REVIEW: John Lee Hooker “That’s My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues”

John Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker – That’s My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues Hearing a classic R&B song like “Money (That’s What I Want)” originally by Barrett Strong in 1959, the Beatles in 1963 & quirky in 1979 by the Flying Lizards, it’s amazing to hear a bluesy rendition in 1960 by blues-great John Lee […]

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Downstate April 2026 — Americana Music Playlist on Apple Music

Downstate Americana music playlistDownstate April 2026! This is a nice list, with frequent and fresh quality updates. Please follow and heart Americana Highways’ Apple Music playlist, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer, which has just been newly updated! Find new quality music that maybe you haven’t heard of, or hadn’t realized they had something new, or heck, just enjoy […]

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Andy Hedges – The Westerner

It used to be called country & western. Then two or three decades ago, for reasons I’m sure the ethnographers still debate, it just became country music. Western just sort of slipped out of the vernacular, except for maybe a strip of North America from around Calgary to somewhere near El Paso. Fortunately, there’s still […]

ACM New Female Artist Of The Year Nominee, Emily Ann Roberts, Daydreams About A Life With A Perfect Stranger On Funny New Song, “My Future”

ACM New Female Artist Of The Year Nominee, Emily Ann Roberts, Daydreams About A Life With A Perfect Stranger On Funny New Song, “My Future”

Today, newly-announced Academy of Country Music awards nominee Emily Ann Roberts released a new song called “My Future,” which she wrote with Shane Minor and Micah Wilshire. Emily is one of four other ladies for the or New Female Artist of the Year award, alongside Avery Anna, Mackenzie Carpenter, Dasha and Caroline Jones. And it’s a well-deserved recognition for Roberts, whose incredible voice and traditional country sound have positioned her for her breakout moment over the past couple of years. […]

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Luxury Development Project Could Force Famous Bald Eagle Couple, Jackie & Shadow, Out Of Their California Nest

Luxury Development Project Could Force Famous Bald Eagle Couple, Jackie & Shadow, Out Of Their California Nest

Famous California bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, might have no other choice but to relocate if $10 million can’t be raised by the end of July. It sounds like the plot right out of a pro-environment, campy movie from the 90s, does it not? But it’s exactly what’s playing out in the Big Bear Lake, California area. People on the internet have fallen in love with the bald eagle couple thanks to a nature camera that was set up by […]

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Jack Daniel’s Parent Company Exploring Merger With Another Major Bourbon Maker

Jack Daniel’s Parent Company Exploring Merger With Another Major Bourbon Maker

Could two of the country’s largest spirit brands soon become one? Brown-Forman, the parent company of iconic brands like Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Chambord, Old Forester and more is reportedly exploring a merger with Sazerac Company, a spirits brand headquartered in New Orleans but with its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The news of the the potential merger comes two weeks after Brown-Forman confirmed that it was in talks with Pernod Ricard, a French spirits company that has a portfolio […]

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Ernest Shares Studio Cut Of Classic Country Song With Lukas Nelson, “Time Is A Thief”

Ernest Shares Studio Cut Of Classic Country Song With Lukas Nelson, “Time Is A Thief”

I can’t wait to hear the full studio cut. Ernest is gearing up to release a new album called Deep Blue on May 1st, which will be very beach-inspired and, as he put it before, it will sound like “Alabama and Jimmy Buffett had a baby,” and described it as a grown-up version of his 2019 debut album, Locals Only: “It’s kind of a grown-up version of the first project I put out called ‘Locals Only,’ which was all heavily inspired by […]

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Luke Combs Scores 20th Career #1 Hit On Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart With “Sleepless In A Hotel Room”

Luke Combs Scores 20th Career #1 Hit On Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart With “Sleepless In A Hotel Room”

Another career milestone for Combs. From the beginning of the album’s rollout, it was clear that Luke Combs was playing for keeps with the release of The Way I Am. After diverting from his typical formula back in 2024 with the release of his incredibly personal album, Fathers & Sons, some fans were questioning whether the “Hurricane” singer still had the ability (or desire) to deliver the massive, stadium-level hits he built a career on over the past 9 or so years. […]

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Holeshot King Challenge To Take Over Broadway TONIGHT At 7 PM In Downtown Nashville

Holeshot King Challenge To Take Over Broadway TONIGHT At 7 PM In Downtown Nashville

Have you ever walked down Broadway in downtown Nashville and wondered what it would look like as a supercross track? That might seem like a strange thought… but that’s exactly how Lower Broadway will be set up tonight thanks to the Holeshot King Challenge, presented by Monster Energy. Needless to say, Nashville’s most famous street is going to look a whole lot different tonight. Rest assured, all of the glowing, neon signs will still be there. They’ll just be shining […]

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