Leeann Ward

Steve Earle with Allison Moorer, “Days Aren’t Long Enough”

April 9, 2008 Leeann Ward 0

Steve Earle is well known for his controversially liberal political and social ideologies in the predominantly conservative country music genre. As a result, his political views too often overshadow his talent and creativity. On “Days

James Otto, “Ain’t Gonna Stop”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 6

Coming off the heels of James Otto’s excellent and groovy “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”, his latest single, “Ain’t Gonna Stop” is rather different. As soon as it begins, the Big & Rich influence is

Neal McCoy, “Rednecktified”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 2

The challenge of releasing a song that connects to one specific demographic is that it must possess something that is strong enough to redeem it so that people outside of the chosen demographic can embrace

Rodney Atkins, “Invisibly Shaken”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 13

With four songs from his If You’re Going Through Hell album already reaching the top spot on the country music charts, Rodney Atkins has been enjoying amazing success with his second album. So, his record

Darryl Lee Rush, Live From the River Road Icehouse

April 3, 2008 Leeann Ward 5

Darryl Lee Rush Live From the River Road Icehouse Darryl Lee Rush hails from Markham, a small farming town in South Central Texas. His roots are proudly referenced in his second recording effort entitled Live

Discussion: Favorite Love Songs?

March 26, 2008 Leeann Ward 20

While country music is widely known for its drinkin’, Cheatin’ and religious songs, love songs have a highly prominent place in the genre as well. In fact, I argue that country music is the home

Kenny Chesney, "Better as a Memory"

March 24, 2008 Leeann Ward 14

Okay, we get it. Kenny Chesney is too conflicted and free spirited to settle down. Just in case we ever doubted his commitment to staying in the singles club, here’s one more song to convince

Favorite Songs By Favorite Artists: Garth Brooks

March 22, 2008 Leeann Ward 35

Garth Brooks lowest-selling studio album (Scarecrow at 5 million) is more albums than the most successful country music artist, with the exception of a few, can sell in today’s struggling CD market. Love him, hate

Discussion: Favorite Cover Songs?

March 21, 2008 Leeann Ward 39

After recently being both amused and impressed by Carrie Underwood’s performance of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child Of Mine”, I started to think of the place of cover songs in country music. There are many

Mark Chesnutt, “When You Love Her Like Crazy”

March 21, 2008 Leeann Ward 5

Mark Chesnutt has one of the purest voices in country music. It seems that he can breathe emotion into a ballad with very little effort. After a string of cover songs, it is nice to