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. …
From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection features nearly two decades of Merle Haggard performances in his prime not seen since their original broadcast. Now, for the first time on DVD, experience the hits through a chronology of vintage live performances such as “Branded Man” (Country Music Holiday,1968), “Mama Tried” (Billy …
The only career-spanning collection ever afforded this American icon-in fact, it’s the ONLY set that contains tracks from every label of note that’s recorded Merle during his 45 years in the music business! A 40-page booklet includes an extensive biography and rare photos from his family and friends. The set begins with his first hit, Sing a Sad …
Ry Cooder’s I, Flathead is the culmination of his ambitious and fascinating “California Trilogy,” the last of three albums in which the singer and guitarist journeys through the real and imagined history of mid-20th century, multi-ethnic California, sampling the sounds of its barrios and byways, its nightclubs and honkytonks. The CD functions beautifully on its own, but also …
Asleep at the Wheel has been reviving western swing music for almost forty years and Willie Nelson has been playing, well, just about every type of music (except maybe rap) for well over forty. The two acts come together on February 3 to salute the western swing sound on Willie and the Wheel .Ray Benson told the 9513 …
With such country legends as Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Eddy Arnold, and Ernest Tubb recording Cindy Walker’s songs, a mid-century Texas dance floor could have stayed packed on a soundtrack of nothing but her music. You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker could be likened to a country version of Stardust, Willie’s famous 1978 collection of …
Legendary Country Music Star Merle Haggard brings you his greatest holiday hits on the budget priced compilation, ‘Hag’s Christmas’ (2007). A reissue of, ‘A Country Christmas with Merle Haggard’, featuring the same track list but a new album cover, ‘Hag’s Christmas’ compiles ten of Haggard’s holiday and Christmas tunes all drawn from recordings made during his glory years …
The songs contained in this book are songs I’ve spent some forty years singing, playing, collecting and hopefully in some way, preserving. From cow camps to trail towns to the music halls of the world, most of these songs have been sung and played by countless cowboy troubadours for over a century and a half and are as …
Digitally remastered edition of this 1974 album from the Western Swing band led by Texas singer and guitarist Ray Benson. Tthis self-titled release was to move them further forward with the success of the Louis Jordan cover “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie”, which charted on the country charts and gave them a wider audience. Asleep at the Wheel are now …