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From DeFord Bailey to Mickey Guyton, these Black artist have shaped country music for nearly a century.

A.J. Croce has experienced the transformative power of music for much of his life, be it as a vehicle for celebration and contemplation, transcendent love and profound loss, and many points in between. With his 10th and newest album, the cathartic “By Request,” music provides a life-affirming way for him to grieve losing his wife of 24 years, Marlo, who died suddenly in 2018 from a rare and sudden heart virus. But Croce does not achieve that catharsis with his own songs. Instead, he turns to funk, rock, blues, soul, pop and country favorites by a dozen distinctly different artists, incl...

Duluth, MN, USA / NewsTalk 610 AM & 103.9 FM Feb 5, 2021 10:20 PM In our pregame conversation Friday, UMD head coach Scott Sandelin emphasized the importance of a good start in the series opener against Miami. The score looks great, with UMD having won 8-1 to pick up a fifth straight win and improve to 5-0 against the RedHawks this season. The individual results are fantastic, as well. Jackson Cates (five assists) finished one assist shy of the school record. Cole Koepke recorded his first career hat trick. Kobe Roth scored twice. It didn’t start that way. Miami thought it had taken a 1-0 l...

John Prine, "Sam Stone" Kurt Vile, "How Lucky" Kurt Vile had a plan nearly five years in the making. He wanted to make a record in Nashville — not an indie rock record, a country one — influenced by the music he admired. At the heart of it, he hoped to have beloved icon John Prine join him for a duet. Prine knew Vile had recorded one of his songs, but when it came time to getting his musical hero into the studio to record, well ... that's a story best left for Vile to tell. Let's just say it was more spur of the moment than you might expect after a five-year journey.

In American popular music history, there is a long-established tradition whereby individuals with talent begin their rise to prominence in Memphis, a "roots" city in...