Whenever Polly Wogg and I take a look back at the number one songs of yesteryear it is always quite obvious that country music was something entirely different 20 or 30 years ago than it is today. Ronnie Dunn recently wrote in "Taste of Country" that he is often asked the question, "Why country music isn't 'country' anymore?" His answer might surprise you.
An evening of old time music will be featured at the Kirkland Art Center coffee house in Clinton on Friday, February 8th at 8:00 p.m. Taking to the stage will be Trish Miller and John Kirk (her husband) with a diverse set of original and traditional tunes.
The new single from country superstar Blake Shelton debuts at a higher place on this month's Top 40 Country Songs list than any new song in ToC history. 'Sure Be Cool if You Did' is a hit with fans -- they are requesting it at radio and scooping it up on iTunes like bread and milk before a storm. Shelton's new song isn't No. 1, however. That honor goes to a uncompromisingly dark track from one of Nashville's hottest newcomers.
The new Merriam-Webster dictionary had added the word "earworm" to its latest edition. It's defined as "a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind". We have all been infected by an earworm at one time or another, probably a number of times, and those songs usually end up being among our all time favorites. Recently there have been a number of earworm cases related to a certain lyric that goes "Red solo cup....da..da..da..I fill you up". What are the most infectious country earworm songs of all time?
If you listen to Bono, Eric Clapton or any other European artist in an interview, they have a thick accent that just magically disappears when they sing... How come Chris Young, Josh Turner, Scotty McCreery and others still have that Southern twang no matter if they're speaking or singing? And how do you explain the disappearing accent anyway?
As a vocalist and instructor I can speak from experience with this one… It all comes down to vowels
Say it isn't so. Rumors are swirling, Lindsay Lohan is looking to jump into the country music world. She's said to be talking to the same record label as Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts.
The country music community usually welcomes new acts, but I don't know how accepting they'll be of Lilo
Chuck Wicks may look like a pretty boy, but he's country through and through. Chuck tweets:
