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It doesn't have to be country to be country!

I always love when country music artists team up to sing classic and fun country songs.  Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town are singing one of my favorites.  Watch~

I'm going to fully admit up front, I'm drinking the 'Lemonade' and it's refreshing. Beyonce's new concept album of the same name has topped the newest Billboard 200 chart and one track is getting a lot of attention in the country world. As soon as I heard the first chords of "Daddy Lessons" I knew it was going to appeal to not only Beyonce's die hard fans, but those who are casual fans.

Talk about a "long time gone", this is exciting news! The Dixie Chicks announced this morning they will embark on their first North American tour in a decade. They posted the announcement to their Facebook page. Watch!

The Dixie Chicks thrilled European fans recently by announcing they’d be reuniting and going on tour across the pond, but is it possible the band will take a tour stateside? According to Natalie Maines' Twitter page, it might be in the cards.

It's been ten years since the Dixie Chicks' scandal rocked the country music world.  It was March 10th of 2003 that Natalie Maines told a London audience that was she "ashamed that the President of the United States (George W. Bush) is from Texas."  And since that time, it's been a mixed bag.  There have been major successes and major disappointments for the trio.  Among the successes, f

As I continue my stroll down memory lane, I guess it's only fair to clarify the phrase "brush with greatness." I've always used it to describe accidental encounters with famous people. But why not also include deliberate ones, as well.

Usually in my Country-Fried Cover of the Week, I try to find amateur talent on YouTube and showcase them.  But not this week.  Ya'll know I love me some Kelly Clarkson and at a concert last Saturday in California she got country-fried herself.  And, naturally, she owns my cover of the week.  Check this out!  This is Kelly taking on "Wide Open Spaces" by the Dixie Chicks.  As expected, sh

Hard to believe, but in recent years I had forgotten all about the big Dixie Chicks controversy back in 2003. But a couple of recent articles by writer Phyllis Stark--one about Chicks music finding its way back onto the country airwaves, the other about programmers still quite wary of playing it--stirred some memories and opened a line of thinking.