Category Archives: Americana News

Dolly Parton’s team is continuing to fulfill one of her lifelong dreams, just like she wanted. The country icon sadly passed away at 80-years-old in Nashville Tennessee on August 25, 2026. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Dolly’s reps confirmed she sadly died following a “brief battle with cancer,” though the specific kind was not revealed. Of course, the […]

The post “You’ve Got To Keep Going” — Dolly Parton’s Musical Producer Recalls Final Conversation With Her, Just 10 Days Before She Passed first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Addressing her canceled concert in Tulsa. On Friday evening, Ella Langley’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center was canceled due to what was described as “a serious security threat.” According to local Tulsa news outlet KOTV, there was a “false bomb threat call,” which was information provided by Tulsa police, and officers told the outlet they “conducted a preliminary sweep with K-9 officers and found no indication of a threat.” They also said “did not advise the BOK […]

The post “A Concert Is Not Worth A Human Life” — Ella Langley Addresses Decision To Cancel Tulsa, Oklahoma Show After Bomb Threat first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bright Eyes and Lullaby for the Working Class Open the Bed Fellows Tour in Milwaukee, WI Bright Eyes and Lullaby for the Working Class kicked off the Bed Fellows tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday night inside the historic Turner Hall Ballroom. Combining decades of friendship, history, and music together. Turner Hall is the kind […]

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Like the similarly styled Cliff Richard, Liverpool, England native Billy Fury was mostly just a home-country phenomenon. The singer, who died in 1983, played no part in the British Invasion and never placed a song on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. In the UK, the story was different. Though not as big a star as Richard, […]

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It’s no longer good enough just to be “country.” In fact, many of the ’90s country knockoff singles are getting rejected for this playlist these days. Country is in a more country era for sure. But the quality of songs is also in a resurgence.

The post New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#186) first appeared on Saving Country Music.

A’ concert’s not worth a human life. It’s not,’ Langley said. ‘So I would have made yesterday’s decision 10 billion times over.’ Continue reading…

Matt Lorenz’s homemade instruments make The Suitcase Junket easy to recognize. His songwriting gives you a reason to stay. On To Go On, written following the death of his sister and longtime musical collaborator, Kate Lorenz, that distinction matters. Tom Waits’s Bone Machine offers a useful predecessor: a record whose unconventional roots arrangements make room for mortality and tenderness alike. Lorenz’s stated affection for Waits makes the connection more than a critic’s convenient pairing.

Ambassador Parsley & The Lying Hearts Club “Ride ‘em Cowboy” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Ambassador Parsley & The Lying Hearts Club’s song “Ride ’em Cowboy” from their new album Resada, which is set for release on October 30. This song is available as of October 9. The album was produced and mixed by […]

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Wishing at 11:11, lifting your feet over railroad tracks, and fearing Bloody Mary: the childhood myths and rituals we swore by. Continue reading…

Women reported accepting foodie calls slightly more often than men, but younger daters aren’t the only ones taking advantage of a dinner invitation. Continue reading…