Have you heard of the excellent country music songwriter by the name of Ben Krahne? Well, you’re on his website right now, so take a few minutes and listen to some of his fantastic music on the homepage here. Nashville California is a fan site, more than anything, for true fans of country music. But …
Do you remember what hit 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 …
Born in 1943 and raised in South Philadelphia, James Joseph Croce, better known as Jim Croce, was one of America’s finest folk singer-songwriters. While technically not a country music songwriter, and someone you may not hear much of on country music hit radio, the fact is that Jim Croce’s music has a special place with …
Country music fans might love their country, but they don’t shrug off other genres of music. It’s widely known through a variety of marketing research that fans of radio country music also listen to other genres like rock (especially southern rock) and the blues. In fact, the blues play a crucial role in country music. …
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 …
“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 …
As Black Lives Matter protests continue on across the United States in order to stand up against systemic racism and police brutality against African Americans, primarily young black males, we at Radio Country Hits are reminded that there is no America without black people, and especially none of the music we love today. It’s why …
Back a few decades ago, it was a common thing for kids to be asked in a classroom setting what they wanted to be when they grew up, as in what they wanted to do professionally. Many wanted to be fireman, policemen, and even adventurous things like astronauts. Do you know what happened to a …
For a lot of country music songwriters out there, not having walked the red carpet on your way to an American Country Music Awards ceremony when your 66 years old might signal to you that you’ve failed in your endeavors to be a hit songwriter. You’ve taken songwriting classes. You’ve joined songwriting forums. You’re done …
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It’s been rumored that famous author Earnest Hemingway never wrote a single word unless he was sufficiently buzzed up off alcohol. A lot of artists drink, some of whom even suffer with alcohol abuse and addiction, such as Keith Whitley. Many hit country songwriters have had their fair share of alcohol, and hopefully they’re able …
