Legendary Country Tapes Discovered
Tapes of George Jones, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, and other country greats were among some of the hundreds of tapes that were…
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Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett Ready Release
Elvis lives! Elvis Costello, that is. Costello will again join with T Bone Burnett as producer for “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” (Hear Music, June 2nd) his first acoustic American roots album since 1986’s “King of…
Todd Snider and Sara Watkins Ready New Releases
Paste Magazine used to trend more toward No Depression Americana coverage than Spin-style indy-pop coverage that they’ve moved toward over the last couple of years. This may explain what they’re still in print and No…
Loretta Lynn Plays the Opry this Weekend
Country Music legend and Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn takes time off her busy touring schedule and – recording new songs with Elvis Costello, Todd Snider and others, for a possible 2009 release…
“Johnny Cash’s America” Premieres Tonight
HeadS up Twangers, “Johnny Cash’s America” premieres tonight, Thursday night, October 23, 2008, at 9PM ET/10PM PT on The Bio Channel. The documentary explores the prominent themes of Cash’s life including love of the land,…
Marty Stuart To Debut “The Marty Stuart Show” on RFD-TV in November
Ellensburg, Washington based alt.country artist Star Anna is already a Twang Nation favorite and has tickled our fancy even further by offering an excellent ‘Crooked Path Live EP‘ available for download at Amazon. The digital…
Loretta Lynn in the New York Times
A Smithsonian Institution exhibit on the roots of American music opens today in Shepherdsville, KY. The Tennessean.com has a piece on a guy I like and will keep my eye on, Montgomery, Ala., native Jamey…
Loretta Lynn at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction
Glitzy entertainmant industry parties in New York City are common (not that I’m invited, they do have some standards) but on the recent occasion of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction it took “the pride…
Loretta Lynn Live at Ft. Worth’s Bass Hall
Dallasnews.com has a nice write up on the grand dame of Country Music, Loretta Lynn’s sold out show last Saturday at Ft. Worth’s Bass Hall. The night before Lo-retty had played Stubb’s in Austin’s (latter…
Yahoo Music Blog’s 25 Music Legends
Rob O’Connor compiled a list of 25 Music Legends (With At Least 25 Years of Service) for his Yahoo music blog. His list speaks well of the longevity of great country music by including some…