Author Archives: Echoes Staff

Billy Strings LOVES Halloween. William Lee Apostol (A.K.A. Billy Strings) never passes up the opportunity to go all out on Halloween. He and his band love to schedule an October 31 show, and they typically do something that’s referred to as “Billyween.” That usually entails some sort of theme for all of their costumes, and this year around, it was “Meet Me at The Crypt.” Billy and the band all went as classic Universal monsters: -Billy Strings as The Wolf […]

The post Billy Strings, Dressed As A Werewolf, Absolutely Ripped This Cover Of Pearl Jam’s “Alive” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

“Strawberry Wine” is one of the greatest country songs of all time … where’s Deana Carter? Continue reading…

They take the cake this year! Continue reading…

Being on the road isn’t easy, but Jessie Murph is taking it like a champ. Read more about what the singer’s been up to since “Blue Strips”.

The post Jessie Murph Says She’s Been “Struggling a Lot Behind the Scenes” of Her Worldwide Hysteria Tour appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Where is country icon Kenny Chesney’s favorite place to be? Hint: It’s not a sandy beach or his home in Tennessee. Read more to find out.

The post Kenny Chesney Loves Being in This Location More Than Anywhere Else in the World appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Mark Chesnutt has had one heck of a year it seems, as he continues to struggle on his road to recovery and healing. Read more here.

The post Mark Chesnutt Postpones More Shows After Being Hospitalized for “Low Sodium” and “High Blood Pressure” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

She’s been hospitalized following surgery. Continue reading…

Kris Kristofferson had been named a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He’d also been an officer in the US Army. But he wanted to be a songwriter, so he had to start somewhere.

The post 60 Years Ago: Kris Kristofferson Gets His Start in Music … As a Janitor first appeared on Saving Country Music.

While recording this song off of her album, Moroney was in tears. Read the story here, and see how she’s doing following its success.

The post “He Was Love Bombing Me”: Megan Moroney Cried Over a Breakup While Recording “Am I Okay?” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

High praise from the Red-Headed Stranger himself. Willie Nelson has certainly set the bar high when it comes to being a true trailblazer for country music, and being a living country music legend that’s showing no signs of slowing down at the age of 92. If you were to ask anyone else in the country music world, they’d probably tell you that Nelson is one of the most critical components to the success of the genre. If you were to […]

The post Willie Nelson Once Said This Non-Country Artist Did More For Country Music Than Anyone Else first appeared on Whiskey Riff.