There’s a role we all play in our lives, even if we don’t realize we’re playing it. The fact is, most of us do realize we’re playing it. We may hate our jobs and just want to break into a spontaneous David Allan Coe session and tell our boss to take this job and shove …
Playing the Part as a Country Music Singer-Songwriter Read More »
If you’re a fan of old country music or the genre in general, you may be wondering why you’re reading about Internet bullying on a website that sells country music clothing. Well, the fact is that whether it’s a mega-star performer like Luke Combs, or an amateur country music songwriter like Elvis Nash, …
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 …
One Evil At A Time – Songwriters Against the World Read More »
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, …
When it comes to American music, there is no other genre that represents the cultural roots of the nation quite like country music. The greats like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Marty Robbins and many others helped pave the way for those hits you hear on country radio today while you’re driving to work. …
Have you heard of the excellent country music songwriter by the name of Elvis Nash? 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 …