AMERICANA MUSIC

In what was reportedly a brutal crime, Kurt Van Dyke, 66, a legendary surfer and hotel owner in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was allegedly murdered over the weekend during a robbery in his Costa Rica home, per the New York Post. His girlfriend was bound with zip ties and robbed but fortunately survived the attack. […]

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Lainey Wilson gave a young fan a moment she’ll never forget.  While touring in Australia, the “Somewhere Over Laredo” singer met a young fan named Tessa. She was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma in late 2023. It tragically returned last year.  Wilson shared Tessa’s inspirational story at a recent show. We have all the […]

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The late, great Robert Duvall was iconic in everything that he did. This past weekend, the Academy Award-winning actor passed away at the age of 95. Duvall was known for the countless films and television shows he starred in during his career that got started in 1960. Some might know him from classic movies like The Godfather, Days of Thunder and Apocalypse Now. Others might remember him for his more comedic roles in Kicking and Screaming and Four Christmases. He’s […]

The post Robert Duvall Drove All Over Texas Playing With Country Bands To Prepare For His Oscar-Winning Role In ‘Tender Mercies’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

“Country Nowadays” does NOT represent actual country music these days at all. It represents one man’s over-ripened perspective as he overextends himself by feverishly grasping for attention for his dying career.

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