So Long Mr. Carl Smith!
Carl Smith, legendary country singer and original honky tonk hitmaker, died on January 16 at his home in Fanklin, TN. He was 82. Smith, affectionately called “Mr. Country,” was also the ex-husband of June Carter Cash and a respected veteran who had over 30 No. 1 hits throughout his career which began in the 1950’s.
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Spotlight On: Sugarland
Despite their recent loss to Lady Antebellum for the Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Award at the 52nd Grammy Awards, Sugarland’s dynamic duo of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles have already solidified their position as part of the country music scene’s newest crop of talents representing the modern country sound [...]
Highly Recommended: “Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Singles Collection”
No respectable music lover’s collection is ever complete without a CCR album or compilation. If you still haven’t found the perfect gift for the friend, co-worker or family member who loves music, then consider getting (and giving) this essential boxed-set, released just last November 3 by Fantasy Records. This collection comes in two formats: a [...]
This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Country Music…
There are a lot of country-music families whose members have enjoyed varying degrees of success in the country music scene to date. There is of course the legendary Carter family and the more contemporary Cyrus clan. And then there are the “Hanks,” Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. A third generation Hank, Hank III, has [...]