Reba McEntire continues to prove her fearless versatility in an ongoing series of advertisements for KFC. The country superstar transforms into the legendary Colonel Sanders — the first-ever woman and first musician to play him — for an ad Read More
When Phil Everly died on Jan. 3, 2014, it brought an end to the career of one of the most essential partnerships in the history of modern music. The Everly Brothers played a key role in Read More
Happy 81st birthday to Don Everly! The singer was born on Feb. 1, 1937, in the small town of Brownie, Ky. Everly was born to musical parents, Isaac and Margaret. Together with his younger brother Read More
On Feb. 1, 1978, Dolly Parton‘s “Here You Come Again” became her first gold single. At the time of the song’s release, Parton was making a big push to break into the pop world. That’s Read More
Throughout a career that has spanned nearly three decades, Garth Brooks has provided no shortage of memorable moments — especially in his live shows. Over the years, Brooks has brought (sometimes hundreds of thousands of) country Read More
Reba McEntire has one of the most storied careers in country music. From a dramatic climb to recording success to her broad and varied acting career, the Nashville icon has done it all — or so we Read More
Twenty-five years ago today (Jan. 31, 1993), Garth Brooks took his turn at one of the most coveted performance slots of all time: singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. But according to former NFL Read More
We’re not quite sure why Adele recently dressed up as Dolly Parton, but we’re okay with it! Early Tuesday (Jan. 30), the pop star shared a photo of herself dressed like the country icon — a Read More
On Friday, Jan. 26, artists across genres came together at the MusicCares Person of the Year Benefit in advance of the 60th annual Grammy Awards, which took place on Sunday Jan. 28 in New York Read More
Forty-nine years ago today, on Jan. 29, 1969, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour debuted on CBS. Campbell earned his own variety show following his tenure as a successful summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Read More
At the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Jan. 28), Reba McEntire was accompanied by someone special: The country icon walked the red carpet with her new beau, Skeeter Lasuzzo. All smiles, McEntire introduced Lasuzzo to Read More
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Reba McEntire‘s Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. The honor was handed out during the Premiere Ceremony, which streamed online before the televised awards Read More
Twenty-three years ago today (Jan. 28), Alan Jackson had plenty to celebrate: It was on this day in 1995 that the singer scored his 10th No. 1 hit with the song “Gone Country,” from his Read More
She’s not just one of country music’s most legendary divas; no, Reba McEntire is a renaissance woman, who has sung, danced and acted her way into the hearts of millions of fans over the years. From Read More
Reba McEntire has taken on a number of projects recently, both music-oriented and otherwise: In 2017, she released a gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope; she’s continuing her Las Vegas residency, Reba, Brooks & Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
No, you’re not imagining it: Colonel Sanders looks (and sounds!) an awful lot like Reba McEntire in this new KFC ad … because that’s her underneath the iconic white hair and glasses! McEntire is the Read More
Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced their final tour. The Southern rock icons will be bringing some fellow big names in country and Southern rock out on the road with them for their Last of the Street Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Parents, rejoice: Hip lullaby producers Rockabye Baby have put together an album’s worth of lullaby versions of Johnny Cash songs, and The Boot is premiering the kid-friendly version of the iconic “Ring of Fire.” Readers can Read More
Forty-eight years ago today (Jan. 22, 1969), Glen Campbell struck gold for the first time. It was on that date that the singer earned the first gold single of his career, signifying sales of 500,000 Read More
The Oak Ridge Boys have announced the March release of their new gospel album ’17th Avenue Revival,’ produced by the legendary Dave Cobb. Continue reading… This Article Was Originally Posted at www.TheBoot.com http://theboot.com/oak-ridge-boys-17th-avenue-revival/
Dolly Parton is one of the most easily recognized country artists in the world, and while she may be most well-known for her voice and her one-of-a-kind looks, her fans have always been drawn to her Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Dolly Parton songs are some of the most beloved of the last 40 years of country music. Parton has built one of the biggest careers in country music on the strength of hits in a Read More
Dolly Parton‘s influence on country music is legendary. Songs such as “Islands in the Stream,” “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene” will forever be played and loved, and no one can think about country Read More
Twenty-eight years ago today (Jan. 19, 1990) was a career-changing day for Reba McEntire: It was on that date that the singer made her film debut, appearing in the movie Tremors. Tremors, which starred Kevin Bacon, Fred Read More
Happy birthday, Dolly Parton! The country music icon was born on this day, Jan. 19, in 1946, in a tiny, one-room cabin in Sevier County, Tenn. Parton was the fourth of 12 children born to parents Read More
If things don’t work out for Dr. Dan Lawson in his position as school director for Tullahoma City Public Schools in Tennessee, he could probably carve out a niche for himself in Nashville. Lawson recently Read More
Five years ago today, on Jan. 18, 2013, George Strait launched what was supposed to be his farewell tour, the The Cowboy Rides Away Tour. The trek followed the country icon’s September 2012 announcement that he would Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Glenn Frey’s widow, Cindy Frey, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital. The suit, filed in New York State court in Manhattan, claims that both the hospital and gastroenterologist Read More
On this day, 32 years ago (Jan. 17, 1986), Reba McEntire fulfilled a lifelong dream by becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry. McEntire’s induction was part of a big milestone for the Opry: The Read More
Eighteen years ago today (Jan. 17, 2000), Garth Brooks kicked off the new millennium on a high note: It was on that date that the singer was named the 1990s’ Artist of the Decade at Read More
Music fans rejoice: There is a new Johnny Cash documentary coming down the pipeline. The documentary doesn’t have a name yet, but what we do know is that it will focus on Cash’s legendary concert at Folsom Prison. Read More
Happy birthday to Ronnie Milsap! The singer was born on Jan. 16, 1943, in Robbinsville, N.C. While Milsap has led an extraordinary life, his humble beginnings were anything but promising. Almost completely blind since birth Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Twenty-six years ago today (Jan. 15, 1992) was an unforgettable day for Johnny Cash: It was on that date that Cash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, proving that his music Read More
Fifty years ago today, on Jan. 13, 1968, Johnny Cash played a concert at California’s Folsom Prison. The show was recorded for his At Folsom Prison live album. By the time Cash recorded his Folsom Prison live album, Read More
Diamond Rio have accomplished more than most in their decades-long career. The six-man group, made up of Marty Roe, Jimmy Olander, Dana Williams, Brian Prout, Gene Johnson and Dan Truman, has won numerous awards (including Read More
A fabled annual Opry tradition, the Opry Duck Hunt, took on new meaning this year with a tribute to one of its former attendees: Montgomery Gentry‘s Troy Gentry. Other attendees, including Gentry’s duo partner Eddie Read More
On this day (Jan. 12) in 1991, Garth Brooks soared to the top of the charts with his hit “Unanswered Prayers,” from his multi-platinum-selling album No Fences. The song, which Brooks co-wrote with Pat Alger and Read More
Ninety-two years ago today, on Jan. 12, 1926, Ray Price was born in Peach, Texas. One of the most prolific artists and songwriters in the history of country music, Price enjoyed a successful career that Read More
In 1976, some of Music City’s most eccentric, outside-the-box artists turned the town upside down, staging a commercial revolution against the Nashville establishment that resulted in a paradigm shift in country music. Ironically, they didn’t Read More
Old friends James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are getting ready to go on tour together this summer. As first reported by Rolling Stone, Taylor and Raitt will treat fans to full sets starting on May 8 in Jacksonville, Read More
Something unexpected turned up in a Kansas City, Mo. Goodwill’s donation pile in December of 2017: A fiddle that once belonged to late country star Roy Acuff. The fiddle was anonymously donated by its current Read More
Dolly Parton‘s Dixie Stampede dinner theater attraction is changing its name. Following a review, the show — which runs in both Branson, Mo., and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. — will be known simply as Dolly Parton’s Read More
Bill Anderson is in his sixth decade as one of country music’s most highly regarded songwriters. Ray Price gave “Whisperin’ Bill” his big break when he recorded “City Lights,” a song Anderson wrote when he was just Read More
Once upon a time, country icons Minnie Pearl and Chet Atkins used their talents to … sell breakfast sausage and cheeseburgers?! True story — check out these old-school TV ads. “HOW-DEE!!” Pearl yells — her signature Read More
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