Josh Turner has come a long way from his Grand Ole Opry debut when he, a then unknown, received two standing ovations. Since that day in 2003, he released his first single, was nominated for Best New Artist at the ACM’s and nominated for the CMA’s Horizon Award for the best newcomer, toured with Brooks & Dunn and …
These 25 classics form a sort of primer in the art of the Nashville turnaround, a country music staple in which the storyline is capped with a climactic twist, which serves to reshuffle everything leading up to it. When it’s done right, the turnaround delivers the payoff with the concision of poetry and the perfect symmetry of …
MCA Recording and 20 Grammy Award-winning artist Vince Gill and famed steel guitarist, Paul Franklin, are proud to announce the release of Bakersfield on July 30 via MCA Nashville. Gill and Franklin pay tribute to the Bakersfield sound by performing songs from two of Bakersfield s sons; Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.Gill and Franklin share the producing duties …
After over 25 years of making timeless Country music, selling over 65 million albums and scoring 55 #1 singles, George is not showing any signs of slowing down. Fresh off the success of his latest platinum release It Just Comes Natural comes George Strait 22 More Hits. This 2007 collection is truly the perfect companion piece to his …
In an unmatched outpouring of virtuosity and energy, Vince Gill has created a 4-CD set of 43 new and original songs that MCA Records will release Oct. 17 under the title These Days. The collection is an artistic tour de force that displays Gill’s mastery of lyrics and musical styles, ranging from traditional country and bluegrass to jazz …
This year marks the 25th anniversary of George Straits first MCA Nashville album release Strait Country (1981). Now after 25 years of making timeless country music, selling over 62 million albums and scoring more solo #1 singles than any other recording artist in history, it is safe to say George isn’t satisfied yet. George Strait’s new album It …
After 20 years of making timeless country music, earning armloads of awards, selling over 60 million albums, shattering attendance records in venues across the country and accruing more Number One singles than any other recording artist in history, it would seem there’s little left for the biggest name in country music to achieve. Nonetheless, he’s done it again. …
The longest-running bestseller in country music, remastered with new notes and interviews! Includes Walkin’ After Midnight album version (1961 remake); I Fall to Pieces; You’re Stronger Than Me (non-orchestra version) , and single versions of Crazy; Sweet Dreams (of You); So Wrong; Strange; Back in Baby’s Arms; She’s Got You; Faded Love; Why Can’t He Be You , …
MCA Nashville recording artist Sam Hunt is soaring up the country charts with his lead single, Leave the Night On the lead track off his Oct. 27 major label album debut, MONTEVALLO, a ten-track album, all co-written by Hunt, and produced by Zach Crowell (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) and Shane McAnally (Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves). This is …