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Willie Nelson Is Still Going Strong It’s remarkable that Willie Nelson is still making records nearly three decades after the age when the average American retires. But it’s even more remarkable that those LPs contain some of the best work of his long career. Dream Chaser, which arrived shortly after Nelson’s 93rd birthday, is his […]

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Did Morgan Wallen and his team call off his Pittsburgh concert a little too early? There’s nothing worse than a day-of cancellation. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been to a handful of concerts and sporting events that have been called off due to weather. There’s no other way to put it… it sucks to have a date circled on the calendar for months, and then have Mother Nature get in the way of it. Yesterday, country music fans […]

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‘Riley’ isn’t a traditional family name for the singer, but it does come from a sweet family story. Continue reading…

Joshua Ray Walker’s Ain’t Dead Yet and Steve Earle’s Guitar Town are separated by four decades, but they share a clear country music lineage. Both albums come from writers who use traditional country materials without treating them as fixed rules. Earle’s 1986 debut helped open space for country records with tougher guitars, direct storytelling, and singer-songwriter focus. Walker’s new album works in that same lane, with a more personal and present-tense sense of survival.