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Charlie Louvin Documentary Celebrates Singer’s Legacy
Charlie Louvin Documentary Celebrates Singer’s Legacy
Charlie Louvin Documentary Celebrates Singer’s Legacy
Ira and Charlie Louvin, who performed together as the Louvin Brothers in the '50s and '60s, became one of country music's most heralded duos. From the late Gram Parsons to George Jones and the rock band Cake, countless musicians acknowledge the brothers' "blood harmonies" as one of the best sounds country music will ever produce...
Rodney Crowell, Mary Karr ‘Kin’ Album: Legendary Writers Create Musical Family
Rodney Crowell, Mary Karr ‘Kin’ Album: Legendary Writers Create Musical Family
Rodney Crowell, Mary Karr ‘Kin’ Album: Legendary Writers Create Musical Family
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell and New York Times best-selling author Mary Karr have collaborated on a unique new project combining their respective talents as master storytellers. 'Kin: Songs by Mary Karr and Rodney Crowell,' produced by Joe Henry (Teddy Thompson, Solomon Burke), will be released on Vanguard Records on June 5, 2012...
Hank Williams to Be Honored at Country Music Hall of Fame
Hank Williams to Be Honored at Country Music Hall of Fame
Hank Williams to Be Honored at Country Music Hall of Fame
Hank Williams will be honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on April 16 with the special program, 'I Saw the Light: Songwriters Salute Hank.' Rodney Crowell, Ashley Monroe, the Secret Sisters and Steve Young will participate in the event, which is being held in association with an exhibition at the museum titled 'Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy,' presented by SunTrust..
Rodney Crowell Strolls Down ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’
Rodney Crowell Strolls Down ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’
Rodney Crowell Strolls Down ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’
Rodney Crowell may have welcomed Marshall Chapman and Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) to his March 20 show at the legendary Birchmere, Alexandria, Va., but his efforts were clearly for the "every man" in the audience. Dressed nattily in a dark suit and tie with crisp white dress shirt, the much-honored member of the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame strolled onto the stage -- decorated like a ca
George Jones & Rodney Crowell Play ‘Possum’ for Playboy
George Jones & Rodney Crowell Play ‘Possum’ for Playboy
George Jones & Rodney Crowell Play ‘Possum’ for Playboy
In 1983, George Jones hit the Top 5 with a single called 'Shine On,' which opens with the line, "She'll never grace the centerfold of Playboy magazine." We don't know who "she" is, but fans of the legendary entertainer will be happy to know the Country Music Hall of Famer is found within the pages of the current issue of the popular men's magazine...
Rodney Crowell’s ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’ Is Gritty Memoir
Rodney Crowell’s ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’ Is Gritty Memoir
Rodney Crowell’s ‘Chinaberry Sidewalks’ Is Gritty Memoir
Rodney Crowell had moments of doubt regarding the personal and often violent details he wrote about his parents' lives in his recently published memoir, 'Chinaberry Sidewalks.' Although the famed singer/songwriter would occasionally break into a cold sweat while writing, concerned that his parents couldn't defend themselves against his often brutal recollections, he was comforted in knowing that h

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