Country

In this, his first solo effort, Ralph Stanely II shows US that "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" when it comes to musical ability. Son of bluegrass/coutnry legend Raplph Stanley. Ralph II leads the listener on a journey through Stanely favorites...

In this 1971 album-gone-gold, Kristofferson makes the much anticipated transition from successful songwriter to top recording artist. Jody and the Kid; Billy Dee; Good Christian Soldier, and more!1. Silver Tongued Devil and I 2. Jody and the Kid 3. Billy...

In the winter of February 2010, four players decided to form a new group with a direction combining the best of old-time and bluegrass music. These brave hearts have been playing acoustic music for the better part of 45 years, and found that this is...

In the tradition of the great troubadours before him, Jack Grelle spent years hopping trains and hitchhiking across the US. You can sense the rambling spirit in his music combining elements of traditional country, folk, and rock'n roll. With his finger...

In the realms of 1950s rockabilly, Lattie Moore's original 1952 recording of 'Juke Joint Johnny' is considered by a significant number of collectors to be the earliest example of a genre that had not yet been invented. It wasn't a big hit, and it didn't...

In the last few years, I've grown so much," Elaina Kay says. She's home in Texas, reflecting on the relentless writing, playing, and touring that has culminated in her anticipated new album. "I'm not that small town ranch girl anymore," she says, then...

In the Fifties, Buck Owens was a hot Telecaster picker who travelled south from Bakersfield to the Capitol Building, Vine Street, Hollywood to play on numerous sessions, eventually signing to Capitol and having a decade-long string of hits that commenced...

In the ever-evolving music scene, it's more important than ever to stand out from the crowd. Having a 6'7" lead singer goes a long way in helping Mark Jones stand out from crowd, or at l east above it. With a foundation of simplicity and truth, Mark...

In the early 1950s, Goldie Hill - a Webb Pierce discovery, known as "The Golden Hillbilly" - was a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the Louisiana Hayride and the Ozark Jubilee, and became one of the very first girl singers in the Country market to enjoy...

In the 1960s 'The Bakersfield Sound' was as famous in Country Music circles as it's Nashville equivalent. It's chief exponents Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became two of the most successful artists of the decade, without ever setting foot in a Nashville...

In the 1950s Oklahoma-born Jean Shepard blazed a train for women in Country music like few others before her. In her teens she organised her own all-female hillbilly band, which brought her to the attention of 1950s country superstar Hank Thompson, who...

In the 1940s, fiddler and guitarist Glen Neaves formed the Virginia Mountain Boys, and the band performed in varying lineups through the next three decades. In many cases, the members of the band were the first in their families to play bluegrass rather...