Album Review: Brooks & Dunn – ‘Red Dirt Road’

Following the momentum-reviving Steers & Stripes album, Brooks & Dunn released Red Dirt Road in 2003.  This album would continue the evolution of the sound of the duo, with more pop-leaning tracks and fewer of the high-octane honky tonk that defined their 1990s work.
Another generous helping of music from the duo – the 15 tracks [...]

Classic Rewind: Reba McEntire – ‘Somebody Should Leave’

Classic Rewind: Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – ‘Every Time Two Fools Collide’

Week ending 11/21/09: #1 albums this week in country music history

1984: Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans (Sony)
1989: Randy Travis – No Holdin’ Back (Warner Brothers)
1994: Mary Chapin Carpenter – Stones In The Road (Columbia)
1999: LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes (Curb)
2004: George Strait – 50 Number Ones (MCA)
2009: Carrie Underwood- Play On (19/Arista)

Classic Rewind: Shania Twain – ‘You’re Still the One’

Classic Rewind: Trisha Yearwood – ‘Try Me Again’

Album Review: Brooks & Dunn – ‘If You See Her’

Brooks & Dunn spent 1997 on tour together with Reba McEntire as co-headliners.  One night Reba would open for Brooks & Dunn and the next night they’d switch.  At the end of that tour, Reba and Ronnie Dunn would perform ‘You Don’t Know Me’ as a duet before being joined onstage by Kix Brooks for [...]

Classic Rewind: Lee Ann Womack & Jamey Johnson – ‘Give It Away’

Classic Rewind: Reba & Brooks & Dunn – ‘If You See Him, If You See Her’

Nothing novel?

I recently stumbled on this Roger Miller medley on The Muppet Show.  Songs include ‘Do-Wacka-Do’, ‘Dang Me’, ‘My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died’, and ‘You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd’.  These are real novelty songs.  If you like these shortened versions, be sure to check out the entire songs at [...]

Week ending 11/14/09: #1 albums this week in country music history

1984: Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans (Sony)
1989: Randy Travis – No Holdin’ Back (Warner Brothers)
1994: Mary Chapin Carpenter – Stones In The Road (Columbia)
1999: LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes (Curb)
2004: George Strait – 50 Number Ones (MCA)
2009: Taylor Swift – Fearless (Big Machine)

Classic Rewind: Ray Price – ‘Heartaches by the Number’

Week ending 11/7/09: #1 albums this week in country music history

1984: Willie Nelson – City of New Orleans (Sony)
1989: Randy Travis – No Holdin’ Back (Warner Brothers)
1994: Mary Chapin Carpenter – Stones In The Road (Columbia)
1999: The Dixie Chicks – Fly (Monument)
2004: George Strait – 50 Number Ones (MCA)
2009: Tim McGraw – Southern Voice (Curb)

Classic Rewind: Lee Ann Womack – ‘Ashes By Now’

Classic Rewind: Kenny Rogers – ‘Coward Of The County’

Classic Rewind: LeAnn Rimes – ‘Blue’

From the 1996 CMA Awards:

Album Review: Brooks & Dunn – ‘Hard Workin’ Man’

Following the mega success of their debut album, Brooks & Dunn released their sophomore effort, Hard Workin’ Man in early 1993.  Like its predecessor, Hard Workin’ Man proved to be a critical and commercial success and furthered the pair’s status as the new superstar duo in country music following The Judds’ retirement in 1991.   [...]

Classic Rewind: Brooks & Dunn – ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone’

CD Giveaway: Patty Loveless Set

Congratulations to Karin for winning the Patty Loveless CD’s.  Thanks for reading and we’ll be emailing you soon.  And thanks to everybody for sharing their Halloween stories.
We’ve spent the better part of October telling you about the music of Patty Loveless.  If you’re a new fan, we sure hope we’ve given you enough reason to [...]

Spotlight Artist: Brooks & Dunn

In addition to hosting the show in 2004-2006, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are also the two winningest artists in CMA Awards history. As a duo, they have collected 18 trophies, a tie with Vince Gill. But Ronnie Dunn’s solo win in 2006 for ‘Believe’ as Song of the Year tipped his total wins to [...]