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"Santa Ana Winds" It seems almost inevitable that Waylon Payne – the son of country singer Sammi Smith, who had a hit in the early 70s with "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and Jody Payne, a longtime guitarist for Willie Nelson – would end up making music. But growing up with two famed-musician parents also came with its own challenges. On his new album, Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher and Me, Waylon draws directly from those experiences, his struggles with addiction and ...

On his 2020 album,  Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher & Me, Waylon Payne is open about many of the difficult parts of his past. Both in his music and in interviews for the record, hes shared his experience of getting addicted to and sober from meth, as well as the challenges and enduring friendships that he encountered along the way. Paynes familial past also plays a central role in his music -- not just the country music legacy that he was born into as the son of "Help Me Make I...

Kris Kristofferson surprised fans and the music industry on Wednesday (Jan. 27) with the announcement that he had quietly retired in 2020. The music icon played what turned out to be the final full concert of his career on Jan. 30, 2020, and footage is available online. The 84-year-old singer-songwriter continued to record and tour well into his later years, giving solo performances and also touring with the members of Merle Haggards legendary band, the Strangers. They backed him up at his fina...

When most major stars with a music career retire, proper announcements are in order, if...

Rolling Stone Kris Kristofferson Says He’s Retired. Watch His Final Concert Country music poet, who gave his last show aboard the 2020 Outlaw Country Cruise, has retired from touring, recording, and acting By Will Byington* Kris Kristofferson quietly announced his retirement on Wednesday via a clause buried in a press release detailing the future management of the songwriter’s estate. “In addition, in the wake of his father’s retirement in 2020,” it read, “Kristoffe...

Moo battles Covid sales slump Jo Francis Thursday, January 14, 2021 Sales at luxe online print specialist Moo collapsed by nearly 80% as the pandemic struck last spring, and the previously fast-growing business was forced to take rapid restructuring actions in order to survive. Moo: demand tanked as business meetings, travel and conferences all ceased In its financial results for 2019, just filed, the group outlines how the impact of Covid-19 had a dramatic e...

Last Updated: Alternative Title: Merle Ronald Haggard Merle Haggard, in full Merle Ronald Haggard, (born April 6, 1937, Oildale, California, U.S.—died April 6, 2016, near Redding, California), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, one of the most popular country music performers of the late 20th century, with nearly 40 number one country hits between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s. Haggard’s parents moved from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to the Bakersfield area of California, ...

Bartiromo Politics Regarding “So, What’s Up With Bartiromo?” by Stephen Battaglio [Dec. 24]: This sloppy hit piece is sad but expected. The informed reader will deduce that it is actually an indictment of the L.A. Times non reporting and omissions in the Trump era. Along with the story of a Dominion employee being harassed in Section 1, it’s a great reveal of the bias in this once-great paper. Since this political assassination is curiously in the Calendar section, I’ll refer readers...

10 Best Original Christmas Songs in Country Music Country artists have been as reliable as any in creating Christmas songs to make the holidays more magical. A few originals have been around for so long that they almost feel like the traditional classics that we love. What would Christmas be without Alabamas "Christmas in Dixie" or Faith Hills "Where Are You Christmas"? Still, neither of these songs topped our list of the 10 Best Original Christmas Songs in Country Music. That honor goes to a m...

Top 10 Original Country Christmas Songs Country artists have been as reliable as any in creating Christmas songs to make the holidays more magical. A few originals have been around for so long that they almost feel like the traditional classics that we love. What would Christmas be without Alabamas "Christmas in Dixie" or Faith Hills "Where Are You Christmas"? Still, neither of these songs topped our list of the 10 Best Original Christmas Songs in Country Music. That honor goes to a man whose v...