Country music, like any musical format, has had its fair share of controversies over the years. In recent times, there have been a number of so called traditional country music artists who have made disparaging comments in regard to the current state of country music. Complaints of the sellout mentality have been rampant since country [...]
No matter what your preferences are, no matter what kind of disposition you have- you simply cannot refrain yourself from being mesmerised and enticed by music. Since its inception, music has been the most loved source of entertainment and people with different tastes and likings admire several kinds of music. It has different kinds and [...]
This hybrid style was popularized by Country artists such as Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, as well as Rock and Rollers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, and, of course, Elvis Presley. However, the louder, more raucous Rock sound tended to overwhelm the Country elements in Rockabilly, and today most Country enthusiasts insist that Rockabilly is [...]
The exceptionally talented Country artist Kenny Chesney has released him CD entitled Be As You Are. I am very confident and happy to announce that I believe Kenny Chesney fans, and Country fans alike will be pleased with this one. With the release of Be As You Are Kenny Chesney’s artistic excellence is on full [...]
Up is the latest Country CD put out by the highly talented Shania Twain who once again has delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I’m confident Shania Twain fans, and Country fans alike will be pleased with this one.
Unfortunately, it’s not everyday that I get a CD from an artist that I can just pop [...]
Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Honkytonk University gets. Honkytonk University put simply is one of Toby Keith’s best CDs to date.
Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from [...]
Country music stems from the Appalachian region where during the 18th and 19th centuries a majority of the population were of Scotch or Irish descent. These physically isolated mountaineers performed the Scotch Irish folk songs of their ancestors. The folk based musical formula consisted of ABAB rhyming quatrains citing personal experiences combined with the vocal [...]