Category: Audio
Darius Defends Accidental Racist
Darius Rucker did several tours with Brad Paisley, and he’s described Brad as his best friend in the music business. Brad made headlines last month with the song “Accidental Racist,” a duet with LL Cool J. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Darius about Brad’s song: “Brad played the song for me early, and [...]
Rucker & Crow Pop To Country
Back in 1994, Darius Rucker’s band Hootie & The Blowfish topped the pop chart with “Hold My Hand.” That same year, Sheryl Crow did the same thing with ”All I Want To Do.” Now, almost 20 years later, Darius and Sheryl are together again in the country chart. Darius has “Wagon Wheel” in the Top 5, and [...]
Strait Has Surprises For 2014
George Strait is about to wrap up the first leg of his Cowboy Rides Away tour. He announced that this will be his farewell tour, wrapping up sometime in 2014. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he intends to go out with a bang. “We’ve got some surprises up our sleeve, so next [...]
George Strait Grandson A Handful
George Strait and wife Norma are the proud grandparents of a 15 month old boy named George Harvey Strait III, who they call Harvey. George talked about Harvey with Lon Helton this week on Country Countdown USA: “He’s doin’ great. He’s not walkin’ now, he’s running! He’s just a mess, boy. I guarantee you. He’s [...]
George Strait: Garth Is a Great Guy!
Garth Brooks & George Strait are two of the biggest stars in country music. When the two of them get together, you can bet it’s going to be magic. Last October, George Strait inducted Garth Brooks into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In his speech, Garth said, “I still want to be George Strait [...]
George Strait’s Goal: 60 For 60
George Strait is one week away from his 61st birthday, and one hit away from his 60th #1 hit. If “Give It All We Got Tonight” makes it to the top of the chart this week, he will get 60 For 60! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Strait about what it would mean: “It blows my [...]
Chesney: Willie Is Our Godfather
Kenny Chesney’s latest CD was released on Willie Nelson’s 80th birthday, and Willie himself appears on the CD. But Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that Willie is a major influence: “Willie inspires the world in a lot of ways. The way he walks through the world with such simplicity. He could be the Godfather [...]
Thompson Square Goes Hatless!
Since hitting the country music scene a few years ago, Thompson Square’s Keifer Thompson has typically sported some form of hat. But when the duo accepted their second strait ACM Duo of the Year Award, Keifer was noticeably hatless! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked them about it this weekend: “Everyone’s been like, ‘I think [...]
George Strait On George Jones
Friday morning, as the world learned that George Jones had passed away, one of his proteges, George Strait, was about to do some radio interviews to promote his forthcoming album. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Strait about his mentor, the late George Jones: “It’s just a sad day for us in country music, and the [...]
Lady A Aces The Masters
Fans of Lady Antebellum know that Charles Kelley and Dave Heywood grew up in Augusta, Georgia, home of The Masters Golf Tournament. So now that the trio is off the road, Charles & Dave were able to head home to watch the early rounds of this year’s championship. They talked about it with Country Countdown [...]
