I don’t think I’ve ever had anything on Country’s Chatter about the Dixie Chicks. Oh, perhaps a very brief mention of their little feud with Toby Keith, who I absolutely love. But other than, I never really talked about them. I got an e-mail from Andrew Griffin, editor for Red Dirt Reporter. It was about [...]

I have always liked Dwight Yoakam. Actually,  I’ve always liked country music, and Dwight Yoakam is part of the reason why. I can’t really think about country music without songs like “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere,” “Act Naturally,” and “Little Sister” coming to mind. But these days, Dwight might find himself singing just a little [...]

Back on Dec. 17, I gave you guys a little introduction to Sean Patrick McGraw. I just got a press release telling me that seven dates have been added to this year’s Jagermeister Tour, which as most of us know has Sean Patrick out on the road with Eric Church and Josh Thompson. (We’ll have [...]

I am really late with this one. You all probably remember the CMIL Benefit for City of Hope, that was held at The Rutledge in Nashville. That was nearly two weeks ago. There were 10 fantastic artists on stage that night, and I promised that even though it would take me a little while, I [...]

I really love listening to new artists. A lot of times I’ll get an e-mail from someone who just started singing country music, or from someone who just put together a CD, and they want me to listen to it. Sometimes I just kind of find these new artists … or as in the case [...]