AMERICANA MUSIC

There’s is no debating that George Strait is the undisputed King of Country music, proudly holding the title for the most #1 singles of all time, and he was recently recognized as a recipient at the annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony took place in Washington, D.C. In addition to all of his hit songs and albums, Strait is largely recognized for being instrumental in bringing about the neotraditional country style in the 1980s. He joined the Army in the early […]

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His debut album is still on the country charts. Luke Combs released his debut album This One’s for You nearly a decade ago in the summer of 2017, which quickly jumped to #1 on the Top Country Albums chart for 50 weeks, a record for a male artist at the time. Of course, huge hits like “Hurricane”, “When It Rains It Pours”, and “One Number Away” helped garner tons of attention, and country music fans around the world resonated deeply […]

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If you can believe it, even Dolly Parton has had a song or two banned from the radio. On this date in 1975, she released “The Bargain Store,” which according to Showbiz, was banned at almost every radio station when most DJ’s across the country refused to play her it because they viewed a lot of the lyrics as “suggestive.” Specifically, they didn’t like the line “you can easily afford the price,” which they (incorrectly) viewed as a thinly veiled reference […]

The post “Every Man I Know Thinks It’s Dirty” — Why Country Radio DJs Refused To Play Dolly Parton’s Most Misunderstood #1 Hit first appeared on Whiskey Riff.