Popular Country Singer Don Williams Dies At Age 78 After Short Illness A Gentle Voice That Defined Country Music
INTRODUCTION: The news that Popular Country Singer Don Williams Dies At Age 78 After Short...
Country
George Strait At Seventy Four And The Quiet Authority Of A Legacy Honored Onstage
INTRODUCTION On a night designed to celebrate the enduring soul of Country Music, one moment...
Ricky Van Shelton And The Quiet Power Of I’ll Leave This World Loving You
INTRODUCTION: In the long history of Country Music, there are songs that shout their emotions—and...
TEMPLE MEDLEY BREAKS SIXTY YEARS OF SILENCE AND REVEALS THE QUIET COST OF LOVING CONWAY TWITTY
INTRODUCTION:When Music Fame and Distance Slowly Changed a Life Forever For nearly six decades, Temple...
Steve Earle at 70: Revisiting a Classic Hot Press Interview
INTRODUCTION: STEVE EARLE AT 70 AND THE INTERVIEW THAT STILL DEFINES HIS MUSICA Look Back...
The Salon Interview: Steve Earle The radical country rocker and composer of “John Walker’s Blues” blasts the war on Iraq, denounces the death penalty and explains why ex-druggies believe in God.
INTRODUCTION The Radical Voice of CountrySteve Earle Between Music Faith and Uncomfortable Truths Few figures...
Like the Orange Blossoms Gene Watson Returns to Weirsdale Florida and the Tradition That Never Fades
INTRODUCTION: There are certain moments in country music that do not announce themselves loudly. They...
A Final Song for a Fallen Giant Conway Twitty and the Farewell That Defined a Legacy
INTRODUCTION: When Conway Twitty passed away at the age of 59, country music did not...
THE LAST PROMISE HE KEPT WAS THE SIMPLEST ONE
INTRODUCTION: In the long arc of Conway Twitty’s career, there came a point when his...
THE MOMENT THEIR VOICES MET AND COUNTRY MUSIC HELD ITS BREATH
INTRODUCTION:Ricky Van Shelton and Patty Loveless Create a Song That Feels Lived In There are...