Jason Aldean Passes George Strait & Alan Jackson, Now Owns The Fourth-Most #1 Hits On Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart
Is the divide between the public and country radio getting further? Reigning ACM Artist of the Decade, Jason Aldean, has had a pretty fascinating career. With 32 #1s, 27 platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and over 51 million units sold in the U.S. alone, the “She’s Country” singer has had a career few could ever dream of. Despite delivering some rock-solid hits over the years, namely with early tracks such as “Why,” “The Truth” and […]
The post Jason Aldean Passes George Strait & Alan Jackson, Now Owns The Fourth-Most #1 Hits On Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
The Wildwoods interview The Wildwoods is a folk / Americana trio hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska: spouses Noah (guitarist) and Chloe (violinist) Gose, with their bandmate Andrew Vaggalist on bass. The trio just released a new song “Grenadine Red,” which starts off asking “when you were younger, did you smile more?” and moves to explore the […]
Park Hills Circle – All of a Sudden While not exactly Enya, this has a little more flex. Melodies are ethereal & atmospheric, but not as eccentric & intense as Kate Bush. This is Chicago singer Maris O’Tierney’s (guitar/synths/piano) debut album, which has a gentle, airy tone that’s all spirit & polish on her 10-cut […]
Ryan “Bluwrath” Newman – Wrath of Blues The problem with many electrifying blues guitarists is the eventual sameness. The skills & performance are there, but the approach is basically the same. Some artists have a distinctive style that develops & manages to keep their finely tuned ability from interfering with the tradition of the blues. […]