Music

There aren’t many songs that are more iconic than “Free Bird.” Written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant, both founding members of the legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, the song was included on Skynyrd’s debut album, (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd), and quickly helped the band cement their place as one of the most iconic southern

Wheeler Walker Jr. is a breath of fresh air. Usually when you get an album review, it’s mostly complimentary bullshit even if the music sucks. But not when you get an album review from Ol’ Wheeler. He’ll tell it like it is – and if the album sounds like dogshit, he’ll tell you all about

JD Shelburne can still remember the days when he was just a little kid standing amongst the big pews of his hometown Baptist church singing the Christmas classic “Away in a Manger.” “It was one of the first songs I learned the words to,” explains Shelburne during an interview with The Boot. “Christmas music developed a

Powerhouse vocalist LeAnn Rimes was set to hit the Ryman stage this weekend for a special holiday show, but she is now cancelling to follow doctor’s orders. Up until a week ago, LeAnn continued to plug her holiday appearance at the Ryman on Saturday, December 10th, but then unexpectedly came down with the flu. Upon

There’s no debating that “He Stopped Loving Her Today” is one of, but probably the, saddest and best country songs of all time. And in fact, it was so sad that George Jones didn’t even want to record it. A co-write by by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, who also penned Tammy Wynette’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” producer

Chris Housman has an uncanny knack for taking pop country tropes and spinning them into cutting, unvarnished truth. Housman’s breakout hit “Red State Blueneck” is a summery two-stepper that interrogates institutional racism with the catchiest chorus you can think of. (For the record, it’s the first country song to use the phrase “y’all means all.”)

Man, I would love to sit around and have drinks at this dinner table. Eric Church and Morgan Wallen have been known to hit the golf course together on more than a couple occasions, so it seems only right that they would be buddies with one of the best golfers in the world right now. Throw

Alt-country outfit Lucero has shared a surprising new single from their forthcoming album Should’ve Learned By Now.  The piano-driven ballad “Raining for Weeks” is the perfect, complementary departure from the band’s most recent singles. The track’s music video features lead singer Ben Nichols performing his guitar part alone in the rain, a fitting visual for a somber

Take ’em to the… strip club? Or rather, take the church to the strip club? Either way, Miss Ashley McBryde penned an absolute gem with her song “Gospel Night At The Strip Club,” along with help from Aaron Raitiere, Benjy Davis, Brandy Clark, Connie Harrington and Nicolette Hayford. From her recent fifth studio album Ashley

Charley Crockett has shared a new music video for his track “Odessa,” a cut from the country talent’s recently-released album The Man From Waco. The clips capture Crockett and his band, the Blue Drifters, hard at work recording the record. The footage has a grainy, VHS-like feel, which fits the analog-style session depicted at Bruce Robison‘s

Talk about a true friend. It’s pretty well-known that Patsy Cline played an instrumental role in helping Loretta Lynn early in her career, as they met not long after Loretta first moved to Nashville and became fast friends. And actually, they were born just five months apart in 1932, though Patsy was certainly the more

What a lineup… The Jackalope Jamboree is returning next year, and they have a stacked group of artists heading out West to take the stage. Ryan Bingham will headline, along with Shane Smith & the Saints and Margo Price, including other performances by Corb Lund, Kelsey Waldon, Vandoliers, Kaitlin Butts, Dusty Slay, Margo Cilker, Rob

All the Swifties hate Ticketmaster. And now they’re taking the ticketing giant to court. The presale for Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour was nothing short of a giant clusterfuck from Ticketmaster. After millions of fans registered to purchase tickets through the Verified Fan presale, which required a code to purchase tickets, the website promptly crashed as soon as

Happy Monday, y’all. Today for the Song of the Week, we have a tune from the great Charley Crockett called “Just Like Honey.” A co-write by Charley and Kullen Fuchs, the song was included on his fantastic The Man from Waco album, which was released in September of this year. With those rich, distinctive vocals, he tells

The new Showtime mini-series George & Tammy debuted tonight, and hot damn it’s good. Telling the beautifully tragic love story of country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, the six-part miniseries stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, and was inspired by the book The Three of Us: Growing Up With Tammy and George, which was

The upcoming documentary Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon is set to hit theaters tomorrow (December 5th) on a limited run of showings through the 7th The movie will document Cash’s relationship with God, his struggle with personal demons, and how he overcame them through his Christian faith, which he was always open about. Producer

Taking it back to 1970. Digging into the vaults on this lovely Saturday afternoon and we’re graced with none other than the great George Jones and his April, 1970 appearance on The Johnny Cash Show. Hosted by its namesake, the great Johnny Cash, the show ran for 58 episodes beginning in 1969, ending in 1971. Airing

Billy Strings does it again. I am so here for finding videos of Strings once again paying homage to a bluegrass great before him. On deck for today, we have Strings from 2021, performing a tune from the stellar Stanley Brothers at the State Theater in Portland, Maine. The short and sweet two-verse song flows

Putting them on blast… In the era of streaming, with physical album sales near all-time lows and services like Spotify and Apple Music paying artists only a fraction of a cent per stream of their song, artists are relying on touring more than ever to make most of their money. And it’s even harder for

There are NEVER enough murder ballots. Love, heartbreak, jealousy, and someone ending up in a grave are the recipe for the perfect murder ballad, and I will never get tired of listening to them. It’s really country music storytelling at its finest. A tune that perfectly encompasses all of this is The Steel Woods’ “Della