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Country Song of the Week: 'Heaven's Just a Sin Away' 26 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
The Kendalls's 'Heaven's Just a Sin Away' makes doing bad sound so good. Don't let the fact that it's sung by a father-and-daughter duo freak you out (too much). In 2006, the song was nicely covered...
Brett Eldredge Debuts 'Bring You Back' 18 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
Brett Eldredge thundered into the charts at #2 with his debut album Bring You Back. The country newcomer is currently riding high on the radio as well. His hit single "Don't ... Read Full Post
Country Song of the Week: Jan Howard's 'Evil on Your Mind' 18 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Jan Howard recorded the dazzling "Evil on Your Mind" in 1966. It's a standout cheating song, animated by a rollicking slide-guitar riff that contrasts with foreboding lines such as these: I thank yo...
Country Song of the Week: 'Dim Lights, Thick Smoke' 12 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" is the battle cry of honky-tonk country music, thanks rousing versions by Junior Brown, Vern Gosdin and Dwight Yoakam. Little known fact: The song was...
Vince Gill's Tribute to Bakersfield Country 12 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Vince Gill entered the charts at #4 with the tribute album Bakersfield. The record, which is a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Paul Franklin, mines the repertoire of Buck Owens and Merle Hag...
Randy Houser Tops the Charts 4 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
Randy Houser won high honors on the country airplay charts with his now-#1 hit "Runnin' Outta Moonlight." But repeating that performance on the singles charts is going to be no easy task. It will mea...
Debut: JJ Lawhorn's 'Good Ol' Boy' 28 Jul 2013 | 08:40 pm
JJ Lawhorn's Original Good Ol' Boy: O.G.O.B. entered the country album charts at #20 this week. Not bad for a debut. For those of you think there's not enough tailgate songs, you can take some comfor...
Randy Houser Makes a Run for the Charts 20 Jul 2013 | 01:44 pm
Randy Houser's "Runnin' Outa Moonlight" has sprinted into the top tier of the country charts. The single ended the week at #5, on both the country song and airplay charts. That's no mean feat when's...
Country Song of the Week: Kacey Musgraves's 'Merry Go Round' 17 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Kacey Musgraves wrote Miranda Lambert's chart-topping "Mama's Broken Heart," but first gained critical attention with "Merry Go Round." The melancholic song, about lives that go in circles, paved the...
Randy Travis in Critical Condition After Brain Surgery 13 Jul 2013 | 01:42 pm
Update 7/17/2012: Travis has awakened and stabilized, according to his doctors. "He is awake and alert," says Dr. Gary Erwin of Baylor's Heart Hospital in Dallas. "We anticipate it will take months to...
