29 Apr

100 Greatest Women, #68: Holly Dunn

100 Greatest Women #68 Holly Dunn Opry member Holly Dunn had a solid five year run of hits that made her one of the more popular female country singers of the late eighties. That’s a group of women that’s been largely forgotten due to the ...
28 Apr

Kenny Chesney Plays Full Concert with Crushed Foot


If Kenny Chesney wins Entertainer of the Year again this year, I don’t want to hear any complaints about it.  After the man had bones in his foot crushed during a technical mishap in his show opener, he performed the whole ...
22 Jan

Get Ashton Shepherd’s “Taking Off This Pain” for Free

The free iTunes single of the week is the quite solid debut single from Ashton Shepherd, “Taking Off This Pain.”  For the next seven days, you can get it for free here. It’s a great song, one that’s worth paying for.  But you can’t ...
21 Jan

Cascada Covers Rascal Flatts

After they desecrated “Revolution”, Rascal Flatts doesn’t have the right to complain about people covering their songs, though I imagine this quickly rising pop hit will not go over well with their die-hard fans:...
21 Jan

Review: Trace Adkins, “You’re Gonna Miss This”

I suppose that the heart is properly placed here, with the older generation warning a young woman to appreciate each stage of her life as she’s experiencing it, rather than pining for what’s still to come.    But by always speaking in the voice ...
21 Jan

Review: Randy Owen, “Braid My Hair”

I wasn’t aware that Randy Owen was planning on doing any solo recordings, especially since Alabama is still putting out new studio albums.     That band’s long-standing association with St. Jude’s Children Hospital makes the subject of “Braid My Hair” less surprising than it normally ...
21 Jan

Review: Phil Stacey, “If You Didn’t Love Me”

Even as an American Idol junkie, I found the sixth season completely underwhelming.  Phil Stacey making it as far as he did was more of a reflection of the field’s weakness than anything distinctive or special on his part.     Here, he’s matched ...
21 Jan

Review: Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Live Here”

Who doesn’t enjoy a calmly collected kiss-off number?   Sure, it doesn’t have the emotional intensity of a tortured Dwight Yoakam record, but there’s something to be said for showing someone the door in a coldly detached way.     There are a few ...
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