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Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson , Rattlin‘ Bones

September 18, 2008 Leeann Ward 15

Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson Rattlin‘ Bones Kasey Chambers and her husband, Shane Nicholson have come together to create magic on their first joint effort, Rattlin’ Bones. While this album is new to those of

Discussion: Country Music Mix

September 12, 2008 Leeann Ward 28

Okay, Folks, I’ve got quite a challenge for you this time! Do you remember the days between cassette tapes and Ipods? They were the days when we had to make mix CDs for our cars

Hal Ketchum, Father Time

September 9, 2008 Leeann Ward 1

Hal Ketchum Father Time If you’re looking for slick productions that include loud drums, obligatory guitar solos or simply the polished sounds of today’s country music, this is not the album for you. However, if

Alan Jackson, “Country Boy”

September 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 21

If you like Alan Jackson’s “Where I Come From”, you’ll probably enjoy his latest single, “Country Boy.” However, if you’re like me and thought that song was clichéd and dull, you’ll likely pass over this

Eric Durrance, “Turn It Off”

September 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 7

As obsessive bloggers and blog readers, this is a song to which many of us can surely relate. After running through the list of modern technologies of the day that we, as a society, generally

Vince Gill, The Way Back Home

September 1, 2008 Leeann Ward 4

Vince Gill The Way Back Home 1987 Vince Gill’s third and last album for RCA is his best for the label. It even contained a few moderate hits. With this album, the production becomes more

Faith Hill, “A Baby Changes Everything”

August 29, 2008 Leeann Ward 15

We all know that I’m a sucker for a good Christmas song, or Christmas songs in general, really. So, while Faith Hill’s latest release of a Christmas song is admittedly premature in the month of

Mark Chesnutt, “(Come On In) The Whiskey’s Fine”

August 25, 2008 Leeann Ward 5

As has been noted countless times before, Mark Chesnutt has one of the most defined traditional voices in modern country music. He can sing a love song to melt the hardest heart or he can

Vince Gill, Turn Me Loose

August 22, 2008 Leeann Ward 6

Vince Gill Turn Me Loose 1983 While most people consider Vince Gill to be one of the superstars of the ‘90s, they may often forget that it was an arduous climb to the top before

Wednesday Open Thread: First Country Album Purchase

August 20, 2008 Leeann Ward 29

In a previous Open Discussion thread, Kevin asked us to share our Country Convert song. On that thread, a comment by Jim Malec made me think of my very first album purchase. While my parents