An event as emotional as the terrorist attacks of 9-11 was bound to inspire a lot of music. There were several songs released in the weeks before the event that found new meaning on that September Day. And there were several more that were directly inspired by 9-11 and the subsequent war. No question that […]
Nominees for the 60th annual CMA Awards have been announced. This years awards will be handed out on Wednesday November 18th at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The host of this year’s program is Lainey Wilson. The show will be broadcast live on ABC-TV. “THE 60TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order): […]
The co-host this wknd is Hardy, who is in our Top 20 now with “McArthur.” Hardy also is a writer on the current Top 30 songs by Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll. He was a writer on Ella Langley’s #1 “Be Her.” He & his wife just returned from a vacation in Japan. Plus he’s […]
The history of country music is filled with songs about work and workers. The Father of Country Music, Jimmie Rodgers, wrote a dozen songs on the subject, mostly about trains and trainmen, but also about muleskinners, sailors, and farmers. Recent history has continued the trend, with Merle Haggard, Alabama, and Alan Jackson each delivering several appropriate […]
An event as emotional as the terrorist attacks of 9-11 was bound to inspire a lot of music. There were several songs released in the weeks before the event that found new meaning on that September Day. And there were several more that were directly inspired by 9-11 and the subsequent war. No question that […]
Nominees for the 60th annual CMA Awards have been announced. This years awards will be handed out on Wednesday November 18th at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The host of this year’s program is Lainey Wilson. The show will be broadcast live on ABC-TV. “THE 60TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” – FINAL NOMINEES (by ballot category order): […]
The co-host this wknd is Hardy, who is in our Top 20 now with “McArthur.” Hardy also is a writer on the current Top 30 songs by Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll. He was a writer on Ella Langley’s #1 “Be Her.” He & his wife just returned from a vacation in Japan. Plus he’s […]
The history of country music is filled with songs about work and workers. The Father of Country Music, Jimmie Rodgers, wrote a dozen songs on the subject, mostly about trains and trainmen, but also about muleskinners, sailors, and farmers. Recent history has continued the trend, with Merle Haggard, Alabama, and Alan Jackson each delivering several appropriate […]
The co-host this wknd is Tucker Wetmore, who was named the ACM New Male Artist of the Year. His new single is Who Told You That. His latest #1 is Brunette. He also just released a 6-song EP he calls the Sunburn Mixtape. Plus stories about a lor of Tucker’s friends in the Top 30. […]
Dolly Parton may be gone. But she left many memories from her music and activities. In 2022, she co-hosted Country Countdown USA for the first time. We actually took the show to her studio complex near Nashville. The building housed a TV studio where she shot a number of TV shows and specials. There was […]
The co-hosts this wknd are all four members of the band Little Big Town. Their new album, “It’s a Dying Art,” is available on Friday August 28th. They’re doing a theater tour this fall to play songs from the album. In addition, they talk about their experiences with George Strait, Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, and […]
This week Kane Brown returns for a second week. He’s in the Top 10 with “Woman.” He updates us on his 3 young kids, and tells us what fatherhood means to him. He tells us that he spent most of the summer in Florida. He says his next album will feature a duet with Shania […]
Hard to believe, but Josh Turner’s hit “Your Man” is now 20 years old. To celebrate, Josh is releasing a commemorative 20th anniversary vinyl edition of the album on August 14. Josh remembered how that song marked a big change in his career: “That was intentional. We picked up that people had pigeonholed me after […]
The co-host this wknd is Kane Brown, who is in our Top 10 with “Woman.” It’s the first single from a forthcoming new album. He also tells us about his new Nashville bar & restaurant. Plus he recently attended a big celebrity wedding. Lon began the show asking how Kane was. In June, Kane was hit in […]
