I got a very pleasant surprise Friday afternoon. When I got home from the office, I found two CD’s waiting for me to review. One of them belongs to Matt Stillwell, who I absolutely adore, and have since the first time I heard “Shine.” The other is by Brantley Gilbert, who I assume is a [...]

I haven’t written much about Eric Durrance lately. Today seemed like a very good time – since congratulations are in order. Yesterday Eric’s fans tweeted a congratulations to Eric and his new bride, Jennifer Weeks, who were married Saturday, Oct. 24, on his farm near Tallahassee, Fla. (Wedding photos by Alan Dust) The engagement wasn’t [...]

The 43rd CMA awards are just around the corner. And if you guys are like me, we’ll be sitting directly in front of the television to see what this always exciting night has in store for us. We’ve seen the list of nominees, we’ve heard about some of the performers, and now we have a [...]

Country Music Weekly recently held their annual voting, to see who was the most beautiful woman in country music. It looks as if history really does repeat itself, because for the second consecutive year, Kellie Pickler has been selected the most beautiful. (http://ow.ly/wCkU) Reba McEntire is in the No. 2 spot, with Carrie Underwood getting [...]

I really love this kind of story. I’m always grateful to people who find them before I do, and send them my way. Many thanks to the Red Dirt Report for finding this article and sending it my direction. The Norman Transcript in Norman, Okla., had a great story about Toby Keith helping to coach [...]