Shania Twain – You’re Still The One
I remember the late 90s radio landscape vividly. It was a cacophony of bubblegum pop, surging alternative rock, and the…
Country
Johnny Cash & June Carter – Jackson
The moment the track begins, it feels like the door to a smoky, clapboard roadhouse is swinging open. There is…
I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY (1949) by Hank Williams
The rain outside the Herzog Studio in Cincinnati on August 30, 1949, must have sounded like a drumroll to despair.…
Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner’s Daughter
There are certain songs that don’t just recount a life; they are a life, condensed into three indelible minutes of…
Lonestar – Amazed
The memory is indelible: a late-night drive, the headlights cutting a tunnel through the humid darkness, and the radio dial…
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – It’s Your Love
The late 1990s airwaves were a curious blend of pop sheen and country twang. Nashville’s output had already begun its…
Tim McGraw – Humble And Kind
I was sitting in my car late one evening, pulling into the driveway after a long day of reviewing music…
Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying
It was the summer of 2004, and the air felt thick with a strange blend of unease and a desperate…
Luke Combs – Beer Never Broke My Heart
It’s 1:47 AM on a Tuesday, and the rain outside is the kind that settles in for the duration. I’m…
Thomas Rhett – Die A Happy Man
The studio lights were warm, perhaps too warm, on the day Thomas Rhett tracked the vocal for “Die A Happy…