile artist: a wonderful vocalist, an increbidle guitar player and a renowned songwriter, to name just a few of his roles. Signed to RCA by Chet Atkins in 1976, Steve has developed a remarkable career scoring 18 studio ...

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Interviews 09/16/2012
Ray Scott is a hardcore honky tonker and multi-talented artist from North Carolina. Based in Nashville, he has scored several hits for Randy Travis and Trace Adkins as a songwriter. Eventually singed to Warner Brothers, Ray Scott released his debut ...

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Interviews 09/14/2012
Anita Cochran emerged on the country music scene in the mid 90's and became the first female artist to produce her own record. And not only did she produce it, but she also recorded many of the instruments herself. She found major success with her ...

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Interviews 04/16/2012
Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel have been carrying the torch for western swing for over 40 years now. I met with Ray on the grandiose tour of the travelling International Festival of Country Music in Mannheim, Germany. It was a real thrill to ...

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Interviews 01/02/2012
Charlie McCoy is a genuine country music legend. During the most famous era of the Nashville Sound he was one of the busiest session musicians and participated on thousands of legendary records by major country stars and the likes of ELvis Presley, ...

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Interviews 12/30/2011
Billy Dean was a frequent visitor to country charts in the mid 90's with smash hits such as "Somewhere In My Broken Heart", "Billy The Kid" or "If There Hadn't Been You". In 2000 he and Alison Krauss also sang on Kenny Rogers' megahit "Buy Me A Rose ...

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Interviews 12/30/2011
Heidi Newfield is primarily known as a former lead singer of Trick Pony, the high energy driven band who exploded on the country music scene in 2000. With their rebellious attitude and hardcore music they immediately built a huge fan base and scored ...

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Interviews 07/06/2011
No other person can be credited with more achievements in the development of country music than Jo Walker-Meador. She served as the Executive Director of the Country Music Association from 1962 to 1991 and some of her credits include establishing ...

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Interviews 06/25/2011
Music tradition in Carlene Carter's family simply couldn't get her other career but in country music. Her grandmother was Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family, her father Grand Ole Opry star was Carl Smith, her mother June Carter Cash and ...

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Interviews 06/03/2011
Monty Lane Allen, a multi-talented artist from South Carolina, is for his studio work considered one of the best kept secrets on Music Row. After the release of his marvelous debut album "Great Big World" in 2008 several of his music videos aired on ...

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Interviews 08/21/2010
Doing an interview with Brooks & Dunn was my longtine dream. This legendary duo is along with Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and George Strait the only act to still be able to chart after 20 years of their careers. Most of today's superstars ...

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Interviews 08/08/2010
The Grascals are a bluegrass supergroup, who inconspicuously started out working with Dolly Parton and two years later earned the IBMI Entertainer of the Year trophy. The Grascals are known for their typical fresh sound and innovative bluegrass ...

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Interviews 07/14/2010
Rodney Crowell started out as a member of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band and later went on to become one of the most respected songwriters of his era. Rodney's songwriting credicts include "Stars On The Water" (G.Strait, J.Buffett), "Ain't Living Like ...

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Interviews 07/13/2010
Raul Malo is not just a former lead singer of the Mavericks, a band which ruled the charts in the mid 90's with smash hits such as "Here Comes The Rain", "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" and "Dance The Night Away". Raul Malo is remarkable as a ...

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Interviews 07/05/2010
Vince Gill is often called "the most loved person in country music". The multiple CMA Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year has also earned 20 Grammys and dozens of other major awards. As an acknowledged musician and songwriter Vince has ...

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Interviews 07/01/2010
Megan Mullins is an incredibly talented young lady who tours, when she's not busy working on her promising solo career, with the legendary Randy Owen, former leader of the supergroup Alabama, along with her husband, marvelous guitar player John ...

Interviews 05/10/2010
George Hamilton V is the son of country music legend and Grand Ole Opry star George Hamilton IV and is also a successful musician on his own. He is also quite popular in Europe thanks to his numerous collaborations with the Colorado Band from Poland ...

Interviews 03/31/2010
Buddy Jewell had been in the music business a long time until he eventually achieved a national success as the very first winner of Nashville Star, a country and much cooler version of American Idol, in 2003. Right after his TV triumph he scored Top ...

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Interviews 03/13/2010
Susan Hickman is a very talented and ambitious young lady from Houston, TX, currently breaking through in country music. With the release of her debut album "Susan Hickman" in early 2009, she can be heard on the country radio both in the USA and ...

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Interviews 06/26/2009
Lonestar is one of country's finest bands consisting of Cody Collins, Dean Sams, Michael Britt and Keech Rainwater. With 10 #1 hits including "No News", "Amazed" and "I'm Already There" they already made their mark in country music history. I met ...

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Interviews 03/11/2009
Tracy Byrd is one of the very few unique country artists, who has been true to traditional honkytonk all his career and has been making excellent music ever since. Coming from Beaumont, TX, Tracy scored with smash hits such as "Watermelon Crawl", ...

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Interviews 01/30/2009
Marty Stuart is a living legend, who started out in Lester Flatts's backing group at the age of 14. In 1979 Marty joined Johnny Cash's band and soon afterwards launched his solo career. Marty scored with a number of popular hits including "Hillbilly ...

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Interviews 08/26/2008
Bill Anderson has been one of the brightest stars of the Grand Ole Opry since 1961. In the early 60's he scored a number of hits with "Po Folks", "Still", "Mama Sang A Song" and many more and his unique voice soon earned his a name "Whispering Bill" ...

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Interviews 08/22/2008
During my Texas trip I took an exciting ride when I got on Mark Chesnutt's touring bus and went with him and the gang to do a show down in Brownsville. It was really cool to experience a life on the road with a major star for 24 hours including ...

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Interviews 08/19/2008
This time I met Michael Peterson in Nashville, we went to dinner a couple of times and one night he showed me around bars on Broadway. When we walked in Tootsies, Michael's presence gained so much attention, that he eventually had to come up on the ...

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Interviews 08/05/2008
The legendary Joe Diffie, one of the biggest stars in the 90's and the man of the golden voice, has collected 12 #1 hits, Grammy awards, CMA awards, Grand Ole Opry membership and cut several duets with George Jones. He has earned a prominent ...

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Interviews 02/14/2008
Ricochet claim they are the hardest working band in country music and there really might be something about it. Their unbelievably energetic shows and perfect 5-vocal harmonies with a lot of musical surprises are always a very enjoyable experience. ...

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Interviews 02/13/2008
A couple of years ago the popular country trio, the Wilkinsons, made a big decision and after many successful years in Nashville moved back home to Ontario, Canada. Their big career step was well documented in a special family reality show, which ...

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Interviews 07/27/2007
Ricky Skaggs is a true music legend. Starting out as a bluegrass musician who switched to country to achieve all he possible could and then switching back to bluegrass to became the leading personality of the genre. His 13 Grammy awards speak for ...

Interviews 06/01/2007
Danni Leigh is one of the most unique artists of today's country music. A former waitress at the legendary Bluebird Café managed to gain a lot of fans and soon was opening shows for Alan Jackson, George Jones and other superstars. For her rough ...

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Interviews 02/03/2007
Rick Trevino is an amazing artist, who exploded on the country music scene in the mid 90's and immediately became a superstar of honkytonks coast to coast. He also received a Grammy as a part of the legendary Los Super 7 and in more recent years ...

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