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Chet Hanks has had some intense challenges in his life. The son of actor Tom Hanks, he has faced addiction, being in rehab, and the difficulty of establishing his own identity apart from his famous dad’s. Dealing with all that cannot have been easy for Hanks, who is 35. However, he is opening up about […]

The post Son of Academy Award-Winning Actor Describes How Prioritizing Gratitude and God Changed His Life appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Here’s everything we know about Taylor Sheridan’s new TV show, ‘The Laird.’ Continue reading…

Three of the biggest names in mainstream country music. In January, HARDY released his highly-anticipated song “McArthur,” which is a collaboration with Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw. Written by HARDY along with Jameson Rodgers, Chase McGill, and Josh Thompson (under his pseudonym “Joshua Dennis Anthony Bagles”), it tells the story of legacy and family in a beautiful way, which starts with Tim McGraw taking on the role of patriarch John McArthur, the eldest in the line who farmed the land to keep his […]

The post “Tim Is A Legend Already” – Hardy Was Most Nervous To Ask Tim McGraw To Be On “McArthur” With Morgan Wallen & Eric Church first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bunnie XO says no one should be surprised by her kiss with Dylan Wolf over Fourth of July weekend. Continue reading…

Breaking more attendance records… this time overseas, and not just at one venue… this one goes for an entire region. Luke Combs has already broke records stateside on his My Kinda Saturday Night tour, and in may, he marked his third record-breaking concert when he made a stop at Ohio Stadium (home of the Ohio State Buckeyes) in Columbus, Ohio, as the concert drew 97,367. Then at the beginning of this month, Combs set up shop at Rocky Top, and broke […]

The post Luke Combs Breaks New Attendance Record Overseas As Sweden Show Is Now The Largest Country Music Crowd Ever In The Nordic Region first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bonus Tracks is back with a double dose of roots music news after taking last Friday off for America’s 250th birthday. (Through The Lens columnist Amos Perrine’s column about roots music in America is required reading on that topic.)

After more than a decade, roots-rock-

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. And that’s what Garth Brooks will be slinging on his upcoming tour. Announced on July 7th after a countdown clock on his website went to zero, “Blame It All On My Roots” promises to take fans back to 1996.

The post Nothing ‘Unheard Of’ or ‘Affordable’ about New Garth Brooks Tour first appeared on Saving Country Music.

What happened to that podcast episode? Continue reading…

Lara Downes & Friends – Hold These Truths This showcase begins pensively with a short piano piece, “Welcome,” & like several of the 21 cuts on this album, it’s precise & brief. The compositions vary from works written by Oscar Peterson, Willie Nelson, Charles Ives, Stephen Foster, Leonard Bernstein & Aaron Copland. It’s quite a […]

The post REVIEW: Lara Downes & Friends “Hold These Truths” appeared first on Americana Highways.

Erin Lunsford Rhinestones Virginia-based folk/Americana singer-songwriter Erin Lunsford recently released her sophomore album, Rhinestones, exploring motifs of love, family, mental health, friendship, discouragement, and leaving home. Talking about the album, Lunsford shares, “I have fixed rhinestones in my hair, I have glued sequins to my guitar, I have tried to make my body smaller and […]

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