The first-ever country music hit may have been traced back to a building in Atlanta, Georgia, according to reports. Local architect, Kyle Kessler is said to have made the discovery at 152 Nassau Street when he found an article from the 1920s in the Atlanta Independent. Speaking to wabe.org, Kesseler said: “They had a front-page …
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American entertainment media brand, Billboard has bought together the biggest names in country music in a bid to uncover the biggest issues facing the industry. The publication found that more than any other music genre, country relies mostly on radio so that any destabilisation of that market could be hugely detrimental. It also found that …
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Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rosanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ with commemorative 12″ 180gram vinyl (and digital) editions which were released July 7. Originally released through Columbia Records on June 26, 1987, King’s Record Shop proved a pivotal album in the career of Rosanne Cash …
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In continued celebration of their 50th anniversary, British folk rock legends Fairport Convention have announced an autumn tour where they will play selected songs from their new album ‘50:50@50’, along with a selection of favourites from their extensive back catalogue. The autumn tour follows Fairport’s Cropredy Convention festival, near Banbury, Oxfordshire which takes place from …
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Country music stars Lindsay Ell and Jon Pardi have called on John Mayer to cross over to the country genre, with radio host Bobby Bones suggesting that Mayer and Ell could work together. Speaking to Associated Press at the 2017 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on June 7, Bones commented on being one of the …
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Artists and musicians performing during Country Music Week have been announced! The organisers behind the Country to Country (C2C) festival have announced more artists and events appearing during Country Music Week. The new, week-long series of shows features new and established Country acts and takes place from October 2nd to October 8th, 2017. Amongst the list of performers will …
Fresh from headlining Glastonbury with the Foo Fighters in June, the guitarist came back in the UK to tour his excellent new album, ‘West Coast Towns’, and spoke to Peter Mawson about his country journey. What is it about country music that is inspiring you? It’s quite a change from what you’ve done previously with …
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Glen Campbell a legendary Country icon dies aged 81 Glen Campbell, the legendary Country artist behind hits including ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ and “Country Boy”, has died following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A man of astonishing talent and persona, the singer and musician is well known for his extraordinary musical abilities, which one year saw him outsell the …
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Casey James returns to his Texas Blues Roots on his latest album Strip It Down… The Singer/Guitarist Casey James has only recently released his latest album, Strip It Dow, which was produced by Grammy-Winner Tom Hambridge & Features Guest Duet with Delbert McClinton. “All I want to do is play music,” says singer/guitarist, Casey James. “Stripping it back …
Margo Price, the acclaimed US singer/songwriter has officially released her new EP ‘Weakness,’ via Third Man Records. Recorded at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, ‘Weakness’ was produced by Grammy-winner Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Zac Brown), Alex Munoz, Jeremy Ivey, and Margo herself. The collection features four new tracks including recent live show juggernaut “Paper Cowboy,” as well …
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