Human history is bloody and wrought with atrocity, what most of us would call true evil. Though as you read that line, you may be asking yourself a question: “What ‘history’? It’s happening today!” And this is certainly true. We haven’t really changed much as humanity. We in the West, particularly America, constantly gripe about
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In any music genre, especially country music, you hear a lot about successful songwriters who’ve penned hit tunes. One thing you might not know, however, is that very rarely does a songwriter just fly solo. The days of Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark creating their own music start to finish, in some
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Do you remember what country music radio was like in 1991? Or perhaps the more salient question: Can you believe 1991 was 30 years ago? Well, some of us are older and can’t believe it’s been literally three decades since the ‘90s. But here we are, nevertheless, still writing, singing, and listening to great country
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When I write these pieces for Radio Country Hits, I might sometimes use a first-person pronoun or two, but rarely do I speak of myself, from my own point of view. But in an article about diversity in country music, specifically black people in country music, I have to say that some of my first
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“No man is an island” is a phrase that’s been with us for many years. It’s basically saying that no one’s ever alone, no one’s unconnected from human beings and the suffering of the world. We’re all in this together, interconnected in many ways. So, it’s true: No man is an island. Though this is
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Do you have songs that you just cannot stand? Many people do. While hit country music songwriters try their best to appeal to the broadest range of people they can, you can never please anyone. Here’s a little something to chew on: There are 7 billion people on this planet; the Beatles are the best-selling,
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The vast majority of the world is religious. Over two billion people are Christians, and this is something very often reflected in good, old-fashioned American outlaw country music, whether the classic stuff from legends like Hank Williams, or even with today’s modern country radio hits, such as Blake Shelton with “God’s Country.” There are a
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The world is jam-packed with talented musicians, including lyric writers, great instrumentalists, and more. Knowing how to write a hit country song takes more than talent. All sorts of musical genres touch our lives on a daily basis, including country music, which is one of the most historic genres of American music there is. Today’s
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