With all due respect, this is the most unintentionally hilarious video of the year. The song is so fiercely un-country that it makes “Bob That Head” sound like Bob Wills, and the screen adaptation exacerbates
The upcoming CMA awards could very well be dominated by Sugarland’s “Stay”, which earned Single and Video nominations for the popular duo and a Song nomination for lead singer Jennifer Nettles. It got me thinking
#13 Tennessee Ernie Ford Hall of Fame induction 1990 One of the crimes of the current CMA Awards setup is the lower profile of the Hall of Fame inductees at the annual ceremony. At one
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison: Legacy Edition The original version of At Folsom Prison (review) is rife with a boiling intensity and a boundless pain that few artists are able to corral as well as
Billy Currington Little Bit Of Everything As trite as it sounds, Billy Currington’s finest instrument is his voice. The smoldering sensuality of “Must Be Doing Something Right” and the boyish charm of “Good Directions” were
“Can’t Get There from Here” Track from Miss Fortune Allison Moorer Written by Allison Moorer and Bruce Robison The sweetly, sultry voice that Allison Moorer possesses consistently places her among the most gifted singers of
#14: Vince Gill Song of the Year, “Go Rest High on that Mountain” 1996 Vince Gill is undoubtedly the most famous fixture of the CMA Awards, standing as one of the winningest performers in the
There are artists, and then there are people who use their particular craft to speak directly to the core of the human condition, who buck what is familiar and comfortable in pursuit of what is
The old country music adage remains: It’s all about the song. Grammy voters have 161 of them to choose from on this year’s Country Ballot. Recent winners in this category have included “Before He Cheats”,
#15: Matraca Berg A Night in the Spotlight 1997 With her slate of 11 #1 singles as a songwriter, her recent induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and even a solo stint as
