Ella Langley’s Dad Inspired Her Song ‘Bottom of Your Boots’
‘My dad gave me that title randomly,’ Langley reveals in a new interview with ‘Billboard.’ Continue reading…
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AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS
Wyatt Flores Plays Surprise Show with Evan Honer After Fest Rain Out
It’s often when adversity hits that some of the most memorable moments in music happen. Wyatt Flores got rained out at the Two Step Inn, so decided to play a pop up show at Sagebrush with Evan Honer.
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The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)
You’ve likely never heard of Dan Penn and, if that’s the case, one reason is probably that you’re not the sort of person who reads songwriting credits. If you were, you’d know this Alabama native from the many popular songs he has written or co-written—the Box Tops’ “Cry Like a Baby,” Janis Joplin’s “A Woman […]
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Nicole Kidman Remembers How She Learned Her Mother Died
Kidman says that after she learned her mother died, she was so devastated she found it difficult to even perform simple tasks like organizing a flight home to be with her family. Continue reading…