Nashville’s 2019 AmericanaFest (Sept. 10–15) has revealed more than 100 artists slated to perform during the six-day festival, including Brandy Clark, Tanya Tucker, Corb Lund, Jack Ingram, Lori McKenna, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Quaker City Night Hawks, Shinyribs, Aubrie Sellers and more. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks…… MORE
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Texas country BFFs Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers teamed up to record a cover of Guy Clark’s “Rita Ballou” as part of Bruce Robison’s The Next Waltz web series. Recorded at Bruce’s Country Bunker studio in Lockhart, Texas, the web series has featured a number of prominent singer/songwriters since launching in June 2016, including Jerry…… MORE
Rand Rogers will host his ninth annual Golf Jam and Concert on Sept. 18 in Spring Branch, Texas. Following the golf tourney at River Crossing Club, this year’s concert will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT and will feature Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, Bruce Robison and Jim Beavers. Since its inception in 2009, the…… MORE
Following in the footsteps of Lone Star State luminaries like Robert Earl Keen and Joe Ely, singer/songwriter Bruce Robison has been tumbleweeding across the US for the last 20-plus years with his own brand of lyric-first country music. During that time, Bruce has released more than 10 solo and collaborative albums, as well as penned…… MORE
Veterans Day is a chance to honor all military veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. There are so many ways to pay tribute to a veteran—a tip of the hat, a hearty handshake or even a simple “thank you.” You could also dedicate one of these 11 country tunes, in honor of Veterans…… MORE
Celebrities with a lot of kids include Nick Cannon with 12, Elon Musk with 13, Eddie Murphy with 10, and Alec Baldwin and Mick Jagger with 8. Zendaya will voice Shrek’s daughter Felicia in “Shrek 5”. Morgan Wallen just passed Garth Brooks for the most weeks with a #1 album on the Billboard Top Country…
Legendary actor Gene Hackman has died. He was 95. Police confirmed late last night that they found the bodies of Gene, his wife Betsy, and their dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home yesterday. No foul play is suspected and no cause of death has been announced. Gene Hackman has died. He was 95.…