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Tanya Tucker has had a rough few years. The 56-year-old lost her mother last year, and then received a medical treatment that ended up causing her severe injuries, and almost ended her career. Continue reading…

Students at Cascade High School in Cascade, Ia., were excited to go to school on Monday (Feb. 15) even though Presidents’ Day is usually a holiday. The reason? The entire student body was treated to a free concert by the Band Perry. Continue reading…

No, Zac Brown isn’t going all rock ‘n’ roll on us, but he isn’t afraid to allow the rock gods to infiltrate his style just a little bit. Brown recently acknowledged that rock has had quite an impact on his style and songwriting as he continues to grow as an artist. “As we work to… Read more »

Blackberry Smoke have premiered the video for “Too High.” The song is from their latest album, Holding All the Roses, which was released earlier this month on Rounder Records. Continue reading…

Whether it’s sweating in cotton fields or tanning on beaches, country music generally inclines toward sunny themes. But not always. Every now and then, a chilly wind blows into the hillbilly canon, and we all shiver accordingly. Here are 13 memorable examples of that anomaly. “Mary of the Wild Moor” (the Blue Sky Boys, 1940;… Read more »