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Austin 360 Nashville record label Dualtone is celebrating 20 years with a new compilation album, "Amerikinda," that features past and present artists from the storied indies roster covering each others songs.  Austins Wild Child opens the album with a haunting cover of "My Favorite Picture of You," the title track off Clarks Grammy-winning 2013 album.   Though shes "always known hes a badass" singer Kelsey Wilson said she had never "let (Clarks) songs marinade enough to soak in; and thi...

An eclectic mix of musicDelainLucidityThe GatheringRobin LukeSusie Darlin- The Best OfLivings Loving YouLeathan MineThere Is A Ground Beneath UsDiamonds & GoldCynical OrderDarkside BalladsIn Your SilenceYukon BlondeVindicatorPlay AlongKurt Allen & Roy CapePure SocaDust Dem (Stampede)Charity BrownThe Best Of Charity BrownAnyway You Want ItSofteeKeep OnCutoutEmma CitrineShadowlessReis SongOrigin Of SpinAbstract PerceptionQuartzBobby BareSingin In The KitchenSingin In The KitchenSue...

Al Schmitt, Maestro of Recorded Sound, Is Dead at 91 The winner of multiple Grammys, he engineered or produced records by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and many others. The recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt in an undated photo. He was renowned for his ability to make subtle but critical changes during a recording session.Credit...Chris Schmitt Published April 30, 2021Updated May 2, 2021 Al Schmitt, who as a boy watched Bing Crosby and the And...

An emotional Fiona Whelan Prine, his wife of more than 30 years, accepted the award from her home in Nashville. Surrounded by her family, she thanked Prine’s fans and longtime team for their devotion.

One of the more impressive sights in the Country Music Hall of Fame is the cluster of 11 Grammy Awards credited to Roger Miller, the first country act to shake up the awards show scene as a crossover star. The artist won all 11 in a mere two years (1965 and 1966), off the strength of his critical and commercial hits “Dang Me” and “King of the Road.” Prior to Miller’s run of Grammy Awards success, country singers competed with popular folk artists for just one award: Best Country & ...

If you think this story is about Berry Gordy’s 1960’s record label that gave us “Baby Love,” “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” you’re wrong. It’s about the

Nineteen years ago today (Feb. 13, 2002) was a sad day in country music: It was on that date that Waylon Jennings died, from complications from diabetes. He was 64 years old. Jennings was born near Littlefield, Texas, and inherited his love of music from his mother. When he was eight years old, he began playing the guitar, and by the time he was 12, Jennings had his own weekly radio show on local station KVOW. At age 16, Jennings dropped out of school and took a series of odd jobs while foc...

Whatever Happened To Country Star Johnny Rodriguez? Ive always felt the greatest decade in country music history was the 1970s. Now, Ill admit, that might be because that was the decade that I was truly introduced to country music, the decade when I began working in country music radio. And that was the decade that I and millions of others were introduced to Johnny Rodriguez. It was Country Music Hall of Fame legends Bobby Bare and Tom T. Hall that discovered Johnny and convinced him to come to...

Tweet Mickey GuytonPhoto: Phylicia J.L. Munn The past year has seen significant coverage about the scarcity of Black artists in country music. While this highlights crucial social and political problems, the music’s artistic significance often gets overlooked. And that’s a disservice to someone as gifted as Mickey Guyton, who dominated the 21st Annual Country Music Critics Poll with victories for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Ashley Mc...

These Are the 50 Most Covered Songs of All Time By Angela Underwood, Stacker News On 1/17/21 at 11:00 AM EST If you agree with the old proverb that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then cover songs serve as tributes to their original artists. Sometimes, a cover version vastly outshined its original. Such is the case with "Summertime," originally written for the 1935 George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess, which Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong put a jazz spin on in 1957 to make...