Country Music

The annual Country Weekly CMA Music Fest “Kick Off Party” hosted by GAC’s Suzanne Alexander and sponsored by Boot Barn, Durango and Roper raised $13,361 for Musicians On Call (MOC) Nashville.  The party, held at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville, featured country’s freshest sounds from Easton Corbin, Dustin Lynch, Greg Bates and Chris Janson.  All proceeds [...]

Chet Flippo's wife had recently passed away, and today we got the unfortunate news that Chet Flippo has now joined her in the great newsroom in the sky. Every third year the Country Music Hall of Fame inducts a non-performer into its exclusive ranks. If there was ever a journalist that deserved to be included amongst the artists he covered so dutifully for so many years, it would be Chet Flippo.

Country music star Jimmy Wayne’s rescued chihuahua is making headlines for a good cause. In honor of his furry friend, Ruby, whom he adopted in 2010, Wayne celebrates the launch of Ruby’s Pet Treats — an online pet treat store which gives dog owners the opportunity to make a positive impact while stocking up on [...]

  The Food Bank of the Southern Tier received a visit from Superstar Country trio The Band Perry, which is composed of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry. This visit was in partnership with Outnumber Hunger – a national initiative with General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to help fight hunger in [...]

The revered journalist helped shine a national spotlight on country music [...]

  The inaugural Taste of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain wrapped up a successful first year on Saturday night.  The three-day festival brought in over 23,000 country music fans for an all-star lineup including Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson & Family,Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Hunter Hayes,Montgomery Gentry, Justin Moore and many more.   Fans from across the U.S. enjoyed the first country music festival in [...]

Ottis “Slim” Whitman January 20, 1923 or 1924 – June 19, 2013 Slim Whitman was an American country singer, songwriter and guitarist who is perhaps best remembered for his high voice and yodeling skills.  Highly influential, even George Harrison and Michael Jackson have cited Whitman as an influence.  Born in Tampa, Florida, Whitman served in [...]

We like to make fun of how so many country songs are about other country songs, but the reason it is so common is because it works so well at revitalizing those roots that are so deeply intertwined with our personal fabrics and story lines. The songs of George Jones and others offer a soundtrack to our lives that nobody can take away from us.

Nashville’s News Channel 5 reported that Vince Gill helped kick off a very special kid’s summer camp in Williamson County, TN on Monday morning. Vince, known for his giving spirit, stopped by Hillsboro Elementary in Leipers Fork, where the “Kids On Stage” Summer Academy for the Visual, Performing, and Technical Arts is under way. This [...]

The arena is expected to break ground in summer 2014 [...]