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There’s never been any doubt that Jim Lauderdale is the answer to the old country music question, “who’s gonna fill their shoes?” Twenty years ago, Jim Lauderdale released Country Super Hits Volume 1 (2006), reminding us then, with his warm baritone vocals, his honky-tonk
Actor Vince Vaughn tore into late night television and explained why he thinks it’s going by the wayside in a recent interview with Theo Von (couple of Vaughns/Vons cutting it up). It’s no secret that programs like The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! aren’t the juggernauts that they used to be. Network television used to be the end goal… now it’s falling behind, and struggling to keep up with modern media. If you were looking for a sign that late night television […]
The post Vince Vaughn Says People Stopped Watching Late Night Shows Because They Traded Comedy For A Political Lecture: “Who’s Good, Who’s Bad” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Chip Taylor, the man who crafted memorable hits like “Angel of the Morning” by Juice Newton, plus “Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)” by Janis Joplin, has died at the age of 86. Perhaps his biggest success was The Troggs’ weirdly wacky track, “Wild Thing.” (It’s a glorious mashup of 1960s novelty song and surreal […]
The post Songwriter of ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Angel of the Morning’ Dies at 86: RIP Chip Taylor appeared first on Wide Open Country.
It looked like a scene straight out of Reacher, the hit Prime Video drama starring Alan Ritchson. We reported yesterday about an incident involving Ritchson and his neighbor. The actor was riding his green Kawasaki bike near his home in the quiet Nashville suburb of Brentwood with his children when a neighbor confronted him about the noise. After […]
The post No Charges Filed Against ‘Reacher’ Star After Incident appeared first on Wide Open Country.
Lainey Wilson is at the peak of her singing career. She has major awards aplenty to prove the point. As is the case with many legendary singers like Lady Gaga, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, and more, she is branching out into acting. Acting and singing are not that far apart. Both involve storytelling. […]
The post Lainey Wilson Cut Her Teeth as an Actress by Being Hannah Montana appeared first on Wide Open Country.
The Utah Jazz has started this tradition, and it’s now in its third year of operation. This isn’t the only initiative they’ve funded, either.
The post Heartwarming Moment Elderly Utah Jazz Fans Offered “Over-90s Night” by Owner appeared first on Wide Open Country.
He was the heartbeat of Colter Wall’s backing band The Scary Prairie Boys for over a decade. But beyond all of this, Jason Simpson was a valued member of the music community in Kentucky.
The post Colter Wall Bass Player, Revered Musician Jason Simpson Has Died first appeared on Saving Country Music.