Roy Acuff: The Wabash Cannonball/Back in the Country Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy/Wichita Lineman The Carter Family: Cannonball Blues Johnny Cash: Cocaine...
Category - Country
Above is No Show Jones. TDMB featured Jones last November.
Bob Wills, who fronted the band Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, was instrumental in the development of western swing and rockabilly. The turning of the...
…then it’s a gem. They all are, but usually I have a better rationale. This version of Deuce and a Quarter song has everything: It’s a...
This is a long excerpt from Wikipedia’s entry on Merle Haggard, but it is very interesting. It seems that a small percentage of the many kids who start...
Mumford & Sons’ Babel won the 2012 Grammy Award for best album. Here is the beginning of Wikipedia’s profile of the band: Mumford & Sons...
I usually shy away from posting on bands or performers for whom I can’t find video. After all, seeing the acts is as much fun and illuminating as hearing...
Talent gets handed down in strange ways: Gillian Welch’s parents, according to Wikipedia, were writers for The Carol Brunett Show. Here is part of the...
This band fits into the new country category. Here is the start of its Wikipedia profile: Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group. Founded in...
Here is a guest post from my cousin Ed: Steve Goodman was a very talented songwriter who wrote a number of songs with which we’re familiar. Above is a...






