Josh Weathers Is Making Cowboy Country Like Cody Johnson

The Texas songwriter is following in the footsteps of bona fide cowboys like Cody Johnson on his latest album Neon Never Fades ...
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Eliades Ochoa, the last great troubadour: ‘People in Cuba have lost their joy’

Now on the brink of his 80th birthday, he learned to play the tres, his country’s traditional guitar, by watching his father ...
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How Marty Robbins Posthumously Inspired Johnny Cash To Release One of His Most Celebrated Albums

There’s no greater country singer than Marty Robbins,” Cash said. “And I’ve asked the last two years to get Marty Robbins on the show, and I get some kind of runaround.
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On This Day in 2012, We Said Goodbye to the Legendary Banjo Player Who Helped Define Modern Country Music

Earl Scruggs’ seminal 1949 instrumental “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” placed the banjo front and center in the bluegrass genre. Along with guitarist partner Lester Flatt, Scruggs recorded more than 50 ...