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Month: August 2021

Juke Joint Jumpin’ – Vol. 2

Juke Joint Jumpin’ - Vol. 2

August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 Posted in Juke Joint Jumpin'4 Comments

Featuring tracks from Jean Shepard, Drive-By Truckers, Lydia Loveless, and Charlie Robison, among others.

Charlie RobisonDrive-By TruckersJean ShepardKathy MatteaLydia LovelessLyle Lovett
From the Archives: You Can Only Listen to So Much Music

From the Archives: You Can Only Listen to So Much Music

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 Posted in The Melting PotLeave a comment

So much music, so little time …

Fifteen Favorites: The Tom T. Hall Edition (w/ Shore2Shore Country)

Fifteen Favorites: The Tom T. Hall Edition (w/ Shore2Shore Country)

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 Posted in 15 Favorites4 Comments

What the hell was all that about?

Tom T. Hall
Album Review Roundup: Sierra Ferrell, Parker McCollum, and Connie Smith

Album Review Roundup: Sierra Ferrell, Parker McCollum, and Connie Smith

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 Posted in Album ReviewsLeave a comment

Three albums harder to discuss than I ever could have thought.

Connie SmithParker McCollumSierra Ferrell
Single Review: Kane Brown, “One Mississippi”

Single Review: Kane Brown, “One Mississippi”

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Posted in Song ReviewsLeave a comment

A slight improvement, but not quite great yet.

Kane Brown
Album Review: Sturgill Simpson – ‘The Ballad of Dood & Juanita’

Album Review: Sturgill Simpson - ‘The Ballad of Dood & Juanita’

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Posted in Album Reviews2 Comments

Happy trails, for now.

Sturgill Simpson
Album Review: James McMurtry – ‘The Horses and the Hounds’

Album Review: James McMurtry - ‘The Horses and the Hounds’

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 Posted in Album ReviewsLeave a comment

‘The Horses and the Hounds’ may be a lighter release for James McMurtry, but he’s still got it.

James McMurtry
Juke Joint Jumpin’ – Vol. 1

Juke Joint Jumpin’ - Vol. 1

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 Posted in Juke Joint Jumpin'4 Comments

A random examination of songs.

Emmylou HarrisKeith UrbanNanci GriffithPatty LovelessThe Everly BrothersTom T. HallTownes Van Zandt
An Appreciation For the ’80s

An Appreciation For the ’80s

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 Posted in History, The Melting PotLeave a comment

An appreciation post for one of country music’s most varied and misunderstood decades.

Fifteen Favorites: The Sunny Sweeney Edition

Fifteen Favorites: The Sunny Sweeney Edition

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 Posted in 15 Favorites5 Comments

This next edition of this series shouldn’t feel as premature as it does. Sunny Sweeney has now been active as a recording artist for around 15 years, and it’s a damn shame that she only has four albums under her belt. Of course, a rocky start could have likely attributed to that. For context, she… Continue reading Fifteen Favorites: The Sunny Sweeney Edition

Sunny Sweeney

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