Country Icon Returns to the Stage After Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

Jessie James Decker, Richard Sterban, Ben James, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Nick White/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Oak Ridge Boys

One of the members of this iconic country group joined his bandmates onstage at the Grand Ole Opry a few weeks back.

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Jimmy Kimmel Goes Scorched Earth on Trump’s State of the Union: Watch

Jimmy Kimmel (Randy Holmes / Getty Images)
Jimmy Kimmel

A lot of people have an opinion on the State of the Union address given by President Donald Trump yesterday. But among the late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel spoke the loudest in an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! filmed after the speech. His comments came months after the comedian commented on the assassination of conservative […]

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Tim Easton – fIREHORSE

I’m a sucker for a good story. Sure, there are plenty of great songs that aren’t much beyond a chant and a chord progression. But the ones that germinate in your mind to become a part of your worldview; they’re relatable in a way that goes all the way back Aesop. Someone who’s a master […]

REVIEW: Magoo “What A Life”

MagooMagoo What A Life Bluegrass is life in Colorado. Our bars and breweries are overflowing with talented pickers. One could (and this one has) made weekends out of seeing these players, without even needing a ticket or a summer festival – walk into Golden’s New Terrain Brewing Company on a Thursday evening, or Rollinsville’s Howlin […]

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Interview: Michael Rudd on “Ways of the World”

Michael RuddMichael Rudd photo by David Rosenfield Michael Rudd has a new album releasing this week on Invisible Road Records, Ways of the World. The songs are haunting, in a modern way, while they rest on a timeless foundation at the same time. The style of the album might be considered conscious. Michael had a cancer […]

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REVIEW: Willie Nelson “Country Music”

Willie NelsonWillie Nelson – Country Music This Grammy-nominated set comes as a single CD & double vinyl LP. It’s an acclaimed 2010 title that finds Mr. Nelson interpreting 15 country classics as produced & recorded by T. Bone Burnett in Nashville. Burnett aimed for a rustic sound, stripped-down arrangements, traditional instrumentation & probably aimed for the […]

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