Category: Tennessee Americana
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Wesley Dean, An Artist You Should Know
Dubbed “The Psychedelic Cowboy”, Wesley Dean is an Aussie with the spirit of the American West. His latest album, Music from Crazy Hearts, with the title track, video featuring two performers from the Nashville Ballet, dancing around Wesley. His sound is reminiscent of Joe Cocker meets Tom Petty meets outlaw country. Moving to Nashville in…
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Kiely Connell, an Artist You Should Know
With a voice you instantly recognize after its brushed against your ears for the first time, Kiely Connell’s music takes the best attributes of a Tom Petty and Lucinda Williams…
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Jaimee Harris, an Artist You Should Know
With 3 album releases under her belt and songs recorded by Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Sam Williams (Grandson of Hank Williams), Jaimee Harris is an artist you should know. A country-folk and rock mix that is pleasing to the Americana aesthetics and yet Jaimee has a sound all her own. Her…
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Studio Spotlight: Sun Studio
Explore the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, and experience a tangible connection to the moments that changed music forever.
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Kim Richey, an Artist You Should Know
This week’s Artists You Should Know is a treat to introduce, because she’s one of my favorite songwriters, Kim Richey. She’s had her songs recorded by Trisha Yearwood, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss, Terri Clark, Brooks and Dunn, and Radney Foster. She’s recorded harmony vocals on songs for Jason Isbell, Reba McEntire, Mary Chapin…
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…co-writer of Buffett’s second number one song on the Billboard Charts, called “Bubbles Up” (hailed by Paul McCartney) Will Kimbrough releases his 11th full length album…
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Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, Summerlyn Powers is based out of Nashville, TN. This young artist has already shown up in CMT’s Next Women of Country Playlist. Her latest EP is called The Hive. The number four song on Summerlyn’s EP is a song called “Nana and Papa’s House”. It moves past the…
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When Olivia Frances performs, you feel her joy and love coming through. Part intellectual storyteller Suzanne Vega meets…
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Americana Music is deeply rooted in Country. Ask most Americana Artists today and Dolly makes their list of influences…
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Tim Easton, an Artist You Should Know
…a confessional storyteller who has lived a thousand lives in one, having lived and played in London, Dublin, Paris, Prague, and Madrid. After returning to the States, the singer-songwriter with the vagabond heart
