Review: Adam Gregory, “What It Takes”
At just twenty-three years old, Adam Gregory has built a following in Nashville based on a soulful vocal style and a strong dose of melody. His first single, “Crazy Days,” dinted the charts, and now...
View ArticleDiscussion: Recommend a Track
Earlier this week, I’d planned on talking about an Iris Dement track for this weekly discussion thread. Then some poking around on iTunes led me to discover something else entirely. I love iTunes...
View ArticleSongwriter Series: Dean Dillon
Although he started his career in front of a microphone, Dean Dillon soon transitioned into one of the finest songwriters in Nashville, notably enhancing the careers of one of its legends and...
View Article2008 CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist
As a format that has been dominated by male artists during most of its history, with a brief period in the mid-to-late 1990′s being the only exception, competition for the Male Vocalist category has...
View ArticleReview: Martina McBride, “Ride”
Martina McBride previews her forthcoming album with “Ride”, a high-energy single that surrounds one of her typical positive messages with atypically aggressive production. This is worth hearing for...
View ArticleClassic CMA Awards Moments, #8: Faith Gets Carried Away (2006)
#8: Faith Hill & Carrie Underwood Female Vocalist of the Year 2006 The CMAs experienced an unwanted (and many would argue, unwarranted) amount of attention in 2006, when an intended joke by Faith...
View ArticleClassic CMA Awards Moments, #7: Shania Twain, Entertainer of the Year (1999)
She’d long been an afterthought with the Country Music Association, failing to secure an award in her six-year career, but the organization righted past wrongs by honoring Shania Twain with its most...
View ArticleClassic CMA Awards Moments, #6: Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Opening Act (1990)
#6: Mary Chapin Carpenter Opening Act 1990 In a rare coup for a new artist, Mary Chapin Carpenter earned a coveted performance slot on the 1990 show, and she used it to establish her identity as one of...
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