ken burns' country music

Documentarian Ken Burns, who looked at the history of jazz in 2001, will focus on country music for his next PBS series. Burns theorizes that through country music, we can get a better understanding of the American experience.

Burns

 Country Music is a good story to tell and Ken Burns is going to tell it.

Source for this post from BrooklynVegan 

toby keith's song

Clint Eastwood said to Toby Keith, "I just get up every morning and go out. And I don’t let the old man in.”

Eastwood

 Toby Keith knew he had to write a song with that line it in. Eastwood and Keith were playing golf at a celebrity golf event at Pebble Beach when Eastwood told Keith this great line. Keith was admiring how Eastwood, at almost 88, stayed active and asked how he does it.

Source for this post from Saving Country Music

william michael morgan

This artist is with Warner Bros. He has been an advocate of traditional country music. He has explored country's roots. William Michael Morgan's new efforts are with the traditionalist in mind.

Morgan

William Michael Morgan has spoke. His opinion tells us he cares and has concern for country music. 

Morgan has said he would like to record with Margo Price.

Source for this article from Saving Country Music: About the State of Country Music

dwight yoakam 2019 tour

Dwight Yoakam is going on tour in 2019.

Here are some of the dates:

• January 17 - Dubuque, Iowa at the Five Flags Center
• January 18 - Sioux City, Iowa at the Orpheum Theater
• February 21 - Springfield, Illinois - Sangamon Auditorium
• February 23 - Wheeling, West Virginia - Capitol Theater
• Charleston, West Virginia - The Clay Center
• Council Bluffs, Iowa - Harrah's 

Here's a complete list of the concert dates and venues: Dwight 2019 Tour

If you don’t see a date close to you, don't fret, he’ll likely have more dates to come.

2019 should be a good year for Dwight. Remember when Johnny Cash called Dwight the best voice in country music ever? I don't either, but when I read that, it was cool. Thanks Johnny!

 

randy houser and a new album

On January 11th Randy Houser releases a new album. It's called Magnolia.

Houser has also created a movie of the same name that brings to life the lyrics of the project.

“Magnolia tells my story but also tells the story of running away from something while not knowing exactly what you’re running to” - Randy Houser

Randy Houser

With a difficult shooting schedule, he had to push back the release of the album.

Read about his story on Taste of Country 

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His album is one of the most anticipated in 2019 according to Saving County Music.

Many of the signs are pointing to many positives about this album.