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Jerry Bradley, 83, legendary Nashville country music executive, has died
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJerry Bradley — a son of the Nashville Sound, peerless music industry executive and 2019 inductee...
Liz Thiels, influential country music PR executive, genre champion, dies at 78
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConsistently elevating country music to meet the standards of the genre's traditions, the need for...
Abe Stoklasa, 36, respected Nashville musician and songwriter, has died
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAbe Stoklasa, who died Nov. 17 at age 36 of undetermined causes, was an authentic and beloved...
Will Wallen, Combs' Billboard success evolve country's history of mainstream acclaim?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor the first time in 42 years, two country singles are America's No. 1 and No. 2 singles on...
Buck Trent, who played banjo on Dolly Parton's 'Jolene', dies at 85
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBuck Trent, 85, a well-regarded banjo player, steel guitarist (among many instruments) and...
Examining Lynyrd Skynyrd's country, rock influence 50 years later
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNashville's country music scene is rekindling its love affair with Southern rock. The roots of this...
Sarah Gayle Meech Taps Into That Sweet, Sweet Seventies Country with ‘Love Me’ Video
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNo trip to Nashville is complete without a day (or late night) spent at Robert’s Western World when...
Willie Nelson induction could spur Waylon Jennings, more Nashville 'outlaws' in Rock Hall
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWillie Nelson's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is now completed. He was celebrated...
Nikki Lane Softens Up… a Little
SPIN via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNikki Lane isn’t making music right at this very moment, but, technically, she is working. It’s afternoon in downtown Nashville and Lane is at the Hotel...
Herb Alpert reflects on eight decades in music, new album 'Wish Upon A Star'
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHerb Alpert had done just about everything a titan of the music industry could do to cement his...