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Album Review: Angaleena Presley –‘Wrangled’
These past couple of years have seen Pistol Annies go their separate ways, as Ashley Monroe tried to gain traction with The Blade and Miranda Lambert continued to rack up Female Vocalist of the Year...
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Album Review: Janie Fricke –‘Labor of Love’
Like most other veteran acts, Janie Fricke was struggling to remain commercially relevant as the 1980s drew to a close. After scoring her final #1 hit, “Always Have, Always Will” in 1986, she suffered...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Kenny Rogers –‘Water & Bridges’
In 2006 Kenny Rogers once again found himself signed to a major label — an interesting turn of events for an almost 70-year-old artist. Water & Bridges was released by Capitol and produced by Dann...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Mel Tillis (1932-2017)
Grand Ole Opry star and Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis has died at age 85. He began recording in the 1950s and was the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year in 1976. He was also a highly regarded...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Conway Twitty –‘Crazy In Love’
One of the reasons for Conway Twitty’s longevity as an artist was his knack for adapting to new musical trends. In the 1980s, as country music entered the Urban Cowboy era and adopted a slicker, more...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis –‘Come See Me and Come Lonely’
Come See Me and Come Lonely, Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis’ second collaborative album, is strictly a covers record with their version of twelve classic country songs ranging from the familiar to the...
View ArticleTanya Tucker dazzles at Lancaster Fair
The Lancaster Fair, located on a flat grassy fairground in rural New Hampshire, has been carrying on a Labor Day weekend tradition since 1870. In recent years, the featured entertainment has been...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Dixie Chicks —‘Shouldn’t A Told You That’
The departure of Robin Lynn Macy following Little Ol’ Cowgirl left the Dixie Chicks (billed here as “The Dixie Chicks Cowgirl Band”) as a trio when they released their third album, Shouldn’t A Told You...
View ArticleAlbum Review: The Forester Sisters –‘Perfume, Ribbon & Pearls’
The girls’ second album was released in 1986, recorded at Muscle Shoals with Terry Skinner and J L Wallace producing. It was not quite as successful as their debut, with only one hit single, but it is...
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