Posted on June 30, 2009 by Chris
First of all a disclaimer: I have never really been a Brad Paisley fan until today, when I listened to this album. Sure I like “Whiskey Lullaby”, “When I Get Where I’m Going” and “Letter To Me”, but I never really thought “Man, I need to hear some Brad Paisley right now.” He just wasn’t [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2009 by Razor X
We have our winners! The following individuals will be receiving a copy of Tanya’s latest CD My Turn:
Patrice, Chad, Karlie, Plain_Jo, and Dale Schmucker.
We’ll be in touch shortly to get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who participated.
We hope that you’re enjoying our coverage of this month’s spotlight artist, Tanya Tucker. Now that [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2009 by J.R. Journey
In 2006, Sara Evans was riding high. She was the reigning female vocalist for the Academy of Country Music and had ridden the hits from her 2005 release Real Fine Place to the upper reaches of the chart. She was also appearing that fall on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and was about as high-profile [...]
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Posted on June 28, 2009 by Razor X
George Jones released this song as a single in 1968. The record reached #12 on the Billboard country singles chart; however, this is a record that suffered from timing. It would have been a much better recording if it had been done a few years earlier — or a few years later. [...]
Filed under: Classic Rewind | Tagged: Brenda Carter, George Jones, Melba Montgomery, Tammy Wynette, The Wilburn Brothers | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 28, 2009 by Razor X
1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Running Bear — Sonny James (Capitol)
1979: Amanda – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
1989: I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party — Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Out Last Night — Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Filed under: Charts | Tagged: Eddy Arnold, George Strait, Johnny Horton, Kenny Chesney, Rosanne Cash, Sonny James, Waylon Jennings | 8 Comments »
Posted on June 27, 2009 by J.R. Journey
Rainy walks, a midnight talk, dance me on your feet
Hold me close, don’t let go, all I’ll ever need
Is a single rose, a kiss hello, that smile upon your face
The tender way, you say my name takes my breath away
Little things
The first single released from Tanya Tucker’s 1997 album, Complicated, was the romantic ‘Little Things’ [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Retro Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Bill LaBounty, Craig Wiseman, Delbert McClinton, Dusty Springfield, Garth Brooks, Gregg Brown, Harlan Howard, Jerry Crutchfield, Kostas, Pat Quigley, Reba McEntire, Scott Hendricks, Tanya Tucker | 15 Comments »
Posted on June 26, 2009 by Razor X
This clip is from the night Patty was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1988:
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by My Kind of Country
Continuing with our Tanya Tucker coverage, this review was written by a guest contributor, Michael, who is also a frequent commenter here at My Kind of Country.
When I was a boy, my mom and I scored front row seats to a Tanya Tucker concert but she cancelled the show. My mother never forgave her, and [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Retro Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Faith Hill, Jennifer Nettles, Jerry Crutchfield, Martina McBride, Paul Davis, Tanya Tucker | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Razor X
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Razor X
Amazon MP3 is offering Tanya Tucker’s latest single “Love’s Gonna Live Here” as a free digital download.
The song is the first single from Tanya’s upcoming My Turn CD and features Jim Lauderdale as a guest vocalist on this remake of the Buck Owens classic. Read our review of the song.
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Posted on June 24, 2009 by Razor X
Posted on June 24, 2009 by Razor X
Had she chosen to retire from the music business around 1990, Tanya Tucker could have done so knowing that she’d secured her musical legacy. By then she had been a presence on the country charts for nearly two decades, had released 20 studio albums, and secured 30 top 10 hits, including ten #1’s. [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Retro Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Brent Maher, Chris Waters, Conway Twitty, David Chamberlain, Dee Henry, Don Potter, Jamie O'Hara, L. David Lewis, Mike Reid, Paul Davis, Paul Kennerley, Royce Porter, Tanya Tucker, The Judds, Tom Shapiro | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 23, 2009 by Razor X
Posted on June 23, 2009 by Chris
Today an album that I’ve been anticipating for a while came out, namely Far by Regina Spektor- a very unique artist indeed. Listening to the album’s lead-off single, “Laughing With” (See the music video here), a line hit me kind of hard:
No one laughs at God on the day they realize
that the last sight they’ll [...]
Filed under: Recommendations | Tagged: Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Joey + Rory, Patty Loveless, Regina Spektor, Sugarland | 19 Comments »
Posted on June 22, 2009 by J.R. Journey
Kenny Rogers originally recorded this song with pop star Sheena Easton. The pair took it to the top of the country charts and to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 (as well as several other charts) in 1983. However, I always preferred this live version with Dolly to the original. The ending is [...]
Filed under: Classic Rewind, Recommendations | Tagged: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 22, 2009 by Razor X
After seven long years, Tanya Tucker is finally back with My Turn , a collection of covers of classic country songs, recorded as a tribute to her late father and mentor, Beau Tucker. This album is different from anything Tanya has done in the past. We’ve never heard her sound so “retro” [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Beau Tucker, Billy Ray Cyrus, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, Conway Twitty, Don Gibson, Eddy Arnold, Elvis Presley, Faron Young, Flaco Jimenez, George Jones, Hank Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Jo-El Sonnier, Lefty Frizzell, Loretta Lynn, Lorrie Morgan, Merle Haggard, Patty Loveless, Pete Anderson, Ray Price, Rhonda Vincent, Tanya Tucker, The Grascals, Wynn Stewart | 8 Comments »
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Razor X
1949: One Kiss Too Many — Eddy Arnold (RCA)
1959: The Battle of New Orleans — Johnny Horton (Columbia)
1969: Running Bear — Sonny James (Capitol)
1979: Nobody Likes Sad Songs — Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
1989: Love Out Loud — Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
1999: Write This Down — George Strait (MCA)
2009: Then — Brad Paisley (Arista)
Filed under: Charts | Tagged: Brad Paisley, Earl Thomas Conley, Eddy Arnold, George Strait, Johnny Horton, Ronnie Milsap, Sonny James | 19 Comments »
Posted on June 20, 2009 by Occasional Hope
Released in March 1990, Tennessee Woman was another consistent album which sustained Tanya’s run at the top, marrying together commercial radio-friendly appeal with artistic merit. Jerry Crutchfield was at the helm once more for another good selection of sassy pop-country and sensitive ballads.
The energetic mid-tempo first single, ‘Walkin’ Shoes’, written by Emmylou Harris’s ex-husband [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Retro Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Ben Reed, Bill Lloyd, Don Schlitz, Emmylou Harris, Foster & Lloyd, Gary Stewart, Jerry Crutchfield, Paul Davis, Paul Kennerley, Paul Overstreet, Radney Foster, T Graham Brown, Tanya Tucker | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Razor X
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Occasional Hope
Tanya’s third release for Capitol, in 1988, showed no signs of a creative or commercial slowdown, even though she finally admitted that year that she had alcohol and cocaine addictions, and went into rehab.
Strong Enough To Bend is one of my favorite Tanya Tucker albums. Produced as before by Jerry Crutchfield, it features some very [...]
Filed under: Album Reviews, Retro Reviews, Spotlight Artist | Tagged: Alabama, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Don Schlitz, Jerry Crutchfield, Jimmie Rodgers, Matraca Berg, Max D Barnes, Ronnie Samoset, Tanya Tucker, Troy Seals | 2 Comments »