#brooks and dunn. dolly parton. george strait. | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

tsunreleased · 1 year

Text

Song Master List, dm for links

[last updated 02/22/24]

(note: songs that have been crossed out are temporarily unavailable but will be restored as soon as possible 🙏)

Ain’t Nothin’ ‘Bout You LIVE (Brooks & Dunn Cover)

A Little More Like You ACOUSTIC

All Night Diner ACOUSTIC

All Of The Girls (Lover Unreleased) STUDIO

American Boy ACOUSTIC

American Girl STUDIO (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Cover)

Am I Ready For Love ACOUSTIC

Angelina ACOUSTIC

A Place In This World (demo) STUDIO

Baby Blue ACOUSTIC

Baby Don’t You Break My Heart Slow ACOUSTIC (Vonda Shepard cover)

Barnyard Song STUDIO

Beautiful Days ACOUSTIC

Beautiful Eyes STUDIO

Being With My Baby ACOUSTIC

Better Man (original demo) STUDIO

Better Off STUDIO

Brand New World ACOUSTIC

Breathless STUDIO (Better Than Ezra cover)

Brought Up That Way STUDIO

By the Way ACOUSTIC

Cannonball ft. Justin Beiber STUDIO

Can’t Stop Loving You LIVE (Phil Collins cover)

Check Out This View ACOUSTIC

Closest To A Cowboy ACOUSTIC

Cold As You (demo) STUDIO

Come In With The Rain (demo) STUDIO

Crazier STUDIO

Crazier (alternate demo) STUDIO

Cross My Heart ACOUSTIC

Dark Blue Tennessee STUDIO

Dark Blue Tennessee (piano) STUDIO

Diary Of Me STUDIO

Didn’t They ACOUSTIC

Don’t Hate Me For Loving You ACOUSTIC

Down Came The Rain Deric Ruttan (Taylor is just backing vocals on this one) ACOUSTIC

Drama Queen STUDIO

Drive (For Daddy Gene) LIVE (Alan Jackson cover)

Drive All Night (Just South of Knowing Why) STUDIO

Fall Back On You ACOUSTIC

Fearless (demo) ACOUSTIC

Fire ACOUSTIC

Firefly ACOUSTIC

Forever Winter (original demo) STUDIO

For You ACOUSTIC

Gracie ACOUSTIC

Half-Way To Texas ACOUSTIC

Her ACOUSTIC

Here You Come Again STUDIO (Dolly Parton Cover)

Hold On ACOUSTIC(?)

Honey Baby ACOUSTIC

Hopelessly Devoted To You STUDIO (?) (Olivia Newton-John Cover)

Houston Rodeo ACOUSTIC

I’d Lie STUDIO

I Heart ? STUDIO

I Know What I Want STUDIO(?)

I’m Every Woman STUDIO (Whitney Houston cover)

I’m Only Me When I’m With You (demo) STUDIO

In The Pouring Rain ACOUSTIC

Invisible (demo) STUDIO

I Used To Fly ACOUSTIC

I Wished On A Plane ACOUSTIC

Just South Of Knowing Why (Drive All Night) STUDIO

Kid In The Crowd ACOUSTIC

Leavin’ LIVE (Jesse McCartney cover)

Let’s Go (Battle) STUDIO

Live For The Little Things ACOUSTIC

Long Time Coming STUDIO

Look At You Like That ACOUSTIC

Love They Haven’t Thought of Yet ACOUSTIC

Love To Lose ACOUSTIC

Lucky You STUDIO

Made Up You ACOUSTIC

Making Up For Lost Love STUDIO

Mandolin ACOUSTIC

Mary Jo ACOUSTIC

Matches ACOUSTIC

Me And Britney ACOUSTIC

Missing You LIVE ft Tyler Hilton (Tyler Hilton cover)

My Cure STUDIO

My Cure (alternate lyrics) ACOUSTIC

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark LIVE ft. Fall Out (Fall Out Boy cover)

My Turn To Be Me ACOUSTIC

Nashville LIVE (David Mead cover)

Need You Now STUDIO

Need (Lover Unreleased) STUDIO

Never Fade ACOUSTIC

Never Mind STUDIO

Never Mind (Country Version) STUDIO

Oh My My My (Mary’s Song demo) STUDIO

One-Sided Goodbye ACOUSTIC

One Thing (Bye Bye Baby original demo) STUDIO

Our Last Night (Better Than Ezra cover) ACOUSTIC

Our Song (demo) STUDIO

Perfect Have I Loved ACOUSTIC

Perfectly Good Heart (demo) STUDIO

Permanent Marker STUDIO

Picture to Burn (original demo) STUDIO

Picture to Burn 2006 original (homophobic version) STUDIO

Picture to Burn (alternate production w/ extended outro) (demo) STUDIO

Picture To Burn LIVE ft Def Leppard

Picture to Burn (war cry demo) ACOUSTIC

Point Of View ACOUSTIC

Pour Some Sugar On Me LIVE ft. Def Leppard (Def Leppard cover)

Rain Song ACOUSTIC

Red (demo) STUDIO

R-E-V-E-N-G-E STUDIO

Ride On ACOUSTIC

Riptide LIVE from BBC Studios (Vance Joy cover)

Run LIVE (George Strait cover)

Run (original demo) (clip) ACOUSTIC

Same Girl ACOUSTIC

Shake It Off (demo) STUDIO

“Slut!” Acoustic Version STUDIO

Smokey Black Nights STUDIO

Songs About You STUDIO

Sparks Fly original lyrics LIVE

Spinning Around ACOUSTIC

Stupid Boy ACOUSTIC

Sugar ACOUSTIC

Superstar (demo) ACOUSTIC

Superstar (demo) STUDIO

Sweet Escape LIVE (Gwen Stefani cover)

Sweet Nothing (piano remix) STUDIO

Sweet Tea And Gods Graces STUDIO

Sweet Tea And Gods Graces (acoustic) ACOUSTIC

Teardrops On My Guitar (demo) STUDIO

Tell Me STUDIO

Tell Me ACOUSTIC

Ten Dollars And A Six Pack ACOUSTIC

Tennessee ACOUSTIC

That’s Life ACOUSTIC

That’s When (original demo) ACOUSTIC

The Diary Of Me STUDIO

The Other Side Of The Door (demo) STUDIO

The Outside (demo) STUDIO

There’s Your Trouble (Dixie Chicks cover) STUDIO

Thinking About You ACOUSTIC

Thirteen Blocks STUDIO

This Here Guitar ACOUSTIC

This Is Really Happening STUDIO

This Is What You Came For (possibly ai) (demo) STUDIO

Tied Together With A Smile (demo) ACOUSTIC

‘Til Brad Pitt Comes Along ACOUSTIC

Tim Mcgraw (piano demo) ACOUSTIC

Tim Mcgraw (guitar demo) ACOUSTIC

Tim Mcgraw (byron gallimore demo) STUDIO

Umbrella LIVE (Rihanna cover)

Under My Head ACOUSTIC

Wait For Me STUDIO

Welcome Distraction STUDIO

We Were Happy (piano demo) ACOUSTIC

We Were Happy (original demo) STUDIO

What Do You Say STUDIO

What To Wear STUDIO

White Horse (piano demo) STUDIO

Who I’ve Always Been STUDIO

You All Over Me (original demo) STUDIO

You Do ACOUSTIC

You Don’t Have To Call ACOUSTIC

Your Anything LIVE

Your Face STUDIO

You’re Losing Me STUDIO

You’re On Your Own Kid (strings remix) STUDIO

#taylor swift unreleased #taylor swift #unreleased songs #leaked song #lover unreleased #lover leak #taylor swift lover leaks #tsunreleased

168 notes · View notes

nopeferatu · 1 year

Note

Good evening Nickie!

Been a MASSIVE fan of your art for since EVER. Not to confuse music preference with stellar fashion but you seem the cowboy enthusiast; any country music recommendations for beginners? 🤠

Awww, thank you so much omg!! 🥺💗 and I actually really love country music!

A lot of it depends on the sound you're looking for, cause there's like at least 50 sub-genres that fall under the country label, and some of them were more popular during certain periods than others

Personally, I prefer a lot of the sounds that were popular in older (Pre-2001) country, so some of my favorite artists from the 40's-60's are:

Hank Williams

Johnny Western

Patsy Cline

Don Gibson

Kitty Wells

Marty Robbins

Eddy Arnold

Tammy Wynette

Willie Nelson

Moving into the 70's, country kind of starts to change a bit from that old traditional folksy-country sound into something that has a few more contemporary rock and even pop influences, so some of my favorite artists from the 70's-80's are:

Merle Haggard

Linda Ronstadt (also check out this song too)

Buck Owens

Dolly Parton

Gary Stewart

Glen Campbell (also check out this and this song, bc these are all tied for my faves of his lol)

Terri Gibbs

Johnny Lee

George Strait

Shenandoah

And then heading into the 90's, some of my faves are:

Suzy Bogguss

Brooks & Dunn (this one too)

Then there's a few modern country/americana acts that I REALLY love. These are the ones I've found to have a lot of reverence for the roots of the genre, so their sound is a little older than most contemporary country acts:

Charley Crockett

Yola

Logan Ledger

Pokey LaFarge

Sierra Ferrell

The Cactus Blossoms

Bella White

The Steeldrivers

Chris Stapleton

And last but certainly not least is the gateway drug of a man who got me into country music at all, Johnny Cash. I've been listening to him since I was in middle school, back when I used to say that I loathed everything about country music except for him. Johnny Cash just has a way of breaking genre barriers for people, even tho his sound was and for the most part always had been very traditionally old school country. He gets his own section cause there's way too many good songs that I implore you check out, including (but certainly not limited to):

I Got Stripes

Cocaine Blues

I Still Miss Someone

Jackson

Cry, Cry, Cry

Ring of Fire

It Ain't Me, Babe

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Song of the Patriot (not a patriotic person but this is one of my Alfred playlist songs lol)

Goodbye, Little Darlin'

ANYWAYS I hope I didn't overwhelm you! I just really love country music and I think it gets such a bad rap, so I go a little crazy the few times that people show interest in exploring the genre a little more, lol.

#asks #moosic #all of those hyperlinks are songs btw so click it and you can see what my top rec for that artist is #but like dont be limited to those pics it was hard to choose just one for them so if u wanna explore those artists #i fully and enthusiastically reccomend that u do

9 notes · View notes

newcountryradio · 6 months

Text

New Country 26e jaargang #T1203 (S762) (C9)van 13 november 2023 (wk 46) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Chris Stapleton – Higher - Mercury Nashville

Artiest Title

Reba McEntire -Why Haven’t I Heard From You maandartiest

Toby Keith – I Love This Bar #1 2003

Garth Brooks /Ronnie Dunn - Rodeo Man

Kenny Chesney - Take Her Home

Jason Aldean – Highway Desperado

Brett Kissel - Missin' You in San Antone

Lauren Watkins - Cowboys On Music Row (feat. Carter Faith)

Chris Lane – Find Another Bar

Russel Dickerson - Big Wheels *truck song of the week

Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman *Album

Chris Stapleton - Think I'm In Love With You cd

Johnny Cash – Hurt 2003

Morgan Wallen – Thinkin’ Bout Me #1

The Secret Sisters - Hold You Dear *juweeltje

Dolly Parton – To know Him Is to Love Him

Riley Green - My Last Rodeo favoriet

Reba McEntire – You’re the First Time I've Thought About Leaving

Josh Turner ft /Dr Ralph Stanley – Me and God *sofi

Jaime Wyatt – World Worth Keeping

Jesper Lindell – One Of These Rainy Days

Cody Johnson – Leather vorige week

Chris Stapleton - What Am I Gonna Do Cdvdw

Chris Stapleton – Traveller *male (winner cma award)

Hardy & Lainey Wilson - Wait In The Truck event en video (winner cma award)

Luke Combs – Fast Car single/song (winner cma award)

Jelly Roll – Need A Favor *nieuwkomer (winner cma award)

Lainey Wilson - Watermelon Moonshine *Entertainer/album /female

Willie Nelson. - The Last Thing I Needed First Thing in The Morning

George Strait – Adalida

#playlist new country #maandagavond smelne's country avond #newcountry #countrymusic

1 note · View note

sunnypogue · 4 years

Note

what other music does coho!rafe listen to? I love hearing more about his character.

alright, buckle in - I’ve got THOTS.

so, as previously mentioned, he’s really into tyler the creator & like, that whole odd future gang.

he loves vince staples (he always jokes about how norf norf is going to be your first dance song at your wedding), old school childish gambino (you both know all the words to bonfire & freaks and geeks - talented couple!), kanye west (only up until TLOP, of course - he has taste), and like travis scott or whatever.

his pre-game playlist is primarily kendrick and a$ap ferg (one of his go to’s is WORK(remix) by ferg - a perfect song) but he’ll spice it up with a lil bit of old school rock (zeppelin & the stones) bc he’s multi-faceted.

rafe, being a southern boy, also has ELITE taste in country music - like, george strait, brooks & dunn, randy travis, alabama...he also loves dolly parton & tammy wynette, but he’ll never admit it.

and of course, since coho!rafe is slightly based on nolpat, rafe is a one direction fan and has been to a concert, even though he’ll front and say it was bc sarah had an extra ticket

(he’s a huge Harry fan, obvi.)

—

ok wait should we just do a “ask me questions about coho!rafe night” bc I’m down if y’all are down

#coho!rafe #outer banks #rafe cameron

45 notes · View notes

unpocowboys · 5 years

Text

The Gang's Fave County Songs (Modern-ish) HC

I'm a country music slut nerd, so I had to do a headcanon of what songs our fave cowboys would jam to on the daily besides "Ring Dang Doo". Feel free to comment with your own suggestions and use as a playlist to celebrate ya brave bois and gals. I also like to use songs to inspire writing certain characters, so let me know if these suggestions help spark some HCs and fics. ❤

Arthur:

"Take Me Home, Country Roads"- John Denver

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash

"Ask Me How I Know" - Garth Brooks

"The Dance" - Garth Brooks

Dutch:

"Friends in Low Places" - Garth Brooks

"Two Pina Colodas" - Garth Brooks

"It's Five O' Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson

"Get Along" - Kenny Chesney

Hosea:

Literally anything by Randy Travis because he looks so much like him.

"Here for a Good Time" - George Strait

Susan:

"Working 9 to 5" - Dolly Parton

Sadie:

"Gunpowder and Lead" - Miranda Lambert

"Goodbye Earl" - The Dixie Chicks

Sean:

"Red Solo Cup" - Toby Keith

"Mr. Lonely" - Midland

"Tall, Tall Trees" - Alan Jackson

Kieran:

"Cowboys and Angels" - Dustin Lynch (due to his crush on Mary-Beth)

"Just To See You Smile" - Tim McGraw

Mary-Beth:

"Cowboy Take Me Away" - Dixie Chicks

"I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack

Molly:

"Jolene" - Dolly Parton

"Like We Never Loved at All" - Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw

Karen:

"The Way That I'm Living" - Lee Ann Womack

"Here for the Party" - Gretchen Wilson

"Vice" - Miranda Lambert

Lenny:

"Drinkin' Problem" - Midland

"The More I Drink" - Blake Shelton

Javier:

"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" - Joe Nichols

Charles:

"The River" - Garth Brooks

He'd HATE "Indian Outlaw" by Tim McGraw. I could imagine him throwing the radio across the room in disgust.

Micah:

"Big Iron" - Marty Robbins

Bill:

"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" - Big and Rich

Pearson:

"Letters From Home" - John Michael Morgan

"In Color" - Jamey Johnson

John:

"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - Garth Brooks

"Brand New Man" - Brooks and Dunn

Abigail:

"Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw

"See You Again" - Carrie Underwood

Jack:

"Papa Loved Mama" - Garth Brooks

"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" - Reba McEntire

Uncle:

"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - Kenny Chesney

59 notes · View notes

love-to-love-puppies · 5 years

Text

So I’ve seen a lot of posts on here talking about country music and I think the popularity of Old Town Road and the use of Country Roads and Jolene as memes are at least part of the reason. I know bro-country kind of saturated the market for a while and turned a lot of people off of country music as a genre, but in recent years I’ve seen more of a move back to using country music as a medium to tell stories with heart. So if you’re looking to get back into country but don’t know where to start, this is the list for you:

Spotify Playlist

Song list under the cut

80’s Mercedes-Maren Morris

All I See Is You- Shane Smith & the Saints

Alright- Darius Rucker

Amazed-Lonestar

Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not- Thompson Square

Bartender-Lady Antebellum

Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood

Best Shot- Jimmie Allen

Bless the Broken Road- Rascal Flatts

Blown Away- Carrie Underwood

Blue Tacoma- Russell Dickerson

Boot Scootin’ Boogie- Brooks & Dunn

Breathe- Faith Hill

Broken Halos- Chris Stapleton

Burning House- Cam

Burning Man- Dierks Bentley

The Champion- Carrie Underwood [feat. Ludacris]

Check Yes or No- George Strait

Church Bells- Carrie Underwood

Copperhead Road- Steve Earle

The Devil Went Down to Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band

Die A Happy Man- Thomas Rhett

Dirty Laundry- Carrie Underwood

Dream You Never Had- Thomas Rhett

Drinking Class- Lee Brice

Even if it Breaks Your Heart- Eli Young Band

Every Girl- Turnpike Troubadours

Every Storm (Runs Outta Rain)- Gary Allen

Family Tree-Caylee Hammack

Five More Minutes- Scotty McCreery

Follow Your Arrow- Kacey Musgraves

For the First Time- Darius Rucker

Forever & Ever Amen- Randy Travis

From the Ground Up- Dan+Shay

God Gave Me You- Blake Shelton

God, Your Mama, and Me- Florida Georgia Line [feat. Backstreet Boys]

Good as You- Kane Brown

Goodbye Earl- Dixie Chicks

Gunpowder & Lead- Miranda Lambert

Head Over Boots- Jon Pardi

Heart Break- Lady Antebellum

Heartbeat- Carrie Underwood

Heaven- Kane Brown

Here Tonight- Brett Young

How Not To- Dan+Shay

Humble and Kind- Tim McGraw

I Could Use a Love Song- Maren Morris

I Don’t Dance- Lee Brice

I Hope- Gabby Barrett

I Hope You Dance- Lee Ann Womack

I’m a Survivor- Reba McEntire

I’m Coming Over- Chris Young

If I Die Young- The Band Perry

If You’re Going Through Hell- Rodney Atkins

In Case You Didn’t Know- Brett Young

It Won’t Be Like This for Long- Darius Rucker

Jolene- Dolly Parton

Life Changes- Thomas Rhett

Life is a Highway- Rascal Flatts

Little Toy Guns- Carrie Underwood

Long Time Gone- Dixie Chicks

Love Like Crazy- Lee Brice

Love Without End, Amen- George Straight

Making Memories of Us- Keith Urban

Mama’s Broken Heart- Miranda Lambert

Man! I Feel Like A Woman!- Shania Twain

Miss Me More- Kelsea Ballerini

More Beautiful You- Jonny Diaz

Most People Are Good- Luke Bryan

My Wish- Rascal Flatts

Need You Now- Lady Antebellum

9 to 5- Dolly Parton

No Such Thing as a Broken Heart- Old Dominion

Notice- Thomas Rhett

Old Town Road- Lil Nas

One Number Away- Luke Combs

Peter Pan- Kelsea Ballerini

Picture- Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow

Remember You Young- Thomas Rhett

Renegade Runaway- Carrie Underwood

Road Less Traveled- Lauren Alaina

She Got the Best of Me- Luke Combs

She’s with Me- High Valley

Simple- Florida Georgia Line

Smoke Break- Carrie Underwood

Somebody’s Daughter- Tenille Townes

Somethin’ Bad- Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert

Stand- Rascal Flatts

Sweet Annie- Zac Brown Band

Take Me Home (Country Roads)- John Denver

Tequila- Dan+Shay

Then- Brad Paisley

Think of You- Chris Young [feat. Cassadee Pope]

This is It- Scotty McCreery

This Kiss- Faith Hill

Two Black Cadillacs- Carrie Underwood

Unforgettable- Thomas Rhett

Wagon Wheel- Darius Rucker

The Way You Love Me- Faith Hill

What Hurts The Most- Rascal Flatts

Whiskey on My Breath- Love and Theft

Who I am with You- Chris Young

Woman, Amen- Dierks Bentley

Wrapped Around- Brad Paisley

You’re Gonna Miss This- Trace Adkins

Yours- Russel Dickerson

#country music #spotify playlist #country music for people who don't like country music

17 notes · View notes

cinemasentries · 5 years

Photo

Enter to win on our website.

Cinema Sentries has teamed up with Time Life to award three lucky readers CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015 (10-disc set) on DVD, which is available on August 6. To learn about the set, read the press release is below:

For 50 years, the CMA Awards have spotlighted the top performers of America's favorite music, capturing the songs and artists who've long provided a soundtrack for our lives. In addition to the yearly accolades presented to the biggest stars in country music, the program is famous for historic performances and collaborations - many of which are the first time legendary songs were featured on television.

Taking home audiencesfrom the early days of the CMA Awards to the present, CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015 is a handsomely packaged 10-DVD collector's set filled with 127 unforgettable performances from five decades of the nationally-televised ceremony. The set features performances from many of the premiere artists in the genre who've helped to shape the history of country music - Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Barbara Mandrell, Buck Owens and Kenny Rogers as well as artists who've nurtured the sound over the past decade and taken the music to new heights, like Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban.

Across the 10 packed discs, home audiences will discover a who's who of country artists, which also includes Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, Dwight Yoakam, and dozens more. And music lovers will thrill to the memorable, once-in-a-lifetime performances including Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter," Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee," and Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," as well as famous country duets and collaborations including "Jackson" by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, "Cowgirls Don't Cry," by Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire, and "Lady" by Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie.

Newly produced bonus interviews with country legends including Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Naomi Judd, Ronnie Milsap and more. Plus CMA bonus features with Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and many other country music stars.

44-page memory book including show photos, a history of the CMA Awards, plus a year-by-year guide to 50 years of Award winners.

The contest is only open to residents of the continental U.S. Upon notification, recipients will need to provide their own valid address (within 48 hours of email notification); no P.O. Boxes. Failure to do so will forfeit prize and another winner will be randomly selected. Cinema Sentries does not enter into any contract or guarantee with prize participants or any visitors to our site. If you don't win, please consider buying through our Amazon link. It would be appreciated.

#cma #giveaways #cma awards #country music

0 notes

talhaghafoor2019-blog · 5 years

Text

Brooks & Dunn to Be Inducted Into Country Music Hall of Fame

Brooks & Dunn are among three acts being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks were on hand to accept the honor during a ceremony hosted by radio veteran and Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody at the Hall of Fame on Monday (March 18).

Brooks & Dunn were announced in the category of Modern Era Artist, while Ray Stevens was named to the Veterans Era Artist and Jerry Bradley as the Non-Performer.

"The fact that we would be in the Hall of Fame, that's just not something that you think about," Brooks said after a few comments from Dunn. "The faces on this wall I will never consider my peers ... I idolize them." Both men were clearly humbled by the honor.

Why Did Brooks & Dunn Break Up In the First Place?

"Thanks so much for believing in us, because we didn't really believe in each other," Brooks added.

The men accepted the honor from museum's rotunda, surrounded by bronze plaques recognizing the many icons who've also been inducted into the hallowed institution including George Strait, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Charley Pride and Dolly Parton.

Induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame is one of the industry's highest honors, with the tradition beginning in 1961. Each year, new acts are selected by an anonymous team of industry personnel appointed by the Country Music Association. Brooks & Dunn follow in the footsteps of recent inductees Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Dottie West, Ricky Skaggs and more. The official induction, known as a Medallion Ceremony, will take place in October.

Brooks & Dunn are releasing an album called Reboot of hits reimagined with contemporary artists on April 5. The duo will also be playing the Taste of Country Music Festival in Hunter, N.Y. in June, and WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, Minn. in August.

These Artists Should Be in Next!

Hard Workin' Men: See Brooks & Dunn Through the Years

This content was originally published here.

0 notes

sandiegodjstaci · 5 years

Text

The Hipster's Guide to Classic Country Music

Let’s face it…if your mountain man beard, microbrew fetish, and pipe collection are no longer enough, classic country music can help you get to the next level of hipster (so can a pair of Wrangler jeans). My name is DJ Staci, the Track Star, and I grew up on country music. I lived on a 5-acre llama ranch just outside of Seattle during the grunge era…do you see how there’s a hipster seed in there? I knew I was not your standard redneck when, at 14, my dad’s hunting drew me towards vegetarianism (celebrating 26 meat-free years now). At 18, I pierced my nose and moved to southern California where I could eat tofu, get feminism tattoos, and vote for democrats in a diverse, shame-free environment…but that country music seed definitely grew roots throughout my childhood. In fact, during my 20s, I escaped my days of drinking expensive juice and visiting organic farmer’s markets by honky tonkin’ every week. I would go line dancing at the Brandin’ Iron Saloon in San Bernardino (the biggest & best honky tonk a.k.a. country bar west of Gilley’s…and watch John Travolta & Debra Winger in “Urban Cowboy” if you don’t understand either of those references).

Memes from We Hate Pop Country

Unfortunately, country music withered up and died after the 2000s. After DJing at the world’s largest country music festival (Stagecoach–the country cousin of Coachella), I had to stop listening to country music on the radio. The so-called country you hear on the radio today is known as “pop country” by country music purists (those of us who prefer classic country or “real” country). The artists who “ruined” country music are people like Taylor Swift, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, & Luke Bryant (and many others). Follow “We Hate Pop Country” on Facebook to learn more.

If you like “Wake Me Up” by Avicii, “Honey I’m Good” by Andy Grammer, “I Will Wait” by Mumford & Sons, “The Country Death Song” by the Violent Femmes, “Easy” by Sheryl Crow, “Wish I Knew You” by the Revivalists, “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show, or Philip Phillips, classic country will be a great fit. If watching the movie Walk the Line turned you into a Johnny Cash fan, rest assured there is plenty more music like that out there. If you resonate as a defiant outsider or a feminist or a government-hating pothead, classic country music welcomes you with open arms! Classic country is outlaw music–pure and simple. It was created by people who knew they were on the outskirts of mainstream society and unshakingly flipped it the bird à la Johnny Cash at San Quentin (below).

Johnny Cash after photographer Jim Marshall asked him to do a shot for the warden (San Quentin Prison – 1969)

Did you know Loretta Lynn, who sang the feminist anthem “The Pill,” & Jack White from the White Stripes, who also has some killer bluegrass tunes, created an album together? Did you know Johnny Cash has covered songs by Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode? Have you heard Lady Gaga’s country roads version of “Born This Way?” Did you know Beyonce has a kick ass collab with the Dixie Chicks (the girl-power Texas band who was banned from country radio for saying they were ashamed that George Bush is from their home state) called “Daddy Lessons”? Did you know the black lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish bailed on the band so he could start a solo country music career (country fans know him as Darius Rucker)? Did you know when I DJ classic country parties, I have to ask the client if swear words are OK?

Do I have your attention now? I thought so. Let’s continue 🙂 You’ll love the country artists as much as you love their music–I promise.

Justin Timberlake & Chris Stapleton performing together at the 49th Country Music Association Awards

THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC

First, let’s start with the forefather of all country music kick-assery: Hank Williams. Hank signed to MGM Records in 1947 and his twangy anthems changed country music forever. He was famously fired by the Grand Ole Opry in 1952 after one of many no-shows. He lived a turbulent life that his son Hank Jr sings about in his cornerstone song “Family Tradition.” In true rock star style, Hank Sr. died of heart failure brought on by prescription drug abuse and alcoholism in 1953. Hipster-friendly Hank Williams songs include:

I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Hey Good Lookin’

Jambalaya (on the Bayou)

Tear in my Beer

Your Cheating Heart

TOP 125 CLASSIC COUNTRY SONGS FOR HIPSTERS

Pour yourself some Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee White Whiskey (that’s legal moonshine for you city slickers) & get ready for some serious drinkin’ music free of “Friends in Low Places,” “Achy Breaky Heart,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “Old Town Road,” and “The Git Up.” I’ve includes lots of notes & trivia about the playlist songs because we hipsters can’t just enjoy music in a vacuum…we like to sound like a seasoned expert when putting on a playlist for friends, yes? I’ve included standards as well as a number of “B sides” that will even impress country music enthusiasts…you know the kind of people who still say “Country Western.”

Pin me! Share me! Tweet me!

18 Wheels & a Dozen Roses, Kathy Mattea

9 to 5, Dolly Parton

A Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash

All My Exes Live in Texas, George Strait

Amarillo by Morning, George Strait

Are You Ready for the Country, Waylon Jennings

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?, Waylon Jennings (Referring to Hank Williams Sr.)

Back Where I Come From, Kenny Chesney

Bed You Made for Me, Highway 101

Before Country Was Cool, Barbara Mandrell

Born to Boogie, Hank Williams Jr. (Hank Sr’s son)

Chattahoochee, Alan Jackson

Church on Cumberland Road, Shenandoah

Coal Miner’s Daughter, Loretta Lynn (Watch her biographical movie “Coal Miner’s Daughter” staring Sissy Spacek!)

Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton

Copenhagen, Chris Le Deux (Yep, chew killed this underground country singer with a cult following. His catchy, hilarious love song to Copenhagen chewing tobacco is like a country version of “Can’t Feel My Face” or “Mary Jane.”)

Copperhead Road, Steve Earle (Listen carefully…After coming home from war, this soldier gives up on the family tradition of making moonshine because he realized when he was in Viet Nam that he could just grow weed instead.)

Country Boy Can Survive, Hank Williams Jr.

Country Club, Travis Tritt

Country Roads, Take Me Home, John Denver (Lucky if I get through this one without tearing up…)

Cowboy Take Me Away, Dixie Chicks

Crazy, Patsy Cline (Sadly, the anthem of Battered Woman’s Syndrome…Patsy was in a violent marriage at the height of her fame. Written by Willie Nelson.)

Cripple Creek, Earl Scruggs & Lester Flatt

Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band

Digging Up Bones, Randy Travis

Dixieland Delight, Alabama

Down at the Twist & Shout, Mary-Chapin Carpenter

Dueling Banjos, Roy Clark & Buck Owens

El Paso, Marty Robbins (After writing this song, Marty Robbins was flying over El Paso & had a revelation that he was the cowboy in the song in a past life…so he wrote “El Paso City” about that experience.)

Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys

Every Little Thing, Carlene Carter (Yep, June Carter’s daughter…she called Johnny Cash “Stepdad.” Roseanne Cash’s “Tennessee Flat Top Box” is also a good one.)

Family Tradition, Hank Williams Jr (A proud nod to his famous father…”Put yourself in my position–if I get stoned and sing all night long, it’s a family tradition.” When you hear this song at a honky tonk, know the customs! When Jr sings, “Why do you drink?” The crowd shouts back “To get drunk!” When Jr sings, “Why do you roll smoke?” The crowd shouts, “To get high!” When he sings, “Why must you act out the songs that you wrote?” The crowd shouts, “To get laid!”)

Fancy, Reba McEntire

Fishin’ in the Dark, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Flowers on the Wall, Statler Brothers

Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash

Fool-Hearted Memory, George Strait (His first of SIXTY #1 hits–the most in country music history! Too many for this list but do check them out.)

Get a Rhythm, Johnny Cash

Guitars & Cadillacs, Dwight Yoakum (One of the few west coasters on the list…from Bakersfield, California — also a vegetarian!)

Have Mercy, Judds (A female country duo–mother & sister to famous actress Ashley Judd!)

Highway Man, The Highwaymen (The Highwaymen are Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, & Kris Kristofferson.)

Hillbilly Rock, Marty Stewart

Honky Tonk Man, Dwight Yoakum

Hooked on an 8-Second Ride, Chris Le Deux (Pronounced “Le Doo”)

Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody

I Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This, Waylon Jennings

I Love a Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt

I Think I’ll Just Sit Here & Drink, Merle Haggard

I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash

I’m No Stranger to the Rain, Keith Whitley

If You’re Gonna Play in Texas, Alabama

If You’ve Got the Money, Willie Nelson

If Your Heart Ain’t Busy, Tanya Tucker

It Only Hurts When I Cry, Dwight Yoakum

Jackson, Johnny Cash & June Carter

Jolene, Dolly Parton

Jose Cuervo, Shelly West

Kaw-Liga, Hank Williams Jr. (Hank Sr also does this one.)

Lay You Down, Conway Twitty

Long Time Gone, Dixie Chicks

Louisiana Saturday Night, Mel McDaniel

Luckenbach Texas, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

Mama Tried, Merle Haggard

Maybe It Was Memphis, Pam Tillis

Meet Me in Montana, Dan Seals

Midnight Girl in a Sunset Town, Sweethearts of the Rodeo

Mountain Music, Alabama

Mud on the Tires, Brad Paisley

Mule Skinner Blues, Dolly Parton

My Kind of Girl, Colin Raye

Next to You, Shenandoah

No Time to Kill, Clint Black

Nobody Wins, Radney Foster

Norma Jean Riley, Diamond Rio

One Piece at a Time, Johnny Cash

Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line, Waylon Jennings

Orange Blossom Special, Johnny Cash

Pancho & Lefty, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

Papa Loved Mama, Garth Brooks

Past the Point of Rescue, Hal Ketchum

Pick-Up Man, Joe Diffie

Play Something Country, Brooks & Dunn

Redneck Girl, Bellamy Brothers (During the corresponding Redneck Girl line dance, when the song says, “A redneck girl got her name on the back of her belt,” dancers shout, “Bullshit! Bullshit! F— you!” When the song says, “She’s got a kiss on her lips for her man and no one else,” dancers repeat, “Bullshit! Bullshit! F— you!” When the song says, “A coyote’s howling out on the prairie,” dancers howl. Finally, the song says, “First comes love, then comes marriage.” After “love,” dancers interject, “Then sex!!!”)

Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash

Rockin’ With the Rhythm, Judds

Rodeo, Garth Brooks

Rough & Ready, Trace Adkins

Saturday Night Special, Conway Twitty (Yes, the same guy they famously poke fun at on “Family Guy”–see below)

Sin Wagon, Dixie Chicks

Smoky Mountain Rain, Ronnie Milsap

Sold, John Michael Montgomery

Some Girls Do, Sawyer Brown

Song of the South, Alabama

Stampede, Chris Le Deux

Stand by Your Man, Tammy Wynette

Straight Tequila Night, John Anderson

Streets of Bakersfield, Dwight Yoakum

Sweet Dreams of You, Patsy Cline

Tempted, Marty Stuart

Tennessee River & a Mountain Man, Alabama

Thank God I’m a Country Boy, John Denver (He’s an outspoken vegan and & rep for P.E.T.A #MeatlessMondays)

That Kind of Girl, Patty Loveless

That’s My Story, Collin Raye

That’s What I Like About You, Trisha Yearwood (She’s married to Garth Brooks & is a celebrity chef with a reality cooking show.)

The Gambler, Kenny Rogers

The Pill, Lorettta Lynn (Also check out her cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Were Made for Walking.”)

The Race Is On, Sawyer Brown (or any of the older versions)

The Thunder Rolls, Garth Brooks

Ticks, Brad Paisley

Tight-Fittin’ Jeans, Conway Twitty

Tonight We Ride, Tom Russell (We played this at my dad’s funeral…definitely a “b side.”)

Tougher Than the Rest, Chris Le Deux

Tulsa Time, Don Williams

Two Feet of Topsoil, Brad Paisley

Walkin’ After Midnight, Patsy Cline (Check out the Cyndi Lauper cover!)

What Was I Thinkin,’ Dierks Bentley

When You Say Nothing At All, Keith Whitley (Alison Krauss’ version might be more popular though…)

Whiskey, If You Were a Woman, Highway 101

Why Not Me, Judds

Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks

Will the Circle Be Unbroken, dozens of versions

Wrong Side of Memphis, Trisha Yearwood

You Ain’t Woman Enough, Loretta Lynn

You Really Had Me Going, Holly Dunn

You’ve Never Been This Far Before, Conway Twitty

youtube

There are a few current country artists with that classic country sound: Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborn, some Miranda Lambert (try “Gunpowder & Lead” or “Little Red Wagon”), or Cody Jinks.

If you’re afraid country music is too white, straight, or conservative for you, check out Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” Maddie & Tae’s “Girl in a Country Song,” the Dixie Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl,” Los Lonely Boys’ “Heaven,” Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow,” Big & Rich’s “Love Train,” Garth Brooks’ “We Shall Be Free,” John Anderson’s “Seminole Wind,” or anything by Charlie Pride, Cowboy Troy, k.d. lang, or Freddie Fender.

If you enjoy a good DJ mix, I’m not the only one doing creative things with country music–check out DeeJay Silver, DJ Sinister’s Country Fried Mix, VDJ JD, DJ Bad Ash, or DJ Hish (who I was on the roster with at the Stagecoach Festival and the Moonshine Miles Festival).

Film enthusiast? In addition to watching Johnny Cash’s biographical Walk the Line, you can also try some of these country cult classics: Coal Miner’s Daughter (about Loretta Lynn), Urban Cowboy (with John Travolta & Debra Winger), Pure Country (starring George Strait), Sweet Dreams (about Patsy Cline), Eight Seconds (with Luke Perry)…as well as anything starring Dolly Parton (like 9 to 5 or Steel Magnolias) or Kris Kristofferson (like A Star Is Born or Blade). Dwight Yoakum has a few famous cameos as well (like Sling Blade or Crank). But the real question is: are they “acting” or just “acting natural”? Once you understand that reference, you officially get a gold star in the hipster country music Olympics!!! (Leave me your thoughts in the comments below.)

If you enjoyed the Hipster’s Guide to Classic Country Music, I urge you to explore bluegrass and folk music. And, yes, I know not every “staple” classic country jam is on the list (again, comment below). I also have my Guitar-Infused Country & Classic Rock Wedding Cocktail Hour Playlist and Ultimate Bluegrass Wedding Cocktail Hour & Dinner Music Playlist you can scope out. Some say “crank it up,” but, around here, we say “Hank it up!” Enjoy your hip classic country tunes!

LISTEN TO THE HIPSTER’S CLASSIC COUNTRY PLAYLIST

Check it out on YouTube or Spotify.

Follow me

Like DJ Staci's vibe? Stalk her wedding DJ services below! shshsh...

GIVE IT TO ME BABY

#dj staci playlist #General Playlists #Music &amp; Mixes

0 notes

johnabradley · 7 years

Text

I was tagged by @duchesscambridges :)

Rules: Answer 30 questions about yourself, then tag 20 people you want to get to know better.

#1 nickname: Sparkles (because I love glitter lol)

#2 gender: Female

#3 star sign: Cancer

#4 height: 5′6

#5 time: 8:00pm

#6 birthday: 2 July 1995

#7 favourite bands: The Beatles, Queen, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Sugarland

#8 favourite solo artists: Taylor Swift, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Celine Dion, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Madonna, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Lady GaGa, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Reba, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban

#9 song stuck in my head: Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran

#10 last movie watched: Dunkirk

#11 last show watched: Law & Order: SVU

#12 when did i create my blog: September 2014

#13 what do i post: The British Royal Family

#14 last thing i googled: Michael Kors shoes

#15 do you have any other blogs?: @duchesscatherine-news

#16 do you get asks: Almost never since I decided to turn my anon option off lol I like it that way though. I was just getting way too many nasty anon messages and it wasn’t worth it anymore. If someone wants to say something to me now, they’re going to have to say it to me as themselves :)

#17 why did you choose your url: It’s my name lol

#18 following: 1,329 blogs

#19 followers: 2,123

#20 favourite colors: Blue & Pink

#21 average hours of sleep: 8

#22 lucky number: 13

#23 instrument: Piano

#24 what am i wearing?: A black pantsuit with a blue shirt underneath

#25 how many blankets do i sleep with?: 3

#26 dream job: Royal Nanny ;D

#27 dream trip: London (only 37 more days to wait!)

#28 favourite food: Japanese

#29 nationality: American 😒

#30 favourite song now: Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran

tagging: @sarahbellar

@harryandthecambridges

@memoriesaremymedicine

@duchessofosterlands

@royallysouthernsportsloving

@spartanlady16

@myfavoriteroyals

@killiamkween

@katewithasideofroyal

@mr-mrswales

@thecambridgees

@cambridgeinspiration

@claireofluxembourg

@crownprincesses

@princesscharlottes

@theroyalsandi

@kates-middleton

@anythingandeverythingroyals

@cambridgedom

@flawlesscatherine

#about me #question #game #royal fandom #duchesscambridges

0 notes

newcountryradio · 7 months

Text

New Country 26e jaargang #T1196 (S755) (C2)van 25 september 2023 (wk 39) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Tyler Childers – Rustin’ In The Rain

Artiest Title

Zach Brown Band – Homegrown maandartiest

Old Dominion – Hotel Key #1 2018

The Gatlin Brothers – (larry,Steve,Rudy) – Amazin’

Michael Ray w/Megan Patrick – Spirits and Demons

Charlie Worsham - Kiss Like You Dance (feat. Kip Moore)

Lauren Alaina - Thicc as Thieves

Jake Owen – Hot Truck Beer *truck song of the week

Tyler Childers – Rustin’ In The Rain *album

Tyler Chiders – Phone Calls and Emails cd

George Strait – Check Yes or No 1996

Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously #1

Sarah Jarosz - Little Song *juweeltje

Robert Weston - Million Things Wrong

Major Dundee -It Turned Out To Be You (With Toni Wille..

Dolly Parton – But You Know I Love You

Cody Johnson – – The Painter favoriet

Zach Brown Band – Goodbye in Her Eyes

Craig Campbell – God Writes Good Stories . *sofi

Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue.

49 Winchester - Russell County Line.

Cody Johnson - Work Boots

Ashley McBride – Light On In The Kitchen vorige week

Tyler Chiders - Percheron Mules cdvdw

Trisha Yearwood – She’s in Love With The Boy 3in 1

Trisha Yearwood - On A Bus to St. Cloud

Trisha Yearwood w/ Garth Brooks - Shallow .

Luke Bryan - Crash My Party 10 jaar

Zach Bryan / feat Sierra Ferrell -Holy Roller

Willie Nelson. - Sad Song and Waltzes

Brooks & Dunn – My Maria

#playlist new country #newcountry #countrymusic

0 notes

hemcountry · 7 years

Text

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES SPECIAL AWARD HONOREES

The Academy of Country Music announced today the winners of the Special Awards for the 52nd ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. Honorees will be celebrated during the 11th ANNUAL ACM HONORS, an evening dedicated to recognising the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards. The event will take place Wednesday 23rd August at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and will be broadcast at a later date on the CBS Television Network.

Additional off-camera categories to be feted at ACM HONORS include to-be-announced Industry Awards and Studio Recording Awards, along with previously announced Songwriter of the Year Award winner, Lori McKenna. McKenna is the first female to win in the ACM Songwriter of the Year category.

The Academy of Country Music Special Awards are voted on by the ACM Board of Directors for specific achievements. Please note that titles of select Special Awards have been updated, as noted within each category listed below. Recipients of Special Awards for the 11th Annual ACM HONORS include:

CLIFFIE STONE ICON AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

George Strait has been chosen to receive the Cliffie Stone Icon Award. This award is presented to a country music artist, duo/group or industry leader who throughout their career has advanced the popularity of the genre through their contributions in multiple facets of the industry such as songwriting, recording, production, touring, film, television, literary works, philanthropic contributions and other goodwill efforts.

With 61 No. 1 singles under his belt, George Strait has captivated the charts for longer than any other artist in any genre. Winning his first ACM Award for 1984’s Male Vocalist of the Year, “King George” went on to build his country kingdom one great song at a time. Now-classic hits like “Amarillo by Morning,” “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” “The Fireman,” “The Chair” and “Give It Away” established Strait’s smooth voice and no-nonsense style, making his live show a must-see event. Strait is one of the best-selling artists of all time with 100 million albums sold worldwide. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and was named the Academy’s Dick Clark Artist of the Decade in 2009. Though he officially retired from the road after his Cowboy Rides Away tour wrapped in 2014, Strait continues to pack houses at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with his “2 Nights of Number 1s” show featuring all his number one hits performed live.

The Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award has been renamed the Cliffie Stone Icon Award.

Past recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award include Alabama, Bob Beckham, Garth Brooks, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, George Jones, The Judds, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Jerry Reed, Tex Ritter, Marty Robbins, Kenny Rogers, Billy Sherrill, Ricky Skaggs, The Statler Brothers, Mel Tillis, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Keith Whitley, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr., Bob Wills and Dwight Yoakam, among others.

GARY HABER LIFTING LIVES AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Dolly Parton has been chosen to receive the Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award. This award is presented to a country music artist, duo/group or industry professional who is devoted to improving lives through the power of music, has a generosity of spirit, and is committed to serving others, voted on by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors.

Dolly Parton has held many titles over her storied 50-year career – singer, songwriter, actress, legend—but philanthropist is one that is close to her heart. Since her earliest days of stardom, Dolly has used her celebrity to support the causes she loves most. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library has to date provided 100 million books to preschool children in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 2016, Parton stepped up to raise money for victims of the massive wildfires in her native East Tennessee. Hosting Smoky Mountains Rise, a three-hour telethon, Dolly helped raise more than $10 million for the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund, which provided money for temporary housing for families that lost their homes in the fires.

The Humanitarian Award has been renamed/incorporated into the existing Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award.

Past recipients of the Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award and Humanitarian Award include Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, Lonestar, Martina McBride, Neal McCoy, Reba McEntire, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood.

GENE WEED MILESTONE AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Kelsea Ballerini has been chosen as the recipient of the Gene Weed Milestone Award. This award is presented to a country music artist, duo/group or industry leader for a specific, unprecedented or outstanding achievement in the field of country music during the preceding calendar year.

Kelsea Ballerini went straight to the top of the charts with her first single, 2014’s “Love Me Like You Mean It.” Her self-penned debut was just the beginning of her winning streak. Her next two singles, 2015’s “Dibs” and 2016’s “Peter Pan,” also went to No. 1, making Ballerini the first female solo artist to have three consecutive No. 1 singles from a debut album since Wynonna Judd in 1992. Ballerini was named the ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year for 2015, was nominated for Best New Artist at the 59th Grammy Awards and came in at No. 2 on the Forbes “30 Under 30 – Music” list. Having wrapped up her first headlining tour, aptly titled “The First Time Tour,” Ballerini is currently working on a new album and is hitting the road with Thomas Rhett on his 2017 Home Team Tour.

The Crystal Milestone Award and Gene Weed Special Achievement Awards have been combined and renamed the Gene Weed Milestone Award.

Past recipients of the Crystal Milestone Award and the Gene Weed Milestone Award include Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, George Burns, Kenny Chesney, Jeff Foxworthy, Merle Haggard, Gayle Holcomb, Loretta Lynn, Little Big Town, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood.

MAE BOREN AXTON SERVICE AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Bob Kingsley and Reba McEntire have been chosen as the recipients of the Mae Boren Axton Service Award. This award is presented to an outstanding country music artist, duo/group or industry leader in recognition of years of dedication and service to the Academy of Country Music.

One of the most recognizable radio voices in the world, Bob Kingsley has been a friend to both country fans and country artists for generations. As host and executive producer of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, the Texas resident has been inducted into both the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame. Early in his career as a young disc jockey at KFOX in Los Angeles, Kingsley became involved with the fledgling Academy of Country and Western Music, which would eventually be called the Academy of Country Music. He won the Academy’s On-Air Personality of the Year award for 1966 and 1967. He was first elected to the Academy’s board of directors in 1967. He has since won a third ACM trophy for National On-Air Personality of the Year (2006) and continues to serve on the board today, making Kingsley the Academy’s longest-serving board member.

Embed from Getty Images

For more than 30 years Reba McEntire has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Academy of Country Music. Hosting her first ACM Awards in 1986 at Knott’s Berry Farm, McEntire has returned to the ACM stage as a host for a record 14 times—-eight of those solo. A 14-time ACM Award winner (including 7 as ACM Female Vocalist of the Year), Reba has also been an avid supporter of the Academy’s charitable efforts, donating her time and talents to numerous ACM specials and other events supporting ACM Lifting Lives. In 2017, Reba partnered with the Academy and Omaze to offer a fan a chance to meet her backstage in Vegas, with proceeds from the auction going to ACM Lifting Lives.

The Mae Boren Axton Award has been renamed the Mae Boren Axton Service Award.

Past recipients of the Mae Boren Axton Award include Barry Adelman, John Dorris, Tim DuBois, Rod Essig, Gayle Holcomb, Jack Lameier, Marge Meoli, Paul Moore, Ray Pilzak, Gaynelle Pitts, Keith Urban, Gene Weed, Tommy Wiggins and David Young.

MERLE HAGGARD SPIRIT AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Eric Church has been chosen to receive the Merle Haggard Spirit Award. This award is presented to a singer-songwriter who is continuing the legacy of country legend and 20-time ACM Award Winner Merle Haggard by following his/her own path, crafting great songs and epitomizing Merle’s spirit through genuine performances and great storytelling.

Over 12 years and five studio albums, Eric Church has established himself as an artist who stays true to an uncompromising path. As an intense performer and songwriter, he has brought to life the eternal themes of life, love and heartbreak in his own hellraising way through songs like “Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Springsteen,” “Give Me Back My Hometown” and “Record Year.” He has also bucked convention in the way his recorded and live music is delivered. He surprised fans—and the media—with his 2015 album, Mr. Misunderstood, which landed in the mailboxes of his fan club members without any promotion first before going out to the general public and the media the next day. For the 2017 60-city “Holdin’ My Own Tour,” Church went out solo without a support act and played two sets himself. Church holds five ACM awards, including Album of the Year, Vocal Event of the Year, Video of the Year, New Solo Vocalist of the Year and the ACM Jim Reeves International Award.

Past recipients of the Merle Haggard Spirit Award include Miranda Lambert.

POET’S AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Toby Keith, Willie Nelson and Shel Silverstein (awarded posthumously) have been chosen to receive the Poet’s Award. This award is presented to a country music songwriter for outstanding and longstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career, with special consideration given to a song or songs’ impact on the culture of country music.

Toby Keith has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and is routinely cited as one of country’s top businessmen with bars, restaurants, race horses and golf courses to his name, but it’s his accolades as a songwriter than mean the most to the Oklahoma native. Keith began writing as a teenager and charted his first self-penned No. 1 with his debut single, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” Since then, he has pretty much ignored the Nashville tradition of cutting Music Row writers’ songs and personally written or co-written just about every song he’s ever recorded. Among the highlights of his two-decade hit-making career are blue-collar anthems “How Do You Like Me Now,” “Beer for My Horses,” “I Love This Bar” and “American Soldier.” A 12-time ACM Award winner, Keith was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.

Embed from Getty Images

Willie Nelson is an American treasure, and the songs he has written will stand the test of time. Writing since the age of six, the Texas native has penned tunes that are part of the very foundation of country music. His credits as a songwriter include classics for other artists including “Crazy” (Patsy Cline), “Funny How Time Slips Away” (Ray Price) and “Hello Walls” (Faron Young). He co-wrote the outlaw anthem “Good-Hearted Woman” with his friend Waylon Jennings. Nelson’s signature song, “On the Road Again,” won the Grammy for Best Country Song in 1980. Willie was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.

Embed from Getty Images

The late Shel Silverstein (awarded posthumously) is known the world over as the offbeat poet and cartoonist behind beloved children’s books Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree, but he was also an accomplished songwriter. Silverstein penned inventive songs about unusual characters for a variety of artists, including “One’s On the Way” for Loretta Lynn, “Marie Laveau” for Bobby Bare and the classic rock anthem “Cover of the Rolling Stone” for Dr. Hook. He brought his madcap imagination to the song, “A Boy Named Sue,” which became a No. 1 hit for Johnny Cash. The song won the 1969 Grammy for Best Country Song. Silverstein died of a heart attack in 1999 at the age of 68. He was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.

Previous recipients of the Poet’s Award include Bill Anderson, Bobby Braddock, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Guy Clark, Jack Clement, Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Harlan Howard, Kris Kristofferson, Bob McDill, Roger Miller, Buck Owens, Eddie Rabbitt (awarded posthumously), Fred Rose, Don Schlitz, Cindy Walker, Jimmy Webb and Hank Williams.

TEX RITTER FILM AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

“Nashville” has been chosen as the recipient of the Tex Ritter Film Award. This award recognizes an outstanding television movie, series or feature film released during the preceding calendar year which prominently features country music. Now in its fifth season, “Nashville” continues to tell Music Row’s stories to a world-wide audience. Airing domestically on CMT and Hulu, the hour-long drama is seen in 225 territories around the globe. Main characters Deacon Clayborne, Will Lexington, Avery Barkley, Gunnar Scott and Scarlett O’Connor have made real-life music stars out of actors Charles Esten, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Sam Palladio and Claire Bowen. The cast has released 17 soundtrack albums on Big Machine Records and has toured regularly, playing to sold-out crowds in both the United States and abroad. The show has been credited as part of the recent tourism boom in the city of Nashville, which has seen an amazing increase in visitors over the past five years.

Past recipients of the Tex Ritter Film Award include Beer For My Horses, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Country Strong, Crazy Heart, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Sweet Dreams and Walk the Line, among others.

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Embed from Getty Images

Previously announced winner Lori McKenna – the first female to win this category – has been chosen as the recipient of the Songwriter of the Year Award. This award is presented to an individual known predominately as a songwriter, selected by a Professional Panel of judges composed of songwriters, publishers, producers, and performing rights organization representatives.

Lori McKenna has never lived in Nashville, yet she’s gradually become one of the most sought-after co-writers in Music City. At her kitchen table in Stoughton, Massachusetts, she wrote a heartfelt message to her five kids in the form of “Humble and Kind.” Tim McGraw carried the song to No. 1, and it also led to McKenna winning her second consecutive Grammy for Country Song of the Year. The first one was for Little Big Town’s triple-platinum single, “Girl Crush.” One of McKenna’s earliest champions was Faith Hill, who recorded “Stealing Kisses” for 2005’s Fireflies. McKenna continued recording her own albums as more stars cut her songs, including Hunter Hayes (“I Want Crazy”) and Keith Urban (“The Luxury of Knowing”). She released a new album, The Bird & The Rifle, in 2016. The project received a Grammy nod for Best Americana Album, while “Wreck You” was up for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song. She is a co-writer on Little Big Town’s new single, “Happy People.”

Past recipients of the Songwriter of the Year Award include Ross Copperman, Dallas Davidson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally and Roger Miller.

Embed from Getty Images

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® ANNOUNCES SPECIAL AWARD HONOREES was originally published on HEM COUNTRY

#countrymusic #countrynews. IrishCountry #UKCountry

0 notes